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Do you like the new Baldur's Gate manuals?

jaldenjalden Member Posts: 44
edited November 2012 in Archive (General Discussion)
Do you like the new Baldur's Gate manuals?

http://www.baldursgate.com/manuals.en.html
  1. Do you like the new Baldur's Gate manuals?117 votes
    1. Awesome! :)
      73.50%
    2. Expected more :(
      13.68%
    3. Other
      12.82%
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  • LordsDarkKnight185LordsDarkKnight185 Member Posts: 615
    I think they are awesome, but they could use some slight editing for mistakes. I like the look of them.
  • bigdogchrisbigdogchris Member Posts: 1,336
    How did you find that link?
  • CoryNewbCoryNewb Member Posts: 1,330
    So far so good, I didn't even know it existed though!
  • allhailsteveallhailsteve Member Posts: 210
    A few minor corrections needed but very good work overall.
  • Kristie83Kristie83 Member Posts: 259
    My vision came to fruition!

    *shamelessly promotes own thread*
    http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/6372/new-bgee-manual/p1
  • DecrepitDragonDecrepitDragon Member Posts: 120
    Cracking stuff. Simple, effective, and generally clear. What more could you ask for in a manual? Pictures? . . .

    I'd rather play the game than oggle the manual.
  • MarricMarric Member Posts: 53
    Overall very good, nice appearance and I like the background info on places and characters (makes some good reading till we get the actual game) And the Volo/Elminster comments ("hmm... I don't remember writing that. - Volo" gave me a smile).

    Despite that their do some to be rather a lot of what appear to be errors in the "Mastering Melee and Magic book" - specifically in regards to kit descriptions.

    Also I'm hoping a nice map like there were in the original Infinity engine games is still to come.
  • NadroirNadroir Member Posts: 50
    I didn't realise they had made new manuals.
  • xxxsmb1987xxxxxxsmb1987xxx Member Posts: 280
    The first manual still mentions cracking open the case and CD's but the second one mentions you dont need CD's found that kinda funny but I liked them alot enjoyed the Elminster and Volo commentary =)
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    I really like the parchment paper background. It looks like it's straight out of Candlekeep.
  • AntonAnton Member, Moderator, Mobile Tester Posts: 513
    Where can we get one? :)
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    If you mean the PDFs, they're linked from the first post in this thread.

    If you mean a physical copy... I'd recommend Staples. ;)

    Glad to see so many people like the manuals! If I can ask, what is it that people were expecting more of, if anything?
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    How can people like this abomination to the BG series? Its TERRIBLE!!!!! .....

    For it isn't printed into a special book with a leather cover and map.
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    @Mungri

    I would have appreciated an Evil Dead Necronomicon motif, complete with pages made of human skin and the text scribed in blood, but we just can't have everything we want, can we? :P
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    Because asking for printed manuals and boxes for games is too much these days, something which used to be a standard now ruined by digital downloads.
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    @Mungri It looks like the Druids finally got their way. BG:EE has gone green. ^.~
  • DeathMachineMiyagiDeathMachineMiyagi Member Posts: 120
    I felt a sense of deja vu. Mostly because, with the odd detail tweaked here and there, those are pretty much the old Baldur's Gate manuals, or at least they seem to be from what I remember.

    One nice thing I noticed: neutral NPCs seem to be set to no longer whine, bitch and moan whenever you get a rep over 18. It will be nice to not have Jaheira complaining all the time because we don't mix our good deeds with the occasional random murder or puppy kicking.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Mortianna said:

    @Mungri It looks like the Druids finally got their way. BG:EE has gone green. ^.~

    I'm not sure having computers running to view something is actually any greener than printing.
  • Oxford_GuyOxford_Guy Member Posts: 3,729
    I think they've been done very nicely, though its a shame there are some basic mistakes and misleading statements in them (e.g. suggesting helmets improve AC, when their main purpose is to prevent critical hits), could be confusing for new players, hope we get corrected versions at some point - perhaps the community here could help with proof-reading and an official thread started to report mistakes and typos?
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    Its likely far less green to have your PC running to read PDFs. I can't stand reading anything this big in PDF format.

  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    @Marric and @Lordsdarkknight185 @allhailsteve

    Or anyone else for that matter

    If happen upon any corrections needed in the manual I've gone ahead and thrown a list together for errors in the manual. If you can think of any give me a shout or post them here or there.

    http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/6819/list-of-problems-with-the-current-manual/p1
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    edited November 2012
    I do like the way contents are laid out, which is the most important thing--the organization and accessibility of info is the most important aspect, and that's a win.

    But I'm going to be completely honest here that I expected it to look quite a bit glossier/sleeker and more professional in appearance. I'm actually not crazy at all about the font (Forgotten Uncial?), even if it is in keeping with the overall look of the game. It's actually a bit hard to read. I'm never a fan of form over function.

    Please accept this as constructive criticism, not whining. But stylistically the manual could (and deserves to) be better in appearance. In terms of meeting deadlines and setting priorities for the game's release, the manual was surely not the most pressing. And in time this is something that could easily be refurbished. Just keepin' it real.
    Post edited by Lemernis on
  • GygaxianProseGygaxianProse Member Posts: 201
    I browsed through them - they look slick enough to me. I especially like that the text is razor sharp at all zoom levels.
  • DeivisDeivis Member Posts: 13
    Looks great! Though can bards be chaotic good now?
  • PugPugPugPug Member Posts: 560
    I'll have to check them out, but where did you even find that link? This is not exactly a well-maintained site.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    @PugPug
    http://www.beamdog.com/files/bgee/BGManual1.pdf
    http://www.beamdog.com/files/bgee/BGManual2.pdf
  • PugPugPugPug Member Posts: 560
    Yeah, I found the files, I'm just wondering how they were found. Entering random URLs? The page which has them isn't linked anywhere obvious.
  • DeathMachineMiyagiDeathMachineMiyagi Member Posts: 120
    PugPug said:

    Yeah, I found the files, I'm just wondering how they were found. Entering random URLs? The page which has them isn't linked anywhere obvious.

    I received a link when I downloaded my pre-order.

  • PugPugPugPug Member Posts: 560
    Strange, I didn't.
  • DeathMachineMiyagiDeathMachineMiyagi Member Posts: 120
    PugPug said:

    Strange, I didn't.

    Just click on the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition thing on your desktop or wherever. It should bring up an overhead with 'Click here to access the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition manuals' as a link.
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