Patch 5 for Baldur’s Gate 3 is out and, as I mentioned in a feverish swarm of typing yesterday, it’s massive. Among a laundry list of other changes, there’s a big sparkly new epilogue which wraps the game’s story up in a nice bow. Some light spoilers ahead, though I’ve kept the details light.

You might be wondering how to get to the epilogue without messing anything up, as well as whether it’s worth it to load up your old save file to do so. Luckily, I’m here to tell you that’s absolutely fine—I’d even recommend it, for two very big reasons.

First up, getting to the epilogue of Baldur’s Gate 3 with an old save is super easy. While the patch announcement mentions it’s accessible to “all players by loading the game prior to the final fig…