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Yes.. the Summer is here.

June 5, 2015, 10:14 am
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The Summer is here, and I'm off from college for a few months. So gladly enough it's time to play some D&D related games.

But what's the news of any new beamdog games coming out for purchase? I had heard there's a new Baldur's Gate in the works. But besides that, does anyone know the direction beamdog is taking?
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Warning for IPAD gamers - IOS version 8.3

April 22, 2015, 5:18 pm
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I learned this the hard way two weeks ago. The latest version of IOS disables the use of iFunBox to transfer savegames to and from your Ipad. the latest IOS pretty much renders iFunBox useless, it doesn't allow iFunBox to interact with the subfolders of virtually any app. Its an issue specific to IOS 8.3 - iFunBox has come with a minor patch that allows CERTAIN apps to interact with iFunBox (things like VLC player, but also games like Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic). However, none of the BG-style games are on that list - it has something to do with how the app interacts with IOS. Furthermore, neither IOS 8.2 nor 8.3 are jailbreakable.

If you've upgraded, here is a very useful guide to downgrade to IOS 8.2

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-downgrade-ios-8.3-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/

Not sure if I should post this to the individual game folders or here - its applicable to BG, BG2 and IWD. I'd say the best possible suggestion would be to email the developers of the games to issue an update that mods the games to have "Itunes File Sharing" enabled. I'm not sure if thats the only working fix - somehow Star Wars - KOTOR, still allows the transfer of saved file. Here's a post detailing the issue and the fix.

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/13/ios-8-3-ifunbox-itools-sandbox-app-access/

hope this help anyone who ran into the same problem I did
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Pretty little things to hang on the wall...

June 8, 2015, 1:57 am
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So, I've been slowly getting my gaming room, aka "Man cave" in to a proper shape.
Latest addition is something I think you will all recognize ;)
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Don't mind the crappy photo. You get the idea :D
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BG2, Ascension final battle, SCS, Insanity - who's actually done it?

June 7, 2015, 6:11 am
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I would like to hear from people who have managed to finish the Ascension improved final battle with SCS' improved demons, celestials and smarter Melissan on Insanity without anything too cheesy, eg Skull Traps or super-powerful custom party. I'm also using Item Revisions (among other things it downgrades all +6 weapons to +5 and changes the Reflection Shield so that it only deflects) and the nerfed Planetars from Spell Revisions.

I've got the hang of killing at least four of the Five without too much trouble thanks to Time Stop scrolls. Melissan herself seems to be really difficult to damage due to low AC and her Absolute Immunity. She would probably still be manageable but things get totally out of hand when she inevitably summons in two Fallen Solars and a bunch of Mariliths. The Solars are just ridiculous with their dispelling arrows and Creeping Dooms. Inevitably someone gets chunked.

So I'm curious to hear from anyone who's managed to get through this nightmarish battle.
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The great Shadows of Amn conspiracy!

August 30, 2012, 6:39 am
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I bet someone else thought about it... I always have seen some clues on something "bigger" going on in Shadows of Amn, so I gathered some clues here and there :

1) Kalah, the tiny little gnome illusionist, mentions in his final breath that he was promised something. He achieved great power in that tent, even though Aerie said his skills weren't ever that powerful. It is possible that he wanted that in his own ambition, as stated that Gnomes are pretty much just made fun of in Athkatla, or hunted down as criminals. But what if his motives weren't his own, but rather he was controlled?

2) In the de'Arnise hold, Glacias, Lord Arnise's personal bodyguard as well as friend states that his new masters shown him the truth through magic. Incidentally, TorGal didn't have ANY magic, but he *did* have some beasts that made holes through the underground - the Umber Hulks!

3) In the dungeon at Windspear hills, we meet Tazok... *again*, even after having him decapitated, splattered in tiny pieces of minced meat... well, you get my meaning. Interestingly enough, he has new masters and new plans this time around and carries a key with him, key that opens a secret door to the sewers in Athkatla!

I am pretty much sure there are other clues scattered around, but I forgot them by today. Yet one thing is certain - all clues lead to the Illithids indirectly. Are those dudes trying to conquer the world or are they simply testing the protagonist? Cut content? Pretty damn sure it was.

