{"id":171060,"date":"2024-04-11T18:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=171060"},"modified":"2024-04-11T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:39:13","slug":"baldurs-gate-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 April 2024 Update: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-patch-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/a>, the beloved RPG from Larian Studios, has just received its April update, which is live across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know about the latest update:<\/p>\n           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Focus on performance and stability across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Resolution of the Short Rest bug, cinematic crash, and improved Mac performance.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Larian Studios promises more features and stability improvements.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<h2>Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 Hotfix #24 Update<\/h2>\n<p>Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3&#8217;s April update, known as Hotfix #24,<b> enhances your gaming experience<\/b> on PC, <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/ps5-community-game-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PS5<\/a>, and Xbox Series X|S.<\/p>\n<p>Released on <b>April 4, 2024<\/b>, this update focuses on improving the game&#8217;s performance and stability, ensuring players have a smoother experience.<\/p>\n<h2>Addressed Performance Issues and Bugs<\/h2>\n<p>The hotfix aims to iron out kinks that affected the game&#8217;s stability and performance, with special attention paid <b>to a peculiar bug related to the Short Rest feature<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>This bug prevented some players from taking a Short Rest under certain conditions, particularly when a character named Us was added and dismissed from the companion party before loading certain save games.<\/p>\n<p><b>This issue has now been rectified<\/b>, so players can enjoy uninterrupted gameplay.<\/p>\n<h2>Specific Fixes<\/h2>\n<p>The update has specifically addressed and resolved several issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A crash that occurred after a cinematic cutscene:<\/b> This happened when transitioning from Act II to Act III. Such crashes can significantly disrupt gameplay, so fixing this enhances overall game stability.<\/li>\n<li><b>Short Rest bug fixed: <\/b>The aforementioned Short Rest bug, which hindered gameplay under specific conditions, has been fixed. Now, players can take Short Rests as intended without encountering the bug.<\/li>\n<li><b>Us appearing at camp and other waypoints:<\/b> An issue where Us appeared at camp and near other waypoints where it didn&#8217;t make sense has been corrected.<\/li>\n<li><b>Performance on Mac improved: <\/b>An issue introduced in <b>Hotfix #21<\/b>, which caused reduced performance on Mac, has been addressed. Mac players should now experience improved frames per second (FPS) and overall performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Looking Forward<\/h2>\n<p>While Hotfix #24 focuses on immediate fixes to enhance gameplay, players can look forward to <b>more comprehensive updates in the future<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>These future updates are expected to introduce new features and further stability improvements\u200b.<\/p>\n<p>The latest update is part of Larian Studios&#8217; ongoing commitment to refine and improve Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3, ensuring that players have the best possible experience as they explore the rich, detailed world of the Forgotten Realms.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the development team encourages players to report any issues they encounter, promising more fixes and patches to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":171061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}