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Baldur's Dale, The Infinity Engine Games Thread |
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Lopov |
Apr 12 2022, 09:19 AM
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Master
Joined: 11-February 13
From: Slovenia
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I like the story between Minsc, Edwin and Dynaheir in BG I, though on the other side it's difficult to keep them in the same party. I kept Minsc in BG II only if he was my companion in BG I, else I'd "remove" him from the game. I once roleplayed a neutral evil Half-Orc, the entire party in BG II was composed of mostly evil-oriented characters, only Minsc was the good-aligned one. Despite constant quarrels and protests I managed to keep Minsc in the party through the entire game. I remember an event from the Underworld, where Korgan, a chaotic-evil Dwarf suggested slaughtering some innocent villagers, and Minsc protested. It was on the protagonist, that is on my Half-Orc to decide, and he sided with Minsc. Korgan grumbled but eventually got over it. It was worth keeping Minsc in the party.
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"I saw a politician the other day." "Horrible creatures - I avoid them whenever I can."
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SubRosa |
Apr 21 2022, 10:02 PM
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Ancient
Joined: 14-March 10
From: Between The Worlds
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Blood Raven met a famous DnD characterThem!I updated BG EE 1 from 2.002 (my old version) to 2.660. It comes with a lot of changes, including improved textures.An example of combat. The floating health bars are optionalThe journal/quest log is vastly improved, and is now much more easy to read.On the whole I am liking the new version of the game. It comes with a lot of small improvements, and has a lot more options now that you can now turn on and off. The whole interface is a lot more readable, especially the spell books, which now have the names of each spell listed beside their icons. The map has an option to add an overlay that shows which areas are accessible and which are not, which is another ease of life thing. However, you can no longer use the Function keys for things like quicksaving and quickloading. Beamdog says that doing so can cause bugs. I also found that my old NWN2 Soundset mod won't install on version 2.660. But I was able to make a simple soundset by hand, and it will works. All in all it is an improvement. Currently I am planning on following with BG2EE, and I will use the updated version of that game too.
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Lopov |
Apr 21 2022, 10:23 PM
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Master
Joined: 11-February 13
From: Slovenia
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It's Drizzt, right? It can only be him. Now let's click on the photo...yup, I was right. for me. I saw an ankheg the other day. Annoying creatures. Their armor is good but their pincers are sharp. Still, I avoid them, whenever I can. I think that Siege of Dragonspear looks about the same like the updated BG EE. Are you planing to play SoD after BG I before moving to BG II, it serves as a prelude to events of BG II?
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"I saw a politician the other day." "Horrible creatures - I avoid them whenever I can."
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WellTemperedClavier |
Apr 22 2022, 03:05 AM
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Finder
Joined: 15-April 22
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QUOTE(SubRosa @ Apr 22 2022, 01:52 AM) Lopov: I don't have Siege of Dragonspear, though maybe some day I will look into it. I just have so much other stuff I have not gotten around to it yet.
Acadian: It looks like BG2EE has the same version number as BG1EE, so I think they did the same updates and improvements on both games simultaneously. Probably the same with Icewind Dale EE.
I played it! Mostly it was pretty good, though I did feel railroaded at a few points (can't go into more detail without entering spoiler territory). I actually didn't play BG until just a few years ago. I'll commit mild RPG heresy here and admit that I actually really dislike the way the Infinity Engine handles combat. To me, that sort of combat is just better done when it's turn-based. Yes, you can pause it, but that still feels like an extra hassle. (This is probably why I like Planescape: Torment so much--it doesn't actually require a ton of combat). Regardless, I still found the game enjoyable.
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