Official mod assist for Baldur’s Gate 3 is at the moment within the works, developer Larian Studios has confirmed, and higher but, it will likely be cross-platform and accessible on consoles.
The information comes from Larian Studios’ director of publishing Michael Douse on (*3*) (previously Twitter), the place he mentioned work is at the moment underway on cross-platform mod assist. The developer sometimes does not make early bulletins like this till issues are nearer to being prepared, he mentioned, however made an exception this time round. Because it at the moment stands, mods for Baldur’s Gate 3 are solely accessible on PC through websites like Nexus Mods.
We usually don’t speak about issues til they’re prepared, however as you will have learn, we’re making an exception. We’ve been engaged on a strong, cross-platform plan for mod assist to be launched later in 12 months. We love our modding group and we need to assist them. It’s coming. https://t.co/54GsxNshlQ
— Very AFK (@Cromwelp) February 22, 2024
“We have been engaged on a strong cross-platform plan for mod assist to be launched later in 12 months,” Douse mentioned. “We love our modding group and we need to assist them. It is coming.”
The wording of Douse’s publish makes it slightly unclear if gamers can count on your entire mod assist system to be coming this 12 months or if Larian’s plan for mod assist will probably be introduced this 12 months. GameSpot has reached out to Larian for clarification.
Douse went on to say in a follow-up post that its mod assist system “nonetheless requires work” and must be examined, and that he realizes “it sucks when the sport is up to date and mods break.” With that in thoughts, Larian’s group workforce will begin to attain out and work with modders to assist forestall future points, he mentioned.
In a publish on the sport’s official Discord server, Larian group strategist WombatMedic mentioned the workforce is working with platform holders on a pipeline that can permit mod creators to launch mods throughout completely different platforms, and can embrace assist for mods pertaining to “lessons, UI, customization, spells, and sure property and recreation mechanics.” The sport’s subsequent large patch, one thing WombatMedic mentioned remains to be months away, will embrace the “preliminary phases of modding assist.”
WombatMedic, too, famous participant frustration over the truth that the sport’s frequent patches typically find yourself breaking mods, as was the case with Baldur’s Gate 3’s current Patch 6.
“We all know this sucks, we all know you need to play with mods, and we need to make this proper,” WombatMedic mentioned.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6 launched on February 16 and improved the critically acclaimed RPG’s kissing animations, as nicely made some good modifications to dismissing get together members and launched new idle animations. Larian not too long ago added one other prestigious award to its trophy assortment, with Baldur’s Gate 3 taking house Recreation of the 12 months on the twenty seventh annual DICE Awards.