State of the game after 1.3 patch? Bugs?

cryptomancer

I've been wanting to pick up BG2EE for a while now. GOG is running a sale on all the EEs but reviews of BG2 mention lots of bugs. They're all dated 10/2014, which is before the 1.3 patch. Now that the patch is live, what's the state of the game? Is it still really buggy? Thanks!

MrSexton

There are still a few bugs but nothing major. It's very playable, at least in my humble opinion. /J

CField17

@lunar what do you think? the turn undead bug bothers me a lot.

elminster

Its certainly quite a bit better but it really needs another solid patch. That said there are a few bugs you should be on the lookout for. You can see a listing of current bugs in the game here.

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/37852/list-of-known-issues-read-this-first

lunar

@CField17 thanks for summoning me.

Well, there is the horrendous attacks per round bug, but it is fixable with reloading.
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/39591/number-of-high-number-of-attacks-bugs-are-too-high/p1

Good npcs turning undead also scares off paladins. That may be a bit more problematic depending on your party set up.

As @elminster says it needs a new patch, sure, but the engine has been polished in v1.3 and is worth it. There are many new options doable in Baldur.ini as well.
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/37833/a-bunch-of-neat-baldur-ini-options-in-bg2ee-1-3-that-ive-noticed-carry-overs-from-iwdee/p1

elminster

Anyways if you are looking at buying it on GoG.com right now I'd do it despite the issues the game currently has. For $10 its still very good value and runs pretty well.

MrSexton

Still that many bugs left? Poor devs - bloody mission impossible. /J

cryptomancer

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Grum

All I've seen is the saemon haverian bug in Brynlaw. I still have trouble getting to the shark city.

Frogman

$10 for this is a steal. Especially considering the sheer scope of content you are getting. Plus the game has great replayability.