Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Latest News Community Update #32 Get Ready For The Patch 8 Stress Test!

Even the Astral Plane can’t save you from the midweek grind. Artwork illustrated by mintcrows on X.


This will look great over the fireplace in our pocket dimension. Posted on Reddit by u/NightwingMage.


Sweet dreams and all that. Posted to Tumblr by quacaserous.


While Patch 8 won’t allow you to romance a water elemental, you can do whatever is happening here.


The bearer of bad news. Posted to Tumblr by cyberth0t.


Thanks, Elminster. Posted to Reddit by u/grellskendyr.


Don’t worry, they’ll jump down as soon as you head on back up. Posted to Tumblr by lookitsstevie


But at least she looked cute doing it, right? Posted to Reddit by u/urielopos


A true critical success. A frame from the iconic animation created by 예이헴yayhem.

We’re looking forward to seeing the creativity you’ll bring once you get your hands on Patch 8!

Minimum Specifications

With Patch 7 introducing more features to Baldur’s Gate 3, and now with Patch 8 on the horizon, we have adjusted our minimum specification for Mac players. For your game to run smoothly, we recommend updating to macOS 14 (version 14.7.1) or later. If you’re running a system that cannot update to these specifications, you can continue playing Baldur’s Gate 3 up to Patch 6, by changing which game version you’re loading.

To do this:
1. Right Click on Baldur’s Gate 3 from your Steam Library and select Properties
2. From the left-hand side menu, select Betas
3. Use the Beta Participation drop-down option to change the beta branch to release_patch6_hf9

You will be able to continue playing saves made on Patch 6.

100 Million Mod Downloads

We’re entering 2025 with more than 100 million mods downloaded! Give yourselves a pat on the back, because that is a very nice number.

The team is also back to our regular cadence of curating mods for console, so be on the lookout for more mods being approved soon!