Importing from BG:EE to BG2 (vanilla)

VikingR

Hello guys,

I've just finished a playthrough in BG:EE and wanted to import my characters into my original BG2 installation (2.0.0.12 from GOG.com).

I tried two methods:
1) Copying the Final-Save folder from BG:EE into my BG2 save folder.
2) Exporting my character in BG:EE and copying over the *.chr and *.bio files to my BG2 character folder.

In both cases, my BG2 game crashes when I select the save or character entry during character creation.

Anybody got an idea if the compatibility to the original games is broken now? I remember it working flawlessly ~ 2 years back. I even tried to remove all gear and items from my character and then exporing again - no luck .

Is there a workaround for this?

Thanks!
VikingR

sarevok57

perhaps try the 1.3v of bgee and see if you can import that way

VikingR

I got it working by using a workaround. I opened the save file with the help of the EEKeeper and from there exported my character to a new *.chr file.

Then I opened this *.chr file with the legacy ShadowKeeper. It already told me that there were some incompatible items while trying to open the file (in my case it was the Harrower longsword). I created a new save game in BG:EE, only this time I removed the longsword from my inventory beforehand, exported to a new *.chr file in EEKeeper and opened it again with the ShadowKeeper.

Then I only had to replace the portrait (it showed a weird scaling in ShadowKeeper) in the *.chr file and exported a new *.chr file from ShadowKeeper.

That file worked flawlessly while importing into BG2 vanilla.

Thanks for your tips anyway! Hope this helps other players.