Hey ! I cant zoom in in the game. The resolution doesnt seem to adjust to mine or I'm not sure.... How do you enlarge the UI? Thanks !
It's not possible to zoom in in IWD2EE, unfortunately. Without access to the source code, there's no guarantee that we'll be able to implement all of the features of Beamdog's EEs.
Hey ! I cant zoom in in the game. The resolution doesnt seem to adjust to mine or I'm not sure.... How do you enlarge the UI? Thanks !
It's not possible to zoom in in IWD2EE, unfortunately. Without access to the source code, there's no guarantee that we'll be able to implement all of the features of Beamdog's EEs.
OH...So what would you suggest then? Because it's too small to see anything
How can I make the game go to higher resolutions? Like 2.5K for example. Because the game becomes a small square. It doesnt stretch to full screen even if its full screen.
How can I make the game go to higher resolutions? Like 2.5K for example. Because the game becomes a small square. It doesnt stretch to full screen even if its full screen.
Have you tried starting a game? The title screen and a lot of the menus don't use the whole screen, but when you actually load a game, it does take up the whole screen.
Setup-iwd2ee.exe and the folder called iwd2ee need to be taken out of the folder called IWD2EE-master and put directly in your game folder (the folder called Icewind Dale II).
1) Before you install IWD2:EE, if you installed IWD2 from GOG, please run setup-ddrawfix.exe (found in your game folder) and go through the steps to uninstall it. IWD2:EE comes with a preconfigured cnc-ddraw replacement for ddrawfix, but won't use it if it detects ddrawfix is already installed. Critically, cnc-ddraw allows the game to upscale to your monitor's resolution.
2) Install IWD2:EE like normal.
3) The resolution IWD2:EE asks for when starting is the resolution the engine targets. Since the game was designed for 800x600, and the engine can't upscale on its own, selecting higher resolutions here results in a small image size. So, when starting IWD2:EE, select a smallish resolution that matches (or is close to) your monitor's aspect ratio. Selecting a resolution just above 1024x768 works well. If cnc-ddraw is being used, it will then upscale the game from this resolution to your monitor's native resolution, resulting in an image that fits your display.
Menus and such will appear centered in front of a black background if you have a widescreen monitor. The world screen always fits the entire display, like in OlvynChuru's screenshot.
A bit convoluted, I know, but that's the difficulty of working with an engine that's ~25 years old.
Couple of things I noticed, one: it would be nice to not have to select the resolution every time I start the game. Two, I noticed something that I wonder if it's always been there or what. The name of the ghost weeping in the inn is VEIra, but when you talk to the bartender in the Salty Dog he says the name of Donovan's ship was VIEra's Gaze, named for his wife. Just a slight continuity thing that would probably be something to put in a general bug fix patch or something.
Great work otherwise in the small amount I have seen so far
Is it possible to run this in a 32-bit environment? The Setup file requires a 64-bit system, but i'd like to get it working on my 32-bit system where all my other infinity-games run on... Will there be a 32-bit version in the future?
1) Before you install IWD2:EE, if you installed IWD2 from GOG, please run setup-ddrawfix.exe (found in your game folder) and go through the steps to uninstall it. IWD2:EE comes with a preconfigured cnc-ddraw replacement for ddrawfix, but won't use it if it detects ddrawfix is already installed. Critically, cnc-ddraw allows the game to upscale to your monitor's resolution.
2) Install IWD2:EE like normal.
3) The resolution IWD2:EE asks for when starting is the resolution the engine targets. Since the game was designed for 800x600, and the engine can't upscale on its own, selecting higher resolutions here results in a small image size. So, when starting IWD2:EE, select a smallish resolution that matches (or is close to) your monitor's aspect ratio. Selecting a resolution just above 1024x768 works well. If cnc-ddraw is being used, it will then upscale the game from this resolution to your monitor's native resolution, resulting in an image that fits your display.
Menus and such will appear centered in front of a black background if you have a widescreen monitor. The world screen always fits the entire display, like in OlvynChuru's screenshot.
A bit convoluted, I know, but that's the difficulty of working with an engine that's ~25 years old.
You're amazing ! Thank you so much for getting me up and running to play this incredible game. Godspeed !
I found that after uninstalling setup-ddrawfix.exe and installing the EE Mod, 1360x768 works the best for 2.5 monitors and higher.
Now the game looks superb.
Do any other cool mods exist for this game? I can't find any. There are only like 3 on Nexusmods.
Or NPCs you can add to your party during character creation. They come with their own voice sets, portraits, banter, romances and player-initiated dialogue:
Or NPCs you can add to your party during character creation. They come with their own voice sets, portraits, banter, romances and player-initiated dialogue:
Only a few IWD2 mods are compatible with the EE version. There's a section in the readme that lists them, including which components to use and install order. Some of them, like Light of Selune, require the included compatibility patch.
How can I make the game go to higher resolutions? Like 2.5K for example. Because the game becomes a small square. It doesnt stretch to full screen even if its full screen.
I'm having the same problem.
Edit: I followed these steps, had to reinstall IWD2 from GoG and run the uninstall for ddrawfix & the reintalled the EE mod
1) Before you install IWD2:EE, if you installed IWD2 from GOG, please run setup-ddrawfix.exe (found in your game folder) and go through the steps to uninstall it. IWD2:EE comes with a preconfigured cnc-ddraw replacement for ddrawfix, but won't use it if it detects ddrawfix is already installed. Critically, cnc-ddraw allows the game to upscale to your monitor's resolution.
2) Install IWD2:EE like normal.
3) The resolution IWD2:EE asks for when starting is the resolution the engine targets. Since the game was designed for 800x600, and the engine can't upscale on its own, selecting higher resolutions here results in a small image size. So, when starting IWD2:EE, select a smallish resolution that matches (or is close to) your monitor's aspect ratio. Selecting a resolution just above 1024x768 works well. If cnc-ddraw is being used, it will then upscale the game from this resolution to your monitor's native resolution, resulting in an image that fits your display.
Menus and such will appear centered in front of a black background if you have a widescreen monitor. The world screen always fits the entire display, like in OlvynChuru's screenshot.
A bit convoluted, I know, but that's the difficulty of working with an engine that's ~25 years old.
You're amazing ! Thank you so much for getting me up and running to play this incredible game. Godspeed !
IWD2EE currently doesn't have a German translation. Technically you could still install it, but all new strings that are added by IWD2EE will be in English.
Only a few IWD2 mods are compatible with the EE version. There's a section in the readme that lists them, including which components to use and install order. Some of them, like Light of Selune, require the included compatibility patch.
Thanks! I've only read the readme on GitHub, so I had no idea. I've listed the merchant and NPCs, because I was sure these would work.
Edit: I'm curious about the Special Edition mod from Nexus, though. There is a component that updates areamap backgrounds with software-rescaled tilesets and adds smoother Fog of War graphics. I guess it should be compatible, but is it unnecessary? Couldn't find anything in the readme about enhanced areamaps.
I salute the fearless party that, through cunning and patience, slew the mighty adversary! I too thought IWD2:EE would forever remain a hope, a wish, a dream! You keep the adventurous spark alive, even in those suffering the ravages of time!
Seriously, you all are awesome. From the bottom of my heart - thank you!!
Edit: I'm curious about the Special Edition mod from Nexus, though. There is a component that updates areamap backgrounds with software-rescaled tilesets and adds smoother Fog of War graphics. I guess it should be compatible, but is it unnecessary? Couldn't find anything in the readme about enhanced areamaps.
The component that update tileset and smoother Fog of War seems to work (testing it in the prologue). Regarding it's necessity... it's a matter of taste.
I wish to know whether this is the right place to report an issue, which is not necessarily be a defect.
