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For the Enhanced Edition released in 2012, see Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.

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

Baldur's Gate is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RPG game in the Baldur's Gate series.

General information

Unofficial 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

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Released on 5 CDs or 1 DVD.
GOG.com		The Original Saga. Pre-packaged with WineD3D. Bundled with Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.^[1]

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Version differences

The Original Saga bundle includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Tales of the Sword Coast

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch for the base game is 1.1.4315, available from Patches-Scrolls.

The latest official patch for Tales of the Sword Coast is 1.3.5521, available from Patches-Scrolls.

Bugfixes and text update

Baldurdash bugfixes and text update fixes bugs, in-game texts and descriptions, and adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.

GemRB

A Source Port of Infinity Engine games designed to be compatible with multiple Platforms & add new features such as increased moddability over the original engine.

https://gemrb.org

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\baldur.ini^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use G3: Widescreen Mod. To adapt the UI, use the GUI mod on top of it.
Multi-monitor		Use G3: Widescreen Mod. To adapt the UI, use the GUI mod on top of it.
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	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default. Frame rate can be customized in the game's .ini file up to 60 FPS; however, frame rate is tied directly to the game's clock and changing it will change the game speed.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Set in `config.exe`.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music and Movie.
Surround sound		4.0^[2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 1
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Simplified Chinese				Official localization by TWP（第三波）,Only for local distribution versions
Traditional Chinese				Official localization by TWP（第三波）,Only for local distribution versions
Polish				^[3]^[4]
Russian				Official localization by «Akella» – local retail and GOG.com version.
Russian				ArcaneCoast.ru: 1) Fan translation by prozh 2) Fan translation by Refiler
Spanish				An Improved translation by Clan DLAN is available.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		6	Co-op
Online play		6	Co-op The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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.

Crash after intro videos

The game will crash if the paths in baldur.ini are too long. Try to install the game on a lower level of the directory tree if you have this problem.

"Not enough free disk space" error followed by shut down on large capacity partitions

Install Windows compatibility fix
Download custom compatibility fix from here. Either use command line to install the compatibility file or run the batch file as an administrator to do it automatically.

Flickering in menu and in-game

Use DDrawFix

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	1.0

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

Modifications

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.

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 can be found here.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 166 MHz	Intel 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
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	8.5
Processor (CPU)	233 MHz G3
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Update: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ [1] - last accessed on 2022-09-05
↑ Wrota Baldura - Dubbingpedia - last accessed on 2023-07-18
↑ Baldur's Gate: Opowieści z Wybrzeża Mieczy - Dubbingpedia - last accessed on 2023-07-18

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Update: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[3] [1] - last accessed on 2022-09-05

[4] Wrota Baldura - Dubbingpedia - last accessed on 2023-07-18

[5] Baldur's Gate: Opowieści z Wybrzeża Mieczy - Dubbingpedia - last accessed on 2023-07-18

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

Developers

	BioWare
	Black Isle Studios
Mac OS (Classic)	Graphsim Entertainment
Publishers
1998-2006	Interplay Entertainment
2006-2012	Atari
2012-present	Beamdog
Retail (Japan)	Sega
OS X	MacPlay
Engines
	Infinity
Release dates
Windows	December 21, 1998
Mac OS (Classic)	July 17, 2000
macOS (OS X)	October 13, 2003
Linux	October 14, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	91
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Baldur's Gate

