Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 5: All Astarion Changes

Larian Studios has delivered on its promise with Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 5, introducing significant changes, particularly focusing on the fan-favorite companion Astarion. Amidst the array of new combat and balance fixes, a whole new epilogue, AI enhancements, and Boss Encounters updates, players can anticipate a wealth of content centered around this beloved vampire.

Larian Studios has teased scene changes involving Astarion, addressing notable moments like the infamous kiss scene where he previously missed Tav's mouth. Notably, adjustments extend to refining the Ascendant Astarion sex scene for a more polished experience.

Among the fixes, Astarion will no longer accidentally reveal Dark Urge's future. Additionally, there are improvements for better cameras during romance scenes for female humans, male githyanki, female gnomes, and male and female dwarves—a long-standing and memed issue.

Here's the full list of changes:

 

• Made cinematic tweaks to restore sections of Astarion's Act III Ascendant sex scene.
• Fixed the screen going black during Astarion's endgame romance scene.
• Fixed Astarion accidentally telling the Dark Urge's future. 
• Fixed the romance scene with Astarion triggering two Long Rests in a row in certain conditions.
• Fixed the night where Astarion tries to bite you triggering even if you learned about him being a vampire spawn beforehand.
• Astarion no longer asks the Dark Urge about killing Isobel even if they didn't.
• Fixed a multiplayer issue where the client's companion would react to the host Astarion avatar's vampirism instead of the host's own companion.
• The party will no longer talk about Astarion choosing to remain a vampire spawn if Cazador's ritual was interrupted before he could choose.
• Minthara no longer repeats herself in support of Astarion becoming a Vampire Ascendant.
• Learning about the true nature of Astarion in Crèche Y'llek or the Shadow-Cursed Lands now results in a journal entry.
• Reaching Wyrm's Crossing without knowing that Astarion is a vampire spawn now updates the journal with an entry that reveals this information.
• Amended the animations for female humans, male githyanki, female gnomes, and male and female dwarves when talking to Astarion while romancing him.
• Improved Astarion's Ascendant route at-will gnome kiss for masculine body types.
• Fixed the camera clipping beneath the ground in the scene after defeating Cazador without Astarion there.

More Changes

There's plenty of more new content and fixes in the new Baldur's Gate Patch. Read the full notes here or check out our overview.