Larian Studios has confirmed that it’s been engaged on official mod help for Baldur’s Gate III throughout all platforms “for some time,” and that it’s coming in some unspecified time in the future down the pipeline.
There’s no clue given as to a launch window of when this might be prepared past someday this yr, however followers can rejoice in understanding that it’s going to certainly be out there, hopefully sometime quickly.
The studio’s director of publishing Michael Douse confirmed the information on Twitter in a quote tweet for the sport’s newest patch notes.
“We typically don’t discuss issues til they’re prepared,” mentioned Douse, “however as you’ll have learn, we’re making an exception. We’ve been engaged on a sturdy, cross-platform plan for mod help to be launched later in yr.
We love our modding group and we need to help them. It’s coming.”
Thrilling information for all gamers, although notably for these on consoles, since console gamers are sometimes omitted of mod help, with that principally being a characteristic solely seen with the PC variations of video games.
“Now we have a system however it must be examined and nonetheless requires work,” Douse continued in a follow-up tweet. “We’re enthusiastic about it. I perceive that it suck’s when the sport is up to date and mods break. Our group groups will begin speaking with and looping in modding group.
For now, work continues.”
Within the sport’s official Discord channel, the studio’s senior group strategist, WombatMedic within the channel, went into extra element concerning the coming help, including that it’s been within the works for a while.
“We’re engaged on official mod help, and have been for some time. We would like the easiest for you, which incorporates establishing a pipeline that lets mod authors launch their mods throughout totally different platforms.
Along with the platform holders, we’re engaged on making this a actuality, and are forming a workforce to help mod curation. We’re aiming to supply modding help for issues like courses, UI, customisation, spells, and sure belongings and sport mechanics.
As that is no small job, we hope to introduce the preliminary phases of modding help in our subsequent massive patch, which continues to be a number of months away.
Annoyed as you is perhaps now, we’re eager to work with you on this – and have plans to achieve out to well-liked mod authors to speak additional and work collectively to keep away from points sooner or later.”
If WombatMedic’s evaluation of the replace being “a number of months away,” it may very well be the case that official mod help finally ends up as a pleasant vacation reward to Baldur’s Gate III gamers.
Supply – [IGN]
