A modder has restored some of the cut early access content from Baldur's Gate 3, including more than 1,000 lines of dialogue.
As spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, NexusMods user HyperspaceTowel – who previously released early access content bit by bit previously – has released the "Early Access Scenes Restored" mod, which brings back scenes, encounters, and NPCs that were cut from the final release of the 2023 RPG. This includes "over 100 conversations and more than 1,000 lines of voiced dialogue back from the dead" and restored reactivity from the companions and NPCs like the seashell kid.
However, this isn't an entirely comprehensive restoration of early access content, as HyperspaceTowel explains, "Early Access Scenes Restored injects content into the game that (IMO) still fits into the full release story (so no Early Access Karlach, Wyll, Dream Visitor, etc)." However, it also includes brand new scenes – namely for Wyll and Karlach in order "to match the others' newfound chattiness," but all of the lines added by the mod were "sourced from the full release game," so no AI slop here.
Some scenes that didn't make it include Astarion's Nightmare and a Hermit Crab Quest, which "no longer fit neatly in the current game due to rewrites, recasting, etc." However, HyperspaceTowel has previously made mods for both of these scenes, so if you really want to see that vampire's nightmare, or more importantly: crab, you still can do so.
HyperspaceTowel also notes that they aren't done yet, with their future plans including "Thralls on the Nautiloid," "More Wyll and Karlach reactivity," and "More voiced dialogue for Tav." Plus, there are some known bugs with the mod, with Gale's beard looking weird when speaking the early access lines, however, there's the Gale's Beard Fix mod to remedy this.
