#bg3 modding patch 7

I realise Mac does not have Patch 7 yet, but preparing for users needing help when it does arrive for mac.

1. Delete your modsettings.lsx 

Mac: User/Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/Public Windows: %LocalAppdata%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public Linux: SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/Public

2. Launch Baldurs Gate 3 Mod Manager / Vortex / or your mod manager of choice and check for updates. In BG3MM press F7 to bring up the update checker.

You can also use the in game mod manager (IGMM) as well.

For me I use both BG3MM and IGMM without issue, however I do advise where possible to mostly stick to one. You can download mod.io mods via their website page here: Baldur's Gate 3 - Mods or Baldur's Gate 3 Mods - mod.io

In fact if you like increasing your party size there is a mod I highly suggest: Adjustable Party Limit for Baldur's Gate 3 - mod.io as it also covers making sure you don't run into those pesty bugs we can get with party increase.

4. Go to your Mods folder:

Mac: User/Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/Mods Windows: %LocalAppdata%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods Linux: SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/Mods

5. If you use mods such as ImprovedUI make sure to have the version for Patch 7 and remove all old Patch 6 versions of that mod from the above mods folder, as it states on the mod page.

6. remove Mod Fixer from your mods folder. It is no longer required in Patch 7.

7. You should be ready to launch your game.

A note that the game currently labels non mod.io mods with an alarming triangle icon with a ! in the centre. It is okay to press continue when the pop up shows up.

If using controller switch to keyboard and mouse, as there may be a bug not letting you press continue on controller.

This icon is just to inform you that some of the mods are from external sources, and to also give you a chance to remove the mods from your load order should you wish before continuing. 

Mod.io and external mods such as from nexus mods work fine together.

Some extra resources:

How to remove mods from BG3 | BG3 Modding Community Wiki

I am so sad and angry at the people disrespecting modders since Patch 7's release. Mostly seen on discord servers and nexus.

Both the disrespect to the modders porting to toolkit but also the blatant disrespect towards modders who haven't ported yet to mod.io or have chosen not to port to it.

Modder is not porting to mod.io

Modders have every right to say no to porting to mod.io/IGMM whether it is a big mod or small mod. It is their right.

They are not obligated to give you a reason why. Their reason is their own and should be respected.

Do not turn around and then disrespect these modders by threatening to port their content yourself.

And especially don't turn around start bullying/threatening the modder in hopes to pressure them to port it.

Larian does not condone porting other people's content without consent just like nexusmods doesn't. So content found to be porting without consent will be removed from mod.io just like it would on nexusmods.

Which brings me to the below which does touch point on why it is just not feasible right now for some mods to be ported to mod.io even if the modders of those mods would want to:

Porting to the Toolkit

Porting our mods to mod.io/toolkit isn't a straight forward thing. I even had to make a guide to help part of the process. But we also have to create a lot of our files from scratch which is a ton of work.

Whether a small or big mod.

I had to copy/paste data into 400+ lines to port the mods I have already. And that is not counting the different columns either. I really hurt my hands doing so. Even though I paced myself.

Even my small mods took a lot of work. It is not feasible currently for some mods to be ported to the toolkit. Some mods would need 1000 or more lines redoing from scratch. For a hobby and the health of our hands that is not currently feasible.

Also it takes a ton of spoons to learn new things. The toolkit is a new thing. Especially when you're used to another method.

Be patient.

And again if a modder does not want to port their mods to mod.io for whatever reason, just respect that.

Hell you're free to learn modding yourself and make your own assets. Just don't use others assets without permission.

I will likely post the individual guides as separate posts but here is where you can find them:

On youtube you will find my guides here which is a playlist I will add all my toolkit guides to: