/BG3ImprovedUI

Description

This mod is aimed at making changes to the overall user interface to improve usability as well as opening options to more potential mods.

Player Features

  • Prevents annoying story error message box appearing when using mods

  • Unlocks edit appearance option for all Origin characters in Character Creation.
  • OPTIONAL FILE REQUIRED Switches "Show all items" (highlighting all interactables, default left ALT key/right stick) from requiring a held input to an on/off switch. Works for both Keyboard and Controller - switching between the two input methods when enabled would cause an additional toggle to be required. Stays on UI change (such as game menu/dialogue) except when showing other tooltips. (Credit: Violet-Vibes)

OPTIONAL FILE REQUIRED Keyboard-only tweaks:

  • Hides the bottom-left buttons when in dialogue with companions and NPCs where Attack/Trade are not relevant. Can still be accessed by placing your mouse in the bottom-left area. This cleans up the UI when experiencing intimate scenes. (Credit: Wesslan)
  • Replaces existing Minimap with smaller version (75% zoom, takes up less space on screen) or no Minimap (leaving the relevant buttons).

Modder Features

  • Character Creation Layout tweaks: Removes head scroll limit (Credit: Alana)
  • Character Creation Layout tweaks: Removes appearance tab restrictions allowing for modded slot use (ex: Origin Hairstyles, Humans with tails)
  • Character Creation Layout tweaks: Changes Dragonborn Sorcerer Draconic Ancestry to allow for additional scale types.
  • Character Creation Layout tweaks: Allows for Feat selection once unlocked by another mod. Tip - "Allowimprovement" doesn't work on its own.
  • CC/Level up Layout tweaks: Adds multiple scroll bars to Origins, Races, Subraces, Classes, Subclasses, Deity and Background selection for better support with modded options.
  • CC/Level up Layout tweaks: Changes passive selection to turn into a scroll option when modded options are added - such as modded Eldritch Invocations. (Credit: Winterbrick)
  • OPTIONAL FILE REQUIRED Supports modded class icons, with a generic icon given to mods without a provided icon
  • OPTIONAL FILE REQUIRED Supports modded action resources to appear in the action resource bar (instead of a red star placeholder)

Showcase (version 3.2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=livOpPUNIN0

Installing

Place both ImprovedUI.pak and optional files under "%LocalAppData%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods" - no mod list entry required.

OR

If added via Candor/BG3 Mod Manager/manual install, ensure that the Story Fix (or a mod that includes it) is also added to work correctly.

Discord

Feel free to join the Larian Discord server and discuss in the BG3 Modding Channel

Attribution

DISCLAIMER

  • Since modding BG3 is not yet officially supported by Larian Studios, you might encounter unexpected problems that it's not in their current scope to fix. PLEASE DISABLE AUTOMATIC TELEMETRY and don't post bug reports on their official platforms, as you're playing with an unsupported mod.
  • How to disable telemetry:

Notes for Paking:

Use LSLib; set Priority to 21