Baldur's Gate Beamdog's Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 Enhanced Editions

[GarfunkeL]

Go through the topic, there were plenty of arguments but since people here are so emotional about their first experience with some game nobody cares about those.

Just as many people would rather not financially reward Beamdog's efforts to utterly cuck Baldur's Gate.

That is just as subjective reason as others I mentioned and does not take down arguments about bgee being superior to tutu.

Hey, could you maybe dig your head out of your ass? That old argument of yours has been wrecked already. Don't think you can start sneaking it around and pretend like it's a new argument, shit head. You lost the debate the last time, do you really want to dance this dance again?

 

[ArchAngel]

I lost the debate? Against autists?
It is impossible to lose vs autists. The problem is they will never admit it, that is nature of their mental illness.

 

[GarfunkeL]

I find it fascinating how you diagnose and describe yourself. You see ArchAngel, maybe the whole world isn't wrong and autistic. Maybe it's you who is wrong and autistic.

 

[Wayward Son]

I find it fascinating how you diagnose and describe yourself. You see ArchAngel, maybe the whole world isn't wrong and autistic. Maybe it's you who is wrong and autistic.

I'm not an autist, I'm the only non-autist left!

 

[ArchAngel]

I find it fascinating how you diagnose and describe yourself. You see ArchAngel, maybe the whole world isn't wrong and autistic. Maybe it's you who is wrong and autistic.

You are funny. Can I be your friend?

 

[Coma White]

You are funny. Can I be your friend?

 

[pippin]

add the tattoo to the smilies please

 

[Ivan]

as a first time player, should I go Enhanced or modded for both games? and which mods would u recommend (TUTU)?

 

[Wayward Son]

as a first time player, should I go Enhanced or modded for both games? and which mods would u recommend (TUTU)?

If you have both, go modded.

 

[ArchAngel]

as a first time player, should I go Enhanced or modded for both games? and which mods would u recommend (TUTU)?

Ignore autists here and forget tutu exists unless you must have some mods that EE does not support and it supports the most popular ones.

 

[hell bovine]

as a first time player, should I go Enhanced or modded for both games? and which mods would u recommend (TUTU)?

For a first time playthrough, I'd recommend going with the original saga + BGTutu + Sword Coast Stratagem (SCS). As it is, the newest EE patch broke the compatibility with SCS, and without them the enemy AI is very lacking.

I think the install order should look like this:
1. BG1, BG2,
2. (Optional: Ascension, which makes the final battles of the saga quite challenging and adds some roleplaying options. However I would recommend it for a second run, as the installer is somewhat spoilery - it reveals the names of some of the ToB bosses. Do not read the Ascension readme, it is full of spoilers.)
3. BG2 Fixpack
4. BGTutu
5. SCS

SCS makes the combat interesting, but for a first time player avoid certain options, because they make battles really nasty. I'd suggest installing the following:

1. spell tweaks - recommended, the original arcane spell system is a bit... wonky
2. skip item tweaks
3. skip gameplay tweaks
4. cosmetic tweaks - if you like
5. AI enhancements - the important stuff

• Initialise AI - necessary
  
• Smarter general AI - very recommended
  
• Better calls for help - recommended
  
• High-level abilities for spellcasters - don't install
  
• Smarter mages - choose option 3, mages never cast spells instantly
  
• Smarter Priests - choose option 3, again
  
• Potions for NPCs - whichever you find realistic
  
• Improved Spiders - recommended
  
• Improved Golems - recommended
  
• Smarter dryads and sirines - recommended
  
• Slightly smarter carrion crawlers - recommended
• Smarter basilisks - recommended
• Improved Golems (BG2) - recommended
  
