Exploring the Romance Updates in Baldur’s Gate 3’s Major Patch: A Deep Dive into Astarion and Karlakh’s New Animations

The implications of Baldur’s Gate 3’s major patch aren’t always clear. Astarion has mastered a new type of romance, and Karlakh is surprisingly tender

Fans of Baldur’s Gate 3 noticed positive changes after the fourth major patch. Kissing animations have gotten better, but sometimes there are questions.

In case of Karlach new animation works fine: it produces a rather gentle scene.

But with animation Astariona Clearly something needs to be done. For some reason, he practices a “non-contact” kiss: the characters get closer and it seems that they are about to kiss – but in the end their lips never reach the other character.