Atari BALDUR'S GATE

To begin this is a wonderful set of games that everyone should play. However this particular version has some "difficulties" because Atari just sorta shoved it on the disks. In particular this breaks the Bgmain.exe so that it doesn't work because they didn't properly set up the .ini file and it looks for a folder for disk 6, which no longer exists. This keeps you from installing the major mods that merge BG 1+2 into one continuous game, exceedingly popular mods these are very nice to have. And so with out further diversion, I will explain how to fix them. It took me 4 hours and a merger of no less than 6 separate fixes found online to make it work, so I figured I'd save you all the trouble.How to merge Baldur's Gate 4in1 pack on Windows 7 64 Bit, even though everything is terribly broken in the 4in1 pack: (In order to make this work, I had to merge the information of no less than 6 separate fixes....)NOTE: Make sure all installs are custom and set to maximum or full.1. Install BG1 (Make a new folder on the C drive, NOT in program files or program files x86)2. Install TOSC3. Install BG2 (Make a new folder on the C drive separate from the one for BG1, NOT in program files or program files x86)4. Install TOB5. REMOVE ALL DISKS6. Install patches:BGTalesUS5512BGII-ThroneofBhaal_Patch_26498_ENGLISHBGII-ThroneofBhaal_Patch_26499_BETA7. Set BGMain.exe in BG II main folder to run as administrator8. Extract Ascension64-BGT-WeiDU-1.15, copy all of these files into the primary BG II folder. (AKA Baldur's Gate Triology)9. Perform this: (Left intact to credit the source, thank you Sato, whoever you are, your info fixed what the 4in1 pack truly broke.)*******************************************************************Reply #16Original-Sato** Member No.300,113* Karma+2September 16, 2011 6:46:51 AM from GameStop PC Downloads Community Forumshere we go:-Open the folder where the game is installed. 1. open the folder "Data" and create 2 folders : "Data" and "Movies" 2. go back to the root-folder of the game -- move all files from the folder "...CD2\Data\" to the newly created "...\Baldurs Gate\Data\Data\" -- move all files from the folder "...CD2\Movies\" to the newly created "...\Baldurs Gate\Data\Movies\" 3. repeat the procedure with the content of CD3,CD4 and CD5 (dont create other folders for these CDs..all must be copied in the same folders as in step 2) 4. delete the folders: CD2->CD5 from the root game-folder. If a window opens up asking to replace a similar file, just ignore it. (some files have duplicates in all original CD folders.) -last step: 1. open the "baldur.ini" file located inside the root game-folder (its the configuration file) - under the section [Alias] make these changes.It should look like this: (replace the highlighted with your installation path and save the file)[Alias]HD0:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\ (Neo: This is the location of the main folder)CD1:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\data\ (Neo: These are wherever your new data file is)CD2:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\data\CD3:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\data\CD4:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\data\CD5:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\data\CD6:=D:\32bit (x86)\Baldur's Gate II\data\ YES, for some reason a 6th CD is needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAVE FUN WITH THE GAME---- Awake and Aware**********************************************************************************10. Run setup-bgt.exe in the BG II folder, this should be self explanatory11. Once it is done close it all out and then put the BG II TOB Disk in the drive12. Run the game from the now working BGMain.exe in the BG II main folder

What with better graphics, much better engines and far more intelligent A.I. it was pretty much inevitable that these games (Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape, etc) would become eclipsed by their descendents. There's only SO good you can make certain elements of a game though, and Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 are definitely the pinnacle of great writing (although, to be honest, I have spotted several typos throughout the game - perhaps it's to be expected with the literally tens of thousands of lines of dialogue written for these games), great ambience which really immerses you in the storyline and a fantastic music score (especially in Baldur's Gate 2).I bought this compilation pack recently having NEVER played a Baldur's Gate game before. I love RPGs, but I had never played one made before Oblivion, nor had I any experience with Dungeons and Dragons. Having said that however, the game was so damn immersive that I forgot I was playing a game over 10 years old (about 90 "game industry years" old). I can honestly see why Baldur's Gate/2 are regarded as two of the greatest games ever made, as they're two games that have really stood the test of time.However, no game is without its problems, and for a list of potential buyers, here are a couple that you may need to take note of:*You will ->>DEFINITELY<<- need to install some patches for these games, otherwise you may be subject to a large amount of glitches, script errors, NPCs constantly appearing "busy" and a host of other problems. This is somewhat remedied by the fact that it takes literally a couple of minutes and the patches are freely available on the official Bioware website.*I had a real headache getting Tales of the Sword Coast (The BG1 expansion pack) to work alongside BG1 vanilla. Eventually I got it sorted out, but phew, I recommend playing through BG1 vanilla first before installing the expansion pack and NOT installing it halfway through playing Baldur's Gate 1 like I did; it completely messed up my save files. Strongly recommend backing up your save files before attempting to install it, and if you do decide to install it, don't let the "insert disc 6" scare you, that's just the people who made these games not checking them properly before they put them out for retail >_>*In Baldur's Gate 1, you can't pause when you go to the inventory screen. Ever. This may sound like a minor complaint but it really grated on me throughout the game, to the point where I always had to check whether or not I had enough arrows in my quiver, or enough health potions equipped before every battle. Luckily they took this annoying feature out of Baldur's Gate 2, so I guess I'm not the only one it really pissed off.At the end of the day, this game is not without its minor flaws, but its definitely one of the better games of a past gaming era. Easily gets a 9.5/10+ in my book, and I'm sure any RPG fan would absolutely love these masterpieces. Also note that you don't need to have an understanding of D&D to play as the games hide a lot of the complex rules with scripting - although take note that in the case of "Armor Class", lower = better :)