• Improved Fiends - without the HP increase
  
• Smarter Genies - without the HP increase
  
• Smarter Celestials - without the HP increase
  
• Smarter Dragons - without the HP increase
  
• Smarter Beholders - whichever option you like
  
• Smarter mind flayers - don't choose the "Tactics" option
  
• Improved vampires - recommended
• Improved githyanki - recommended
• If you install Ascension, do not install the SCS Ascension improvements, as they make those battles fiendishly hard. (there should be an option in the installer, that lets you quit with skipping the rest of the content)

6. Skip the tactical challenges for BG1 and BG2 as the installers contain spoilers.

 

[Ivan]

shoul i insall the Sword Coast expansion? i've read that it's pretty tedious

 

[Wayward Son]

shoul i insall the Sword Coast expansion? i've read that it's pretty tedious

Can you even find a copy without it nowadays? Even if, I would recommend it just for the raise to the exp cap.

 

[Ivan]

is there a gui mod for TUTU? at 720p the text is still fairly small

 

[hell bovine]

is there a gui mod for TUTU? at 720p the text is still fairly small

disclaimer: never used this
http://www.shsforums.net/topic/52452-bigger-fonts-mod-for-baldurs-gate-2/

but it is compatible with the widescreen mod
http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/

the widescreen mod (optional) goes after SCS, and the font mod installs last

 

[Ivan]

i noticed you left out unfinished business, why is that?

 

[hell bovine]

Because I've never used it. For a first time playthrough I wouldn't recommend it anyway, there is plenty of original content to keep you occupied. If you've never played through the game, then choosing between components will be problematic, as it is based on the assumption that you know the game. Really, the most basic mod setup: BGtutu + SCS + gui/widescreen mod is enough. I wouldn't play the game without SCS, tbh, because combat can quickly get boring otherwise.

 

[Ivan]

great. thanks!

holy fuck how long is this stratagems install? oh cheeeeeeezuz

 

[Space Insect]

shoul i insall the Sword Coast expansion? i've read that it's pretty tedious

Install it. Durlag's Tower is worth the entire package.

 

[Coma White]

as a first time player, should I go Enhanced or modded for both games? and which mods would u recommend (TUTU)?

I already posted this in the IWD: EE thread but

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Classic-Anthology-PC/dp/B005JQ064A

You can get Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast, and every other Infinity Engine game PLUS The Temple of Elemental Evil -- all for the price of just one EE release.

Ignore autists here and forget tutu exists unless you must have some mods that EE does not support and it supports the most popular ones.

Autism is paying EIGHT games' worth of money for the price of ONE.

 

[Ivan]

you know i would have just "acquired" the ee, yes?

 

[Coma White]

you know i would have just "acquired" the ee, yes?

I'm all for "acquiring" anything from Beamdog my bro. Just be certain to mod the EE in order to get rid of their horrible, horrible new party members and story content.

 

[dukeofwhales]

this board is v. poor at identifying and diagnosing autism

 

[GarfunkeL]

as a first time player, should I go Enhanced or modded for both games? and which mods would u recommend (TUTU)?

As a first time player, you should play the original Baldur's Gate AS IT IS, without any mods. Just install Tales of the Sword Coast - though as others said, it pretty much comes along with the GoG installer. Do NOT get the enhanced edition, it's a complete waste of money.

Then, once you have played it through once, you can get Big World Setup and go ham with the mods, like getting BGT - there is absolutely no need to play TuTu as it is outdated and BGT does everything better - and SCS and Unfinished Business and BG1NPC-Project and everything else.

 

[hell bovine]

The only time I've tried a modded BGT install (with few mods, mind you), it bugged out in the second part of the game, which is why now I use Tutu.

I'd disagree about playing without any mods, though. Player preferences vary, but after finishing BG2 I was so bored with end game content - this is when I would expect some epic encounters, but got general enemy stupidity instead - that I was ready to call it quits. But then Ascension came out (or rather the 'tougher versions') and changed my mind. I have never finished unmodded ToB, nor do I intend to. Out of curiosity I have tried the first ToB fight unmodded, and it was frankly pathetic.