We can't say when exactly the patch will be released fully. When it's ready. You can jump in if you want to use new bug fixes and later continue your save in the stable version.
We can't say when exactly the patch will be released fully. When it's ready. You can jump in if you want to use new bug fixes and later continue your save in the stable version.
Thank you for your quick answer. I understand how difficult it is to pinpoint when it'll be ready, we're just very excited to get our hands of the final version. It's been such a long time since 2.5.
I suppose I could play the beta until then but there's no rush either. I kinda want to start fresh with the final release but I don't want to wait too long either so... I guess I'll just wait and see. Thanks for the advice.
Can I just ask those who have played the beta whether the "improved pathfinding" is noticeable at all?
Well, I have noticed that one particular issue has not happened since I upgraded to 2.6, and that is the issue with two characters getting permanently stuck on top of each other. It used to happen fairly frequently in Nashkel with the guards on patrol, but no longer. Party members and others still occasionally bump into each other, but it isn't really all that bad typically. Pathfinding has been a beast of a problem in these games since the very beginning; the original BG1. In all honesty, I would say that BD has made an overall improvement to pathfinding over the years. Sure there are still problems, but I think they are less severe than the problems the original games had.
P.S. I estimate I have logged about 150 hours playing the 2.6 beta, just in case you were wondering.
Can I just ask those who have played the beta whether the "improved pathfinding" is noticeable at all?
Well, I have noticed that one particular issue has not happened since I upgraded to 2.6, and that is the issue with two characters getting permanently stuck on top of each other. It used to happen fairly frequently in Nashkel with the guards on patrol, but no longer. Party members and others still occasionally bump into each other, but it isn't really all that bad typically. Pathfinding has been a beast of a problem in these games since the very beginning; the original BG1. In all honesty, I would say that BD has made an overall improvement to pathfinding over the years. Sure there are still problems, but I think they are less severe than the problems the original games had.
P.S. I estimate I have logged about 150 hours playing the 2.6 beta, just in case you were wondering.
Thanks for your reply. Sounds good, glad to hear that's fixed. (Ok I also really wish my party members wouldn't just take a crazy alternative route just because their path is temporarily blocked or that they could march in formation instead of regrouping at the destination point, but I suppose that's too much to ask given the engine's limitations!).
Can I just ask those who have played the beta whether the "improved pathfinding" is noticeable at all?
At first, it seemed so, but since 2.6.2.0 I noticed a few problems. I asked (twice) if there have been any change in that particular version but got no answer whatsoever.
I think it's mostly fine, nobody gets stuck, but in areas where there is less room the characters get confused again and make huge detours (what you described above, actually). I had the impression this wasn't happening anymore in earlier version, anyway.
@Redglyph I have seen you describe your pathfinding experience before and I think I may know what is going on. There is a hidden option that can be turned on by editing the baldur.lua or by using @argent77's Reveal Hidden Gameplay Options mod. It is called "Enhanced Path Search". From what I can guess, this is an experimental pathfinding option that was added to the game a while ago. What it appears to do is have each character recalculate the shortest path to their destination every few seconds to attempt to constantly find the quickest route. This behavior has some drawbacks over the default pathfinding however. It tends to make your characters turn around if someone else is blocking a narrow walkway at the exact moment that their path gets recalculated. If this is bothering you, I would suggest checking to see if this option is enabled and try turning it off to see if things improve for you. You can turn it off in game with the aforementioned mod installed, or by editing the Baldur.lua located in the documents directory of your game.
In baldur.lua, the option appears as follows if enabled:
I will echo what @jastey had said - will more technical details for modders be presented?
Here is a list with 2.6 changes (please note it's not sorted and there are additional tickets that have been done recently in response to the beta feedback). Along with the items mentioned in this thread, I hope it will fulfil the request for technical details.
All magic attack spells can be targeted onto invisible beings except for Breach.
So this SCS tweak is now official behavior? That's certainly interesting...
However, I noticed there's another MAGICATTACK spell besides Breach that cannot bypass Invisibility, i.e.: "Lower Resistance – SPWI514.SPL". Intended or bug?
Moreover, the description of such spells should probably mention that you can target invisible/concealed beings...
It is called "Enhanced Path Search". From what I can guess, this is an experimental pathfinding option that was added to the game a while ago. What it appears to do is have each character recalculate the shortest path to their destination every few seconds to attempt to constantly find the quickest route. This behavior has some drawbacks over the default pathfinding however. It tends to make your characters turn around if someone else is blocking a narrow walkway at the exact moment that their path gets recalculated. If this is bothering you, I would suggest checking to see if this option is enabled and try turning it off to see if things improve for you. You can turn it off in game with the aforementioned mod installed, or by editing the Baldur.lua located in the documents directory of your game.
