Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix #36 Patch Notes (March 2026)

Larian shipped Hotfix #36 for Baldur's Gate 3 yesterday, and it's a direct response to a problem they created themselves. The previous update, which was meant to fix corrupted savegames, ended up introducing performance issues that were causing crashes. Credit where it's due, they acknowledged it quickly and turned a fix around fast.

The headline fix here is a framerate drop and eventual crash that triggered when loading a savegame. If you've been hitting a wall every time you tried to load in since the last patch, this is the one you've been waiting for. The update also addresses additional crashes and blockers that were still affecting players across all platforms.

It's a small update, but savegame corruption and load crashes are about as serious as bugs get. Losing progress in a 60-hour RPG isn't a minor inconvenience. The fact that Larian caught the regression and patched it within days is exactly the kind of post-launch support this game has earned its reputation on. Full patch notes below.

Hey folks,

Our last small update, which aimed to resolve corrupted savegames affecting a number of players, seemed to have also introduced some performance issues that triggered crashes. Thank you for your patience while these were investigated!

A fix is now rolling out for all platforms that addresses these performance issues and some other crashes and blockers that were still affecting players.

FIXES

Fixed a framerate drop and eventual crash when loading a savegame.
Fixed several crashes.
Fixed a bug on Xbox where tooltips in the Inventory and Trade windows wouldn't display correctly.
Fixed a bug on Mac preventing you from progressing past Character Creation after starting a character introduction cinematic on Honour Mode.

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