Highlights

  • Modders have made significant improvements to Baldur's Gate 3 , adding cosmetic options, new classes and spells, and enhancing gameplay.
  • The Transmog Enhanced mod allows players to change the appearance of items without sacrificing their stats, giving them more freedom in creating their desired look.
  • The Tactician Plus mod increases the game's difficulty, providing a challenge for skilled gamers and allowing for customization of the gaming experience.

Baldur's Gate 3 remains one of the most played RPG games, and it is no wonder that the modding community has taken great care of the game. From quality-of-life improvements to new cosmetic options, to entirely new classes and spells, there is no shortage of creativity and love from the wonderful mod authors.

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The romances in Baldur's Gate 3 are as diverse as the companions, with well-written and beautiful arcs to experience in Larian's CRPG.

The gameplay has also seen its fair share of tweaks and enhancements. Interestingly enough, most of the mods focus on adding instead of fixing something, which is a testament to Larian Studios’ attention to detail and professionalism. It is always important to carefully read each mod page individually, as certain mods have their own requirements, or might clash with similar mods.

9 Transmog Enhanced

Downloads - 86,657

Transmog Enhanced

Sometimes, certain items just don’t hit the spot when it comes to looks, even if their stats are amazing. Likewise, some fantastic-looking armor or a weapon just looks awesome on a character, but the stats just aren’t worth the look.

This mod does a great job of completely solving that problem, by adding a new crafting system. Players can now combine two existing items, to transform one of them to look like the other, while retaining its original stats. It is a great and elegant way to participate in the fashion wars, without wasting all the combat potential!

8 Daughter of Lolth - Minthara - Good Recruitment

Downloads - 147,638

Daughter of Lolth - Minthara - Good Recruitment

Minthara is an optional companion who is usually reserved for the evil playthrough, as siding with the “good” druids during Act 1 will inevitably end in her demise. Even so, some players would like to have her join them anyway, without having to resort to a darker storyline.

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This mod does a neat job of allowing players to recruit her, even if they fight her in the goblin camp. She ends up running away during the battle and joins the players later on during Act 2.

7 Tactician Plus

Downloads - 172,553

Tactician Plus

Gamers have time and time again proven just how much they can tackle, adding custom challenges to the hardest of games, and coming out victorious. This mod is a testament to that willpower, enhancing the game’s hardest difficulty, and making the challenging combat even more unforgiving.

Aside from a simple challenge, this mod is also great for rebalancing other mods, such as Party Limits Begone, which indirectly makes the game much easier. Overall, this is a great way to customize one’s experience with the game.

6 Bags Bags Bags

Downloads - 300,102

Bags Bags Bags

Bags. The game has no shortage of items, and the sorting system can sometimes be found wanting. These extra bags are a fantastic way to structure and organize one’s inventory, even after a major hoarding episode.

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Much like the vanilla Alchemy Bag, these shiny new bags will automatically take in items according to their category, such as Arrows, Helmets, Books, and more. All in all, the mod adds 21 new containers, encompassing most of what the game has to offer when it comes to items.

5 WASD Character Movement

Downloads - 352,954

Dragonborn warrior

Simple, elegant, and straight to the point. This mod allows players to customize their movement keys, and control their characters in a more common way than the default system. Aside from the obvious change, there are many smaller tweaks made to further enhance the experience, allowing players to immerse themselves in the rich world.

The mod is completely customizable, and players can pick and choose which options they would prefer, and easily change the controls to better fit their playstyle.

4 Appearance Edit Enhanced

Downloads - 398,994

Appearance Edit Enhanced

While the game does feature the Magic Mirror that allows changing one’s appearance, it is limited to the player only, and even then does not allow certain changes, such as race. With this mod, players can freely alter themselves, and their companions, with nothing held back.

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From looks to body types to even race, everything can be changed according to the players’ wim. A tiefling Astarion might be somewhat peculiar, but who is going to stop a particularly curious player?

3 Native Camera Tweaks

Downloads - 410,534

Native Camera Tweaks

This mod goes to great lengths to truly enhance, and even completely change the way players see the beautiful world surrounding them. From simpler changes, such as overriding the default camera pitch and mouse camera rotation speed, to entirely new angles and points of view.

With this mod, players can really find their perfect way to look at the game, and freely “look around” when they are busy exploring a new location, or simply stop and take in their surroundings.

2 UnlockLevelCurve - Level 13-20

Downloads - 590,054

Astarion

Many players were quite surprised to find out that the game caps out at level 12, and some were understandably disappointed by the fact that the fabled level 20 is unattainable. With so many interesting high-level features and powerful level 9 spells, it is no wonder that many want to push the game past its intended limits.

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The mod creators have added an alternative leveling system, allowing for a smoother and more consistent way to gain experience points and enjoy the new-found powers.

1 5e Spells

Downloads - 1,044,706

5e Spells

Magic is one of the most fun aspects of D&D, but unfortunately, quite a lot of spells did not make it to the final version of Baldur’s Gate 3. Whether they were too technically challenging or there simply wasn’t enough time, mod authors quickly started working on completing the full spell list.

From simple cantrips, all the way to Level 5 spells, the mod provides more than 70 new spells for players to experiment with. What new ways to unleash chaos will adventurers find with these newfound abilities?

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Baldur's Gate 3

Platform(s)
PC , macOS , PS5 , Xbox Series X
Genre(s)
RPG
Released
August 3, 2023
Developer(s)
Larian Studios
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