I am using Windows 10 _emulated by QEMU_ under a Ubuntu host. The version of IWD2 is GOG. I tried to start the game by 800x600 resolution. It shown an error message of unable to find a 32-bit color depth display mode. While the detected color depth mode is 8-bit, the actual displayed color depth is 32-bit, as the screenshot color is solid. I believe it is difficult to change the detected color depth at the QEMU. So I wish to know whether it is justified to relax the color depth checking at the IWD2EE?
@csmth96: Are you using GOG's default ddrawfix, or cnc-ddraw? If you're not using cnc-ddraw, try switching to that, (see my post here). Otherwise, I'll take a look, but I don't think there's much I can do. IWD2 disabled the hardware acceleration that was present in older engine versions, so everything is rendered in software. As a result the engine manually blits based on the resolution's color depth. IWD2:EE hooks some of the rendering functions, and in order to keep things simple we only worried about the 32bit color depths.
Is it possible to run this in a 32-bit environment? The Setup file requires a 64-bit system, but i'd like to get it working on my 32-bit system where all my other infinity-games run on... Will there be a 32-bit version in the future?
@Nebelmann: Try downloading the "WeiDU-Windows-249-x86.zip" file from https://github.com/WeiDUorg/weidu/releases/tag/v249.00, and extract the "weidu.exe" file. Replace IWD2:EE's "setup-iwd2ee.exe" file with the extracted "weidu.exe" (renaming it in the process), and try installing again.
About : Minor Damage Resistance for Armor and Shields
If I understand well, if a character's armor/shield gives +10 AC bonus, they would also have 5% physical resistance with the option installed?
[ Answer : no. See OlvynChuru's second response further down. It would be a -5 to damage.]
About : Minor Damage Resistance for Armor and Shields
If I understand well, if a character has +10 AC, they would also have 5% physical resistance with the option installed?
I presume it does not give DR 5/-
Attacks of opportunity :
If the original game did not use AoO, how does the enemy AI react if they end-up in melee with a ranged weapon or as a caster? There is also no safe "5 foot step". Am I asking of course as I am making the installation choices.
Attacks of opportunity :
If the original game did not use AoO, how does the enemy AI react if they end-up in melee with a ranged weapon or as a caster? There is also no safe "5 foot step". Am I asking of course as I am making the installation choices.
An enemy with a ranged weapon will probably switch to melee. An enemy caster will probably continue casting spells, provoking attacks of opportunity.
About : Minor Damage Resistance for Armor and Shields
If I understand well, if a character's armor/shield gives +10 AC bonus, they would also have 5% physical resistance with the option installed?
[ confirmed by OlvynChuru below. Thanks ]
Addendum : I like it. It is really not excessive and logically enemies get this also.
Wait, actually no, it's not 5%. The way damage resistance works in 3rd edition is that is reduces damage by a flat amount. Armor that granted +10 AC will reduce any instance of physical damage by 5 points.
Wait, actually no, it's not 5%. The way damage resistance works in 3rd edition is that is reduces damage by a flat amount. Armor that granted +10 AC will reduce any instance of physical damage by 5 points.
Woh. That is extremely different. If a character or enemy has +20 AC bonus (natural protection for many monsters), that is -10 damage to all physical attacks, which is huge.
nb: removing one option/mod is pretty easy. Just need to run the Setup-iwd2ee again and follow the lines...
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OH...So what would you suggest then? Because it's too small to see anything
[C:\Program Files (x86)\Black Isle\Icewind Dale II\IWD2EE-master\Setup-iwd2ee.exe] WeiDU version 24500
Please run this program in your Infinity Engine game directory.
FATAL ERROR: Failure("Not a game directory")
Press ENTER to exit.
Have you tried starting a game? The title screen and a lot of the menus don't use the whole screen, but when you actually load a game, it does take up the whole screen.
Setup-iwd2ee.exe and the folder called iwd2ee need to be taken out of the folder called IWD2EE-master and put directly in your game folder (the folder called Icewind Dale II).
So, to get the game to run at an ideal size:
1) Before you install IWD2:EE, if you installed IWD2 from GOG, please run setup-ddrawfix.exe (found in your game folder) and go through the steps to uninstall it. IWD2:EE comes with a preconfigured cnc-ddraw replacement for ddrawfix, but won't use it if it detects ddrawfix is already installed. Critically, cnc-ddraw allows the game to upscale to your monitor's resolution.