In baldur.lua, the option appears as follows if enabled:
@Tresset Thanks for the tip! I didn't find the option so it should be disabled.
I haven't seen any mention of the pathfinding in the last patch, so I suppose it's just coincidence. I know it's not always easy to put all the modifications in a log though, that's why I asked in case the update broke something.
I'll enable the option and check the difference.
All magic attack spells can be targeted onto invisible beings except for Breach.
So this SCS tweak is now official behavior? That's certainly interesting...
However, I noticed there's another MAGICATTACK spell besides Breach that cannot bypass Invisibility, i.e.: "Lower Resistance – SPWI514.SPL". Intended or bug?
Moreover, the description of such spells should probably mention that you can target invisible/concealed beings...
Spell protection removal spells can be cast on invisible creatures, as per SCS. Lower Resistance and Breach are not useable on invisible creatures since they are a different subcategory of MAGICATTACK.
Sorry I'll just ask another question;). Has anyone tried playing the beta with mods (can you do that?) and can give an indication whether the patch breaks none/some/most of the more common mods? I'd be interested in IWD in particular ... Thanks again:).
I did not get an answer around the turn of the year (understandably) so I will pose the question again.
Is there any scope for improving the GUI? Character, inventory, spell books, shops, but also dialogue history have been posed to be improved several times. I would rather have a clear base game solution rather than optimisation via mods.
In the Patch Highlights it says 'Improved multiplayer stability' - are you able to tell us what's changed or improved? (I don't have the Steam version and so can't test).
Is there any scope for improving the GUI? Character, inventory, spell books, shops, but also dialogue history have been posed to be improved several times. I would rather have a clear base game solution rather than optimisation via mods.
This would be wonderful. I made the same question regarding the dialog/inventory window of Torment since neither can be resized and we are FORCED to scroll LOTS of times to see what we need. We NEED to be able to resize the inventory window in all IE games to prevent this.
Aside that, i REALLY hope all IE games will have their .lua file changed to work with 60 FPS instead of the 30 FPS aka slow motion from hell as they are now.
A little gem from the detailed list Julius posted:
(38774) Drizzt, Again
The player could stand close enough to activate the gnolls attacking Drizzt without activating Drizzt to fight back. This exploit is now closed until the next one is discovered at (patch release + five minutes).
The link you've shared contains a reply from the previous IWD:EE project director:
"The Snow Maiden's Reaver worked the same way in the original Icewind Dale i.e. it dealt only cold damage without adding the strength and proficiency bonuses.
This is not something that the EE has changed."
I note this fix for BG:EE "Fixed an issue for when the party attempted to replay the Black Pits battle with Llyrk (tier 1 battle 3), his Crumbling Skeletons would die immediately." - are there any plans to also fix the crashing issue with this fight? I tried to play through a couple of times but just after Llyrk casts Stinking Cloud my game would freeze and crash
I did not get an answer around the turn of the year (understandably) so I will pose the question again.
Is there any scope for improving the GUI? Character, inventory, spell books, shops, but also dialogue history have been posed to be improved several times. I would rather have a clear base game solution rather than optimisation via mods.
I did not get an answer around the turn of the year (understandably) so I will pose the question again.
Is there any scope for improving the GUI? Character, inventory, spell books, shops, but also dialogue history have been posed to be improved several times. I would rather have a clear base game solution rather than optimisation via mods.
Still no response. Thoughts?
Since the focus of the team is on fixing issues rather than delivering new features (Which would risk introducing new issues) I doubt we'll be seeing further UI improvements unless it's related to a bug in the existing UI or a bug that's affecting UI Mods.
You may be right, but that should not be the consideration. Beamdog makes a patch to deliver a proper end product. The fact that GUI mods exist should not limit them from making their own appropriate changes to address issues that were flagged by their customers.
Plenty of fixes that they have in scope for v2.6 were already available to the customer via mod installs. There is no reason why GUI should get a different treatment.
Greetings.
Will g3's Icewind Dale Fixpack
(and other mods in current state)
be compatible with iwd ee / bg ee / etc.
with 2.6 versions of games?
The IWD fixpack is fully included in IWD:EE so no need for that.
Other mods will probably need some adjustments.
As always if you're in a current game, just copy the folder of your install to make sure you don't accidentally update. Finish your game, and then update to 2.6.
The IWD fixpack is fully included in IWD:EE so no need for that.
Other mods will probably need some adjustments.
As always if you're in a current game, just copy the folder of your install to make sure you don't accidentally update. Finish your game, and then update to 2.6.
So
If I understood it right
In current state, for example, G3's Tweaks Anthology, probably will not work correctly
if I'll instal this mod over clean 2.6 version(s) of game(s) ?
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that worked. Both BGEE and IWD seems fine on my Mac air, gave thumbs up for releasing it
Thank you for your quick answer. I understand how difficult it is to pinpoint when it'll be ready, we're just very excited to get our hands of the final version. It's been such a long time since 2.5.
I suppose I could play the beta until then but there's no rush either. I kinda want to start fresh with the final release but I don't want to wait too long either so... I guess I'll just wait and see. Thanks for the advice.
Well, I have noticed that one particular issue has not happened since I upgraded to 2.6, and that is the issue with two characters getting permanently stuck on top of each other. It used to happen fairly frequently in Nashkel with the guards on patrol, but no longer. Party members and others still occasionally bump into each other, but it isn't really all that bad typically. Pathfinding has been a beast of a problem in these games since the very beginning; the original BG1. In all honesty, I would say that BD has made an overall improvement to pathfinding over the years. Sure there are still problems, but I think they are less severe than the problems the original games had.
P.S. I estimate I have logged about 150 hours playing the 2.6 beta, just in case you were wondering.
Thanks for your reply. Sounds good, glad to hear that's fixed. (Ok I also really wish my party members wouldn't just take a crazy alternative route just because their path is temporarily blocked or that they could march in formation instead of regrouping at the destination point, but I suppose that's too much to ask given the engine's limitations!).
At first, it seemed so, but since 2.6.2.0 I noticed a few problems. I asked (twice) if there have been any change in that particular version but got no answer whatsoever.
I think it's mostly fine, nobody gets stuck, but in areas where there is less room the characters get confused again and make huge detours (what you described above, actually). I had the impression this wasn't happening anymore in earlier version, anyway.
In baldur.lua, the option appears as follows if enabled:
SetPrivateProfileString('Game Options','Enhanced Path Search','1')
if it is disabled it will either not appear at all, or appear as follows:
SetPrivateProfileString('Game Options','Enhanced Path Search','0')
Here is a list with 2.6 changes (please note it's not sorted and there are additional tickets that have been done recently in response to the beta feedback). Along with the items mentioned in this thread, I hope it will fulfil the request for technical details.
So this SCS tweak is now official behavior? That's certainly interesting...
However, I noticed there's another MAGICATTACK spell besides Breach that cannot bypass Invisibility, i.e.: "Lower Resistance – SPWI514.SPL". Intended or bug?
Moreover, the description of such spells should probably mention that you can target invisible/concealed beings...
I haven't seen any mention of the pathfinding in the last patch, so I suppose it's just coincidence. I know it's not always easy to put all the modifications in a log though, that's why I asked in case the update broke something.
I'll enable the option and check the difference.
Spell protection removal spells can be cast on invisible creatures, as per SCS. Lower Resistance and Breach are not useable on invisible creatures since they are a different subcategory of MAGICATTACK.
Is there any scope for improving the GUI? Character, inventory, spell books, shops, but also dialogue history have been posed to be improved several times. I would rather have a clear base game solution rather than optimisation via mods.
This would be wonderful. I made the same question regarding the dialog/inventory window of Torment since neither can be resized and we are FORCED to scroll LOTS of times to see what we need. We NEED to be able to resize the inventory window in all IE games to prevent this.
Aside that, i REALLY hope all IE games will have their .lua file changed to work with 60 FPS instead of the 30 FPS aka slow motion from hell as they are now.
Read about fixes in 2.6
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/80867/road-to-2-6-planned-patch-items-windows-macos-linux/p1
There is no information about snow maiden's reaver in list of fixes
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/40342/snow-maidens-reaver-broken-differently-now
Will this really cool (in both ways) sword be fixed in 2.6?
"The Snow Maiden's Reaver worked the same way in the original Icewind Dale i.e. it dealt only cold damage without adding the strength and proficiency bonuses.
This is not something that the EE has changed."
Thank you for these fixes
I note this fix for BG:EE "Fixed an issue for when the party attempted to replay the Black Pits battle with Llyrk (tier 1 battle 3), his Crumbling Skeletons would die immediately." - are there any plans to also fix the crashing issue with this fight? I tried to play through a couple of times but just after Llyrk casts Stinking Cloud my game would freeze and crash
Since the focus of the team is on fixing issues rather than delivering new features (Which would risk introducing new issues) I doubt we'll be seeing further UI improvements unless it's related to a bug in the existing UI or a bug that's affecting UI Mods.
Plenty of fixes that they have in scope for v2.6 were already available to the customer via mod installs. There is no reason why GUI should get a different treatment.
Will g3's Icewind Dale Fixpack
(and other mods in current state)
be compatible with iwd ee / bg ee / etc.
with 2.6 versions of games?
Other mods will probably need some adjustments.
As always if you're in a current game, just copy the folder of your install to make sure you don't accidentally update. Finish your game, and then update to 2.6.
So
If I understood it right
In current state, for example, G3's Tweaks Anthology, probably will not work correctly
if I'll instal this mod over clean 2.6 version(s) of game(s) ?