My problems with Baldur's Gate...

My problems with Baldur's Gate...

Mokkan

Member #4,355

February 2004

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Has anyone played Neverwinter Nights 2? I probably would have it by now if it hadn't been DirectX 9 (and used SDL like NWN1).

My friend is a hardcore NWN player, and he didn't really like NWN2. Too much changed, apparently.

Jonatan Hedborg

Member #4,886

July 2004

yeah, it works without problems on my computer (mostly). The standard campaign was so-so imo, but the expansion is quite nice so far.

Don Freeman

Member #5,110

October 2004

I friggin loved Baldur's Gate! I mean, how can you not!:P I would like to have seen a remade version of Baldur's Gate using the Aurora engine from NWN. Now, that would be cool! We could also play on Linux!::) (Well without Wine and such)

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FMC

Member #4,431

March 2004

When it came out NWN2 was a friggin bugfest >:(
Now it's much more stable and optimized, and while IMO inferior to BG2, it's still very entertaining. Plus at a point in the game you get to manage and then defend a keep, which by itself is cool!
Actually it even has the npc-influence system from KOTOR which is a good addition to any rpg (it's much better developed than in NWN)

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What's with no manuals coming with the Baldur's Gate 4 pack? That sucks

Archon, did you check for the .pdf versions inside the disk? The manuals really are VERY important.

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Edgar Reynaldo

Major Reynaldo

May 2007

Icewind Dale is a good game , and the storyline was good too , you should still get it.

What's with no manuals coming with the Baldur's Gate 4 pack? That sucks. :'(

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Jonatan Hedborg

Member #4,886

July 2004

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The manuals really are VERY important.

Actually, at least when it comes to BG2, the manual is horribly outdated and incorrect (to the point of being useless for anything but a laugh).

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What's with no manuals coming with the Baldur's Gate 4 pack? That sucks.

I think it's pretty standard to only get digital manuals with these "packs". To keep costs down... Besides, my manual fell apart - and i only browsed it once or twice. Digital manuals doesn't do that

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Plus at a point in the game you get to manage and then defend a keep

You get to do that in BG2 as well, if you play as a fighter

FMC

Member #4,431

March 2004

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Actually, at least when it comes to BG2, the manual is horribly outdated and incorrect (to the point of being useless for anything but a laugh).

I guess the italian version was corrected then, it was EXTREMELY useful to me.
Besides if you know nothing of d&d 2 the manual will give you all the info you need on the system (game related).

Epsi

Member #5,731

April 2005

Beeing a huge fan of NWN, I wanted to give BGII a try after reading this thread.
I've installed the game, ToB and the FixPack linked earlier.

To my disapointment it feels like a really old game, not because of the graphics but the interface...

Anyway, the game just crash (plain exit, no error message) when I equip a sword on my shield slot... So much for a 2 handed character then... It's probably the "fix pack" which is messing the game, but there doesnt seem to be anyway to uninstall it.

:-[

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Jonatan Hedborg

Member #4,886

July 2004

There is an override (oslt) folder where all "patch-files" are put. you could try clearing that and then installing the regular patch again.

Epsi

Member #5,731

April 2005

I had to re-install the game from scratch, now it works.

Should I install the expension while I do single player game from the beginning, or wait until the end of the first part ?

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Jonatan Hedborg

Member #4,886

July 2004

It depends. If you install the expansion, there will be a new class (wild mage) and a higher xp cap (a lot higher). There will also be a new dungeon you can do while in either part of the game (original or expansion). If you decide to play a smaller party (which i prefer), something like 3 members, the game might become a bit to easy pretty fast (since you will gain twice as much xp, and without a xp cap you will start getting high level abilities long before the last fight).

FMC

Member #4,431

March 2004

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If you decide to play a smaller party (which i prefer), something like 3 members

Blasphemy!
What i really liked in the BG series is the strategic part you play when you have to manage 6 character in a turn-based (sortof) battle!

Bob Keane

Member #7,342

June 2006

Has anyone figured out how much alcohol it would take to get one of the other characters to have sex with the main character? On a slightly more serious note, I have played BGII to a point, but never finished. I played Icewind Dale with the Heart of Winter expansion and finished using cheats. I think BGII is by far superior, as for NWN, good game, try the Sex and the Single Adventuress mod. That is probably the best part of NWN, player created mods.

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