Road to 2.6 | Is the Baldur's Gate 2.6.4.0 Patch Ready to Release?

JuliusBorisov

We're almost there with Patch 2.6!

Steam Beta 2.6.4.0 for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is available now for public testing!

"There is strength in numbers, and I am two or three, at least." ~ Minsc.

Based on your feedback on the 2.6.3.0 build, we've decided to include a few more fixes into 2.6— and this is why we need one additional round of beta testing. HUGE thanks to everyone testing these games and helping us make this patch a success.

IMPORTANT:
Patch 2.6 will NOT be the last patch for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

• Patch 2.6 will not fix every issue— but we hope to make further improvements in future
• Here's what in the patch: 2.6 Patch Items

System Requirements have changed:
Minimum: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 64-bit, OS X 10.9, Ubuntu 18.04 or equivalent

• Please check your device meets the updated System Requirements before testing
• Make sure your device supports 64-bit games

TEST OBJECTIVE: Start questing! Is the patch good enough to release?
How to Participate

- Playthrough some quests & VOTE on the release
- Tell us about *new bugs (the beta shouldn't add any issues) - comment below!
- Tell us about major issues affecting saves, visuals, sound & quality - comment below!

How to opt-in & verify you're using the correct version

• Please make sure you're using a clean (unmodded) install. Clear your override folder before testing the beta build
• In your Steam Library, Right-Click Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and choose “Properties”
• Click on the Beta Tab
• Choose the road_to_2.6 in the drop down menu
• If you don't see the road_to_2.6 in the drop down menu, please restart Steam
• In-game, on the main menu, you will see that the build is 2.6.4.0

WHAT CHANGED SINCE THE LAST BETA

All Games | Fireshields no longer generate spurious text when caster is hit from a distance
All Games | Gliterdust no longer bypasses magic resistance
All Games | Shapechange Natural Form now works as expected
All Games | Fixed some issues with character soundsets (Action & Selection Sound)
All Games | True Sight/Seeing spell names and descriptions are now consistent
All Games | "Area Map" now translated into additional languages
All Games | Potion buffs should be noncumulative with themselves
BGEE | Fixed issue in Adoys Conclave where Goblins immediately attack bear
BGEE | Killing Magreb (an innocent in Adoy's Enclave) now awards XP and reputation penalty as expected
BGEE | Completing Adoy's quest now awards XP as expected
BGEE | Russian Female tlk Table is no longer missing
BGEE | Casting Sequencer and Contingency spells no longer lead to a crash

We won't move forward with a 2.6 Patch release until we hear feedback from enough Windows, Linux & macOS players for each Infinity Engine Title:

- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
- Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

*Note: We're focusing on Windows macOS & Linux now, but stay tuned for details on the 2.6 Patch for Android & iOS!

Join the Beta & Vote Below!

Testing Status:
0/10 Windows Players
0/3 Linux Players
0/3 macOS Players

ATigersClaw

I want to bring up the matter of the mistakenly assigned 15 % spell scribing penalty to all kits and the recharge wand exploit (both see this discussion).

Mokona

Remove the potion "fix."
Leave wand recharging alone. The shops that do it charge you a significant amount for doing it. It's not broken. Do not fix what is not broke.

sarevok57

i've noticed that when using the claw of kazgaroth in the inventory, the "stats compare" screen does not show the AC bonus if the CON penalty lowers HP, despite the fact even if it does lower HP it still wouldn't be in the way

the claw of kazgaroth will only show the AC bonus in the stats compare screen if HP aren't lowered by the claw