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{{see also|:Category:Legacy content|Cut and unimplemented content}} | |||
'''Early Access''' | '''Early Access''', frequently abbreviated as '''EA''', is a funding and development model used by video games. | ||
As like their two previous releases, ''Divinity: Original Sin'' and ''Divinity: Original Sin 2'', [[Larian Studios]] used the Early Access model for ''Baldur's Gate 3'', releasing an Early Access version of the game's [[Act One|first act]] on October 6th 2020. | |||
Players could help with development by providing feedback or reporting bugs in-game. | |||
Larian released multiple patches for Early Access, fixing bugs and changing or adding content, sometimes based on community feedback. | |||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
=== 2020 === | === 2020 === | ||
* '''February''' | * '''February''' | ||
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* '''October''' | * '''October''' | ||
'''6''': '''Early | '''6''': '''Early Access is launched.''' | ||
'''7''': [https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=679372#Post679372 Hotfix #1] is released. | '''7''': [https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=679372#Post679372 Hotfix #1] is released. | ||
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* '''February''' | * '''February''' | ||
'''25''': [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940?updates=true&emclan=103582791464711919&emgid=3030330956943251733 '''Patch 4'''] is | '''25''': [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940?updates=true&emclan=103582791464711919&emgid=3030330956943251733 '''Patch 4'''] is released. [[Druid]] class is added alongside an improvement on cinematics, stability and multiple ''Quality of Life'' features. | ||
'''26''': [https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=760262#Post760262 Hotfix #7] is released. | '''26''': [https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=760262#Post760262 Hotfix #7] is released. | ||
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* '''July''' | * '''July''' | ||
'''7''': [https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=818832#Post818832 Patch 8] is released. Its main additions were the [[Bard]] class and [[Gnome]] race. | '''7''': '''[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=818832#Post818832 Patch 8]''' is released. Its main additions were the [[Bard]] class and [[Gnome]] race. | ||
'''8''': Hotfix #24 is released. | |||
'''12''': Hotfix #25 is released. | |||
'''20''': Hotfix #26 is released. | |||
'''29''': Hotfix #27 is released. | |||
* '''August''' | |||
'''8''': Hotfix #28 is released. | |||
* '''September''' | |||
'''13''': Hotfix #29 is released. | |||
* '''October''' | |||
'''6''': '''Early Access becomes two years old'''. | |||
* '''December''' | |||
'''8''': Larian Studios announces at the Video Game Awards the release date of the full game, '''August 2023''', with this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOWGnC3h9WQ&ab_channel=LarianStudios trailer]. | |||
'''14''': '''[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=834832#Post834832 Patch 9]''' is released. It adds the [[Paladin]] class, a revamped Reaction system, and the level cap is increased to 5. It is revealed this to be the '''last content update for Early Access''' in preparation for the final release on August 2023. | |||
'''22''': Hotfix #30 is released. | |||
=== 2023 === | |||
* '''January''' | |||
'''17''': Hotfix #31 is released. | |||
'''25''': Hotfix #32 is released. | |||
* '''February''' | |||
'''23''': Release date for the full game is announced. Baldur's Gate 3 is planned to release on August 31, 2023. PS5 is also announced as one of the platforms, with this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-KF9iueE0&ab_channel=LarianStudios trailer]. | |||
* '''June''' | |||
'''29''': The PC release date is moved to August 3, 2023 instead of August 31, while the PS5 date is delayed to September 6. The level cap is announced to be 12; [[Dragonborn]], [[Half-Orc]], and [[Dwarf#Duergar|Duergar]] are announced as playable races; [[Monk]] is announced as a playable class, and multiclass is confirmed; [[Karlach]] is announced as a [[Companions|Origin Character]] while [[Halsin]] and [[Minthara]] are promoted to [[Companions]]; new difficulty levels, [[Spells]], [[Feats]], and all release subclasses are announced. |