A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has discovered a hidden loading area with a rude secret, as it contains a lot of scantily-clad character models.
In video games, it’s not uncommon for character sprites/models to be loaded into places players cannot see. This allows them to be easily added to a scene or switched out for an existing model, ensuring a seamless experience.
This explains the discovery made by a user on theBaldur’s Gate 3 Reddit, as their wife accidentally loaded themselves into a room filled with character models, includingmale and female versions of Harleepwho are wearing very few clothes.
The other oddities in the room include a character model for Shar thatresembles the unused design for the Nightsong, a version of the Emperor without color on its model, and the half-orc waiter who appears during Karlach’s date scene.
“This is the Dev Room,” one commenter explained, “You can actually hear an explanation of it at the end of thisAGDQ Speedrun. It is used as a place to stow characters that only exist during certain parts of the story.”
This isn’t the first time that assets have been discovered outside of the player’s view, as thecharacter creation screenalso has models behind the camera to facilitate the loading of new Tav race/body models.
It’s always fascinating when players discover these little moments where the curtain is peeled back, and the tools used by the developers are laid bare. In this case, it’s literally bare, as naked devils are just one glitch trip away for all Baldur’s Gate 3 players.
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Scott Baird is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, and Magic The Gathering, and Nintendo games. He also has bylines at Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, Screen Rant, The Gamer, and TopTenz.
