PC Gamer reports that the next big patch 2.6 for the Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale is coming:
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Baldur's Gate 2: EE - Patch 2.6 in Beta
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I read about this a few days ago. Glad to see Beamdog is still patching the games.
That's quite interesting!
I've never played the original so I was very tempted by this adaptation, but there are so many negative feedbacks on Beamdog's port that I abstained. Perhaps there's hope after all (and perhaps they were just isolated, unfortunate cases).
It would just be hard to get back to that after being spoiled with modern games which offer voice acting on all dialogs and gorgeous graphics.
Has someone played Beamdog's port of BG2, was is fine?
Saw they had improved the pathfinding too, that ought to please fans
I've never played the original so I was very tempted by this adaptation, but there are so many negative feedbacks on Beamdog's port that I abstained. Perhaps there's hope after all (and perhaps they were just isolated, unfortunate cases).
It would just be hard to get back to that after being spoiled with modern games which offer voice acting on all dialogs and gorgeous graphics.
Has someone played Beamdog's port of BG2, was is fine?
Saw they had improved the pathfinding too, that ought to please fans
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Please no.
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I haven't played it all the way through, but imo it's fine. It's almost identical to the original game but with a few extra companions and minor quests. Like the other EE games, it also allows you to zoom the camera in/out which is a feature I like.
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Happy to see that one of my favourite games is kept updated. I'm also really glad that i bought the ee editions as they're easy to install and work nicely with modern pcs. Most mods have ee-versions of themselves as well.
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Haha, I know
It only started with NWN here, which isn't too bad, but still after the 2 Baldur's Gate. And Icewind Dale, ahem.Thanks for your feedback on the EE version!
That's good news, indeed, that's the one reproach I've often seen with those games (original and EE). If that's really improved, along with all the other bug fixes, it seems there's no excuse for not playing it. (except waiting for the BG2 mod on NWN 2)
I haven't followed Beamdog's history very closely, but it's funny to see they were still working on their Enhanced Editions all this time. Of course they released the console versions, but still (do those games really have a success for console players? Perhaps only people who played the original and who don't have a PC anymore?). I thought they'd rather work on their own game - not BG3, but the new, new one.
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EE versions offer overall much smoother experience. Not only bug fixes and better performance & visuals, there are also many new features as well. For example player is able to switch from dual wield / sword & shield to ranged weapons which is an huge improvement to the orginals where you had to go inventory constantly if you wanted to change from dual wield to bow for instance. Also EE versions include many new classes and subclasses. Bg1 and Bg1 look and play much similarly too in terms of weapon skills and so forth. Too many improvements to list here.
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I'll take the EE editions over installing the mods for the original versions. As they don't install correctly or work as advertised. A few have been updated for The EE editions.
Sad news then as Beamdog announced last year they don't have the funding to make another RPG game, and the company has decided to go in another direction.
They had quite a few BioWare veterans that were let go as well.
That's sad. Did they say what they were going to do (besides the game remastering & enhancements)?
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Smaller non RPG games with an online focus. Their latest game is Axis & Allies-online.
Link - https://www.axisandalliesonline.com/
Heads-up there was an article about them almost making BG III.
Link - https://samagame.com/en/why-it-didnt-work-with-beamdog-and-baldurs-gate-3/
Link - https://samagame.com/en/why-it-didnt-work-with-beamdog-and-baldurs-gate-3/
So despite the news above maybe they have more RPGs in the works. The biggest factor according to Trent is they don't have the funds necessary to make a new RPG.
Yeah, saw that one, with the new project (after Axis and Allies 1942). It doesn't reveal much about it. Apparently this article is dated November 5th so it's quite recent.
They seem to take it positively, at least
I thought they already did that, or maybe it was vice versa. I'd actually prefer they kept the BG and IWD stuff separate tbh.
What I really wish we could have had is the original BG character models back.
