Larian Studios announced that the Patch 7 Closed Beta was going live earlier today via their Discord. I did not register to participate, not that I suspect that would matter. Generally speaking I’m not well known for my ‘luck’, which is somewhat odd for someone nicknamed, Hobbit. In truth though, I’m doubtful I’d have the time to really participate properly even if I had tried to get into the Closed Beta. I do remember reading about ‘possible’ changes coming to Patch 7, particularly with evil characters. Generally my preference is to play good aligned characters, but we do have a murder hobo campaign going that my son and I ended up having to pick up on our own. I’m curious what new cinematics and changes are on the horizon once Patch 7 goes live! We’ve ran through several playthroughs and campaigns in BG3, it’s always just an incredible amount of fun. To me, it’s by far one of the ‘closest’ video game to D&D experiences I’ve encountered. 🙂
Hey @BG3,
Dice are once again rolling, and the Patch 7 Closed Beta has gone live on Steam!
If you’ve registered to participate and have been randomly selected, check your Steam Library and you should now be able to download the playtest.
You’ll need roughly 162GB available to install the Baldur’s Gate 3 Playtest version, but once you’re in, you’ll be able to start testing out Patch 7!
PATCH 7 PLAYTESTING
Want to chat with others taking part in the Closed Beta and learn more about how you can submit bug reports? Head on over to #unknown-channel, accept the rules and join the conversation! If you have any questions during the playtest, we’ll be on hand to answer them in these channels.
If you’re not participating in the playtest, you may spoil Patch 7 for yourself if you join these channels, so we suggest only joining if you want to find out more about what will be arriving this September!
EVIL ENDINGS SPOILERS
As not everyone will have the opportunity to participate in the Closed Beta, we would appreciate it if you could keep any spoilers about the new evil ending cinematics and Patch 7 as a whole, to a minimum, so players can enjoy these themselves once the update releases in September!
Beware, if you post Patch 7 evil ending spoilers outside of the playtesting channels, you will receive moderation action!
CALLING ALL MODDERS
Want to bring your existing mods to life using the Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit during the Closed Beta? We’re now accepting new applications!
Today’s move from alpha to beta is also bringing the first functionality for creating new scripts and overriding existing ones via Osiris for PC.
We’ll be working on updating the #unknown-channel soon to reflect new additions.
To register your interest, please fill out this form: https://larian.club/BG3ToolkitRequest
Invites will continue to be sent out in phases – so keep an eye out on your email over the next few weeks!
SUBMITTING BUG REPORTS
With additional internal playtesting, as well as our Closed Alpha and Beta playtests, we’re now looking to streamline your bug reports across the live game so our team can better track issues!
The BG3 Feedback channel has been archived, and #unknown-channel is now live! You can use this channel to follow troubleshooting guidance and submit bug reports using the available form.
If you’re taking part in the Closed Beta, you can use the same form, but we recommend joining the playtest channels so you can find out the steps you need to take make sure you’re submitting a bug report with the correct game version.
Thank you for your continued support!
