Larian recently introduced official mod support for Baldur’s Gate 3, and it turns out that a large number of players are using them.
Given how inherently fun Baldur’s Gate 3 is as a game, it was always a bit inevitable that mods would be popular with Baldur’s Gate 3 players, with over 3 million following the release of Patch 7 on PC last month The download numbers of the mod quickly proved this. Now, Baldur’s Gate 3 officials have shared an update on what players have been seeing in the week since the console patch was released, and yes, it’s clear that the mod is a hit with just about everyone. Firstly, in the month since Patch 7 launched on PC, mods have been downloaded over 22 million times, which is a very healthy number and shows the continued success of Baldur’s Gate 3’s modding scene .
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Console players were also quick to start downloading mods, with over 1.7 million mods apparently already downloaded in the first 24 hours after the patch arrived on consoles. The toolkit also allows the creation of over 2000 mods made by 768-bit modders in just one month. But perhaps most shocking of all, more than 40% of current gamers (i.e. PC and consoles) are “embracing the utter chaos of mods,” i.e. playing mods.
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Modders have indeed begun developing Baldur’s Gate 3 at a rapid pace, as it became possible to create custom maps not long after the 7th edition patch was first released, and someone is already working on a custom version of Avernus, Karah’s hometown. People are already wondering about this, too, as a custom quest mod has you searching for the nose of a clown who lives in a strange circus dimension, just like you.
