Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version

Larian have updated Baldur's Gate 3 with Hotfix #35, which includes more improvements to their Native Linux build supported on the Steam Deck with SteamOS.

Did you miss it getting a Native version? See the previous GamingOnLinux article for the info. They're still specifically calling it "Steam Deck Native", but it's just a Native Linux version with tweaks for the Steam Deck included. It will be interesting to see how this sort of language evolves, especially with the new upcoming Steam Machine.

From their changelog here's all the goodies:

FIXES

Crashes and Performance

• Fixed a freeze on PS5 that could occur when pressing L2.
• Fixed a crash on Xbox on the host's end when a client leaves a multiplayer session.
• Fixed a crash on Xbox on the client's end when suspending the game while loading into a multiplayer session.
• Fixed a crash on Steam Deck Native Build and Mac that was sometimes caused when saving the game after crafting.
• Fixed a potential crash on Mac on the host's end during cross-play.
• Fixed some potential crashes on Steam Deck during cross-play.

Steam Deck

• Bumped the default Upscaling Type from FSR 1 to FSR 2.2 to improve sharpness on Steam Deck Native.
• Fixed a bug causing external controllers to stop working on Steam Deck Native when you use the 'Switch to Desktop' or 'Return to Gaming Mode' functions.
• Improved loading times in some instances on the Steam Deck Native build.
• Fixed a crash on startup when the EN locale is missing on Steam Deck.
• Improved VRAM consumption on Nvidia GPUs.

Bit odd them listing "Improved VRAM consumption on Nvidia GPUs" under the Steam Deck heading but okay. Hopefully that will help those of you choosing to run the Native Linux version on Desktop Linux with an NVIDIA GPU.