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BG2 Pre-order Download now available

AndyMAndyM Member Posts: 21
in General Discussion (Spoiler Warning!)
I saw this morning that the pre-order download is now available - 1.6GB via Beamdog.

Fill your boots!!
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  • badbromancebadbromance Member Posts: 238
    Well its loading for me!!

    Yay
  • HeasHeas Member Posts: 54
    edited November 2013
    Umm.. Only Via Beamdog client?

    edit:
    Yup, Only via Beamdog client.
  • ScooterScooter Member Posts: 182
    @Heas it would appear so.
    @Dee stand alone launcher coming soon?
  • marcerormarceror Member Posts: 577
    Does the version of the game installed from the Beamdog client require you to be online to play?
  • ScooterScooter Member Posts: 182
    @marceror no just to install :)
  • enqenqenqenq Member Posts: 499
    1.6gb preload compared to the total 2.3gb of BG1EE. This is disheartening. I demand 1gb of junk data to make me feel BG2EE is more than BG1EE.
  • HelminoHelmino Member Posts: 106
    Does the version contain manuals???
  • HelminoHelmino Member Posts: 106
    Like i said in the other topic, manuals are into the preload?
  • shawneshawne Member Posts: 3,239
    Helmino said:

    Like i said in the other topic, manuals are into the preload?

    No, just data files and music.
  • GemHoundGemHound Member Posts: 801
    edited November 2013
    Now the time has come. Amn will never forget this.
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    edited November 2013
    Urgh. downloaded 6% in a couple of minutes. Now it's paused for around 10 minutes as it is 'connecting'...

    [Edit] And now another minute of 600kb+ before dropping the connection again.
  • Starflower2525Starflower2525 Member Posts: 44
    edited November 2013
    Mines not doing anything it says it is downloading but hasn't got past 0%
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    I'm not too fussed, after all I can't do anything with it yet and pre-load hasn't officially been announced. I just like things to move along.
  • badbromancebadbromance Member Posts: 238
    Well I have 40% done so thats a win in my books.
    Will try again in the morning

  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    The speeds are there - just hit 2+mb download, they just seem sporadic.
  • xzar_montyxzar_monty Member Posts: 631
    I got 6,7% of the stuff in a flash, but after that, it's been "connecting".

    I've never done a pre-load before (in fact I'm hardly interested in games, except for BGII). So, do we need to download something extra on Friday or do we already get everything and it just starts working on Friday?
  • Starflower2525Starflower2525 Member Posts: 44
    Mines started downloading properly now
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    xzar_monty said:

    I got 6,7% of the stuff in a flash, but after that, it's been "connecting".

    I've never done a pre-load before (in fact I'm hardly interested in games, except for BGII). So, do we need to download something extra on Friday or do we already get everything and it just starts working on Friday?

    There will be an additional small download on Friday before it can be installed.
  • HelminoHelmino Member Posts: 106
    shawne said:

    Helmino said:

    Like i said in the other topic, manuals are into the preload?

    No, just data files and music.
    Thanks :)
  • xzar_montyxzar_monty Member Posts: 631
    @decado: Thanks. Much obliged.

    In fact the download didn't take very long at all in the end.
  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    Still a no-go from the website (standalone client).
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    All done. The final 45% took about 5 minutes.
  • artificial_sunlightartificial_sunlight Member Posts: 601
    edited November 2013
    Just trow all the shit in NI will you, I have no access to my home computer till 2 dec And I want to know everything! spoilers please!
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    No intention of looking, sorry @artificial_sunlight :(
  • EudaemoniumEudaemonium Member Posts: 3,199
    This isn't available for Macs yet :(
  • ElectricMonkElectricMonk Member Posts: 599
    @Dee or anyone else that cares to answer:
    Will there be a standalone launcher made available for BG2:EE for those of us w/out the client? If so, will it be available in time for pre-loading?
  • shawneshawne Member Posts: 3,239
    artificial_sunlight said:

    Just trow all the shit in NI will you, I have no access to my home computer till 2 dec And I want to know everything! spoilers please!

    Admittedly, my tech-fu is weak, but from what I'm seeing there's no way to extract reliable information from the pre-load files - NI, EE Keeper and WinBIFF all require CHITIN.KEY to access the BIF files. About the only thing you can do, as far as I can tell, is listen to music.
  • HelminoHelmino Member Posts: 106
    Still no way for stand alone client?
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