This page is for the enhanced edition from 2014. For the original from 2000, see Icewind Dale.
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
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename movie files[1]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movies\ .
- Delete or rename
logo.wbm .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.ini |
macOS (OS X) |
~/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 |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\save\ |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music, Movie |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Official in-game localization. |
Russian |
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Fan translation by «ArcaneCoast» |
Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
- 64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.[2]
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
2.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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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