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Hi,

I’m experiencing a critical issue with Baldur’s Gate 3 after reinstalling the game.

-The game launches and loads normally
-It reaches 100% loading
-I can hear menu sounds and music
-But the screen stays stuck on the loading screen (no visual update)

Important context:

-I previously played ~200 hours on the same PC with no issues
-This started only after reinstalling the game recently
-All other games run perfectly

What I already tried:

-Clean GPU driver reinstall using DDU
-Deleted NVIDIA shader cache (DXCache / GLCache)
-Reset BG3 config folder in AppData
-Disabled overlays (Steam, NVIDIA, Discord, Xbox Game Bar)
-Forced windowed mode and DPI overrides
-Reset NVIDIA Control Panel settings
-Tested different refresh rates and resolutions
-Tried launching with both DirectX 11 and Vulkan

Nothing changed.

System:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
GPU: RTX 2070
RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows 10
Drivers: latest NVIDIA Game Ready

At this point it feels like a rendering/presentation issue (audio works but frame is not displayed).

I have to be honest: this is extremely frustrating.
After 200+ hours of gameplay, it’s very disappointing to reinstall the game and find it completely unplayable, despite a fully functional system and extensive troubleshooting.

This doesn’t seem like a user-side issue anymore, but rather a serious compatibility or rendering bug.

Has anyone experienced this after recent patches?

Thanks.

I played for about 20 hours on PS5, but the game never really clicked for me with the controller.
I’d like to start another play through and wanted to check if there is any chance of PS5 ever getting mouse support before I buy the game on Steam - and most likely a more powerful PC to play it.
Thanks!

In February, they released a hotfix that made the game unplayable on my machine, and the machines of many other people. They have said they are "aware" of the problem in private responses to bug reports, but they haven't made any public announcements or given any indication on when it will be fixed. Like I explained just a few posts above the one you clearly read?

I had to go to GOG and buy the game again so I could choose to only install up to the previous hotfix, in order to start a new game and play it again.

Hardware/Software:

MacBook Pro M4 Pro (Mac16,8), 14 cores, 24GB
macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 (25D2128)
BG3 v4.1.1.7151330 (latest as of March 2026)
External 4K monitor, lid closed (clamshell mode)
Xbox controller + PS4 controller
Problem:

Local split-screen crashes every ~5 minutes in the Underdark. Single-player does not crash. Act 1 wilderness in split-screen was stable for hours — the crashes started once we progressed to the Underdark.

What I've tried (none helped):

Visual settings reduced to Medium
Disabled cloud sync
Disabled Game Mode
Stopped all background processes
Verified file integrity
Crash analysis (6 reports, all identical pattern):

All six crashes are EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) / KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS on Thread 0 (main thread). The faulting address is different every time (wild/garbage pointers), which points to a use-after-free or dangling pointer rather than a consistent null dereference.

Crashing call stack (consistent across all 6):

AGXMetalG16X ComputeContext<...>::setBuffer_impl<AGXBuffer>() + 68
Baldur's Gate 3 rf::RendererCommandBuffer::Submit() + 160
Baldur's Gate 3 ls::GameRenderView::FinishRecording() + 88
Baldur's Gate 3 rf::RenderFrame::FinishRecording() + 144
Baldur's Gate 3 ls::RenderThread::Update() + 4268

I can provide the full crash reports if helpful.

Recently started a new vanilla playthrough with my friend, been a while since i played. Got to act 2, using the armor of braccus rex set just for fun on my sebille (not my main charc, companion). When i try to equip the set on my main (Fane), the curse just stays, plus the fact is i can wear the pants without the curse activating, and i can wear the whole set minus the pants on sebille for the curse to dissapate. Would like some help with this issue if possible.