In this article we are going to explore some of the amazing BG3 Mods that must try. We have collected this list of mods from various forum and Reddit. Hope you will enjoy the information. But before you go through mod list you should know how you can install BG3 Mods using BG3 Mod Manager.
How to Install Mods Using BG Mod Manager for Baldur’s Gate 3
Installing mods in Baldur’s Gate 3 can transform the game, enriching your experience with new features, improved functionalities, and customized aesthetics. The BG Mod Manager is an essential tool for efficiently managing these mods. Here’s a detailed guide on how to utilize this tool effectively.
Step 1: Downloading BG Mod Manager
The first step in modding Baldur’s Gate 3 is to download the BG Mod Manager. Ensure you download the latest version to avoid compatibility issues.
Step 2: Installing the Mod Manager
Once downloaded, you’ll need to install the BG Mod Manager on your system. This process is straightforward:
- Extract the File: Use a tool like WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the downloaded file.
- Run the Installer: Open the extracted folder and run the installation file. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
Step 3: Setting Up the Mod Manager
After installation, you need to configure the BG Mod Manager to work with your BG3 installation:
- Launch BG Mod Manager: Open the program from your desktop or start menu.
- Set the Game Path: The mod manager will ask for the path to your Baldur’s Gate 3 installation. Navigate to where your game is installed (usually under
Steam\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 3) and select the folder.
Step 4: Downloading Mods
Before you can manage mods, you need to download them:
- Choose Mods: Browse Nexus Mods or other BG3 modding communities to find mods you are interested in.
- Download Mods: Always read through the mod descriptions and compatibility notes before downloading.
Step 5: Adding Mods to BG Mod Manager
With the mods downloaded, you can now add them to the BG Mod Manager:
- Open BG Mod Manager: If it isn’t already open, launch the manager.
- Import Mods: Use the ‘Import Mods’ feature to add the downloaded .zip or .rar mod files. You can usually drag and drop these files directly into the mod manager interface.
Step 6: Managing and Activating Mods
The BG Mod Manager allows you to activate and arrange your mods:
- Activate Mods: Check the boxes next to the mods you wish to activate. Some mods may have specific load order requirements, so pay attention to each mod’s instructions.
- Adjust Load Order: If necessary, adjust the load order by selecting a mod and using the up or down arrows to change its position. This is crucial when mods depend on each other to function correctly.
Step 7: Launch the Game
With your mods configured and activated, you’re ready to launch Baldur’s Gate 3:
- Use BG Mod Manager: Launch the game directly from the BG Mod Manager to ensure all mods load properly.
- Check for Issues: Once the game starts, check for any issues or conflicts. If the game doesn’t run correctly, revisit the mod manager to adjust settings or disable problematic mods.
Best BG3 Mods List
The following list is composed of mods that were intended to improve the game, getting more what I wanted out of the playthrough, ideally without removing the difficulty and challenges. There isn’t anything too crazy as far as character creation goes, nor are there any difficulty modifiers (yet). Hopefully it provides you with something you hadn’t thought of and would love to add.
Game Enhancements:
- Party Limit Begone + Sit This One Out + Teleport to You + Dynamic Sidebar UW AutoHide
- Show Approval Ratings in Dialogue – saves you from having to quicksave at every possibly impactful dialogue choice if you want things to happen a certain way (not for blind playthroughs)
- Camp Event Notifications – I probably wouldn’t long rest and inevitably miss out on a lot of content if not for this
- Configurable Movement Speed (140% makes running around the city much less of a pain)
- Fast Launch – No Splash Screen on Startup + No “Press Any Key”
- Faster Context Menu – speeds up its appearance by 400%
- Marginally Better Pickpocketing – makes the pickpocket menu slightly larger
- 50% Slower Blood Accumulation – and I’m still too covered in blood after a single encounter
- Companions Panel & Camp Chest Everywhere – or – Bag of Camper’s Inventories – These provide options to allow you access to inventories of companions that are not active in your party
- **Modular Highlight Tooltip (**or Highlight Revised) + Enhanced World Tooltips – allows you to highlight more items while looking around and provides more functionality with them
- Mod Fixer + Trips Shaders + Improved UI – needed for other mods in the list
- Tutorial Chest Summoning – Only as needed for other specific mods
- Respec Illithid Powers – only as needed **(**Not happy with your choices? This will fix that for you)
- Carry Weight Increase – since you can send anything to the camp chest at any time, an inventory limit is somewhat pointless –or– Zero Weight Gold + Zero Weight Alchemy Ingredients
- WASD Movement – For Keyboard and Mouse players
- Native Camera Tweaks – provides you more camera position options
“Cheats” – Things that may actually affect gameplay:
- Achievement Enabler – For those playing on Steam
- Reliable Rolls – for the current playthrough, I’d rather just get the outcomes I want without resorting to save scumming, you can tweak all kinds of rolls, but I only have them turned on for ability checks like in conversation or pickpocketing. Considering it a timesaver more than anything.
