favouriteflavour said:The backgrounds in those games were shit hot. Also the last game I got with a good manual.
Great I'll pick these up. Any others?Sinatar said:1.) BG1Tutu - Ports Baldur's Gate into the Baldur's Gate 2 engine, making it a better experience overall.
2.) Widescreen - Lets you play any infinity engine game in whatever resolution you want.
3.) BG1 Unfinished Business - Restores a bunch of cut content from Baldur's Gate.
4.) BG2 Unfinished Business - Same as above but for Baldur's Gate 2.
5.) Banter Pack - Restores a bunch of cut party banter from BG2.
Sinatar said:
Maybe Sword Coast Strategems to make things a bit more unpredictable.ronito said:Great I'll pick these up. Any others?
WoW's manual didn't compare to BG2's original manual, that had a detailed glossary of every single spell in the game. I used to read that shit for minutes.Gravijah said:Speaking of good manuals, World of Warcraft has a fucking awesome manual. It's like a tiny book.
A Steam release would be nice, although that looks like a decent deal.nataku said:I've never played either BG games, but I really want to. Where is the best place to get them? I was looking at getting the 4 in 1 pack from Amazon since there doesn't seem to be a DD of the games. Is that the best one to go with?
Undeux said:I wish it were possible to play this on a Mac.
Why not just set it to a lower widescreen resolution? The UI won't scale with the res, which is why it's so tiny when you go high up.Joe Shlabotnik said:I'm probably doing something terribly wrong, but I've been playing BG1 lately (via EasyTutu) and the widescreen mod just bothered the shit out of me, so I just play it in its original aspect ratio and deal with the upscaling blur (which isn't terrible to my eyes). Setting it to my native res (1680x1050) made the UI ugly and unusably tiny. Was I doing something wrong or is it just a matter of preference?
Joe Shlabotnik said:I'm probably doing something terribly wrong, but I've been playing BG1 lately (via EasyTutu) and the widescreen mod just bothered the shit out of me, so I just play it in its original aspect ratio and deal with the upscaling blur (which isn't terrible to my eyes). Setting it to my native res (1680x1050) made the UI ugly and unusably tiny. Was I doing something wrong or is it just a matter of preference?
Danne-Danger said:Why not just set it to a lower widescreen resolution? The UI won't scale with the res, which is why it's so tiny when you go high up.
Text is the main problem for me, but you can improve that by setting it to a "larger" font in the BGconfig file (the text cfg), just set it to something bold.
Though I've seen some UI mods before (mainly changing colours and the like), I haven't seen any "high-res ui" mods, not sure if that's been done now though, or if it even can be done.
Reluctant-Hero said:I picked up the BG1+2 pack from Amazon a few months back when I bought my M11x. Never got around to installing them as I still need an external DVD drive.
But now GoG will have BG1 with ToSC tomorrow! Hopefully BG2, with expansion, and all of Icewind Dale will follow in the coming months.
I wonder if the widescreen patch will still be needed after GoG's optimized version is released? Or if any of the old mods will even work with GoG's version. Guess I'll find out tomorrow.
I actually really like IWD 2 but yes the Icewind Dale series shouldn't be missed if you like the BG style of game.Minsc said:It is, from what I read Parallels or the sort run it fine.
Edit: I feel Icewind Dale gets overlooked here, if you are looking in to BG/BG2, don't skip over IWD, the first is an incredible game, the second, a bit less but still fun.
Onion_Relish said:Hey there, sorry to bump an old thread, but I had a dream about playing baldurs gate, and now i want to purchase baldurs gate. Do I really need the mods and stuff? Or can i just go to gog and buy it and get going. I'd prefer to play it in its original state but if playing BG1 with the BG2 engine makes it more reliable/sensical/better i guess i dont have a choice?
Uchip said:Ah
my favourite PC game of all time
been playing co-op with 2 friends which is fun if you have skype going
just make sure you play throne of bhaal all the way through
You shouldn't have any reliability issues playing the GoG version. As a Baldur's Gate veteran, I find Tutu to be the way to go with BG1, but for a first timer, I'd probably just recommend going straight-up to get the whole experience.Onion_Relish said:Hey there, sorry to bump an old thread, but I had a dream about playing baldurs gate, and now i want to purchase baldurs gate. Do I really need the mods and stuff? Or can i just go to gog and buy it and get going. I'd prefer to play it in its original state but if playing BG1 with the BG2 engine makes it more reliable/sensical/better i guess i dont have a choice?
MacGurcules said:You shouldn't have any reliability issues playing the GoG version. As a Baldur's Gate veteran, I find Tutu to be the way to go with BG1, but for a first timer, I'd probably just recommend going straight-up to get the whole experience.
Widescreen mod might be good if you want to play full-screen, but if you don't mind a window, BG has a pretty good range of windowed sizes available.
Onion_Relish said:I dont mind playing in windowed mode. Really the only reason why I would want mods is if there was something terrible broken with the game. That being said, i bust out the starcraft and diablo and mechwarrior 2 every once and a while and play them without mods just fine.
Van Buren said:I'd recommend playing through BG1 on the BG2 engine for convenience sake - this way you get used to the user interface, which has a learning curve for people new to these kinds of rpgs. Not only that, I think BG1 didn't highlight game objects on pressing TAB, and this might be a nuisance when doing quests that require pixel hunting quest items from a rock hidden between trees. That said, don't miss BG1, since the experience - running away from a single wolf in BG1 to becoming a character strong enough to take down demigods in your sleep in BG2, is an experience that's rarely matched in other series.
Onion_Relish said:Well if it's like diablo one where you just have to scroll your mouse around thats not a big issue. There is also gamefaqs if im utterly and hopelessly lost. I believe that for the most part you should try and experience games in their native habitat. SNES games are always best on the SNES because that is the only way they existed for a brief period in time. Sure you can use a PS2 emulator to get HD graphics and stuff, but it is a simulacrum, a perfect copy of something flawed.
Undeux said:I wish it were possible to play this on a Mac.
It's not like the interface is wildly different going from BG to BG2. Baldur's Gate 2 just cleans up some of the rough edges. I'd absolutely recommend Tutu for anybody that's already been through it once.Van Buren said:BG1 still holds up well - it's just that I try to recommend the BG2 engine transition to ease people into the series. The BG2 engine adds minor improvements that enhance the intuitiveness a great deal. If you are willing to invest the time to learn the BG1 UI, go for it - it's more than playable. Honestly, a couple of hours into the game, and you will scarcely give the UI any thought - the content's that compelling.
What do you mean by "everything"? The maps orient themselves to the top corner. If they're smaller than your screen resolution, they'll peg themselves there and you won't be able to scroll. That shouldn't actually cause any problems, though.LastWindow said:I went to play Baldur's Gate again today and I've never played it with the widescreen mod, so I install that and now everything is on the upper left corner. I put the correct resolution in and even tried reinstalling it with a lower resolution but it's still the same. Is there a fix for this?
bigben85 said:I just recently installed Baldur's Gate Trilogy (A mod that has all the Baldur's Gate games installed as 1 connected game). It works with the widescreen mode also.