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Posted April 28, 2016
UPDATE: Heads up! There are 24h left, so now is the time to take advantage of the amazing deals and upgrade your collections. Eyes on the price, Boo, eyes on the price!



Years ago, the Baldur's Gate series changed the way we look at gaming and the scope of what was considered possible. Even now, the legacy continues through the Enhanced Editions – thanks to the hard work and years of updates to keep the inimitable Infinity Engine living on.



It's the work on the Enhanced Editions that made <span class="bold">Siege of Dragonspear</span> possible – the just-released, massive expansion to the timeless classic, available only for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.

"The team at Beamdog was able to breathe a new life into the Infinity Engine classics." says Greg Tito, Communications Director for Dungeons & Dragons "We're proud to recognize their excellent work in offering the best possible experience and support for these legendary titles. We want these to become the definitive editions – featuring both the enhanced and classic versions of the games."

On April 29, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition will be expanded to include the classic versions – each becoming the Definitive Edition Bundle and not available for purchase separately. If you already own the classics on GOG.com, the games currently on your shelf won't be affected.

"We're excited to take our commitment and support to Baldur's Gate and GOG fans to the next level and humbled to work with such great partners. The Definitive Edition Bundle will give every Baldur's Gate fan what they're looking for" – concludes Cameron Tofer, Beamdog COO.



In the near future, we're also looking forward to full GOG Galaxy support for achievements in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition – as well as in the Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear expansion.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition will be 75% off until April 4 11:59 PM PDT / April 5 2:59 AM EDT/ 7:59 BST and 60% off until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST. The 60% discount for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST. The 85% discount for owners of the original saga will last until April 29 10:59 AM PDT / 1:59 PM EDT / 18:59 BST.
Post edited April 02, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted April 16, 2016
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vsr: Beamdog, you're hopeless. See you one year later.
PS: fix your damn "Graphics" options ("pixels outline" option, and two options related to health bars) - they are reset to default after game quit.
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mk47at: The release notes for version 2.1 indicate that this problem could have been fixed:
"Changes to the game's options will now persist when there are non ASCII characters in the data path (21676)"

Edit: It seems that you've found the release notes on your own.
I haven't tried 2.1 yet. I'll check release notes later. Thanks for the heads up!
Anyway, i reported this and some other problems to Beamdog already. This atrocious store's inventory is making me mad.

Forgot to add, they replaced scrolls, which appear above character when you press TAB while hovering mouse over character. Now it is not a scroll but a mere gray rectangle. This breaks medieval immersion! :(

I installed BG:EE on Steam to check out if they have fixed problems i reported to them a year ago and instantly found a plethora of other problems. I haven't even left Candlekeep... Sure, they might look like cosmetic problems, nothing gamebreaking, but i expect the game to be enhanced.
Posted April 20, 2016
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This is awful, really. I have all the unenhanced classics and consider them superior. Give people a choice, don't force them into a modern re-envisioning or a bundle they don't want. Give gamers the option of keeping their classics classic.
Posted April 21, 2016
With bitterness and sadness, i read that some people here, even quit gog, because of the original Baldur's Gate games being FUSED in the Enhanced Editions, others even being angry about the "sacrilege" done to a classic and beloved series of games, of that "company". There is a solution to that. You can still keep the originals intact in their own shelf. You can avoid the merging. Hell, you can even cut off the money you erroneously sent to Beamdog before (in good faith that they perhaps were to be invested towards "improvements", or maybe that BG3)...

I myself was very angry with the entire circus performance those animals treated us to... And demanded a store credit refund. Guess what, it worked! I got rid of all Beamdog eyesores, er, titles i mean. And i am going to keep the originals right where they belong, in their own special place, both in my library and gamer's heart. I just got rid of the garbage that polluted my collection! And what's even better, with the store credit, i am going to thin off my wishlist, once again!

Those of you who got issues with Beamdog's performance and abusing of our beloved series, consider doing this! There is no reason for you to ragequit, leave or turn cheek! Vote with your wallets! Use your RIGHTS as a dedicated customer! You can too!
Posted April 21, 2016
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SoD is doing really bad and people are asking for refunds on their forums. They had promised a Collectors Edition, with feelies an all, for june or july, but nobody thinks they are doing that considering how the DLC is doing.

Just consider this: a guy at Beamdog said they expected the game to sell one million copies. That would mean everyone who owns BGEE would have to buy the DLC eventually. The game has sold like 3000 copies on Steam so far, more or less. I guess Beamdog thought the people buying the Enhanced Editions were doing it for the Beamdog name, which is ridiculous.

However the problem here is that Beamdog's situation is awfully familiar to n-space's, the devs of Sword COast Legends. As you guys know, that game had nothing to do with DnD, just as SoD has nothing to do with BG. They went bankrupt recently and apparently the planned expansion is not being made.

The fate of these companies makes me fear for the future of the original versions.
Posted April 22, 2016
Sword Cost Legends was a D&D game though. It was set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Posted April 25, 2016
Bought all 3 of them. It's all about native GNU/Linux versions! :D

BG2:EE has cinematics untouched (i.e. same as in classic BG2). Was a pleasant surprise. Launched BG2:EE under GNU/Linux, looks solid apart from minor cosmetic fails (like this one).

BG:EE crashed only once (on Windows XP), when i was changing language to Chinese. Version 2.1.something. I've run it for a few hours (on XP), seems stable now. Later will try it on Linux.

