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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

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Baldur's Gate Combined Installation

Please refer to the Baldur's Gate Combined Installation.

Save Games

Save Game Location

Original Versions: 

C:\Program Files\Black Isle\BGII - SoA

GoG: 

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

64 bit 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 provides a version called Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga. This 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 Template:CitadelFile mod you should have no problems doing so.

GNU/Linux and Wine

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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"

System Requirements

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See Also