Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Larian Wants Your Help Testing Patch 8

Larian Studios announced on a Steam post that a stress test for Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 will begin in January. This test will be available on Steam for PC, and on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Mac and GOG users will not have access to the stress test. Registration is currently open.

Larian plans to thoroughly test Patch 8 for bugs and gameplay issues before its official release. The developer encourages player participation, stating, "With your help, we’ll be able to keep an eye on any funny business." A key focus of the stress test is crossplay functionality. Larian acknowledges the complexity of implementing crossplay in a game of Baldur's Gate 3's scale and seeks player assistance in evaluating this new feature. Players are encouraged to invite friends or find groups via the Larian Studios Discord server.

Although Patch 8 marks the final major update for Baldur's Gate 3, Larian reaffirms its commitment to ongoing support, particularly for modders. Significant updates are planned, enhancing modding capabilities to allow for more extensive player-created content. Since the September release of official modding tools, players have downloaded over 70 million modules and uploaded over 3,000 mods.