Patch 8

[ill_graphics]

Well I was all excited for patch 8 downloaded & patched. Started the game it loaded up got to the loading screen of Baldur's Gate & you have to click to continue then I'm greeted with a black screen, music & infinite loading and can't do jack...YAY!

[Forester]

Same, it is mods

[G2]

What did you do to solve this?

[ill_graphics]

Not the mods, I downgraded to patch 7 to be able to play the game again & all mods were disabled. I don't think they can affect the game while disabled, tho I suppose I could be wrong

[Photonboy]

I would GUESS that something like THIS would work:
1) in Steam, browse to the games install folder
2) Make a BACKUP of the game with Steam
3) DELETE any folder that remains
4) RESTORE the backup

Also,
1) If you have MODS you may want to remove them BEFORE doing that, but I don't use mods.

2) if none of that works, maybe delete the location of the CONFIG files
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3

[XcL]

me too.

[biney]

Try deleting the game folder at C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3 (the saves should remain in the cloud, but you can pull them out if you're afraid of losing them).

[JyGer]

Same here. It's frustrating.
I downloaded the game newly to be on the save side...

UPDATE: Deleting the game folder and the config-files worked for me.

[Epervier]

Everything went well.
I was able to load my savegames and I liked the new icon indicating the presence of mods in the savegame.
I was afraid that 3 small mods would cause me problems... no, everything's fine... for now.

[Rare Utobitha Employee]

Works on clean install loading old saves. its a big mainline update why would you even keep mods installed even if disabled. A clean install would be ideal.

[Sonic The Headgod]

cant even start the game now fml ive put so many hours into it

[ill_graphics]

Originally posted by Rare Utobitha Employee:

Works on clean install loading old saves. its a big mainline update why would you even keep mods installed even if disabled. A clean install would be ideal.

Some truth there. but an oversimplification as each individual has different hardware these things aren't easy, Larian will fix it, it's just rather frustrating when it releases in a non playable state for some. Easy enough to downgrade to patch 7 & wait for a hotfix

[G2]

I updated the mods and it worked!

I did something different this time:
✔️ I updated the MCM (Mod Configuration Menu) mod
✔️ I also updated the No Press Any Key Menu for MCM mod

After these updates, everything worked perfectly!
If anyone is having similar issues, I recommend trying the same process.

[Eminem]

Originally posted by ill_graphics:

Well I was all excited for patch 8

you not the only one boo.

Baldur's gate 3 jumped 19 slots to become top 10 seller list again. This may be the new norm (no man sky kinda does same), add in free content over paid dlc's and word of mouth will bring interest to gamers who were still on the fence and they decide to purchase.

[Sir Donkey]

For me I went to "%APPDATA%\..\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods" (without the quotes) and deleted all the mods and it resolved the black screen issue.

[Drakalian the Dragon King]

I'm having the same issue, but I don't got any mods installed, so I have no idea what to do.