Summary
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Players can enhance Baldur's Gate 3 with mods like Animation Swapper and Cozier Sleepy Times.
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Mods like Sitting Posture Editor and Stay Still In Camp perfect character animations and interactions.
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Astarion Unusual Smile Animation Replacer and Facial Animationer offer further immersion and customization.
Baldur's Gate 3 is an RPG that many are already enjoying through the amount of content available in the game through the many patches it has received. However, some fans have taken it into their own hands to add content Baldur's Gate 3 through various mods that have been created. Then BG3 has mod support, these mods are much easier to add, as they fulfill all possible requests.

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Baldur's Gate 3: Great Classes Mods
The classes in Baldur's Gate 3 are great for D&D fans, but the modding community is hard at work making them even better and offering more choices.
Animations are one aspect of Baldur's Gate 3 that players have enjoyed modding, as it has allowed them to not only fix certain special facial animations of certain characters, but also change some of the free animations for both the player's character and their companions. These are some of the best animation mods in RPG.
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Animation Swapper: Shadowheart
Downloads: 5,022
Some of the most popular animation mods are those that replace all animations between characters. While these mods are available for most companions, one of the most commonly used is the Shadowheart animation changer.
This therefore gives the player character the various feminine animations of Shadowheart, from the way she walks to the way she stands, making it the perfect mod for any player who wants their character to be perceived as more sassy. Meanwhile, Shadowheart's animations are switched to the human female ones, so the player doesn't share.
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Cozier Sleepy Times (Standard Sleep Animation Replacer)
Downloads: 5,945
One of the biggest aspects of Baldur's Gate 3 are the romances, and with all the beds that are around BG3it's a surprise these couples can't snuggle up close while using them. Thankfully, with the help of almasy87's mod, the animations when clicking on a single or double bed now look much nicer.
The mod therefore replaces all sleeping animations when using the bed with animations that make the characters look much closer. While this works best for male and female pairings, it can still look just as cute as female Tav with Lae'zel or Karlach.
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Editor for sitting position
Downloads: 9,323
It's a shocking surprise how horrible the posture is for the characters in Baldur's Gate 3. When using chairs, the character in question will always sit down and look incredibly rude. Other players, as well as modders, have noticed this and taken it upon themselves to forcefully fix the characters' stances Baldur's Gate 3.

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Baldur's Gate 3: The best camp outfits and where to find them
Fashion is key in Baldur's Gate 3, and the best way to look good is to find nice clothes. Here are Baldur's Gate 3's best camp outfits.
While this mod may not fix posture for its players, at least they can roleplay a character with perfect posture who knows how to keep their back straight while sitting in a selection of chairs both around camp and while out exploring.
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Stand still in the camp and play idle animations everywhere
Downloads: 18,696
Animation mods are especially popular among gamers who like to take screenshots. Even if Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't yet have an official photo mode, some players, through modding, have been able to get the perfect shot of their character and their companions. However, taking these shots can be incredibly annoying when the characters aren't performing the way the player wants them to.
The Stay Still In Camp and Play Idle Animations mod does exactly what it suggests. With this installed, a player can prevent a companion from automatically returning to their tent after joining them somewhere in camp, as well as have them do various idle animations to create the perfect scene for shots.
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Shadowheart Judgment Cam – Astarion Abdirak Scene edits
Downloads: 19,399
Animation mods include not only changing character animations, but also moving the camera so the player can see certain animations that Larian hides from the player. One of the funniest of these animations that players miss if they don't have Magnetuning's mod is the judgmental look Shadowheart gives Astarion if she's on the team when they discuss Abdirak during act one.
The fact that players can go through the entire act one in Baldur's Gate 3 and never seeing how Shadowheart looks at Astarion during this moment is something to mourn because it really adds to the moment with Abdirak as well as showing further interaction between the characters, plus it's just a funny face.
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More Camp Idles for Wyll and Astarion
Downloads: 28,549
Although Larian has added more idle animation for some of the companions in the Baldur's Gate 3 through various patches some of the companions are still in need of a few more. Magnetuning has not only moved the camera to show facial expressions, but has also added more idle animations for companions Wyll and Astarion.

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Baldur's Gate 3: Exploit for an easy honor mode
Honor Mode in Baldur's Gate 3 is not for the faint of heart. Fortunately, there are some feats to make things easier.
These animations will play randomly while hanging around their tents to give both characters more personality when not in the main party. The animations suit each character well, with Wyll practicing his dance while Astarion combs his hair while not changing the gameplay too much.
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Astarion Unusual Smile Animation Replacer
Downloads: 36,405
Astarion is arguably one of the most popular companions in the game, although one of his facial animations has been questioned by players, as he sometimes has a rather unnatural smile when he smiles. This has been nicknamed the “Grinch smile” by fans, with some modders working to replace this smile with one of the others.
For those who are horrified by this devilish grin, this mod may be for them. With two versions available, a player can choose the smile they love the most and be happy to never see that smile again on Astarion, while those who have fallen in love with his unusual smile can keep it.
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Facial animations
Downloads: 482,616
Another good animation mod for players to consider, especially if they use other mods that give them a closer camera angle, is the Facial Animations mod by pkheartbreak. This mod adds some unique facial expressions to the player, companions and NPCs while exploring in Baldur's Gate 3 or during combat.
Players should keep an eye out for these facial animations while adventuring Baldur's Gate 3because it adds a lot more depth to the game instead of every character other than the barbarians being straight in every scenario. Since this mod is also available on Mod.io, players can easily add this mod to their game through the game launcher.



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August 3, 2023
- OpenCritic Rating
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Powerful