Win 11, Steam, 4.1.1.7151330, no mods.
Severe stuttering issues after latest patch from 16.02.2026. Every time after loading new area or a save file game severely stutters (6-20 fps) for up to 10 seconds, before it becomes playable.
Game files verified, cleared cache, tried both DX11 and Vulkan, updated nvidia drivers, no improvements.
The longer the game stays on, the worse is the problem.
Had no performance issues before recent patch.
PC: 9800x3D, RTX 5070 Ti, 32 gb ram, nvme SSD.
Other people are reporting the same issues on reddit and not only on PC:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/1r6r17z/poor_performance_after_latest_patch/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/1r7cezi/so_whats_up_with_the_hotfix_making_the_game/Please allow us to use previous patch of the game through steam, while you are working on the fix.
Curently it is only possible to rollback to patch 7 on steam or even earlier. 
