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==Where To Buy==
 
==Where To Buy==
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Baldur's Gate 2 was released in the early days of CDs keys but, fortunately, did not use them. As such, one may purchase the disks used to install the game with no problems. There are, however, other options.
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[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/baldurs_gate_2_complete Good Old Games] is currently the best place to buy Baldur's Gate II, and comes with the Throne of Bhaal expansion pack.
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*[http://www.gog.com Good Old Games] offers a digital copy of Baldur's Gate 2 Complete which includes the base game and the Throne of Bhaal expansion pack.
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*[http://www.amazon.com Amazon] offers new copies of both Baldur's Gate 2: SoA and Baldur's Gate 2: The Collection, the latter includes the expansion pack.
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Older versions, such as the original release, may have issues running on newer machines.  
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*Additionally, the game has been bundled with other Dungeons and Dragons games from Black Isle Studios and can be found in many compilations.
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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==
 
==Good Old Games Installation Guide==

Revision as of 18:49, 22 February 2012

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System Requirements

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Save Games

Save Game Location

Original Versions: 

\Program Files\Black Isle\BGII - SoA

GoG: 

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

64bit Operating Systems will use the following destination instead; 

\Program Files (x86)\GoG.com\Baldurs Gate II\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 Baldur's Gate II, and comes with the Throne of Bhaal 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 plan to install Baldur's Gate 1 and use the BG1Tutu mod you should have no problems doing so.

Linux and Wine

File:BG2onUbuntu11.04.png
Baldur's Gate 2 running full screen in Ubuntu 11.04

Requirements

  • setup_baldurs_gate_2.exe file from GOG.com
  • Wine 1.3

Installation

  • Run from terminal: wine ~/Downloads/setup_baldurs_gate_2.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 II

Running

To play the game use the shortcut created in the application menu under Wine. Running in terminal can give the error "err:ole:CoInitializeEx Attempt to change threading model of this apartment from multi-threaded to apartment threaded"