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Revision as of 11:10, 28 August 2015
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Developers | |
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BioWare | |
Publishers | |
Black Isle Studios | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Infinity | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 30, 1998 |
Mac OS (Classic) | July 31, 2000 |
macOS (OS X) | April 18, 2014 |
Linux | October 14, 2014 |
Baldur's Gate | |
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Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons | |
Baldur's Gate | 1998 |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | 2000 |
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition | 2012 |
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | 2013 |
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | 2021 |
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | 2022 |
Baldur's Gate 3 | 2023 |
For the Enhanced Edition released in 2012, see Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.
Key points
- Almost no issues with newer systems due to large, active community.
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default; increasing affects game speed.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Baldur's Gate Wiki
- Sorcerer's Place - Fansite dedicated to roleplaying and Dungeons & Dragons games
- Spellhold Studios - A modding community for the Infinity Engine, Neverwinter Nights and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- GameBanshee - Walkthroughs and strategy guides for Bauldur's Gate and its expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion. |
Version differences
- The GOG.com version includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion as well as improved compatibility with modern versions of Windows.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Tales of the Sword Coast |
Essential improvements
Baldur's Gate Tutu
BG1Tutu allows the importing of Baldur's Gate files into the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn engine. Refer to that page for further details.
Bugfixes and text update
Baldurdash bugfixes and text update fixes bugs, adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 2-6 | Co-op |
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Online play | 2-6 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Stuck keys during character creation
- Try hitting the stuck key again or using Alt+Tab ↹ to switch away from the game.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium 166 MHz | Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5.0 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 8.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | 233 MHz G3 | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 350 MB |