Gigantic Baldur's Gate 3 Mod Fixes The One Issue Still Killing Your Immersion

Given the amount of detail required to bring to life, one can forgive some of the textures being less than optimal but for those who can't look past the issue, this mod is essential. Larian Studios' massive RPG is more known for its exemplary writing, quest design, and combat than its visuals, which isn't to say the game looks bad but delivering photorealistic graphics isn't its core pursuit. The developers wisely elected to focus its time and effort in other directions, leaving the door open for fans to fix 's most immersion-breaking feature.

Over on Nexus Mods, creator WestAard shared their extensive «Texture Upscale Project» which does what it says on the tin by taking low-resolution textures and boosting them to 4K. A common complaint about is that some of the game's environments appear blurry no matter the graphical settings, a problem that stems from low-res textures being used for terrain and exterior structures. With the help of an efficient upscaler, WestAard's mod upgrades these textures, making every locale better defined and easier to read even with a zoomed-out overhead camera.

When it comes to improving, WestAard notes that their upscaling mod does not work on armor and clothes since other modders have already created robust tools to make those items look significantly better. Given that the «Texture Upscale Project» is still in its infancy, there's a good chance that the creator will expand on it even further in the coming months. It's already a vast improvement, so seeing it progress to encompass even more textures is an exciting prospect.

Upgrading low-res textures certainly feels like something Larian Studios could have done through post-launch updates, but given the developer's focus on expanding the game's story,it's good that it at least allows fans to take the lead in this instance. With the introduction of official mod support, the community has been hard at work fixing small issues still prevalent in while also building elaborate custom