Since Patch 7’s introduction of mods for everyone in Baldur’s Gate 3, the community has been seeing a steady stream of standard-quality modifications. Since Larian’s announcement, a whopping 50 million gamers across all platforms have downloaded the game, with no signs of slowing down.
The highly anticipated update won’t fully incorporate all the suggestions from the studio that modders were expected to implement in the limited animation, which was released as patch seven at the start of the month; however, it’s still impressive.
“In recognition of surpassing 50 million mod downloads since the launch of modding support with Patch 7, we’d like to acknowledge this impressive achievement,” Larian tweeted, noting that a notable portion of those – specifically 10,000 – were mods simply renamed “Bone Daddy” from Withers. Glad we may facilitate that.
The mod which does that, known as Bone Daddy, is Syd Meier’s. Meet “It Does What It Says on the Tin,” an unassuming project by a dedicated modder that also offers a unique twist: expert guidance from Karlach in various personas – Mommy Karlach, Mama Ok, or Karlsnack – and Astarion as Twinkstarion. While being nearly certain of anonymity when using a pseudonymous online handle, it’s still possible to avoid raising suspicion if the chosen name doesn’t directly imply a specific identity or affiliation.
As fate would have it, I shall rebrand the enigmatic personas of Baldur’s Gate 3 with a flourish of peculiarity, awaiting your next instruction.
As developers have already started leveraging Larian’s toolkit or modified versions of it, they’re experimenting with real-time combat, new romance scenes, and customized quests – including one about a clown dwelling in a surreal tent dimension. Who’s to predict the extent of modding mastery that will eventually unfold as creative innovations keep emerging?
