[STEAM] Baldur's Gate 3 Modder Reveals First Custom Maps, Including Avernus

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modder has taken the first step in adding brand new, custom levels to the beloved Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game by creating new maps including the much sought after Avernus.

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spotted a handful of

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who has so far created two new Baldur's Gate 3 areas

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The first area is centred around a castle on the shore and the second takes players to Avernus, the first layer of ***** in the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse that players were desperate for Larian to include itself.

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-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } As the developer has confirmed it's not working on any full expansions for Baldur's Gate 3, however, nor a full sequel, it's now up to fans to add it to the game. The modding tool was only unlocked a week ago on September 9 so this is still a very early version of what's possible, but it's a sign of ******* and better things to come when modders inevitably spend months and years creating custom content.

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were shared too, showing Baldur's Gate 3 characters Wyll and Astarion walking around in them as normally as they would the official game. Screenshots in the

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posts show the maps too, and while both are still quite basic, katszenBurger has plans to expand their creations.

"I had a lava area planned too, and maybe I could make the lake explorable a bit," they said on the Avernus map. "Dialogue is a work in progress in the editor, as are some of the environmental elements." But characters can walk around, pick up items, ****** enemies, and so on. katszenBurger also said map making is "very simple," meaning others will have easy access to create maps of their own.

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-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } While console players can enjoy the wealth of mods being made purely through the official Baldur's Gate 3 Toolkit, maps like these will remain out of reach unless Larian decides to fully unlock it itself. CEO Swen Vincke said in March this won't be happening, but perhaps plans will change after players managed it themselves.

The toolkit arrived alongside Patch 7, which added lots of other content including

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. Players will also be relieved to hear that

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, IGN said: "With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur's Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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