Larian Studios has released the latest major patch 3 for Baldur’s Gate 3. This brings with it some improvements and changes, including to the Shadowheart romance. MeinMMO tells you the most important things from the patch notes.
The most important changes in Patch 3:
What’s changing about Shadowheart? From now on, Shadowheart won’t tell you so quickly which goddess she actually worships. Previously, she was quick to open up about her faith, which is banned in some areas of the world.
The knowledge is not necessary, but it will help you get closer to a romance with Shadowheart more quickly. Now you need more trust from the cleric so that she can tell you her secret.
However, a bug has been fixed that caused one of the romance scenes to not play correctly. You should now be able to see the scene correctly when courting Shadowheart.
If you prefer to take on another companion, you can expect a much more… bearish scene:
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Patch 3 improves combat and gameplay
Spoiler warning: The patch notes contain some information about fights and characters that won’t be seen until later in the game. We try to reveal as little as necessary.
Other important changes include bug fixes, especially in the fight against three of the game’s bosses: Cazador, Grym and Orin. Cazador can no longer use his mist form in magical daylight.
Grym, who you have to defeat to get the powerful adamantine items, no longer simply avoids the blacksmith’s hammer. The hammer is actually the mechanic with which you are supposed to fight the boss – if you do without it, there is a success.
When fighting Orin, you have the option of simply pushing her into an abyss. If you have done this, it could happen that you destroy an important item and thus end the game in a negative way. You can now loot the item.
There were also changes to the gameplay. Jaheira, Halsin and Minthara can no longer get one of the best buffs in the game because they refuse to perform the operation. You can find the full patch notes in the official forum or on page 2.
A bit of Astarion was also used in the romances. It should no longer happen that other scenes take precedence when you meet up with the elf for a shepherd’s hour. That’s perhaps a little unfair, considering that Astarion, of all people, likes to barge into romantic scenes himself:
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