If you are a fan of classic role playing games this set is for you. It contains Balder's Gate, Balder's Gate: Sword Of the Coast; Balder's Gate: Shadow Of Amn; and Balder's Gate: Throne Of Bhaal. A good set of Balder's Gate games in one collection at a very reasonable price. Although these games are not listed as being playable on Win 7, I was able to install each game without any problem. (My System: Win 7 32-bit, Intel 3.0 gig P4 CPU; 4 gigs RAM, ViewSonic 17" LCD monitor running at 1366x768, HIS HD-4670 Video card with 1 gig RAM, SB 5.1 Audigy sound card a with SB 5.1 speaker system.) Each game installs one at a time and I had no problems getting each one of them installed and running. The way I do my installs is to install each game then test it to see if it runs OK. All four games cranked up and ran OK. I had to adjust the resolution a bit as these games don't support my monitor's native resolution and when this happens, I can normally use either 1024x768 or 800x600 as a sub. This was the case here. The only problem I ran into on the install was one of the games didn't like the OS and wanted to say I didn't have a compatible OS. Since this set of games is suppose to run and Vista, I managed to skip by this and once the game installed it ran fine.(BTW: My monitor came with drivers that I've noted seems to add the 1366x768 resolution as a choice when selected a resolution of most newer games. A real time saver when setting your res.) All played like the classic RPG they are and so it's quite easy to lost time playing them. Overall, a good collection. Great!

This Baldur's Gate collection gets you both games and their respective expansions - total value for money. Each game comes on a DVD (with the exp. on a seperate CD), so you don't have to change CDs like in the old days. All areas are accessible from their DVD, and from the expansion CD once you engage the expansion. The game isn't very resource demanding either (minimum CPU 300MHz, 64Mb RAM, DVD-ROM), so you don't need a top-of-the-line gaming PC to play it. Simple, cheap and a world of fun... hence the quote from the geek from "The Simpsons": Best... game... ever.The game itself is an absolute gem. Starting out in the small town of Candlekeep in BG1, you set out on a quest to learn about your heritage and find your place in the world. Sound simple? Well, it ain't. As the story goes on, the web is spun ever greater and so is the world you inhabit. A great amount of subquests help you find yourself and shape your character... you choose your path towards good or evil - or something in between - and build your party of followers and friends accordingly. You will fight (a lot!) your way through the various areas (and reload whenever you die), killing monsters, adventurers, bounty hunters and bad guys and becoming very, very strong doing it. You choose your alignment (good/neutral/evil) in the beginning of the game, and what type of character you want to be: fighter, spellcaster, thief... and you set your abilities: what kind of weapons you're good at using, your strength vs. intelligence, constitution etc. As you level up from all the experience, you continue to advance in these skills, becoming quite a character.The story line is one of the most impressive I've seen in a game; the continuous progression throughout both games, the inclusion of the quests and subquests in said story as well as the development of relationships between the people in your party just sucks you in and presto! it's three in the morning and you begin to consider staying home from school to play some more.Seriously, there's a reason why this game has a huge pack of fans around the globe. It contains so many races, so many stories, so many things to collect, sell, buy and use for your benefit... so many people, so many areas, so much to do that after a while you begin feeling like it's actually your REAL life going on inside that monitor in front of you. Just the way we geeks want it...

I bought this to see if I would like the upcoming BG3. So far, it hasn't been convincing. I installed BG1 on my 4Tb D drive, which has 3.5Tb spare. Launching the game produced an error saying not enough disc space. My default C has 1.5Tb, so I find it hard to imagine how there could not be enough. I suspect when this was written someone used a 32 bit integer for the amount of disc chunks, and this has now overflowed. I uninstalled and installed it on C. This got slightly further, but produced a piece of screen occupying the top left quarter of the monitor, whilst it played some white noise through the speakers. I had to reboot to get out of it.I then tried installing BG2. This appears to work AFAICT, so now I need to discover the key bindings as there doesn't seem to be a within game page telling me what they are, and the box set contains no instructions whatsoever.I have now succeeded in installing BG1 on windows XP where it seems to work. I'll give it a go to see if it works on windows 7, but I suspect the big OS functionality changes from XP to 7 mean it probably won't.Somebody answered a question saying it did work on windows 10. I have to assume they only meant BG2, whereas I was asking about the entire set of games.