{"id":970817,"date":"2026-01-04T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/FVMhNoWDqgawFL34QjP3m7"},"modified":"2026-01-04T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:20:19","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-modders-are-already-using-its-jailbroken-level-editor-to-make-the-games-first-custom-maps-including-a-proof-of-concept-level-in-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/baldurs-gate-3-modders-are-already-using-its-jailbroken-level-editor-to-make-the-games-first-custom-maps-including-a-proof-of-concept-level-in-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur’s Gate 3 modders are already using its jailbroken level editor to make the game’s first custom maps, including a proof-of-concept level in Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It only took two days for modder Siegfre to crack open Baldur’s Gate 3’s official mod tools<\/a>, unlocking a level editor that could let fans create their own custom modules or even full campaigns. A week later, and that’s already started to bear fruit, with some modders sharing images and videos of playable custom levels.<\/p>\n

The most impressive creations I’ve seen so far come from a channel simply called S<\/a> on YouTube, with the standout being a work in progress take on Avernus<\/a>, the top layer of the Forgotten Realms’ Nine Hells and a significant part of Baldur’s Gate 3’s backstory\u2060\u2014we also briefly glimpse it in-game through the Nautiloid tutorial and House of Hope endgame dungeon. S seems to have used a combination of assets from the Shadow Cursed Lands, as well as from the Avernus bits in the final game (like that really distinctive skybox with a floating fortress) to produce the area, which somewhat resembles Caelid from Elden Ring.<\/p>\n

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