Subj : Baldurs Gate 3 hotfix redeployed, save data is now accessible aga
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Aug 18 2023 10:45:03

Baldurs Gate 3 hotfix redeployed, save data is now accessible again

Date:
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:26:54 +0000

Description:
Baldur's Gate 3's fourth hotfix has been redeployed, after it was pulled for 
causing crashes.

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Earlier this week, hotfix four was deployed in Baldurs Gate 3 , but it was 
quickly rolled back due to it causing crashes. Unfortunately for anyone who 
happened to save their game after the hotfix was released but before it was 
rolled back, their save data became temporarily inaccessible . 

Thankfully, Larian Studios redeployed a new and improved version of hotfix 
four yesterday (August 17), and with that, those who were locked out are able 
to continue playing. In a post made on Steam , Larian apologized for any 
frustration caused by the situation and announced that it plans to change the 
way it deals with updates in the future to prevent anything like this from 
happening for a second time. 

The developer explained that although the hotfix had been rigorously tested, 
it was rebuilt relatively last minute in order to change the version number. 
But, it just so happened that this version was plagued by compiler 
corruption, causing crashes to occur in situations that they shouldnt have. 

Since compiler issues like that are extremely rare, we werent prepared for 
it. We shouldve been. We messed up, Larian wrote in response, apologizing for 
their error. 

It continued: To avoid this from happening in the future, well make sure that 
any change made to future version candidates - no matter how small, or 
innocuous - will always go through our full & comprehensive QA pipeline, 
which include a global in-house QA team, automated testing, unit tests, and 
save-game compatibility testing. 

Larian Studios previously confirmed that Baldurs Gate 3 s first major update 
will contain over 1000 fixes and tweaks , but we dont currently have a 
release date for it, so well have to watch this space for that, as well as 
any information on what exactly it will target to improve user experience. 

 For more games like Baldurs Gate 3, you can check out our list of the best 
RPGs available right now. You can also take a look at our selection of the 
best PC games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/baldurs-gate-3-hotfix-redeployed-sa
ve-data-is-now-accessible-again


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