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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Overhaul Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Overhaul Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Beamdog}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Former}}
 
|engines      =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Infinity}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 16, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/37811/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition-1-3-release Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 1.3 Release - Beamdog Forums]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 16, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/37811/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition-1-3-release Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 1.3 Release - Beamdog Forums]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 16, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 16, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition|78}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|545/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition|75}}
 
|steam appid  = 257350
 
|steam appid  = 257350
 
|gogcom id    = 1207666373
 
|gogcom id    = 1207666373
 
|gogcom id side = 2129826400
 
|gogcom id side = 2129826400
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|official site= https://www.baldursgateii.com/
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|igdb        = baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition
 
|wikipedia    = Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
 
|wikipedia    = Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
 
|winehq      = 15795
 
|winehq      = 15795
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://forum.baldursgate.com/ Official Forums]
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{{mm}} [https://forums.beamdog.com/ Official forums]
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{{mm}} [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_Wiki Unofficial wiki]
 
{{GOG.com links|1207666373|baldurs_gate_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207666373|baldurs_gate_series|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/257350/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/257350/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Publisher| https://www.beamdog.com/products/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher| https://store.beamdog.com/products/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | baldurs_gate_2_enhanced_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | baldurs_gate_2_enhanced_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id746413884 | MacApp | | |  OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id746413884 | MacApp | | |  OS X }}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\baldur.lua}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/baldur.lua}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/baldur.lua}}
{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.local/share/Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.lua}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.local/share/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.lua}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\save\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\save\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/}}
{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.local/share/Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition/save/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.local/share/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = true
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|discord                =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes          =
|origin               =  
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|epic games store      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games store notes =
|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy             = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
|uplay                 =  
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|origin                 =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes           =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud           = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|uplay                 =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Baldur's Gate II - Graphical options.png|Graphical settings.}}
 
{{Image|Baldur's Gate II - Graphical options.png|Graphical settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = A bit hard to see, but it's there under game options
 
|key remap notes          = A bit hard to see, but it's there under game options
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = yes
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Baldur's Gate II - Audio options.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Baldur's Gate II - Audio options.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Ambient, sound effects, voice, music and movie
 
|separate volume notes    = Ambient, sound effects, voice, music and movie
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = yes
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|closed captions          = true
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Dutch
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  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = unknown
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = German
  |interface = unknown
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Korean
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==VR support==
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{{VR support
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|gg3d name                  =
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|native 3d gg3d award        =
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|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
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|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
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|iz3d gg3d award            =
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|native 3d                  =
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|native 3d notes            =
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|nvidia 3d vision            =
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|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
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|tridef 3d                  =
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|tridef 3d notes            =
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|iz3d                        =
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|iz3d notes                  =
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|vorpx                      = hackable
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|vorpx modes                = 2D
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|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, read important notes in the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
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|htc vive                    =
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|htc vive notes              =
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|oculus rift                =
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|oculus rift notes          =
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|osvr                        =
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|osvr notes                  =
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|windows mixed reality      =
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|windows mixed reality notes =
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|keyboard-mouse              =
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|keyboard-mouse notes        =
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|3rd space gaming vest      =
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|3rd space gaming vest notes =
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|novint falcon              =
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|novint falcon notes        =
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|trackir                    =
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|trackir notes              =
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|tobii eye tracking          =
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|tobii eye tracking notes    =
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|play area seated            =
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|play area seated notes      =
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|play area standing          =
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|play area standing notes    =
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|play area room-scale        =
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|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
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{{ii}} 64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/257350/eventcomments/5506189390978486986|title=Steam Community Announcements - Patch 2.6 Launches Today!|date=2021-04-20}}</ref>
 
{{API
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d versions      =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
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|macos 64-bit app      = true
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:GOG.com Enhancement Project]]

Revision as of 19:47, 20 April 2021

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cover
Developers
Overhaul Games
Publishers
Beamdog
Former Atari
Engines
Infinity
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2013
macOS (OS X) December 16, 2014[1]
Linux December 16, 2014[1]
Reception
Metacritic 78
OpenCritic 75
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on IGDB
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on MobyGames
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Wikipedia
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

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; increasing the cap makes the game run too fast.

General information

Official forums
Unofficial wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\baldur.lua
macOS (OS X) ~/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/baldur.lua
Linux ~/.local/share/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.lua
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 %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\save\
macOS (OS X) ~/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/
Linux ~/.local/share/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphical settings.
Graphical settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 30 FPS. Frame rate can be customized in baldur.lua; however, frame rate is tied directly to the game's clock and changing it will adjust the game speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
A bit hard to see, but it's there under game options
Mouse acceleration
Acceleration not present
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
No built-in support; Beamdog supplies an officially-recommended Steam Controller configuration for the Steam release of the game.
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Ambient, sound effects, voice, music and movie
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Always mutes

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Simplified Chinese
Russian

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
2D
User created game profile, read important notes in the vorpx forum profile introduction.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6 Co-op
Online play
6 Co-op

Issues fixed

Main PC unable to Talk after returning to human form

In this case, the "Talk"-button is greyed out.
Enable debug mode and restore silence state[3]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open baldur.lua.
  3. Under line 74, 'Program Options', 'Volume SFX', '100', add:
    'Program Options', 'Debug Mode', '1',.
  4. Save the file.
  5. Start the game and load the affected save and select the affected character.
  6. Press Ctrl+ Shift+/+r

Game not launching

Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[citation needed]

Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).

In-Game Audio Loss

Install OpenAL_Soft.exe[citation needed]

Download OpenAL_Soft.exe from this link and install into your game installation folder.

Other information

API

64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.[4]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 2.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB


References