This guide is a collection of resources for you to get the most out of Baldur's Gate 2. It will contain some spoilers. I first played Baldurs Gate back in 1998 when I won the original game in a competition, and since then I have played the game to finish every year since. While the enhanced edition has slightly more content, very little has changed.Note that there are two locations to be aware of – the steam game installation location and the mydocs game location. The steam game location contains the game, the mydocs location stores your settings and saved games.This is a guide from my perspective and I have tried to keep things brief and simple. There are many resources on the web available for this game if you choose to seek more information.
However, when the tool install V25 Area Patch, it cant proceed anymore and i have to terminate it. I posted the installation log as below. Fix ARE actor offsets (V25 Area patch) was not installed due to errors. Can you attach the weidu.log from your BGEE/SoD?
For walkthroughs, www.gamefaqs.com is the most detailed.www.gamebanshee.comand www.sorcerers.netboth have wonderful map based walkthroughsFor a more EE specific walkthrough for the additional content in the game, there is not a lot out there so I have been relying www.gamefaqs.comFor romances in the game, www.gamefaqs.com can be useful for dialog choices, which you will need if you want to pursue a certain Drow cleric. It does not help with ToB dialog choices but by TOB, the choices are quite easy to make by then.If you still need help, good old google can help, eg searching for “I have been thinking about us, my m'rann d'sinss” Viconia BG2 romance. There are two ways to import your BG1 character into BG2EE. One is to use a BG1 saved game, the other is to import a character file. I strongly recommend importing a character as there is a bug still present in version 1.3.2053 which will prevent you from accessing Watcher's Keep with a character loaded from a BG1 saved game without the use of cheats in Shadows of Amn.
The keep will not show up on the world map.Merely go into BG1, restore the saved game you want to use, go to the character screen, select export down the bottom right and select a name for your export. Then go to your BG1 settings location in 'my documents' (eg - C:UsersownerDocumentsBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition) and copy the Characters folder over to your BG2 settings location (eg - C:UsersownerDocumentsBaldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition). You can now start a new game and import your character.Two gripes here – Why didn't Beamdog use the “my games” folder within 'my documents' instead of filling up my mydocs directory even more? I thought it was 2014. And why do we have to copy the files across instead of having the game look for them automatically?
Your characters start the game with a custom – default script which is great if you like to micro manage your characters through every battle. Sometimes that is useful, most of the time it is not. Go to your character screen – Customise (bottom right) – Scripts and choose the default actions you would like your character to take.
If you like brainless combat, select Standard Attack for your melee characters and Ranged for your bow/sling/axe throwing/crossbow/spear chuckers. You can choose other scripts if you want.The scripts I selected means that your characters will engage any enemy they see, so if you want to draw enemies out so you don't trigger other mobs, or drag them back to a choke point without having to keep the your characters moving and stop them from charging into combat, turn off the AI button (default key A – also looks like a lantern down the bottom right of the main interface).
If the lantern is lit, AI scripts are on. If it is off, they won't do anything in combat unless you direct them to.Last of all, if your characters leave the party for any reason, when they rejoin you have to select their script again as it will have reset to custom. Otherwise they will be standing around in combat doing nothing. Originally posted by Camdawg: Please note that mods may have issues with the content of BG2EE itself; these steps just get you to the point where you can at least try to install them.
There will be a transition period where a lot of modders have to make minor adjustments to account for BG2EE content-I strongly suggest you take advantage of the contact information in the readmes to let authors know about any issues you find so that they can address them.Note: When I refer to the 'game folder' or 'game directory', it means the folder that contains chitin.key. (For me, that location is G:ValveSteamSteamAppscommonBaldur's Gate II Enhanced Edition - Kaorimoch)Step OneGo to your game directory and make a backup of chitin.key Double check that an 'override' folder exists in that directory and create one if it doesn't.Step TwoWeiDU expects the tlk file (which holds all the text in the game) to be in the main game directory, but BGEE puts it in subdirectories to allow for multiple languages.We can create a hard link, tricking WeiDU into thinking it's in the main game directory while leaving it where it is.
