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Revision as of 15:40, 1 July 2023
This page is for the enhanced edition from 2014. For the original from 2000, see Icewind Dale.
Developers | |
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Overhaul Games | |
Publishers | |
Beamdog | |
Engines | |
Infinity | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 30, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) | October 30, 2014 |
Linux | October 30, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Icewind Dale |
Icewind Dale | |
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Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons | |
Icewind Dale | 2000 |
Icewind Dale II | 2002 |
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition | 2014 |
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RPG game in the Icewind Dale series.
Key points
- Numerous improvements over the original game, including performance optimisation and support for high resolutions.
- 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. - Known issue with some Creative sound cards and OpenAL; resulting in sound loss.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | The default Windows version is 64-bit; a separate set of 32-bit installers is also available. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
(unavailable) |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename movie files[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.lua |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.ini |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.ini |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\save\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
- Four quicksaves (Q), unlimited manual saves.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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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 | Notes | |
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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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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- Additional formations are available by selecting a group and right-clicking on a formation button.
Show area of effect for spells
Edit baldur.lua |
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Alternatively, use the Hidden gameplay options mod |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music, Movie | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Official in-game localization. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «ArcaneCoast» | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.[2] Version 2.5 is kept in a Steam beta branch and a GOG.com bonus installer. | ||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Additional downloads
Tweaks Anthology
Modular tool that allows making dozens of big and small changes to the game's balancing, presentation etc. Can be downloaded here. Documentation here.
Hidden gameplay options
Enables new settings in the game options, for example show the area of effect before casting a spell, show more detailed combat infos, etc. Full list of options here, file can be downloaded here. To install, unpack the full content to the game folder (where the Icewind.exe is) and run setup-HiddenGameplayOptions.exe there.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Windows Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 or later | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12+ | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual Core Processor | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-12
- ↑ Steam Community Announcements - Patch 2.6 Launches Today! - last accessed on 2021-04-20