Photo mode, crossplay and 12 new subclasses: Larian announced the eighth major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3

As expected, the seventh patch will not be the last for Baldur’s Gate 3. Developers from Larian Studios have announced a major eighth update for their fantasy role-playing game.

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The main functional features of the eighth patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 will be cross-play between all platforms (an account on the Larian Network is required) and the long-promised photo mode.

The tool (accessed by pressing F9 on a PC) includes a wide range of options to personalize your photo: camera settings, lenses, scenes, post-processing effects, frames and more than 300 stickers.

In addition, the eighth patch will add one new subclass for all character classes in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Bard – College of Glamor;
• Barbarian – Path of Giants;
• Warrior – “Mystical Archer” (Arcane Archer);
• Wizard – Bladesinging;
• Druid – “Circle of Stars”;
• Priest – Death Domain;
• Sorcerer – “Witchblade” (Hexblade);
• Monk – Drunken Master;
• Paladin – Oath of the Crown;
• Trickster – “Duelist” (Swashbuckler);
• Investigation — «Roevod» (Swarmkeeper);
• Sorcerer – “Shadow Magic”.

The subclasses listed will offer new abilities, animations, visuals, summons, cantrips, and unique dialogue interactions for the Oathbreaker Knight.

Characters enjoy new subclasses

Also, the eighth patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 will bring with it bug fixes and other improvements. Stress testing of the update is scheduled for early January, and the release is expected throughout 2025.

Baldur’s Gate 3 left early access on August 3, 2023 on PC (Steam, GOG), and subsequently reached Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X and S. According to the Irish newspaper Irish Independent, sales of the game exceeded 15 million copies.