First, figure out which language subdirectory inside the lang folder is yours. English is the enUS directory inside lang; other languages have their own directories inside the lang folder.In Windows.open a command window and navigate to your game directory. (In Windows 7, you can shift-right-click on the game folder in Explorer and choose 'Open command window here.' .In older Windows, you'll need to Windows+R for the run dialogue, run cmd, and then use 'CD nameofdirectory' to get to the game directory.) Once you're at the command promptin your main directory, typemklink /H dialog.tlk.langenUSdialog.tlkChange the enUS part to the name of your language directory. Some languages actually have two tlk files, so you'll need to run the same command again, but with dialogF.tlk in both places instead of dialog.tlk. If you ever want to undo this step, you can delete dialog.tlk (and dialogF.tlk) from the game directory as if they're normal files.Thanks again Camdawg.Older mod locationsExcellent mods, but I recommend the Item Upgrade mod as it is an excellent gold sink that keeps you going back for more upgrades.To remove mods, you can run the installation file again and select uninstall.
If that doesn't work, you have to make steam check your data integrity and erase every file in the game installation override directory. Cheats can be enabled in the enhanced edition by navigating to your “My Documents” area (on my PC, C:UsersownerDocumentsBaldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition)(Update 9/9/2016)From Version 2.0, Beamdog moved game settings from the original Baldur.ini file to Baldur.lua. In order for cheats to work with the 2.0 version, you need to open Baldur.lua (I used Wordpad) and add this line anywhere -SetPrivateProfileString('Program Options','Debug Mode','1')(Older versions required you to edit the Baldur.ini file and add 'Program Options','Debug Mode','1',to make it work)Make sure it lines up properly with the other lines in the document. You have four additional NPCS in the enhanced edition.
When you start the game, you can look at each character to find out what they are and where they are located. Each NPC has a questline with experience and item rewards worth playing through depending on whether you are playing with a 'good' party or an 'evil' party.I would advise against using Neera the wild mage in your party longterm. Her hit points are around 40-50 while the rest of my characters have a much higher hit point total. In addition, her wild magic makes her unpredictable, which is not what you need in combat.
You will need at least two mages as you will encounter many battles where mages are required to remove spell protections from your enemies and for Area of Effect Nuke spells.Try to ensure that your melee fighters keep an enchanted blunt weapon handy for clay golems as they are immune to any other weapon type.You will need higher level magic weapons to defeat some enemies in the game. You may be proficient in long swords but that +1 weapon isn't going to hit a lich, whereas that +4 dagger will hit it.
Sure you may not be proficient in its usage but it is much better than doing no damage at all.Your melee fighters need some great stats to be more effective, especially strength for that extra damage. You can find many belts to increase strength to increase their carry capacity, weapon damage, and also to meet the strength requirements for different weapons. In particular, Aerie and Viconia need more strength for better weaponry and armour. Characters with low dexterity such as Keldorn (9) can improve their AC by wearing The Brawing Hands which increases their dexterity to 18.The best mage in your team NEEDS the Robe of Vecna from a vendor in the Adventures Mart. It is expensive but the increase in casting speed means you can fire off a quick Fireball or Cloudkill for incoming enemies, or my favorite – open a door, cast a cloudkill quickly, close it again so the enemies cannot retaliate and watch them die off or receive a great deal of damage. Very useful against Umber Hulks who die as soon as they take a sniff.
Every enemy can generally be overcome with lots of spells, weapon hits etc and prebuffing is a given for many of the tougher fights. Be familiar with your spells and what they do. Try different things. Some enemies require a bit more finesse and knowledge in order to defeat them.Attacking magesWhere did they go?If your enemy mage disappears, appears to the top left of where the spell protections appear to be located (shadow door) or you want to hit them with direct spells or missile attacks, you need to cast detect invisibility (level 2 mage), invisibility purge (level 3 priest), true seeing (level 5 priest or hello Keldorn!) or use true sight (level 6 mage) to see them again. True Seeing is probably my favorite as it stays up for 1 turn (aka 10 rounds). These spells are also useful against rogues with invisibility potions.Can't hit them!Time to remove some of their protections.
Just make sure you use the right spells.Breach (level 5 mage) is usually the best since most mages cast Protection from Magical Weapons preventing you from landing hits and this gets rid of it. You can wait four rounds for it to expire or cast Breach. Mind FlayersTheir favourite move is to devour brains, which if successful insta-kills your character.
Melee can be fairly dangerous. They will usually diminish your intelligence first before devouring so watch your characters and move them out if you see an intelligence debuff if you want to avoid having a chance of a flayer eating their brain. They also enjoy charming, dominating and confusing your team members.In the short term, find and equip items to give you immunities to charm, domination and confusion (eg Lillacor, Helm of Charm Protection).
