Baldur's Gate 3: how to fix the Slack Skinned Head bug in BG3

How to fix the Slack Skinned Head bug in Baldur's Gate 3

Ryan Woodrow | Aug 14, 2023

Baldur's Gate 3: how to fix the Slack Skinned Head bug in BG3 /

As you progress through the Mind Flayer colony in Baldur’s Gate 3, you’ll eventually find a Slack Skinned Head that sits atop a podium. There is normally a puzzle associated with this where you insert different minds to change the head’s personality, but many players are having trouble getting even this far.

For many, a bug occurs where attempting to speak with the head locks up the game, leaving them unable to progress. We’ll explain how to fix the Slack Skinned Head bug.

Slack Skinned Head bug fix – BG3

This is a bug that only occurs when running the game on Vulkan, so to fix this bug, you need to run the game in DirectX 11.

You can do this on the game’s launcher. Below the “play” button, simply tick the DirectX 11 option to run the game in this mode. If you want to know more about the differences between the two, we have a full guide on DirectX 11 vs Vulkan.

If you prefer playing with Vulkan then don’t worry, as once you’re past the conversation with the Slack Skinned Head, you can switch back to playing in that mode.

Published Aug 14, 2023

RYAN WOODROW

Ryan Woodrow is Guides Editor for GLHF based in London, England. He has a particular love for JRPGs and the stories they tell. His all-time favorite JRPGs are the Xenoblade Chronicles games because of the highly emotive and philosophy-driven stories that hold great meaning. Other JRPGs he loves in the genre are Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nier Automata, and Pokémon. He also regularly dives deep into the indie scene trying to find hidden gems and innovative ideas. Some of his favorite indie games include FTL: Faster Than Light, Thomas Was Alone, Moonlighter, Phantom Abyss, and Towerfall Ascension. More of his favorite games are Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, and XCOM 2. He has a first-class degree in Games Studies from Staffordshire University and has written for several sites such as USA Today's ForTheWin, Game Rant, The Sun, and KeenGamer. Email: ryan.woodrow@glhf.gg