What do you guys think?
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Hexxat Quest

June 8, 2015, 11:55 am
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I have finished "Hexxat's" quest in Dragomir's Tomb, and now I have gone to the Copper Coronet to meet with "L" but I cannot find him.
Please Help
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Plotbreaker and Friends

March 17, 2015, 9:30 am
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Plotbreaker and Friends

Once upon a time, Necomancer posted this thread which I became a very active participant of. I said there I might come back and do Watcher's Keep... and I have. Unlike the SoA story which was a clusterfuck of improvisation, I have all the WK episodes finished even as I type this post up. Today I'm posting the intro and then one every day. Probably early in the morning CET.

Okay, now for the people who have NFC what I'm talking about. Plotbreaker and Friends is what I'm calling my story of a PnP SoA party with... different interests. I decided that with 19 SoA episodes, more to come with Watcher's Keep and perhaps even more with Throne of Bhaal, my story has earned its own thread. I've also taken the time to format all the old posts and polish them a little - there's a changelog further down so old readers don't need to scan for changes.

Anyway, the first party member is Tepp Resolox, sorcerer. His name is an anagram of plot exposer. The second is the human thief Sendany Mayocomb, whose name is an anagram of obeys any command. Lastly there's Luna Wafall (tall race) the cleric, anagram of lawful anal. I am quite fond of anagrams and I enjoy names that employ them, but do not expect the characters to perfectly (or perhaps even remotely) represent them.

And now the changelog for returning readers. It's small and rather unexciting. I've changed some lines that didn't feel appropriate and nitpicked myself in some places. I've added the meeting with Drizzt, but it's not particularly entertaining. And lastly, Tepp should no longer in any way flirt with Luna and Luna should no longer in any way kick him in the balls. Above all I would have preferred to have done this way different from the start, but what's done is done and I don't have a fraction of the energy to redo everything - it's way beyond what you could call editing. But enjoy!

Shadows of Amn

Episode 1: Our first public adventure
Episode 2: How not to tame your dragon
Episode 3: Restore Kangaxx' body? Nahh.
Episode 4: The nascent dragon harassment industry
Episode 5: Plotbreaking is for everyone
Episode 6: Blame Kangaxx for everything
Episode 7: How to not get anywhere
Episode 8: Planar plotbreaking
Episode 9: Deception
Episode 10: Consequences
Episode 11: The hunt for Jon Irenicus
Episode 12: Fish politics
Episode 13: Through darkness
Episode 14: Professional plotbreaking
Episode 15: Consequences. Again.
Episode 16: Professional plotfixing
Episode 17: The dragon and the demilich
Episode 18: Hot on the trail
Episode 19: In Imoen's name

Watcher's Keep

Episode 1: Mischief in the making
Episode 2: Fire is complicated
Episode 3: Measured responses
Episode 4: We do have names! (Part 2)
Episode 5: The power of poetry (Part 2)
Episode 6: A mockery of Helm
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GOG Sale (60% off EE's)

June 9, 2015, 1:31 pm
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If you don't already have copies, BG:EE, BG2:EE, and IWD:EE are now on sale at GOG.com for 60% off, only $23.97 for the bundle. That is a great price! I already owned my copies through Beamdog, but I gifted this bundle to a friend who has yet to get into the series.

Here's a link to the sale:
http://www.gog.com/promo/summer_dd_remade_bundle_030615
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GoG Summer Sale (BG1EE, BG2EE, IWDEE)

June 3, 2015, 5:23 am
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shadowdancer lore

March 11, 2015, 3:10 pm
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I was planning to do a shadowdancer in my next run of baldur's gate.

But I could not find too much information about it on the net.

I wanted to know if the shadowdancer had to learn his ability or it is innate like the sorcerer?

Is it tied to mask or shar? Or can you become one on your own?

This is roleplayer question, just to flesh out my character.

So if @LadyRhian or anyone else who know about shadowdancer can help me that will be great.
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BG2 SoA Edwin's Story Arc with the Bhaal Spawn *Spoiler Warning*

June 10, 2015, 10:30 pm
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I have NEVER really toyed with Edwins fate until today. I have always chosen the path to make him a man again. But how many of you evilishly killed the one guy that could cure Edwin of this spell just to keep Edwina? or Betray Edwina to Degardan of Thay?
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The Party of Spiders: No-reload SCS2 run

January 2, 2015, 10:57 am
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I have started a new no-reload run of BG2 with SCS2 installed. I want to see if it's possible to play a melee-oriented party that does not have any fighters in it. So, I will be playing with only spellcasting characters, but I will be trying to use as few spells as possible, and focus instead on melee and ranged combat.

