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Baldur's Gate

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System Requirements

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If using Baldur's Gate Tutu or Baldur's Gate Trilogy please use the Baldur's Gate 2 system requirements.

Save Games

Save Game Location

Original Versions: 

\Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate\

GoG: 

\Program Files\GoG.com\Baldurs Gate\Save

64bit Operating Systems will use the following destination instead; 

\Program Files (x86)\GoG.com\Baldurs Gate\Save

Save Game Cloud Syncing

  • Dropbox: Yes
  • Windows Live Mesh 2011: Yes
  • GameSave Manager: Yes

Where To Buy

Good Old Games is currently the best place to buy the game, and comes with the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack.

Older versions, such as the original release, may have issues running on newer machines. Avoid the Dungeons and Dragons Classic Anthology, as it not only has issues installing on newer operating systems but also will not work with Baldur's Gate Tutu or Baldur's Gate Trilogy.

Good Old Games Installation Guide

The digital copy sold by GOG can be installed with any current operating system. Windows 7 is supported by the .exe file from GOG but it is possible to install to a Unix-like operating system using Wine. This will be the focus of this guide.

Windows

For Windows XP and beyond, installation should be as simple as running the .exe file downloaded from GOG. If you wish to run the game on the Baldur's Gate 2 engine, follow one of the guides below for either Baldur's Gate Tutu or Baldur's Gate Trilogy.

Linux and Wine

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Baldur's Gate running full screen in Ubuntu 11.04

Requirements

  • setup_baldurs_gate.exe file from GOG.com
  • Wine 1.3

Installation

  • 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

Running

To play the game use the shortcut created in the application menu under Wine.

Baldur's Gate Tutu

The Pocket Plane Group created the BG1Tutu mod to import the content of Baldur's Gate into the enhanced game engine of Baldur's Gate 2. This allows one to create characters using the class kits in BG2 and unlocks higher game resolutions.

Requirements

  • A full installation of Baldur's Gate 1 (With or without the TotSC expansion)
  • A full installation of Baldur's Gate 2 (with or without the ToB expansion)

Installation Instructions

See this page.