I am aware that some of these questions have been asked and (partially) answered before, but the threads for them are over a year old and I'm curious if there has been any change or news in regards to them. This thread addresses the Baldur's Gate series in respect to its availability on Steam.
Firstly, is there any plan to add Steam Achievements to either game? I am aware that the developers are quite limited in this department and (last I read) Atari and Valve deal with the Steam releases, but I'm curious if anyone on the forums have heard anything about this. I realize not everyone is for Steam Achievements, or achievements of any kind, on the Baldur's Gate games, but I think this addition will give the game another aspect, not to mention increased replayability.
Secondly, are there any plans to implement Steam Cloud saving on either of the games? I ask this because it can be a hassle at times transferring saved games between computers or devices, not to mention immersion-breaking for some. The implementation of Cloud saving is ultimately unnecessary, like Steam Achievements, but it certainly could improve the game for some.
Thirdly, is there any news regarding a possible development and/or release of the other games related to this series, such as the Neverwinter Nights series and Icewind Dale games, along with others in the Dungeons & Dragons universe like Planescape: Torment for Steam, perhaps as an Enhanced Edition? I am fully aware that the developers of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and its sequel are heavily restricted due to contractual issues, but is there any news from Black Isle Studios or BioWare? Anything that may hint at Enhanced Editions of these games, or at least rereleases of them onto the Steam platform? I would very much like to play these games and though I don't have much of an issue purchasing and playing them off of Steam, it would be considerably more convenient if I could.
I appreciate any information in regards to these three Steam-related questions. Overall, I'm very satisfied with these games and I'm glad to have discovered them on Steam despite having missed their original releases back in the 90's.
As for your opinions on the implementation or addition of the above features/games, feel free to post them here. Any discussion is welcome, and it'll keep the thread bumped.
EDIT: One last question. Will the new v1.3 patch for BG:EE be automatically applied to the Steam version? Or will there be a delay, or no update at all, for those playing through Steam?
Firstly, is there any plan to add Steam Achievements to either game? I am aware that the developers are quite limited in this department and (last I read) Atari and Valve deal with the Steam releases, but I'm curious if anyone on the forums have heard anything about this. I realize not everyone is for Steam Achievements, or achievements of any kind, on the Baldur's Gate games, but I think this addition will give the game another aspect, not to mention increased replayability.
Secondly, are there any plans to implement Steam Cloud saving on either of the games? I ask this because it can be a hassle at times transferring saved games between computers or devices, not to mention immersion-breaking for some. The implementation of Cloud saving is ultimately unnecessary, like Steam Achievements, but it certainly could improve the game for some.
Thirdly, is there any news regarding a possible development and/or release of the other games related to this series, such as the Neverwinter Nights series and Icewind Dale games, along with others in the Dungeons & Dragons universe like Planescape: Torment for Steam, perhaps as an Enhanced Edition? I am fully aware that the developers of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and its sequel are heavily restricted due to contractual issues, but is there any news from Black Isle Studios or BioWare? Anything that may hint at Enhanced Editions of these games, or at least rereleases of them onto the Steam platform? I would very much like to play these games and though I don't have much of an issue purchasing and playing them off of Steam, it would be considerably more convenient if I could.
I appreciate any information in regards to these three Steam-related questions. Overall, I'm very satisfied with these games and I'm glad to have discovered them on Steam despite having missed their original releases back in the 90's.
As for your opinions on the implementation or addition of the above features/games, feel free to post them here. Any discussion is welcome, and it'll keep the thread bumped.
EDIT: One last question. Will the new v1.3 patch for BG:EE be automatically applied to the Steam version? Or will there be a delay, or no update at all, for those playing through Steam?