Any tips to get Baldurs gate working on windows 7?

Semiskimmed · 8 Mar 2011 at 10:19

all i get is a black screen pop up then it sits in the task bar and wont do anythign else :confused:

Jokester · 8 Mar 2011 at 10:24

Hmm, works fine here with me.

fullmetaltony · 8 Mar 2011 at 10:49

Treid running it in compatibility mode?

Briton · 8 Mar 2011 at 10:53

Works fine for me. I'm running under the Big World Project. Do you have Baldur's Gate II ?

discobiscuits · 8 Mar 2011 at 11:33

What resolution are you running at?

Semiskimmed · 8 Mar 2011 at 12:22

thanks for the replies, ive carried on messing around with it and it seems to be working, if very buggy to start with.
i have to try to close the game down in the taskbar, when it pops up to ask are you sure, i click no and it loads up :cool:

Neil79 · 8 Mar 2011 at 12:31

Shame you couldn't get two as well +exp , then join them together for a full set story experience

Ravenger · 8 Mar 2011 at 12:36

Buy it from GOG. Worth paying just to get a fully patched and working version.

Semiskimmed · 8 Mar 2011 at 12:52

Neil79 said:
Shame you couldn't get two as well +exp , then join them together for a full set story experience

have tried getting number 2 and expansions for all of them on the cheap

only managed the first so far. and having never played them before didnt want to spend loads just incase i didnt enjoy it.

Ravenger said:
Buy it from GOG. Worth paying just to get a fully patched and working version.

as above, want to see what the first one is like really first, but its somethign to consider in the future.
is the version from GOG able to be joined together?

Neil79 · 8 Mar 2011 at 13:25

Semiskimmed said:
as above, want to see what the first one is like really first, but its somethign to consider in the future.
is the version from GOG able to be joined together?

Yes its easier that way

Semiskimmed · 8 Mar 2011 at 13:53

Neil79 said:
Yes its easier that way

nice! thanks for info

Neil79 · 8 Mar 2011 at 13:57

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18195246&highlight=baldur

^ If you do go down the GOG route

Semiskimmed · 8 Mar 2011 at 22:36

Neil79 said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18195246&highlight=baldur

^ If you do go down the GOG route

thanks again.
whilst im here, is there a quest log in the game? somethign to actually track quests and not just the mishmash that is the journal?

Jokester · 9 Mar 2011 at 07:11

If you merge it with BG2 you get the BG1 quests in BG2 quest log.

Streeteh · 9 Mar 2011 at 07:13

Big World Project made it foolproof for me.

bhavv · 9 Mar 2011 at 07:39

I did try Baldurs Gate Trilogy, but it has a huge flaw where it cripples the amount of EXP you get from scrolls and traps in the second game.

It nerfs the EXP gain from traps and locks by 100x because otherwise you would level far too quickly in the first game. Unfortunately, the nerfed EXP gain also carries over into BG2, where traps + scrolls are meant to be one of the best way to get EXP.

So instead I changed to using Tutu, which converts the first game into the engine of the second, but doesnt combine both games. Play through the first then export your character to a normal game of BG2.

Edrof · 9 Mar 2011 at 08:02

Semiskimmed said:
all i get is a black screen pop up then it sits in the task bar and wont do anythign else

You probably need to gather your party before venturing forth.

bhavv · 9 Mar 2011 at 08:54

Forde said:
You probably need to gather your party before venturing forth.

Briton · 9 Mar 2011 at 10:16

Semiskimmed said:
...want to see what the first one is like really first, but its somethign to consider in the future.
is the version from GOG able to be joined together?

The original is so much more enjoyable played through the Baldur's Gate II engine. Worth it for the increased resolution alone.

Semiskimmed · 9 Mar 2011 at 10:38

Briton said:
The original is so much more enjoyable played through the Baldur's Gate II engine. Worth it for the increased resolution alone.

the only peeve i have atm is just the poor way the quest log/journal works.
i cant see how you can get an idea of the quests you have to do/completed etc? :confused: