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Game will not load up.

FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
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OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Inspiron 537s
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, 2327 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A02, 3/30/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6002.18005"
User Name Drennan\James Drennan
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 4.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.37 GB
Total Virtual Memory 8.22 GB
Available Virtual Memory 5.05 GB
Page File Space 4.29 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

I have BGII v 1.3

I start via the Beamdog launch pad and it takes me to the menu where I can pick Shadows of Amn, Throne of Baal, and Black Pits II.

I select Shadows and all it does is go to a black screen and I have to ctrl-alt-delete to get back out of the game.

Anybody know how I can get past that point?

Comments

  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    I mean BG:EE v1.2.2030
  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    gah I am tired BGII:EE v1.2.2030
  • FranpaFranpa Member Posts: 637
    edited September 2014
    Try the new Baldur's Gate v1.3.2053. Also mention what your video card is and whether or not you're using the latest drivers for it (Obtain the drivers from either the Nvidia or AMD website, not from Windows Update).
    Post edited by Franpa on
  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series - checking for updated drivers online instead of the windows update thing now. And the BG2:EE I just downloaded today via the beamdog launcher tool.
  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    Okay updated the driver from AMD website to the newest verision and I still get a black screen instead of the game starting.
  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    I think there is a problem playing the intro movies
  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    Okay I left is alone for about 20 minutes and I got to the screen where the text of the Bhaal prophecy is shown on the screen.

  • FranpaFranpa Member Posts: 637
    edited September 2014
    Ignore the part of my previous comment about trying v1.3.2053 because I didn't realize this was discussing the 2nd game. Baldur's Gate II is still at v1.2.xxxx
  • FranpaFranpa Member Posts: 637
    I have no clue if this will work or if it even functions but you can try the following:

    1) Open the games configuration file with Wordpad (Not Notepad)
    2) Find the setting called 'Program Options', 'Backwards Compatible 3d', '0',
    3) Change the 0 to a 1
    4) Try the game again

    If it is still not working then try the following:

    1) Undo the previous change
    2) Open the games configuration file with Wordpad (Not Notepad)
    3) Find the setting called 'Window', 'Full Screen', '1',
    4) Change the 1 to a 0
    5) Try the game again
  • FWHJamesFWHJames Member Posts: 29
    Oh well it started working when I left my In-laws house and returned home. Yet more proof of their evil
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