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Revision as of 22:02, 4 November 2021
Developers | |
---|---|
Overhaul Games | |
Publishers | |
Former | Atari |
Current | Beamdog |
Engines | |
Infinity | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 28, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | February 22, 2013 |
Linux | September 27, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 78 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Baldur's Gate |
Baldur's Gate | |
---|---|
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 |
Key points
- Numerous improvements over the original game, including performance optimisation and support for high resolutions.[1]
- Includes several bug fixes and an overhauled game engine.
- Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows, OS X and iPad).
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; increasing in
Baldur.ini
makes the game run too fast.[2]
General information
- Official forums
- Unofficial wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Publisher website | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam running.[3] | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Siege of Dragonspear |
Essential improvements
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business is a mod that restores missing and cut content from the game's release. Available both for the original version and for the Enhanced Edition. List of all changes here.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.lua |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.lua |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.lua |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition\save\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | "Enable Cloud Saves" in gameplay settings menu. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Game runs at desktop resolution but only takes up part of the screen on multi-monitor setups and shifts to the left side. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | If experiencing screen flicker or menu flicker, turn on Vsync in Nvidia CPanel for the game-exe or if running an ATI card, turn it on in the Catalyst Control Center. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game is capped at 30 FPS; increasing in Baldur.ini makes the game run too fast.[2] |
||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | Audio is localized only for original content; Enhanced Edition content is unvoiced. | |||
German | Enhanced Edition content in main game has German voices, but Siege of Dragonspear only has English audio and German texts. | |||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Polish | Fan translation of BG: Siege of Dragonspear, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Official in-game localization. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by prozh | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | 6 | Co-op |
||
Online play | 6 | Co-op |
||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
- 64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.[4]
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | Can be enabled with Alternate Renderer under Graphics options. |
OpenGL | 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Issues fixed
Game not launching
Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[citation needed] |
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only). |
In-Game Audio Loss
Install OpenAL_Soft.exe[citation needed] |
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Download OpenAL_Soft.exe from this link and install into your game installation folder. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
Linux | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12+ | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
References
- ↑ List of features that Overhaul has added over the original Baldur's Gate
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 I am about to purchase this title..... :: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
- ↑ Steam Community Announcements - Patch 2.6 Launches Today! - last accessed on 2021-04-20