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
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+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Black Isle Studios}}
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 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Black Isle Studios}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment|1998-2006}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|2006-2012}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Beamdog|2012-present}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega|Retail (Japan)}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|MacPlay|OS X}}
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@@ Line 19: / Line 21: @@
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|baldurs-gate|91}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Continuous turn-based }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Baldur's Gate }}
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20030801082324/http://www.interplay.com/bgate/
 |steam appid  =
 |gogcom id    = 1207658886
 |gogcom id side = 1207666353
+|hltb         = 808
 |igdb         = baldur-s-gate
+|lutris       = baldurs-gate-the-original-saga
+|mobygames    = 712
 |strategywiki = Baldur's Gate
-|mobygames    = baldurs-gate
 |wikipedia    = Baldur's Gate
 |winehq       = 157
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Baldur's Gate}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default; increasing affects game speed.
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 44: / Line 66: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Released on 5 CDs or 1 DVD. | | Windows, Mac OS }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | baldurs_gate_enhanced_edition | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/definitive_edition_bundle_baldurs_gate_i_ii_icewind_dale Update: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle - GOG.com]</ref> Includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | baldurs_gate_enhanced_edition | DRM-free | The Original Saga. Pre-packaged with [[Glossary:Display wrapper|WineD3D]]. Bundled with [[Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/definitive_edition_bundle_baldurs_gate_i_ii_icewind_dale|title=Update: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/BALDUR Archive.org].
 ===Version differences===
-{{ii}} The GOG.com version includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion as well as improved compatibility with modern versions of Windows.
+{{ii}} '''The Original Saga''' bundle includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Tales of the Sword Coast | | Windows, Mac OS, OS X, Linux }}
@@ Line 55: / Line 79: @@
 ==Essential improvements==
-===Baldur's Gate Tutu===
+===Patches===
-[http://www.pocketplane.net/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.
+{{ii}} The latest official patch for the base game is 1.1.4315, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/469/7/20103 Patches-Scrolls].
+{{ii}} The latest official patch for Tales of the Sword Coast is 1.3.5521, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/474/7/20105 Patches-Scrolls].
 ===Bugfixes and text update===
-[http://www.baldurdash.org/BG1/bg1fixes.html Baldurdash bugfixes and text update ] fixes bugs, adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.
+[https://sorcerers.net/Games/BG/index_mods.php Baldurdash bugfixes and text update] fixes bugs, in-game texts and descriptions, and adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.
+===GemRB===
+{{++}} A Source Port of Infinity Engine games designed to be compatible with multiple Platforms & add new features such as increased moddability over the original engine.
+https://gemrb.org
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 80: / Line 111: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            =
+|steam cloud               =
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 105: / Line 136: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/ G3: Widescreen Mod].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://www.gibberlings3.net/files/file/896-widescreen-mod/ G3: Widescreen Mod]. To adapt the UI, use the [http://athkatla.cob-bg.pl/viewtopic.php?t=3257 GUI mod] on top of it.
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = Use [http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/ G3: Widescreen Mod].
+|multimonitor notes         = Use [https://www.gibberlings3.net/files/file/896-widescreen-mod/ G3: Widescreen Mod]. To adapt the UI, use the [http://athkatla.cob-bg.pl/viewtopic.php?t=3257 GUI mod] on top of it.
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
@@ Line 122: / Line 153: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 138: / Line 172: @@
 {{Input
 |key remap                 = true
-|key remap notes           = Set in <code>config.exe</code>.
+|key remap notes           = Set in {{file|config.exe}}.
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
@@ Line 204: / Line 238: @@
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music and Movie.
-|surround sound           = false
+|surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     =
+|surround sound notes     = 4.0<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1098594#p1098594|title=|date=2022-09-05}}</ref>
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = true
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = true
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = true
 |eax support notes        = EAX 1
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 239: / Line 275: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Simplified Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Official localization by TWP（第三波）,Only for local distribution versions
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Traditional Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Official localization by TWP（第三波）,Only for local distribution versions
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 246: / Line 298: @@
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
+ |ref       = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://dubbingpedia.pl/wiki/Wrota_Baldura|title=Wrota Baldura - Dubbingpedia|date=2023-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://dubbingpedia.pl/wiki/Baldur%E2%80%99s_Gate:_Opowie%C5%9Bci_z_Wybrze%C5%BCa_Mieczy|title=Baldur's Gate: Opowieści z Wybrzeża Mieczy - Dubbingpedia|date=2023-07-18}}</ref>
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 263: / Line 316: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |notes     = [https://arcanecoast.ru/files/baldur-s-gate-1/translations ArcaneCoast.ru]:<br>1) Fan translation by '''prozh'''<br> 2) Fan translation by '''Refiler'''
+ |fan       = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = An [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p3EWscO7jPeOqatuwxi80UhwG_91E623/view?usp=drive_link Improved translation] by ''Clan DLAN'' is available.
   |fan       = true
 }}
@@ Line 277: / Line 338: @@
 |lan play modes       = Co-op
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 6
 |online play modes    = Co-op
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 307: / Line 368: @@
 ===Crash after intro videos===
 The game will crash if the paths in {{file|baldur.ini}} are too long. Try to install the game on a lower level of the directory tree if you have this problem.
+==="Not enough free disk space" error followed by shut down on large capacity partitions===
+{{Fixbox|description=Install Windows compatibility fix|fix=
+# Download custom compatibility fix from [https://mega.nz/file/ahkWjbxR#rEKQssrG_0XgL8djCrZEUieScflxmBvUzWSGfSEycy8 here].
+# Either use command line to install the compatibility file or run the batch file as an administrator to do it automatically.
+}}
+===Flickering in menu and in-game===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://bitpatch.com/ie_ddrawfix.html DDrawFix]}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 313: / Line 383: @@
 |direct3d versions      =
 |direct3d notes         =
-|directdraw versions    =
+|directdraw versions    = 1.0
 |directdraw notes       =
 |opengl versions        =
@@ Line 333: / Line 403: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
+|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux 68k app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = true
+|mac os 68k app         = unknown
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}
+===Modifications===
+{{mm}} [http://www.pocketplane.net/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.
+===Unfinished Business===
+{{mm}} [https://github.com/AstroBryGuy/bg1ub/releases/ 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 can be found [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(Baldur%27s_Gate) here].
 ==System requirements==