Baldurs Gate II + Exp ( Vista )
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Well i had to run it in 2d because with 3d acceleration on it causes blocky black shadows and black boxes around items... Also as i said when installing the mods it gives you a "too many open files " error at the end , easily fixable that though.
I installed BGII + ToB this week as well 
I've been searching for a new game to play and havn't found anything remotely interesting so I though I should play again this epic game, which is getting old but still very much playable.
I can't recommend enough the Widescreen mod, playing BG2 at 1650x1080 really make it look like a game that could have been released recently.
This game is truly epic, even at the character creation screen you see that a LOT of work went in it. A shame today standard is not as good anymore, all we get is half tested, 3D Anti-Aliasing boosted game. Game devs should focus more on gameplay and less on shiny eye candy imo.
I've been searching for a new game to play and havn't found anything remotely interesting so I though I should play again this epic game, which is getting old but still very much playable.I can't recommend enough the Widescreen mod, playing BG2 at 1650x1080 really make it look like a game that could have been released recently.
This game is truly epic, even at the character creation screen you see that a LOT of work went in it. A shame today standard is not as good anymore, all we get is half tested, 3D Anti-Aliasing boosted game. Game devs should focus more on gameplay and less on shiny eye candy imo.
The problem is that games like BG2 are such a niche market that I doubt any large publishers are really interested.
Which is why we tend to end up with action-RPG's (with the emphasis on action and watered down character development and progression) so it appeals to a wider audience.
I really want to re-install BG2, but I just know it'll sap all my free time
What classes have you all started? Loved my Wood Elf Archer.
Which is why we tend to end up with action-RPG's (with the emphasis on action and watered down character development and progression) so it appeals to a wider audience.
I really want to re-install BG2, but I just know it'll sap all my free time
What classes have you all started? Loved my Wood Elf Archer.I agree and I disagree.
Game developers need their game to look nice and shiny to attract people.
But they need to focus on game play, This thread has made me want to whack on my old Baldurs gate games.
I think that very few game developers use the idea, If it 'ent broke don't fix it.
Too many games are coming out, where they lose what made the game great in the eyes of the fans because they want to try something new / make it look nicer.
Why not simply make a different game and not ruin a very good franchise.
The problem is that games like BG2 are such a niche market that I doubt any large publishers are really interested.
Which is why we tend to end up with action-RPG's (with the emphasis on action and watered down character development and progression) so it appeals to a wider audience.
I really want to re-install BG2, but I just know it'll sap all my free time
Didn't Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II sell in huge amounts?
They're too tied into the large publishers to change that approach (the latter also tend to sponge up most of the revenue from sales).
Bit of research shows that it did actually sell very well. According to this site:
http://combatskillz.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6
Both BG2 and the expansion sold 2m copies each - which is respectable looking at what others sold.
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can't remmber the number but don't forget BG1 basicly jumped start RPG's again (came out of the blue as well) so i think we are talking hundreds of thousand) but isn't Dragon Age ment to be PC only so that might be abit more hardcore than Mass effect was ,was far to short and shallow compared to there older games imo still fun though.
Great games, I'm still hoping on this:
Though it is unlikely that a proper Baldur's Gate game will be made, more likely being another 'BG: Dark Alliance' game which really has very little to do with the actual BG games. I hope they prove me wrong!Wikipedia on Baldur's Gate Series said:
thinking of installing this again as on the first "play through" i didnt actually get very far as i was new to these games i.e. crap 
i found it eally hard to kill things and use people effectivly but hopefully this time it will change 
a5re there any links to where there are high res texture mods and things like that? as i remember playing on my 15" monitor and it looks blocky on that so on 22" its going to be looking at a mosaic 
i found it eally hard to kill things and use people effectivly but hopefully this time it will change a5re there any links to where there are high res texture mods and things like that? as i remember playing on my 15" monitor and it looks blocky on that so on 22" its going to be looking at a mosaic
Yes I didn't think it could be fairly described as a 'niche' game at the time. Not sure about now when so many seem to think 3D is so important.