You can report bugs here: http://redmine.beamdog.com
It is a direct and fastest way to report and fix bugs. At least i hope so (already reported some). :D
Posted April 25, 2016
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HoboJoe0858: Sword Cost Legends was a D&D game though. It was set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Well... There's Forgotten Realms setting and then there's DnD ruleset. Sword Coast Legends worked with the former, but not really with the latter.
Posted April 28, 2016
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GOG.com: You can now pick up Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition at -75%, or Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition at 60% off. And if you own the original games already, you can get all three Enhanced Editions at 85% off - the discount will be applied during checkout.
The link to the promo page sends to GOG's main page. Perhaps the page should return for the last 24 hours, it would make things more convenient.
Posted April 28, 2016
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GOG.com: You can now pick up Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition at -75%, or Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition at 60% off. And if you own the original games already, you can get all three Enhanced Editions at 85% off - the discount will be applied during checkout.
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TenebraeCorvus: The link to the promo page sends to GOG's main page. Perhaps the page should return for the last 24 hours, it would make things more convenient.
Isn't the promo over?

OH WAIT, nvm.
Post edited April 28, 2016 by tinyE
Posted April 28, 2016
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tinyE: Isn't the promo over?
It ends tomorrow.
Posted April 28, 2016
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It's the work on the Enhanced Editions that made Siege of Dragonspear possible [/i]

So that's who to blame for that? If I knew it I wouldn't have bought the EE when I did. SJW=vomit.
Posted April 28, 2016
Hm, if I click on the link to the promo, I get redirected to the frontpage. Something is wrong here. But nevermind, I already own all three EEs, bought them in Insomnia Promo. :D
Posted April 28, 2016
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It's the work on the Enhanced Editions that made Siege of Dragonspear possible [/i]

So that's who to blame for that? If I knew it I wouldn't have bought the EE when I did. SJW=vomit.
Quick replies:

1) "Big Momma" Amber Scott is to blame for everything concerning SoD. She got paid to rape the franchise.
2) If you regret buying EEs, you can politely ask for a gog-store-credit-refund; that's what i did and i was allowed to. You should NEVER support garbage titles with crap content who also destroy classic games, instead of expanding on them; while propagating that they "FIX" them, too...
3) SJW=vomit for a reason and a good one, too. In the beginning, it was tolerance and acceptance. In the present, it is intrusion, agenda, propaganda, enforced and provocative displays of hate to classic media with the self-delusion of "FIXING" them, while actually destroying them, by turning them into pushers of certain rhetoric. Anyone who wants the original, traditional stuff and is bugged by what became of it, is a "nazi", an "enemy", a "scum"; it's no longer about tolerance but about DOMINANCE! As plain as that. Thankfully, refund dominates better than a crappy plot and a hamfisted eyesore which ruined the legacy of an all-times classic masterpiece, such as this one.

P.S. Try refunding in case you are eligible, too. In store credits.
Post edited April 28, 2016 by KiNgBrAdLeY7
Posted April 28, 2016
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trusteft: [i]
It's the work on the Enhanced Editions that made Siege of Dragonspear possible [/i]

So that's who to blame for that? If I knew it I wouldn't have bought the EE when I did. SJW=vomit.
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: Quick replies:

1) "Big Momma" Amber Scott is to blame for everything concerning SoD. She got paid to rape the franchise.
2) If you regret buying EEs, you can politely ask for a gog-store-credit-refund; that's what i did and i was allowed to. You should NEVER support garbage titles with crap content who also destroy classic games, instead of expanding on them; while propagating that they "FIX" them, too...
3) SJW=vomit for a reason and a good one, too. In the beginning, it was tolerance and acceptance. In the present, it is intrusion, agenda, propaganda, enforced and provocative displays of hate to classic media with the self-delusion of "FIXING" them, while actually destroying them, by turning them into pushers of certain rhetoric. Anyone who wants the original, traditional stuff and is bugged by what became of it, is a "nazi", an "enemy", a "scum"; it's no longer about tolerance but about DOMINANCE! As plain as that. Thankfully, refund dominates better than a crappy plot and a hamfisted eyesore which ruined the legacy of an all-times classic masterpiece, such as this one.

P.S. Try refunding in case you are eligible, too. In store credits.
I purchased the enhanced edition and immediately refunded it when I learned about the SJW crap Beamdog is all about.

I used to have a bunch of screenshots of Amber Scott's twitter and various Beamdog devs and their rantings but I've since deleted them.
Post edited April 28, 2016 by DieGans
Posted April 28, 2016
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: Quick replies:

1) "Big Momma" Amber Scott is to blame for everything concerning SoD. She got paid to rape the franchise.
2) If you regret buying EEs, you can politely ask for a gog-store-credit-refund; that's what i did and i was allowed to. You should NEVER support garbage titles with crap content who also destroy classic games, instead of expanding on them; while propagating that they "FIX" them, too...
3) SJW=vomit for a reason and a good one, too. In the beginning, it was tolerance and acceptance. In the present, it is intrusion, agenda, propaganda, enforced and provocative displays of hate to classic media with the self-delusion of "FIXING" them, while actually destroying them, by turning them into pushers of certain rhetoric. Anyone who wants the original, traditional stuff and is bugged by what became of it, is a "nazi", an "enemy", a "scum"; it's no longer about tolerance but about DOMINANCE! As plain as that. Thankfully, refund dominates better than a crappy plot and a hamfisted eyesore which ruined the legacy of an all-times classic masterpiece, such as this one.

P.S. Try refunding in case you are eligible, too. In store credits.
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DieGans: I purchased the enhanced edition and immediately refunded it when I learned about the SJW crap Beamdog is all about.

I used to have a bunch of screenshots of Amber Scott's twitter and various Beamdog devs and their rantings but I've since deleted them.
Did the exact same thing, no regrets whatsoever. Originals still work fine, if not ideally.
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General discussionUpdate: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale
Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle (822 posts)(822 posts)
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