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{{disambig|the enhanced edition from 2014|the original from 2000|[[Icewind Dale]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 30, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 30, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 30, 2014}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|icewind-dale-enhanced-edition|80}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Icewind Dale}}
 
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|gogcom id    = 1207666683
 
|gogcom id    = 1207666683
 
|gogcom id side = 1501505794
 
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|official site= https://www.icewinddale.com/
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|mobygames    = icewind-dale-enhanced-edition
 
|wikipedia    = Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
 
|wikipedia    = Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
 
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Icewind Dale}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{++}} Numerous improvements over the original game, including performance optimisation and support for high resolutions.
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{{++}} Numerous improvements over the [[Icewind Dale|original game]], including performance optimisation and support for high resolutions.
 
{{++}} Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows, OS X and iPad).
 
{{++}} Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows, OS X and iPad).
 
{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; increasing in {{file|Baldur.ini}} makes the game run too fast.
 
{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; increasing in {{file|Baldur.ini}} makes the game run too fast.
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.icewinddale.com/ Official Website]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1207666683|icewind_dale_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207666683|icewind_dale_series|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/321800/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/321800/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
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{{Image|IWDEE_Graphics.png|Graphics Settings}}
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==Input settings==
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
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{{ii}} 64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/321800/view/5804552870192270807|title=Steam Community Announcements - Patch 2.6 Launches Today!|date=2021-04-20}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 19:46, 20 April 2021

This page is for the enhanced edition from 2014. For the original from 2000, see Icewind Dale.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition cover
Developers
Overhaul Games
Publishers
Beamdog
Former Atari
Engines
Infinity
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2014
macOS (OS X) October 30, 2014
Linux October 30, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 80
IGDB 70
Taxonomy
Series Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition on HowLongToBeat
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition on IGDB
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition on MobyGames
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition on Wikipedia
Icewind Dale
Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons
Icewind Dale 2000
Icewind Dale II 2002
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition 2014

Key points

Numerous improvements over the original game, including performance optimisation and support for high resolutions.
Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows, OS X and iPad).
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; increasing in Baldur.ini makes the game run too fast.
Known issue with some Creative sound cards and OpenAL; resulting in sound loss.

General information

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
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\.
  2. Delete or rename logo.wbm.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.ini
macOS (OS X) ~/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.ini
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.ini
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\save\
macOS (OS X) ~/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - 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

Graphics Settings
Graphics Settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Game runs at desktop resolution but only takes up part of the screen on multi-monitor setups and shifts to the left side.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use Borderless Gaming or equivalent software.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio Settings
Audio Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music, Movie
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language selection.
Language selection.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Russian
Official in-game localization.
Russian
Fan translation by «ArcaneCoast»
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Other information

API

64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.[2]
Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Windows Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8 or later
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12+
Processor (CPU) Dual Core Processor
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 2.0 compatible


References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-12
  2. Steam Community Announcements - Patch 2.6 Launches Today! - last accessed on 2021-04-20