Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
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Developers | |
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Overhaul Games | |
Publishers | |
Beamdog | |
Engines | |
Infinity | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 15, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | December 16, 2014[1] |
Linux | December 16, 2014[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
OpenCritic | 76 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Scrolling, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Baldur's Gate |
Baldur's Gate | |
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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 |
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is an enhanced release of the 2000 fantasy role-playing game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansion pack Throne of Bhaal. The changes include a high-resolution support up to and including 4K Ultra HD, cross-platform multiplayer, toggleable quality-of-life improvements and 4 new NPCs.
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 |
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Publisher website | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | The default Windows version is 64-bit; a separate set of 32-bit installers is also available. Includes a redeemable key for the original version. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam running.[2] | |||
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Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | Game does not contain any microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\baldur.lua |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/baldur.lua |
Linux | $HOME/.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 |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\save\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Linux | $HOME/.local/share/Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 | Game is 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 increase the game's speed. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Acceleration is not present. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | There is no built-in support; Beamdog supplies an officially recommended Steam Controller configuration for the Steam release of the game. |
- Spells can be deleted from spellbooks by right-clicking on the spell icon.
- Additional formations are available by selecting a group and right-clicking on a formation.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music, Movie | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | Improved translation available. | |||
German | EE-exclusive characters only have English voice acting. | |||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 6 | Co-op |
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Online play | 6 | Co-op |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | 2D User created game profile, read important notes in the vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Main PC unable to Talk after returning to human form
- In this case, the "Talk" button is grayed out.
Enable debug mode and restore silence state[3] |
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Game not launching
Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[citation needed] |
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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] |
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Download OpenAL_Soft.exe from this link and install it into your game installation folder. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | Select the Alternate Renderer option in the Graphics settings. |
OpenGL | 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit support was added and 32-bit support is unavailable as of patch 2.6.[4] Version 2.5 is kept in a Steam beta branch and has a GOG.com bonus installer. | ||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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) | ||
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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 | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 1.3 Release - Beamdog Forums
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
- ↑ Main PC unable to initiate dialog - Baldur's Gate Forums - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Community Announcements - Patch 2.6 Launches Today! - last accessed on 2021-04-20