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Baldurs Gate 2

CrazyTalk · 2008-05-13 22:33:55

Man, its actually been years since Ive played this game. I remember loving it to bits when I was younger, but I never owned a copy of my own. Anyways, I was going to order it online, but I was wondering if older games will run on Vista without any problems?…

13-05-2008 10:33pm

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CrazyTalk

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Man, its actually been years since Ive played this game. I remember loving it to bits when I was younger, but I never owned a copy of my own.
Anyways, I was going to order it online, but I was wondering if older games will run on Vista without any problems?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Baldurs-Gate-Throne-Bhaal-Double/dp/B00005NGM9/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1210717971&sr=8-2

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#2 14-05-2008 11:41am

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I've just installed (running Vista 32) the game and yes it runs fine. The resolution is a bit crap in fullscreen but it's perfect in windowed mode.

I think someone posted a link to something which corrects the resolution aspect recently. Do a search of this forum for it. It was only a few months back.

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#3 14-05-2008 11:43am

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is that second hand or are they still making it ?

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#4 14-05-2008 1:16pm

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just started replaying this last week =D such an epic game.

running on xp with no problems, you'll need to install the patch though.

must get the throne of bhaal expansion, never got around to buying it

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#5 14-05-2008 3:04pm

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cool, thanks for the replies

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#6 14-05-2008 3:09pm

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You can also get a patch (http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/) to allow for previously unsupported resolutions, including widescreen. I havent tried this patch yet, so you could also try www.widescreengamingforum.com to see if theres anything there.

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#7 14-05-2008 3:24pm

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MooseJam wrote: »

is that second hand or are they still making it ?

They sell the compilation pack now. It has Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 and their expansion packs I picked it up in Gamestop a while ago for about €20, I think.

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#8 14-05-2008 4:19pm

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I havent seen it anywhere, thanks for the info, I should look again

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#9 15-05-2008 12:25pm

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CrazyTalk wrote: »

I havent seen it anywhere, thanks for the info, I should look again

Not sure if they deliver to Ireland, but there's a few on Amazon.co.uk at various prices.

Softuk.com seem to have but can't get into their site from work. Again, don't know if they deliver here. Probably worth trying adverts or ebay too.

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#10 15-05-2008 12:49pm

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Kiith wrote: »

You can also get a patch (http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/) to allow for previously unsupported resolutions, including widescreen. I havent tried this patch yet, so you could also try www.widescreengamingforum.com to see if theres anything there.

yep I posted about this a while back. Check out the thread here

The game looks AMAZING in full res, I wouldn't go back to the 800x600 now.

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#11 15-05-2008 2:36pm

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Have the special edtion at home.
I've tried a few times, but that game just never drew me in. not a tap on the either NWN's

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#12 15-05-2008 6:48pm

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Lost many months to this gem, might play it again if I can find my CD's over the summer, havent played it in a few years (last time I installed it I had a 7.5gig HDD in my medium:high spec pc, it was a wee while ago).

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