Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 20: Minthara & Gameplay Fixes

Shortly after Hotfix 19, Larian Studios is releasing BG3 Hotfix #20. It addresses numerous bugs, issues, and problems in the game, mainly caused by the huge Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 update. A lot of the changes today are aimed at Minthara. Check out the full patch notes for Patch 6 here, and here you will find only companion-related changes, as this hotfix finally introduces all of the impending changes to Mac. This article will give you all the information you need about Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 20! 

The highlight of Hotfix #20 is the issue with Minthara not following the party from Act 2 to Act 3 being fixed. The filter tabs for traders when bartering with them have been hidden. They will be reintroduced in a future update which is currently being tested. There are a lot more bug fixes you can read about below:

BG3 Hotfix #20 FIXES

• Introduced a few crash safeguards to ensure that when a savegame fails to load, you'll be sent back to the Main Menu.
• Fixed some issues causing the second player on split screen to have a black screen for 30 seconds.
• Fixed a bug preventing you from opening containers (like the Camp Supply Sack) while trading if you selected a different character from the one who initiated the trade. This also fixed a sneaky money exploit.
• Fixed a bug causing the environment to never take its turn, blocking combat from progressing.
• Fixed a bug causing you to get stuck in combat if there were still some bats remaining after you defeated Cazador.
• Fixed an infinite loot bug that would duplicate Herdmaster Skardjall's Scale Mail every time you removed the Whipping Cane from his body.
• Fixed a bug causing the crime dialogue for trespassing to get spammed beside the Steel Watch Foundry.
• Fixed some banding and shader issues in cinematics that were causing VFX artifacts on faces at certain angles.
• Fixed Minthara sometimes not following the party in Act II or Act III.
• Fixed a case where Halsin wouldn't move to his position when you arrived at Last Light in Act II.
• Fixed an issue where Minthara wouldn't leave the party after being escorted out of Moonrise Towers.
• Fixed an issue causing characters to tell you they were too busy to talk to you when you tried to speak to them.
• Fixed missing tab textures in the Trade UI.
• Hid the filter tabs for traders when bartering with them, these will be reintroduced in a future update.
• Fixed a potential crash when preloading complex cinematics.

If you run into any issues while playing BG3, don't hesitate to contact Larian Studios so they can take care of the problem.