Dumb question, maybe, will we be able to add mods, e.g., Unfinished Business, Dungeon Be Gone, etc?
My 2 cents on the 25 bucks price tag: It was just a few short years ago when games like Baldur's Gate were dropping out of sight. It was the end of a great era. And it got trickier all the time to install the games on new OS's so they'd play right. But we did it anyway because we loved the WORLD of those games.
So to me, it's totally worth $25. New content, improved graphics, simple install.. and the chance for a Baldur's Gate III.
Let's not get bent out of shape on the release date of this patch until we actually pass by the current estimate. Last we heard, it was early/mid September. This IS mid-September. For all we know, we'll have a patch tomorrow.
Dumb question, maybe, will we be able to add mods, e.g., Unfinished Business, Dungeon Be Gone, etc?
My 2 cents on the 25 bucks price tag: It was just a few short years ago when games like Baldur's Gate were dropping out of sight. It was the end of a great era. And it got trickier all the time to install the games on new OS's so they'd play right. But we did it anyway because we loved the WORLD of those games.
So to me, it's totally worth $25. New content, improved graphics, simple install.. and the chance for a Baldur's Gate III.
i couldnt agree more. ive been saying basically the same thing on every thread i can, the 25$ isnt JUST for BGII:EE its for the future possibility of BG3. which is worth so much more than 25$ to me... i wish that there was a place to donate money to beamdog/ overhaul. (whoever decides if they will make bg3.) cause i would work and slave some overtime at work just to make donations to such a cause, lol. consider me a fanatic.
@Paulg Consider me a fanatic as well. Let's establish a BG cult or something. And all proceeds will go directly to the development of BG3
hell yea! ill bring the coolaid! the BG series in my religion, and the manuals have been my bible for years. ive never done so much reading as i have for these two series. since there LAUNCH.
P.S. these threads are no exception to ^ that post. so. much. reading. im here every few hours just to keep up. and i get stuck here for hours! i love everything BG related.
Let's not get bent out of shape on the release date of this patch until we actually pass by the current estimate. Last we heard, it was early/mid September. This IS mid-September. For all we know, we'll have a patch tomorrow.
Uh... you're aware that the open beta hasn't started yet, right?
Anything that deals with variables you've already triggered, or specific creature abilities--Rasaad's kit, for example, or Firebead's scroll quest in Candlekeep--will not take effect until you start a new game.
What if I have an old save where I had not meet Rasaad yet (or rather, not entered Nashkel at all)? Would he have the new kit if I continue that game after the patch is out?
Let's not get bent out of shape on the release date of this patch until we actually pass by the current estimate. Last we heard, it was early/mid September. This IS mid-September. For all we know, we'll have a patch tomorrow.
Uh... you're aware that the open beta hasn't started yet, right?
To be fair the early-mid September date was for the open beta, not the patch. I would expect the actual patch ~2 weeks after the beta starts (just my guess).
it's nice to see this self-centric "where is our patch" brabble here ... if beamdog said "it will be there in very late 2014, we'll just take our time!", first the fans would get mad, and more important, anyone having his money in this (that is the license owners, business-partners, banks, etc.) would go even more mad. so announcing dates that might or might not be realistic to reach is the better choice beamdog can make, as it keeps attention and hopes higher than the other way around.
@BelegCuthalion: The flip-side of that approach is that eventually you hit the point of diminishing returns - cry wolf enough times and no one's going to care when you actually have something important to say.
for sure, yes. but the upset is delayed for overhaul, giving them yet some time needed (it's not about the fans, but about the men in suits). and while the "wolf" example ends in a desaster, the "patch" reality results in a released patch somewhen in future, that will make good and almost forgotten everything happened before.
I just want to point out that there are no "men in suits" holding back the patch release. We decided to hold it back, because we wanted to be absolutely sure what we were giving you was satisfactory.
I just want to point out that there are no "men in suits" holding back the patch release. We decided to hold it back, because we wanted to be absolutely sure what we were giving you was satisfactory.
@LiamEsler well high standard is a good thing but I do hope that you guys not going on prefect because there is no such thing but close to it that what I bet u are aiming for so keep up the good work and thank you for doing it for all of us
Okay I ponied up for one copy of BG 2, waiting to buy more copies this time until the smoke clears after release. Really just want the patch for BG 1 so the wife and I can reroll some characters and get going for the import to BG 2. Keeping fingers crossed, and low expectations this time around. Seems the prudent thing to do. On a completely off topic note, anyone tried out the pnp module for Baldur's Gate? The wife, kids and myself have been playing the D&D board games of late, and I think the eight year old is ready for a more serious adventure...
I just want to point out that there are no "men in suits" holding back the patch release. We decided to hold it back, because we wanted to be absolutely sure what we were giving you was satisfactory.
I for one am glad you are taking this stance. I much prefer waiting a while for a good patch that fixes major issues without creating new ones to a more frequent series of sloppy patches that break more than they fix.
People crying about the patch not being out seem to have forgotten the last time that a patch was rushed, it just caused more problems. I am perfectly fine being patient.
That said, I have already preordered Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. I have to say that BG:EE was something of a novelty for me as I've never been too terribly interested in the original. While I can appreciate the aspect of being the "murderhobo hero" sleeping in the woods and being terrified of kobolds, BG II is the bigger (and in my opinion, better) game so I'm glad that the sequel is finally rolling out.
Really? Wouldn't really say that after the missing promised new movies, still missing mutliplayer and other stuff which still keeps me from playing after a year. My estimate: the beta will start somewhere in October, maybe even November, and BG2EE will be delayed.
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Dumb question, maybe, will we be able to add mods, e.g., Unfinished Business, Dungeon Be Gone, etc?
My 2 cents on the 25 bucks price tag: It was just a few short years ago when games like Baldur's Gate were dropping out of sight. It was the end of a great era. And it got trickier all the time to install the games on new OS's so they'd play right. But we did it anyway because we loved the WORLD of those games.
So to me, it's totally worth $25. New content, improved graphics, simple install.. and the chance for a Baldur's Gate III.
i couldnt agree more. ive been saying basically the same thing on every thread i can, the 25$ isnt JUST for BGII:EE its for the future possibility of BG3. which is worth so much more than 25$ to me... i wish that there was a place to donate money to beamdog/ overhaul. (whoever decides if they will make bg3.) cause i would work and slave some overtime at work just to make donations to such a cause, lol. consider me a fanatic.
Consider me a fanatic as well. Let's establish a BG cult or something. And all proceeds will go directly to the development of BG3
They are just trolling because they think they know best and for the attention.
if beamdog said "it will be there in very late 2014, we'll just take our time!", first the fans would get mad, and more important, anyone having his money in this (that is the license owners, business-partners, banks, etc.) would go even more mad.
so announcing dates that might or might not be realistic to reach is the better choice beamdog can make, as it keeps attention and hopes higher than the other way around.
and while the "wolf" example ends in a desaster, the "patch" reality results in a released patch somewhen in future, that will make good and almost forgotten everything happened before.
Of course if the patch turns out to be a turkey, I might just go and jump off the Tyne Bridge. My death will be on your hands Beamdog!
(Obviously I'm joking. Or am I?)
That said, I have already preordered Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. I have to say that BG:EE was something of a novelty for me as I've never been too terribly interested in the original. While I can appreciate the aspect of being the "murderhobo hero" sleeping in the woods and being terrified of kobolds, BG II is the bigger (and in my opinion, better) game so I'm glad that the sequel is finally rolling out.