Baldur's Gate
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Baldur's Gate was released in 1999 and received an expansion in the form of the Tale of the Sword Coast. A sequel was released in 2000 titled Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.
Baldur's Gate Combined Installation
The combined installation provides the ideal Baldur's Gate experience by allow one to play a single character through the entire Baldur's Gate franchise from beginning to end, with all recommended enhancements and modifications.
The rest of this article is only useful if one is only planning to play just Baldur's Gate and/or Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast. If one intends to continue their play through to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, then consulting Baldur's Gate Combined Installation article is recommended.
Windows
Version Differences
- Good Old Games provides a version known as Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga. This version includes the expansion Tales of the Sword Coast, as well as a number of modification which allow the game to be run in Windows 7.
Baldur's Gate Tutu
The 'Tutu' mod known as BG1Tutu Template:CitadelFile allows the importing of Baldur's Gate files into the Baldur's Gate II engine.
Save Game Data
Save Game Folder Location
- Windows:
C:\Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate\Save\
- Good Old Games:
C:\Program Files\GoG.com\Baldurs Gate\Save\
System Requirements
If using the mods Baldur's Gate Tutu or Baldur's Gate Trilogy please refer to the Baldur's Gate II system requirements.
Linux
Installation
Required Files:
- setup_baldurs_gate.exe file from Good Old Games
- Wine 1.3
- Run from terminal:
$ wine ~/Downloads/setup_baldurs_gate.exe
- Follow on screen prompt
The path can be customized during installation but the default will be:
~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/GOG.com/Baldurs Gate
To play the game use the shortcut created in the application menu under Wine.
General Information
Useful Links
- Sorcerer's Place - excellent fansite dedicated to roleplaying ad 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 Tales of the Sword Coast.