Improve saving throws (eg Chant). Use potions such as magic shielding and clarity.Summoning undead are great as they are immune to their mindblasts and have magic resistance. A level 5 priest/druid spell called Chaotic Commands makes you immune to their psionic attacks. Cast Cloud Kill into a room if they have Umber Hulk buddies to insta kill them, then draw out the mind flayers to kill them (or close the door if possible and wait out the damage from the cloud.Eventually you will have some great items and great damage dealers that you can just go in and kill them all fast.Keep in mind that if one of your characters gets mind controlled or confused, try to stop your characters from attacking them by selecting them and selecting the enemy. When the battle is finished, turn off the AI until their status ends or your characters will retaliate. Keep moving to keep them from continuously attacking you.Vampires.These guys are easy to kill, but their level drain ability is very annoying. You can obtain some items that make you immune to the effect (Amulet of power, upgraded Mace of Disruption) and two classes are immune to the effect (Undead Hunters, Barbarians using their Rage ability).
Spells such as negative plane protection (level 4 spell) can make you immune to the effect. Otherwise you will need a cleric who can cast lesser restoration (level 4 spells – make sure your cleric doesn't lose enough levels that they can't cast that spell anymore) or some scrolls. If all else fails, cash and a visit to a nearby temple after the battle is finished.LichesUndead mages. Their protection spells are extremely annoying, you will see many protection from magical weapons and Invisibility spells in use while also having resistances of their own. Some liches in the game require magical weapons of a higher degree to just get damaged.Spoiler – Kangaxx the lich doesn't bruise for anything less than a +3 weapon. His skull / Demi Lich form requires a +4 weapon on greater.
There is also a demi lich in Watcher's Keep that requires +4 weapons that attempts to Imprison characters sent against him, who can only be freed by a mage casting Freedom (Level 9 Mage).Clerics level 20 or higher can use turn undead to blow them up (good clerics) or control them (evil clerics). High level spell casters with Horrible Wilting and Dragons Breath do full damage to them.
A Mace of Disruption +1 (or +2) counts as a +4 weapon (or +5) and has a chance to insta-kill the lich. Like most enemies, summoned creatures will take their attention away from the party. So, still a great game but a little underwhelming for an enhanced edition.These are the changed I found extremely annoying.You cannot hit Drizzt in BG1EE with a Natural 20.You cannot hit large golems with a long melee weapon (eg 2 handed sword) as you could in the original when they get stuck in doorways or entryways.Changes that should have been madeBetter pathfinding. I suppose that might be a limitation of the original Infinity Engine but this is supposed to be an update.Selecting multiple items for sale.
Selling 300 arrows of biting should be easier instead of having to type in the amount to sell every single time, or clicking the up arrow 299 times.Why didn't Beamdog use the “My games” folder within the 'My Documents' folder instead of using the 'My Documents' directory? I thought it was 2014, I already have 30 games in the My Documents directory so I can't use it for Documents because it is so bloated.Why do we have to copy the character files across from BG1 instead of having the game look for them automatically? You can kill golems as a mage. Simply use the Lower Magic Resistance spell on them a few times. Then case your magic missile, flame arrow, etc.Mace of disruption +1 in the original version did not hit as a +4 vs undead. At least you can't hit Kangaxx with it. Surprisingly the warhammer +1/+4 vs giants works on him.Demi-liches regen so much health per round.
It isn't a lot of regen but the damage you get for hitting them is between 1-3 with +4 weapons from what I recall. Use scrolls of protection against undead to avoid being seen by the undead.
(just don't use it on Kangaxx until after he transforms and has his one line of dialog.) You'll need at least one party member that he can see in order to trigger the event.Spelltrap, Spell of Immunity Abjeration school protects against Imprisonment. Spelltrap has a set number of spells it can withstand before wearing off. I don't know if its mentioned anywhere, but one way of dealing with dragons is the mage spell Feeblemind. Keep in mind that some dragons, like the shadow dragon in Rasaad's story have a scripted conversation that needs to happen which will be blocked by Feeblemind, so you will have to dispel it so the conversation can happen, but you can beat the dragon to near death without taking any attacks before. Would recommend quicksaving before, as the dragons don't like it when you throw spells at them and you do have to make it through saves and magic resistance.