What’s New In The Patch 8 For Baldur’s Gate 3? - Subclasses, Photo Mode And Features

The developers have confirmed that Baldur’s Gate 3 will abandon the sequel and will focus on a new project. However, it has been revealed that at least one new patch will be released sometime in 2025.

This new patch will include the much-anticipated photo mode, cross-platform play, and 12 new subclasses. In addition, Baldur’s Gate 3 players can continue to look forward to merchandise collaborations and Dungeons and Dragons shorts featuring characters from the game.

New Photo Mode And Features

As we all know, players received a modification tool from the official Baldur’s Gate 3 in 2024, which has allowed players to do various things, such as adding new classes and renaming Withers to the fun nickname of Bone Daddy.

As for the game’s plan for 2025, the developers revealed that players will usher in a new major patch, the 8th patch. In this patch, players will receive several highly anticipated new features.

First of all, the developer has introduced a mechanism that allows players to play cross-platform games. Players can have the same game progress when playing on other devices, which is a very practical mechanism for players.

In addition, players can also use Larian Network system to search for multiplayer game lobbies that can be joined, or players can create a private lobby and invite your platform friends to join the adventure.

Secondly, the patch also provides players with a photo mode, allowing players to record photos of your favorite companions in real time anywhere in Faerun. The developer also thoughtfully published an article for players to introduce how to use this feature, including the camera settings, scene settings, lens settings and post-processing effects available to players.

In addition, when post-processing photos, players can also choose a variety of photo frames and stickers to add fun to your photos. Among them, stickers are various, such as emoticons, cat ears and bloodstains. In addition, players can also pose cool poses and other interesting actions when taking photos.

12 New Subclasses

In addition to the above two new additions, the developers added a new subclass for each class in the game in the eighth patch of Baldur’s Gate 3, a total of 12 new subclasses.

• Barbarian class has added Path of Giants, which increases size, carrying capacity, and strength.
• Bard class has added College of Glamour, which can charm enemies and provide temporary HP to teammates.
• Cleric class has added Death Domain, which can cause necrotic damage to enemies, detonate corpses, and can use the new spell Toll Dead.
• Druid class has added Circle of Stars, which can change into multiple Starry Forms during combat.
• Fighter class has added Arcane Archer, which can attack enemies from a distance and cause temporary blindness or banish the enemy’s mental damage.
• Monk class has added Drunken Master, which can make enemies drunk, and its own drinking will restore Ki and other improvements.
• Paladin class has added Oath of Crown, which can taunt enemies and absorb damage while healing teammates.
• Ranger class adds Swarmkeeper, which summons bees, jellyfish, and moths with different effects.
• Rogue class adds Swashbuckler, which can blind and disarm enemies, and can also use Fancy Footwork to prevent enemy attacks.
• Sorcerer class adds Shadow Magic, which can see and travel in the dark, and can summon Hounds of Ill Omen.
• Warlock class adds Hexblade, which can curse enemies and be summoned from their corpses.
• Wizard class adds Bladesinger, which can use both sword and magic weapons and has improved Constitution, Agility, Focus, and Speed ​​attributes.

Product Collaboration And Actors

Baldur’s Gate 3 also launched some product collaborations in 2024, including Funko Pop toys. And it was revealed that the official will release Dungeons and Dragons team member models in 2025.

Secondly, some actors in Baldur’s Gate 3 will continue to appear in fan events. Previously, the actors had appeared in several Dungeons and Dragons shorts by reprising their roles, and it was later revealed that with the support of publisher Wizards of Coast, these activities fans can continue to look forward to.

In short, this patch 8 has a lot of new content and is worth your attention.