So, no Keldorn, Mazzy, Valygar, Minsc, Jaheira, or Korgan. No Sarevok, either, if I make it to TOB.

The Bhaalspawn in question is Sil, a Human Cleric of Lathander:
17 STR
8 DEX
16 CON
18 INT
18 WIS
10 CHA
She duals at level 11 for the extra casting of Boon of Lathander, which grants +1 to APR, THAC0, damage, and saving throws, stackable (I'll have two castings in total, for 3 base APR). She'll need about 1.5 million XP to get her levels back. That's 3 times as much XP as a Kensai(9)/Mage, so she'll be in pretty bad shape after she hits level 11.

I completed a handful of quests so far. I delayed posting this for fear that I would get killed in Chateau Irenicus.

I have tried a no-reload run of SCS2 once before. Lavok killed me with a Fallen Planetar and Dragon's Breath. Let's hope things go better this time.
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Favorite Mod Romance

November 30, 2013, 2:17 pm
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Whether it is with a character you can't normally romance or with a new character from the mod, which is your favorite?

Two questions: How does the Imoen romance end and is the D'Arnise romance any good?
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Minsc Bug

June 13, 2015, 2:35 pm
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I have been expierencing a few bugs as of late, three in particular have been annoying, and the last I have not yet been able to solve.
1. Game freezes during or after Shou Long quest
2. Key to open Nai Kung Chi's tomb dissapears after I grab it
3. In Trademeet, Minsc repeats the line "Look, Boo. A Pretty Nymph" on an Infinite Loop

I found hardly any problem's before this.
My Current Party is:
1. Me
2. Minsc
3. Angelo
4. Neera
5. Viconia
6. Hexxat

Mods Being Used:
1. Angelo (Duh)
2. Auren
3. Wheels of Prophecy
4. NPC Strongholds

Currently in: Chapter 3, About to Leave Trademeet after finishing all the quests there.
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Portraits for Baldur's Gate from Might & Magic: Heroes VI and now from Might & Magic: Heroes VII too

February 2, 2015, 3:02 am
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I think that many of us try to stay away from the unfortunate games in the HOMM series. M&M:Heroes VI generally associates with a subpar product.

But having tried the game itself, I've found out that at least hero portraits (if not all but certainly several of them) in that game can be interesting.

Here I present you the portrats of Might & Magic: Heroes VI in the suitable format for BG (210x330 pixels, 24-bit BMP)

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Kitanya Help please!

June 14, 2015, 8:36 pm
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I downloaded Kitanya and she won't initiate any dialogue for the romance :( It will let me talk to her and ask questions but she won't initiate anything. Is there something I have to do first or some prerequisite that I have to have???
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20th Discussion Special: What is the Single Most Awesome Moment in the Baldur's Gate Saga

August 15, 2014, 9:10 pm
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Not a poll this time, as I've been told that my polls were flawed (except for my Alignment one) and I've been told to lay off making polls.
So I want to know from you guys, what the greatest Baldur's Gate Moment (or moments) was for you.

Anything from Lines, to Random Encounters is acceptable. And I look forward to your opinions.
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Neera TOB Quest Help (Spoilers, Duh)

June 15, 2015, 9:53 pm
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Every time I play TOB, I always hit a roadblock with Neera's Quest. Everything seems fine and dandy and then FOUR RED WIZARDS show up with FOUR FIGHTERS and FOUR ARCHERS. And since I need to be sleeping to trigger than him, I don't have to time to buff up (and from buffing up before this fight isn't metagaming, because CHARNAME knows it's coming) before the fight. Neera's magic is useless, which pretty much makes her useless, my backup mage is quickly dispatched, and my other characters have little to do when the fighters back the mages up, and the mages have Protection from Magical Weapons on them.
Advice please.
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BG2EE and IWDEE are 66% off on Steam (ended)

June 16, 2015, 4:36 pm
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Will we ever see "Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition"?

January 15, 2015, 8:03 am
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