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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
=== Baldur's Gate Tutu ===
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===Baldur's Gate Tutu===
 
[http://www.pocketplane.net/tutu BG1Tutu] allows the importing of Baldur's Gate files into the [[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]] engine. Refer to that page for further details.
 
[http://www.pocketplane.net/tutu BG1Tutu] allows the importing of Baldur's Gate files into the [[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]] engine. Refer to that page for further details.
===Bugfixes and text update ===
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===Bugfixes and text update===
 
[http://www.baldurdash.org/BG1/bg1fixes.html Baldurdash bugfixes and text update ] fixes bugs, adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.
 
[http://www.baldurdash.org/BG1/bg1fixes.html Baldurdash bugfixes and text update ] fixes bugs, adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
===Configuration file location===
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\baldur.ini}}
 
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\baldur.ini}}
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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== Video settings ==
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==Video settings==
[[File:Baldurs_Gate_Visual.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
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[[File:Baldurs Gate Visual.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/baldurs-gate
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/baldurs-gate
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== Input settings ==
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==Input settings==
 
[[File:Baldurs Gate controls.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Input settings.]]
 
[[File:Baldurs Gate controls.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Input settings.]]
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
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==Unresolved Issues==
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==Issues unresolved==
 
===Stuck keys during character creation===
 
===Stuck keys during character creation===
 
For reasons unknown it can happen, that certain keys seem to be stuck while creating a character, while entering a name.
 
For reasons unknown it can happen, that certain keys seem to be stuck while creating a character, while entering a name.
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|minOS    = Mac OS 8.5
 
|minOS    = Mac OS 8.5
|minCPU  = 233MHz G3
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|minCPU  = 233 MHz G3
|minmem  = 64MB RAM
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|minmem  = 64 MB
|minHD    = 350MB HD
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|minHD    = 350 MB
 
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{{--}} Does not work with  OS X 10.7 and higher.
 
{{--}} Does not work with  OS X 10.7 and higher.

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Baldur's Gate
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Developers
BioWare
Publishers
Black Isle Studios
Interplay Entertainment
Engines
Infinity
Release dates
Windows November 30, 1998
Baldur's Gate on Wikipedia
Baldur's Gate
Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons
Baldur's Gate 1998
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition 2012
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2013
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2021
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II 2022
Baldur's Gate 3 2023

For the Enhanced Edition released in 2012, see Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.

Due to large active community almost no issues with newer systems.

General information

Sorcerer's Place - fansite dedicated to roleplaying and Dungeons & Dragons games
Spellhold Studios - a modding community for the Infinity Engine, Neverwinter Nights and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
GameBanshee - walkthroughs and strategy guides for Bauldur's Gate and its expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Best version

The GOG.com version includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion as well as improved compatibility with modern versions of Windows.

Essential improvements

Baldur's Gate Tutu

BG1Tutu allows the importing of Baldur's Gate files into the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn engine. Refer to that page for further details.

Bugfixes and text update

Baldurdash bugfixes and text update fixes bugs, adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues unresolved

Stuck keys during character creation

For reasons unknown it can happen, that certain keys seem to be stuck while creating a character, while entering a name. Solutions so far are to restart the game, hit the "stuck" key, or Alt-Tab out of the game and back.

Probably a driver issue

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Mac OS 8.5
Processor (CPU) 233 MHz G3
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 350 MB
Does not work with OS X 10.7 and higher.