Steam review scores for the patch are "Very Positive" (92%), with the only negative reviews citing the removal of the "Ghost Mimic" glitch as a betrayal of emergent gameplay. Barony v4.3.1 is a mandatory patch. Steam and GOG users will receive the update automatically.
Release Date: October 31, 2023 (retroactively dated for thematic consistency) Build ID: 12364591 File Size: ~450 MB (incremental patch over v4.3.0) Overview Barony v4.3.1 arrives not with a bang, but with the precise, methodical clink of a lockpick opening a trapped chest. Following the monumental "Horn of Plenty" update (v4.3.0), which introduced the Bard class, the Orchestrion of Cacophony artifact, and a complete lighting overhaul, version 4.3.1 serves as the essential stabilizing mortar between the bricks of new content. This patch focuses on three pillars: multiplayer desync eradication , AI pathfinding refinement , and item interaction sanity . Barony v4.3.1
For veteran players, this is the version where "dying to a bug" becomes a genuine excuse rather than a mechanical feature. For new adventurers, v4.3.1 represents the most polished entry point into Barony’s brutal first-person roguelike dungeon crawl. 1. Multiplayer Netcode: The Desync Exorcism The headline fix. Prior to 4.3.1, long co-op sessions (Floor 15+) would often witness a gradual unraveling of reality: a friend walking into a wall on your screen, but fighting a Lich on theirs; a chest that contains a Storm Hammer for you, but a Rotten Apple for them. Steam review scores for the patch are "Very
If a discrepancy is found (e.g., entity positions, trap states, or inventory counts), the client now performs a soft-resync without dropping the connection. The result is a noticeable reduction in the "Ghost Mimic" glitch—where a Mimic is dead on the host’s game but alive and hungry on yours. Release Date: October 31, 2023 (retroactively dated for