​Community Update #34 – Connecting With Cross-Play & Hotfix #32     ​

As we celebrate the final major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, we have nothing but gratitude for all the support you’ve shown along the way. While this marks the end of one chapter, it’s also the beginning of an exciting new journey ahead – and we can’t wait to share more with you soon. In the meantime, we’re here to help you get comfy with Patch 8, from enabling cross-play with friends across platforms to choosing the perfect new subclass for your next adventure. To help make your travels around the Sword Coast as delightful as possible, Hotfix #32 is also going live today, where we’re tackling some crashes and performance issues. Check out the hotfix notes below!Hotfix #32Game Version: 4.1.1.6848561MODDINGToolkitThe update to the toolkit will begin rolling out later today Fixed a potential crash caused by entering invalid control characters when renaming or creating resources.GAMECrashes and Performance Fixed a crash when changing input mode while launching a multiplayer game. Fixed a crash on Xbox cross-play when suspending the game while transitioning between regions. Fixed a crash when playing on split-screen with DLSS on Vulkan. Fixed some potential crashes and performance issues as a result of auras trying to apply themselves to items that can’t have auras.New Subclasses Fixed a bug causing Starry Forms to be removed by the Shadow Curse.Gameplay Fixed a bug on multiplayer where the client’s avatar would appear invisible until they moved around. Fixed a bug causing the game world and the Main Menu background to appear black after you return to them from Character Creation.Cross-Play Fixed a bug letting you enable cross-play and invite players while running a non-cross-play session. If you want your friends to join you in an existing campaign, you’ll need to make sure the save you want to use has cross-play enabled. Find out how by reading on below!UI and Tooltips Fixed some developer text appearing on the Upcast Bonus tooltip when upcasting Shadow Blade. Fixed a bug causing the latest savegame to get deleted instead of the currently selected one if you quickly spam the delete button. Fixed the ‘Enable’ button being greyed out in the Mod Verification window while using a controller. Made sure the Direct Connect option doesn’t show up in the cross-play settings, where it is not possible to use.Art Half Plate Armour +2 having missing material for male halflings and causing clipping on female gnomes.Cross-Play – A Brief How-To Before You BeginEnabling Cross-Play and Adding FriendsIf you’re looking to play with friends across the pond, first things first, we need to get you all set up by having everyone in your party link their preferred platform account to their Larian Account. You can do this by going to https://larian.com/account/connected and connecting your account. Easy so far, right? Once that’s done, it’s time to make sure your party all have cross-play enabled in the game settings. Select “Options” on the Main Menu Under the Gamepla