Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Launches Today!

[Sonny]

I am 99 percent sure you can play locally. They have an faq in their badly laid out and managed forums...

It should be unlocked now. Also the release was based on this event they made: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=BG:EE+Release&iso=20121128T13&p1=80

(Which I then messed up reading by an hour. Though It still isn't unlocking for me yet.

 

[Morrus]

Well, the download's sped up massively, which is excellent news!

 

[Blackwarder]

I've been waiting for an iPad version of BG for so long, having to wait another couple of days is killing me

Warder

 

[Morrus]

How will I know it's unlocked? It says "Preload Complete".

 

[Sonny]

Should be a play button or something. Since it isn't unlocking for anyone like it should, I'm not sure.

No answer on their forums yet. Though some people over there are already getting irritated.

 

[Shayuri]

Just curious - has any of the D&D mechanics in this version changed? Any changes to task resolution, skills, abilities, spells, statistics etc?
What I found myself is this:
- the level cap for the game will be raised
- all improvements from Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its expansion packs are being imported into the game,[9] this includes classes, subraces and class kits previously unavailable (including dual-wielding). (don't know what those are)
- previously unavailable classes such as the Blackguard will be available to the game via new adventures

The mechanics are largely 2nd Edition, with some modifications to accomodate the computer (mostly in terms of how certain abilities and spells work). Baldur's Gate 2 added a few late additions to the 2nd Ed ruleset like class kits and subraces, and an adaptation of the Sorceror class. Those additions have been incorporated into the Enhanced Edition of Baldur's Gate 1 now.

I don't remember the full list, but things like the Kensai, a variant fighter who doesn't use armor but has expanded proficiency bonuses with a narrow spectrum of weapons, and subraces like tieflings, aasimar, wood elves and sun/moon elves and so on.

The sorceror class is based on the 3rd Edition sorceror. It has similar statistics as a wizard, but uses a spontaneous spellcasting mechanism.

 

[fba827]

hmmm.. i wonder if anyone buying the game now would get the L

Spoiler

arry Darryl and Darry

l brother's reference/easter egg?

 

[Sonny]

hmmm.. i wonder if anyone buying the game now would get the L

Spoiler

arry Darryl and Darry

l brother's reference/easter egg?

Oddly enough, Lord Forshadow's text can still be considered relevant.

 

[Jiggawatts]

Been waiting on this for months.

Go for the eyes Boo, go for the eyes!

 

[Oryan77]

Tieflings are in this version? I didn't know that.

Now when I use my Photoshopped Tiefling portrait that I made back in the day, my PC really will be a Tiefling rather than a Half-Elf that I just called a Tiefling.