Baldur's Gate 3 did not become the game we know and love from the very beginning. Larian put it through an extensive early access period which made it everyone's favorite RPG. This process involved changing the way characters looked, cutting tons of content, and adding a lot more. But only those who played it in early access know how much it has changed since then.
Most players won't know how different things were before the 1.0 release. While there are some remnants that can be found in the final version of the game, most of this cut content will never be seen. That has now changed, thanks to a mod called “Early Access Scenes Restored”, which reintroduces much of that back to the game.
You can now experience most of Baldur's Gate 3's Cut content
As spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, the massive Baldur's Gate 3 mod has been created by HyperspaceTowel, the same developer who worked on reviving one of Astarion's camp cutscenes. However, this mod has over 100 such scenes that did not make it into the final version of the game, for whatever reason.
“BG3 Early Access featured tons of companion reactivity that didn't make it into the full release game,” the description reads. “Some of it was understandably cut, but a surprising amount still works well in the final game. This mod brings over 100 conversations and more than 1000 lines of voiced dialogue back from the dead – and it still works.”
Baldur's Gate 3 is not coming to Nintendo Switch 2, and no I can't believe it either
Larian has confirmed that bringing Baldur's Gate 3 to Switch 2 is unfortunately out of their hands.
The modder explained that most of this content still fits into the game, but some of it required some tweaking and even needed to be completely redone. For example, Lotan, a Tiefling child who asks if you have shells to trade, was removed from the final version of Baldur's Gate 3, but can be encountered again thanks to the mod.
There are plenty of such encounters, reactions, and conversations that the Early Access Scenes Restored mod brings back, perfect if you're looking for new content in your latest playthrough.
- Released
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August 3, 2023
- ESRB
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M for Adult: Blood and Gore, partial nudity, sexual content, strong language, violence
- Engine
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Divinity 4.0
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-platform play
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Full cross-platform play.
