Baldur's Gate 3: Patch 8 has a release date and the time has come next week

Now we know when the next big update for Baldur's Gate 3 will be released.

A few months ago, developer Larian had a big update forannounced. This is supposed to bring several new content and could already be tried out by some selected testers in advance. Now the test phase has finally come to an end and we have a release.

Release: Then Patch 8 from Baldur's Gate 3 appears

The officialBaldur's Gate 3-AccountOn X has announced when the new update for PC and consoles will be released. And in fact it's not long ago!

  • This is the release date of Patch 8:Tuesday, April 15th

To celebrate the release, Larian also has oneLivestreamannounced in which the team wants to talk about all kinds of update. However, the stream only takes place after the release of the patch, namely on April 16 at 3:00 p.m. German time.

Here there is already a look at four of the 12 new subclasses that await us with the update:

This is in Patch 8 for Baldur's Gate 3

The update brings several new features into play, including a new specialization, or sub -class, for each of the 12 classes in the game. Here all the already known innovations are in the overview:

  • 12 new subclasses
    • Barde: College of Glamor
    • Barbar: Path of Giants
    • Cleric: Death Domain
    • Druide: Circle of Stars
    • Paladin: Oath of the Crown
    • Fighter: Arcane Archer
    • Monk: drunken master
    • Waldläufer: Swarmkeeper
    • Schurke: Swashbuckler
    • Magician: Shadow Magic
    • Witch champion: Hexblade
    • Magician: bladesinging
  • cross -platform cross play
  • aPhotomodus
  • Splitcreen-Koopfinally also for Xbox Series S

In addition, a few more minor improvements for the big patch are already known. So there will be a lot of bug fixes again and there will also be a few quality of life improvements. If a character, for example, discovers a hidden object with perception, it is now marked on the minimap.

Are there any other updates according to Patch 8?So far, Patch 8 has been announced as the last big update for Baldur's Gate 3. So it is quite possible that there will be even smaller patches and hot fixes in the future, but with larger new content we will probably no longer need to be expected.

Which of the innovations do you look forward to in Patch 8?