Baldur’s Gate 3 mod takes RPG from horny to wholesome

One modder has pushed platonic love to the furthest it's ever been in Baldur's Gate 3 by giving players the chance to give their mates a cuddle. Awh.

03rd May 2024 09:41

Image via Larian Studios | Cerberry - NexusMods

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Baldur’s Gate 3, since its launch, has clambered its way to legendary status. The work that Larian Studios put into their effort to bring D&D further into the spotlight paid off massively and instantly became a gaming highlight for 2023, revealing that even those who were reluctant to try a full-blown fantasy RPG falling head over heads for its action. As well as that other kind of action.

Even though many are quicker to applaud the game’s ability to take you in any direction you please, there are some fans that have dedicated much more to the romance aspect than others, either looking for the love of their life or just to get their rocks off. But now, one new mod has given players the chance to find a more platonic kind of love.

New Baldur’s Gate 3 mod lets you hug your beastly besties

Two characters hug it out in the Hugs mod by Cerberry.

Sometimes all you need is a cuddle, and it seems that Larian, in all their development benevolence, neglected to consider this - luckily, though, there are modders out there to bring a little cuddle to their clans.

The new mod found on NexusMods, simply titled ‘Hugs’, allows Baldur’s Gate 3 fans to get a little more intimate with characters that aren’t explicitly romanceable, giving players two new spells that will allow them to ask a tall humanoid character to give them a little hug. The mod is developed from the animation of hugs with Shadowheart and Halsin, meaning there are two hugs to choose from, a Regular spell and a Strong spell, so you can pick your favourite depending on the situation.

The mod might still be a little clunky with developer Cerberry adding that “the transition to hugs is not so smooth” with players needing to click through afterwards to avoid both characters standing and staring at each other for an uncomfortable amount of time, but we’ll take the hit to the flow of the game. Sometimes it’s worth taking a risk for a little snuggle.

Joseph Kime

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Joseph Kime

Joseph Kime is the Senior Trending News Journalist for GGRecon from Devon, UK. Before graduating from MarJon University with a degree in Journalism, he started writing music reviews for his own website before writing for the likes of FANDOM, Zavvi and The Digital Fix. He is host of the Big Screen Book Club podcast, and author of Building A Universe, a book that chronicles the history of superhero movies. His favourite games include DOOM (2016), Celeste and Pokemon Emerald.

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