The seventh patch for Baldur's Gate 3 should be the last major update for the RPG. After its release, the developers will stop actively supporting the RPG, and will only release small updates aimed at fixing bugs. This was announced by the head of Larian Studios Sven Vincke in a conversation with the publication Eurogamer.
In the seventh patch, the RPG will get official support for mods. According to Vincke, this will be the final moment to hand Baldur's Gate 3 over to players, who will be able to create any expansions and modifications themselves.
The game director admitted that he is looking forward to the studio finalizing mod support for Baldur's Gate 3. According to him, although Larian is happy to work on BG3, his team wants to move forward and work on the next projects.
The authors of Baldur's Gate 3 have not finalized mod support yet. Vincke said that this task proved to be quite difficult, so it took his team some time. The release of the seventh patch is due in September 2024.
In the conversation, Vincke also reiterated that the launch of Baldur's Gate 3 in early access helped Larian a lot. Feedback from interested players helped the studio to correct course in time and avoid numerous mistakes before it was too late.
Vincke recommended the Early Access launch mechanism to other developers, calling it extremely useful. At the same time, the game director noted that four years in early access is quite a long time, as players can get tired during that time. According to Vincke, it's more important to treat your audience with respect, so it's still not a good idea to delay being in early access.
As of June 2024, Larian Studios is working on two RPGs based on their own franchises. The code name of one of them is Excalibur.
