New Baldur’s Gate 3 Mods Make Big Improvements to Photo Mode

Two new Baldur’s Gate 3 mods have been released that massively improve the game’s new Photo Mode feature. Although Photo Mode was only recently released as part of Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Patch 8, modders have moved quickly to give it some additional features.

Since launch, the Baldur’s Gate 3 modding community has been instrumental in improving the experience for players by adding tons of new content to Larian’s RPG. Some mods are small quality-of-life fixes, while others are huge content drops. It all adds up to create an entirely new experience in a game that is already so familiar to so many. There are even some in-development mods that may take much longer to release, thanks to their ambitious scale. There’s one Baldur’s Gate 3 custom campaign mod that plans to add six to eight new companions in the future, which is sure to be a hit with players.

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As first reported by The Gamer, it hasn’t taken long for talented modders to improve Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Photo Mode after the feature’s release in Patch 8. The first mod in question is Unlimited Photo Mode, created on Nexus Mods by user Cloweeeee. This mod allows players to take the Photo Mode camera far beyond the current restrictions in the game, enabling them to capture images from a distance. It also doubles the camera speed in Photo Mode, so it doesn’t take too long for players to reach these out-of-bounds screenshots. It does come with one caveat, though – going too far out can force graphical glitches to occur.

These Baldur’s Gate 3 Mods Massively Improve Photo Mode

The next mod is Better Photo Mode, created by Nexus Mods user Volitio. This one makes broader overhauls to Photo Mode, “allowing real-time customization of camera parameters.” According to the mod’s creator, players can “adjust camera speed, rotation speed, range, and focus smoothing,” all of which can be changed in real-time. Both of these Baldur’s Gate 3 mods are compatible with each other, so players don’t have to choose between one or the other, either. While the new Photo Mode in Patch 8 is great, there’s nothing that modders can’t improve with ideas of their own.

With Larian moving on from Baldur’s Gate 3 after Patch 8, many gamers are wondering what the future holds for the studio. For now, Larian is keeping its cards close to its chest, although it was revealed earlier this year that the Baldur’s Gate 3 studio is now fully focused on its next game. Given the lengthy development time for the type of game Larian typically works on, it could be a few years yet before gamers have any idea what the studio has coming up next.

Baldur’s Gate 3

9/10

Released

August 3, 2023

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence

Engine

Divinity 4.0