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Key points
- 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
Availability
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Retail |
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Uses simple CD-check and LaserLock DRM for copy protection. Released on both 2-3 CDs or one DVD. |
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GOG.com |
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Bundled with Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition.[2] Includes compatibility fixes and the Heart of Winter and Trials of The Luremaster expansions. |
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DLC and expansion packs
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Heart of Winter |
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Heart of Winter - Trials of the Luremaster |
Requires the Heart of Winter expansion. |
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Essential improvements
Mods
Skip intro videos
Navigate to the installation folder, then to Data
and either delete or rename the following files:
eMovWOTC.bif
(Wizards of the Coast logo)
MVEfileL.bif
(Black Isle logo)
There is one more video (game intro), if anyone finds out which file to rename please complete this list. Note that trying to play these disabled movies from the movie selection will crash the game.
Playing without CD
If you performed a full install you can play without the CD in your drive by tricking the game. The copy protection will only check for the presence of a CD drive and the presence of a certain file. Set up a virtual CD drive using a tool of your choice and make sure it has one or both of the following files in its file tree:
CD2/data/IWDCD.2
(base game)
CD3/Data/IWDCD.3
(expansion)
Wine users can use Wine's winecfg program to set up a folder as a CD drive. Using cracks is not recommended since they can break compatibility with mods.
Game data
Config utility general settings.
Config utility game settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Config utility video settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Config utility keyboard settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Notes |
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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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Russian |
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1) Official localization by «Akella» – local retail and GOG.com version. 2) Official localization by «1C-SoftClub - local retail» |
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Fan translation by prowler |
Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
2300-2399, 47624 |
UDP |
2300-2399, 47624 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
General
- The game will have problems with running with Avast! Antivirus Realtime Shield. The issue manifests in the game crashing when you try to edit your character bio or you try to import a character into a game.
- Install outside Program Files to avoid issues with file redirection.
- Will crash when you try to start a new game on newer operating systems, this can be fixed if you run the program as administrator.[3]
Multiplayer-Specific Issues
- The game will have issues with displaying if you try to join a multiplayer game while in fullscreen mode. To get around this use Alt+↵ Enter to switch to windowed mode and back once you've successfully joined a multiplayer game.
- On older systems like Windows XP it is important to check your network interface priority if you keep having connectivity issues when you have more than one network.
- Ensure all players are running the same version of the game (the GOG.com version is v1.41). The game version can be found by starting a single player game and opening the main menu; the game version is then displayed in the bottom left of the screen.
- Check that the game's 'Cache Size' is at least 140mb. This can be checked and changed with the 'Config' program, which is located in the folder where the game is installed to.
- Check that both players share the same 'Game Speed' value. This can be checked and changed with the 'Config' program, which is located in the folder where the game is installed to.
Game does not start on Windows 10 (GOG.com)
- The GOG.com version does not start correctly on Windows 10.
Delete/rename ddraw.dll[4]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
ddraw.dll . The game should now start correctly.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 | |
Processor (CPU) |
300 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
800 MB |
1.96 GB[5] |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 5.0 compatible | |
Notes
References