- No Pickpocket Investigation – Why is it even a thing when you’re successful to begin with?
- No Romance Limit – Allows you to romance everyone and change flags for dating/relationship in case you screwed up at some point
- Daughter of Lolth (Good Minthara Recruitment) + VC_Minthara (softer voice)
- Approval Cheat – Only as needed – Allows you to grant yourself positive or negative approval with a single companion (useful for making romance happen more quickly)
- Spawn Any Item – for when you realize you killed a vendor or accidentally sold something and can’t find it – Looking up UIDs can be tedious, so I wouldn’t recommend it for every item you’ve missed along the way.
- Drop all the Loot (JWL) – Makes it so that all contents of a vendor (or otherwise) are on their person when they die.
- No Inspiration Cap – Raise the cap past 4 so you can save your inspirations and use them when you really need them.
- Tadpole Dialogue without Resting – Makes it so that a rest isn’t required before you can use your powers in conversation again
Summons:
- Best Boy – slightly improves on all of Scratch’s abilities/health
- Scratch Colors – lets you pick different coats for Scratch
- Squire – Provides you with an item that allows you to summon the undead dog. I personally find Squire to be overpowered and could be tweaked and nerfed a bit.
- Tara – Provides you with an item that allows you to summon Gale’s Tressym (flying cat)
- Spiritual Weapon Movement Speed +33% (honestly, it still doesn’t feel like it’s enough, but it helps)
- Imp Familiar Silencer – for when you get tired of the flapping noises
Spells QoL:
- Bind Pact Weapon in Combat (free action) – useful for when I forget to bind it beforehand
- Permanent Pact of the Blade – this is supposed to make it so you don’t have to re-bind your weapon after every long rest. It works…. sometimes.
- Less Annoying Hex – Drops the secondary dial and just selects strength for you, also removes need for additional “Re-Apply Hex” button
- Longstrider AOE – Why buff everyone one by one when you can hit them all at the same time? If anything, I wish it had enough radius to apply to the whole camp regardless of where you are
- Speak with Dead Rework and Tweaks – Highlights dead you can speak with and removes the 5 question limit
Inventory:
- Loot Autoseller – Helps thin out the crap
- Customizable Auto Loot Aura – Haven’t used it yet, but I’m trying it out today
- BagsBagsBags – Slightly helps mitigate inventory clutter while making a bit of clutter itself
- Stackable Items – frees up clutter in the inventory, but has caused me issues with having some stacked items not adding anything when I pick something that’s a duplicate up
- Better Containers 6×7 – makes the default menus slightly better
- Trade with Withers – for better inventory management and the ability to sell to a readily available merchant
- Everybody Dyes Unlimited Dyeing – Since we can’t preview the dyes before we use them, I think this one is essential
- Distinctive Dyes – Works on vanilla dyes only – helps you better visualize the colors of dyes
Equipment:
- Transmog Enhanced – Combine your favorite equipment properties with your favorite equipment appearance
- Basket Full of Equipment – Makes a lot of NPC exclusive clothing available
- Extra Gear – Adds more armor options
- More Mage Gear – Provides a selection of robes to use for both camp and field clothing
- Milanese Armor Sets – Adds more armor options
- Boring Dyes (and any other dyes for that matter)
Character Customization:
- Customizer Compendium by Alana
- Tav’s Hairpack + Tav’s Hairpack Icon Patch – Lots of new hair combos
- Naoki’s Heads – Additional Face Presets
- Toarie’s New Character Creation Presets – Additional Face Presets
- Eyes of the Beholder + No Iris Eyes (or any other eye modification) – Custom Eyes
- Hellboy Horns for Wyll – Maybe you don’t love Wyll’s devil form, if so perhaps removing most of the horns might help, it did for me
- Unique Tav + Appearance Edit Enhanced – couldn’t get these to work while running Patch 3 and haven’t tried it since, but recommending it since it’s a requirement for mods that do more than the bare minimum
- This is not an extensive list of character customization mods, just a few simple tweaks that didn’t cause compatibility issues. If you have some favorite interactions/combos, please share!
Difficulty Modifiers (sharing what I’ve seen, as I have not tried these personally):
- Tactician Plus – customizable scaling and health
- Stronger Bosses – makes bosses stronger
- Honour Mode settings for other difficulties – brings Honour mode features available to tactician
- Immersive Bosses – Changes how the AI fights for some encounters
- Lethal AI Enemies – Makes the AI a little smarter
Dice Sets:
- Illuminate Dice Set by ItsInvis – currently my personal favorite
- HQ Dice Set by Sir William Snugglepuff’s including Themes for Pink/Gold, Shield, Paladin, Warlock, and Necromancer
- Wyvern Dice by minogabe