Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 8 Resolves Several Bugs, Shaves The Cat

The acclaimed RPG Baldur's Gate 3 has received a number of major patches since its release earlier this year. As its name implies, Hotfix 8 is focused on more minor issues with the game, but it also shaves the game's lovable Sphynx cat His Majesty once again. It also adjusted Steelclaw's eye color, so the two of them are no longer identical twins.

You can find the full patch notes below, but they essentially boil down to a number of bugs being squashed. For example, companions will no longer transfer story items to the player when they're dismissed, which is how things worked back in Patch 2. The hotfix also resolves several crashes that ended multiplayer games, including one that triggered during dialogue after an active roll. The patch also corrects Raphael's portrait, giving him the correct hair color once again. Also, Twitch drops should now be claimable on PS5, which is nice to know.

Baldur's Gate 3's latest major update, Patch 3, added the ability to change your character's appearance using a magic mirror in camp. It also strongly improved the game's performance, especially in Act 3. However, upcoming patches will add even more changes to the game, including better epilogues and endings. Considered one of the best RPGs in recent memory, Baldur's Gate 3 has garnered a Metascore of 96, reflecting both critical acclaim and a pleased fanbase.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 8 Patch Notes

• Companions will no longer transfer story items in their inventory to the player upon dismissal, restoring Patch 2 behaviour.
• Fixed reaction popups sometimes showing no text descriptions of the reactions available.
• Fixed a multiplayer crash that would occur when listening to a dialogue after an active roll.
• Eavesdrop will no longer trigger when a character is in any Character Creation session, such as level up or the magic mirror.
• Fixed a bug in Vulkan causing DEVICE_LOST crashes.
• Fixed a bug where Skeletons created using Animate Dead were missing their ranged weapons, despite specialising in them.
• Fixed an issue where the Weapon Master Feat would show as incomplete if a player was already proficient with all weapons.
• Fixed a crash when re-assigning characters in splitscreen.
• Fixed a visual issue with volumetric fog and materials generation.
• Fixed an issue with invalid savegames being created.
• Restored Raphael's hair colour and horns. The House of Hope is once again fashion-forward.
• Fixed an issue where Splint Armour for Githyanki Females caused some unnecessarily psychedelic visual effects.
• Shaved His Majesty, who is once again a Sphynx. Steelclaw's eye colour has been adjusted so they are no longer identical twins.
• Fixed Raphael's portraits after restoring his hair colour. Maybe he's born with it, maybe it's Avernus.
• Fixed Twitch drops not being claimable on PS5.