Well, the devs originally announced Android version will be up around December. Now it's April and they are still struggling with it. (Or Cam is. It's a popular joke around Android-part of forums, that Cam is the only programmer in there.)
It is known, that part of the team is already working on BG2, but another part still works on fixing problems on BG1 and finish normalizing the code across all plattforms. The Web spell bug required a renderer rewrite. Android's strange file structure required rewrite of the memory/disk access routines... (We heard some details on how it was done before and trust me - it wasn't pretty)
From the tweets and forum posts I have understood, that they are working on a version of the engine that would work on all plattforms (PC/MAC/iPad/Android) and would get rid of all the bugs and obscure routines that were implemented because of time shortage by the original team.
TL;DR ...so to say, we probably won't see BG2 earlier than 1st quarter of 2014, but rest assured that most of the engine bugs will be already fixed.
I don't see how it's very disappointing. They've improved the game quite a bit (for the most part). I'd rather they take their time on BG2: EE than rush it out. There is still much that can be done with BG: EE. I still have to play it on windowed mode (cursor error) and since I run Vista, the "videos" are still very sub-par. I have been pretty impressed with the quickness that they've fixed bugs. The kits and minor improvements made since release is better than most "online release" games out there.
If you're bored, play it a different way than you usually do...or just do something else. Better to wait and have a quality product, then it be rushed and the product be underwhelming.
from Phil's twitter: "#bg2ee oh so yoshimo can come visit Amn but the PC can't visit Shou Lung? we'll see about that." "#bg2ee i should have given this tagline to Dorn's quest in ToB "Where we're going, we don't need lives."" "#bg2ee On Wild Airlines, the unapproachable east is only a surge away!" As for adventure Y: "#bg2ee #bgee hey remember that "Adventure Y" @SamHulick hinted at awhile ago? WELL HAVE I GOT ABSOLUTELY NO NEWS FOR YOU" "#bg2ee #bgee okay that was mean, here's a hint: Find a bridge to the north of Baldur's Gate that would hold significance to the Bhaalspawn." I never know how seriously to take Phil's tweets but anyway...
Thx for being the only one to attend my request @Scooter, with all due respect to the other users, we got a lot of off-topic before a proper answer ! I really don't care about a bit off-topic matters, but we can't lose the focus of the thread.
Hope we get more news about BG II EE, but if the comments are like that yet, i presume they're yet planning probally what new content will be integrated to BG II EE, which means that, probally, being a LOT POSITIVE, the devs at the maximum only adapted the old contend to the improved infinite engine. All the new content (or a huge part of it probally) are still being produced.
from Phil's twitter: here's a hint: Find a bridge to the north of Baldur's Gate that would hold significance to the Bhaalspawn." I never know how seriously to take Phil's tweets but anyway...
Perhaps he is referring to the black dragon gate. It's the only possible exit to the north of the city. I don't have BG installed to check it.
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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition ???????????
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/15828/the-75-roll-no-reloadno-resurrection-challenge#latest
It is known, that part of the team is already working on BG2, but another part still works on fixing problems on BG1 and finish normalizing the code across all plattforms.
The Web spell bug required a renderer rewrite. Android's strange file structure required rewrite of the memory/disk access routines... (We heard some details on how it was done before and trust me - it wasn't pretty)
From the tweets and forum posts I have understood, that they are working on a version of the engine that would work on all plattforms (PC/MAC/iPad/Android) and would get rid of all the bugs and obscure routines that were implemented because of time shortage by the original team.
TL;DR ...so to say, we probably won't see BG2 earlier than 1st quarter of 2014, but rest assured that most of the engine bugs will be already fixed.
If you're bored, play it a different way than you usually do...or just do something else. Better to wait and have a quality product, then it be rushed and the product be underwhelming.
"#bg2ee oh so yoshimo can come visit Amn but the PC can't visit Shou Lung? we'll see about that."
"#bg2ee i should have given this tagline to Dorn's quest in ToB "Where we're going, we don't need lives.""
"#bg2ee On Wild Airlines, the unapproachable east is only a surge away!"
As for adventure Y:
"#bg2ee #bgee hey remember that "Adventure Y" @SamHulick hinted at awhile ago? WELL HAVE I GOT ABSOLUTELY NO NEWS FOR YOU"
"#bg2ee #bgee okay that was mean, here's a hint: Find a bridge to the north of Baldur's Gate that would hold significance to the Bhaalspawn."
I never know how seriously to take Phil's tweets but anyway...
Hope we get more news about BG II EE, but if the comments are like that yet, i presume they're yet planning probally what new content will be integrated to BG II EE, which means that, probally, being a LOT POSITIVE, the devs at the maximum only adapted the old contend to the improved infinite engine. All the new content (or a huge part of it probally) are still being produced.