2) Install IWD2:EE like normal.
3) The resolution IWD2:EE asks for when starting is the resolution the engine targets. Since the game was designed for 800x600, and the engine can't upscale on its own, selecting higher resolutions here results in a small image size. So, when starting IWD2:EE, select a smallish resolution that matches (or is close to) your monitor's aspect ratio. Selecting a resolution just above 1024x768 works well. If cnc-ddraw is being used, it will then upscale the game from this resolution to your monitor's native resolution, resulting in an image that fits your display.
Menus and such will appear centered in front of a black background if you have a widescreen monitor. The world screen always fits the entire display, like in OlvynChuru's screenshot.
A bit convoluted, I know, but that's the difficulty of working with an engine that's ~25 years old.
Great work otherwise in the small amount I have seen so far
You're amazing ! Thank you so much for getting me up and running to play this incredible game.
Now the game looks superb.
Do any other cool mods exist for this game? I can't find any. There are only like 3 on Nexusmods.
IWD2 has only a few mods, nothing major apart from a few overhauls, but this is IMO the best one. You can try adding a Bonus Merchant, found here:
https://weidu.org/iwd2.html
Or NPCs you can add to your party during character creation. They come with their own voice sets, portraits, banter, romances and player-initiated dialogue:
https://www.gibberlings3.net/mods/npcs/iwd2npc/
Edit: You can also check this place:
https://sorcerers.net/Games/IWD2/index_mods2.php
Only a few IWD2 mods are compatible with the EE version. There's a section in the readme that lists them, including which components to use and install order. Some of them, like Light of Selune, require the included compatibility patch.
I'm having the same problem.
Edit: I followed these steps, had to reinstall IWD2 from GoG and run the uninstall for ddrawfix & the reintalled the EE mod
IWD2EE currently doesn't have a German translation. Technically you could still install it, but all new strings that are added by IWD2EE will be in English.
Thanks! I've only read the readme on GitHub, so I had no idea. I've listed the merchant and NPCs, because I was sure these would work.
Edit: I'm curious about the Special Edition mod from Nexus, though. There is a component that updates areamap backgrounds with software-rescaled tilesets and adds smoother Fog of War graphics. I guess it should be compatible, but is it unnecessary? Couldn't find anything in the readme about enhanced areamaps.
Seriously, you all are awesome. From the bottom of my heart - thank you!!
The component that update tileset and smoother Fog of War seems to work (testing it in the prologue). Regarding it's necessity... it's a matter of taste.
@Nebelmann: Try downloading the "WeiDU-Windows-249-x86.zip" file from https://github.com/WeiDUorg/weidu/releases/tag/v249.00, and extract the "weidu.exe" file. Replace IWD2:EE's "setup-iwd2ee.exe" file with the extracted "weidu.exe" (renaming it in the process), and try installing again.
If I understand well, if a character's armor/shield gives +10 AC bonus, they would also have 5% physical resistance with the option installed?
[ Answer : no. See OlvynChuru's second response further down. It would be a -5 to damage.]
If the armor gave +10 AC, then yes.
If the original game did not use AoO, how does the enemy AI react if they end-up in melee with a ranged weapon or as a caster? There is also no safe "5 foot step". Am I asking of course as I am making the installation choices.
Any discussion regarding a macOS version?
An enemy with a ranged weapon will probably switch to melee. An enemy caster will probably continue casting spells, provoking attacks of opportunity.
Wait, actually no, it's not 5%. The way damage resistance works in 3rd edition is that is reduces damage by a flat amount. Armor that granted +10 AC will reduce any instance of physical damage by 5 points.
Woh. That is extremely different. If a character or enemy has +20 AC bonus (natural protection for many monsters), that is -10 damage to all physical attacks, which is huge.
nb: removing one option/mod is pretty easy. Just need to run the Setup-iwd2ee again and follow the lines...