A Baldur’s Gate 3-inspired Mod for Stardew Valley Was Accidentally Removed and Later Reinstated

The Baldur’s Village mod for Stardew Valley, which added Baldur’s Gate 3 characters into the farm and life simulator, was a huge hit with fans, and even earned the stamp of approval by Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke. However, a DMCA takedown notice issued by Wizards of the Coast briefly resulted in the fan mod being taken offline. Wizards has now clarified that the DMCA was a mistake and the mod is officially back up.

“The Baldur’s Village DMCA takedown was issued mistakenly–we are sorry about that,” Wizards said in a statement (via PC Gamer). “We are in the process of fixing that now so fans and the Stardew community can continue to enjoy this great mod!”

A Nexus Mods spokesperson spoke to PC Gamer when the DMCA was received, saying they were also wondering if it was a mistake. “Hopefully, this is an oversight from WotC, who often use external agencies to hunt down violating content, and they will reverse their decision,” they said. “Fingers crossed for Baldur’s Village.”

The mod makes some of Baldur’s Gate 3’s main characters into villagers, even giving them their own parts of the map. These include Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Karlach, Halsin, and Astarion. Currently, Astarion is the only new neighbor players will be able to romance at this time, but the team has confirmed that Haslin’s romance storyline is being worked on.

To get the Baldur’s Village mod up and running, players will also need to install the Stardew Modding API (SMAPI), the Stardew Valley Content Patcher, and the Portraiture mod, all of which can be downloaded for free over at Nexus Mods. Once the mod is installed, you don’t need to worry about starting a new game, and the mod should seamlessly integrate the new content into existing save files.

For more ways to make the most of your Stardew experience, check out our picks for the best Stardew Valley mods.