Baldur's Gate #BaldurGate: Siege of Dragonspear

[Azarkon]

Once upon a time I've made a big mistake and bought BG:EE on Steam. Does anyone know if I can buy SoD on GOG and use it with Steam version of BG:EE ?

Why was it a mistake?

 

[mediocrepoet]

Man, I hope WotC starts releasing new P&P books along these lines. Trannies of Athas. Lurid Lesbian Lycanthropes: A Ravenloft Adventure. Cishet Oppression on the Sword Coast. I smell money machine!

 

[Infinitron]

BG:EE available for $5. Thank god they weren't that dumb: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228280/

 

[Excidium II]

Trannies of Athas

 

[agris]

BG:EE available for $5. Thank god they weren't that dumb: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228280/

It wasn't discounted ~30 min ago. With no Steam SoD pre-order page and waiting to discount BG:EE, it seems like they cannibalized a large source of pre-order / 0day sales, to push a few users to use their Beamdog distro service.

 

[Azarkon]

Isn't that their business?

 

[Doktor Best]

They better release that shit on GOG, i sure didnt buy their games on the better platform only to be left out.

 

[Gay-Lussac]

Still can't properly install SCS on BG1 with the hotfix!

Keep getting errors on some components and the AI one won't install at all.

EDIT: Figure I'll make do with the changes I got and just use the improved AI from the insane difficulty. Can't imagine the AI in the mod isn't comparable to the one made by Beamdog.

 

[moraes]

Didn't buy SoD yet, but tried BG I in Legacy of Bhaal Mode.

Died in the first fight with a diseased gibberling after hitting it/him/her/xir with a two-handed sword 3 times for 17-19 damage each...

 

[agris]

Isn't that their business?

Once upon a time they fancied themselves a competitor to Steam. Since then, they've recast themselves to be the DnD / EE cRPG guys.

 

[Unbeliever]

This patch bugged Baldurs Gate EE. I just killed Silke in Beregost and suddenly all party members got 25 strength.

 

[Space Insect]

Didn't buy SoD yet, but tried BG I in Legacy of Bhaal Mode.

Died in the first fight with a diseased gibberling

Died gibberling

 

[agris]

Ooh, you pick difficulty as the last thing you do before starting.

For veteran players who want an extra challenge while still keeping things fair, I would recommend starting Siege of Dragonspear on Insane difficulty and then turning off the "difficulty-based damage increase" from Options -> Gameplay. That way, you get the hardest combat encounters and the best possible AI, but enemies still play by the rules and don't cheat.

However, if you want the toughest possible experience, go for the Legacy of Bhaal difficulty setting. That works similarly to the Heart of Fury mode from Icewind Dale in the sense that it boosts enemy stats in addition to all the benefits that they already receive from Insane difficulty.

So for the enemy composition of encounters that are difficulty-adjusted, insane will provide the hardest compositions? What exactly does LoB mode do? Does it change the loot tables similar to HoF mode?

What you've said is exactly what I want: the hardest enemy compositions and AI, without fudged stats. LoB has no effect on encounter composition or AI? What about drops?

 

[Roqua]

I haven't bought the new expansion but BGEE seems to have some decent improvements. The graphcis look crisper somehow and it is easier to make out characters and npcs, etc. There is a nice HP bar on top of people's heads now in combat. There is a button to have highlight items always on (but no hotkey I can find for it and you have to put it back on after going into inventory, etc). You can scroll way, way out now. It seemed capped until I tabbed out and then when I went back in it looked to be at a much higher resolution. Pathfinding was a huge issue for me in playing the other games and it seems to be much improved.

Character development is still as boring as ever and combat still sucks and only retards would ever think it is challenging since it is still literally click and watch and wait for it to be over. The funny thing is I now noticed there is a storytelling mode. What? Who is this for? How fucking retarded do you have to be to find the IE games challenging? You would literally have to be one of the most retarded people alive to ever even come close to needing this. It is like needing a storytelling mode for watching TV. How the fuck do these people even install the game?

 

[Grotesque]

BG:EE available for $5. Thank god they weren't that dumb: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228280/

seeing is just 5, I just bought it.

If they change back to the old scroll tolltip style, I might even buy the expansion.
Do you hear that Beamdog????

 

[Roqua]

Why don't people care if a game comes out and has almost no support for mouse and keyboard, or has no keymapping, or other very important GUI functionality? Not a peep when there is a list for an inventory and only three equipment slots or no stats. But have conniption fits over nonsense like tooltip background?

 

[Naraya]

Once upon a time I've made a big mistake and bought BG:EE on Steam. Does anyone know if I can buy SoD on GOG and use it with Steam version of BG:EE ?

Why was it a mistake?

In short - because I hate any kind of DRM.

 

[Gay-Lussac]

Well, game won't even run anymore. Installing this patch before finishing my playthrough was a graves mistake.

 

[Sothpaw]

Getting download info.

 

[moraes]

What exactly does LoB mode do?

Enemies do double damage, have better THAC0, more attacks per round, better saving throws and are HP sponges (one diseased gibberling has ~60HP, I think). I'm assuming that enemy composition is the same as insane, but I don't know if this feature has been backported into the base games or only works in SoD.

EDIT: Finally killed my first gibberling, got raped by the Ogre south of Friendly Arm Inn...

 

[Gay-Lussac]

What exactly does LoB mode do?

I'm assuming that enemy composition is the same as insane, but I don't know if this feature has been backported into the base games or only works in SoD.

That's a really good question, I wonder if we get extra enemies on insane+ on BG 1 and 2.

 

[moraes]

Pretty stupid that scrolling does not fit the edge of the map but instead continues for half a screen more. I don't remember it working that way with old versions of the EE and it's triggering me.

 

[Grotesque]

Oh man, look at that location names fonts. It's so fuckin jarring and out of place.
And now compare it with the old style,

Imagine if the dude that is in charge of these aesthetic design decisions will also "revamp" Fallout.
Boyarsky will turn in his Blizzard grave!


I laugh at how now it says "destination unreachable." Locations being grayed out is not enough it seems. It must be moron proof!

 

[Agesilaus]

Welp, the language options are incomplete. If you choose Chinese, it will only change the interface and menus (partially), and some character names here and there (ie: Imoen is 爱蒙). All the dialogue/narrative is in English still.

 

[Echo Mirage]

I think the Beamdog client needs an enhanced edition. Because right now its not worth shit.