Patch 6 for Baldur's Gate 3 has introduced critical bugs, leading to widespread community frustration.

• The game is facing its worst state ever due to new issues and bugs, causing anger among the fanbase.
• A notable bug causes the entire world to attack the player as a trespasser, particularly after completing the Steelwatch Foundry quest.
• Various quest activators are not working, blocking progress in quests and causing issues with recruiting characters like Lazell.

Specific bugs and platform instabilities have been reported, affecting quests and gameplay across platforms.

• Critical fights like the final Netherbrain fight are bugged, and PS5 users are experiencing soft crashes during important quests.
• Some players are unable to interact with certain characters, and there are reports of soft lock issues and characters not following the party.
• Bugs that were reportedly fixed in patch notes are occurring for the first time for some users post-patch 6.

Larian Studios responded with hotfixes to address the issues introduced by Patch 6.

• Larian released two hotfixes within a week of patch 6, addressing vendor bugs and other issues.
• Despite the hotfixes, many in the community remain upset due to the persistence of several bugs and overall instability.

Tensions rise within the modding community due to broken script extenders and inadequate support from Larian.

• A hotfix broke the community-made script extender, requiring extensive revisions by mod authors.
• Frustration grew as modders felt unsupported by Larian, culminating in a dispute on the official Larian Discord over distributing exe files.

Disputes on the Larian Discord led to modders being banned, slow mode implementations, and removal of community guides.

• A lack of timely moderation in response to exe file distribution led to heated arguments among modders and eventually some were banned or muted.
• Community guides and popular mods were removed from Nexus in response to the moderation issues.

Larian Studios responds to the backlash with plans to improve community support and modding features.

• Larian acknowledged the issues and promised clearer player support, including an updated FAQ and Discord rule changes.
• The studio announced plans for official mod support, including for consoles, and aims to work closely with popular modders to prevent future issues.