Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Difference between revisions of "Icewind Dale"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
(Added how to skip intro (stub).)
(Forgot to close code-tag.)
Line 36: Line 36:
 
===Skip intro===
 
===Skip intro===
 
Navigate to your installation folder, then to <code>Data</code> and either delete or rename the following files:
 
Navigate to your installation folder, then to <code>Data</code> and either delete or rename the following files:
* <code>eMovWOTC.bif<code> (Wizards of the Coast logo)
+
* <code>eMovWOTC.bif</code> (Wizards of the Coast logo)
 
There are two more videos (Black isle logo and game intro), if anyone finds out which files to rename please complete this list. Note that trying to play these disabled movies from the movie selection will crash the game.
 
There are two more videos (Black isle logo and game intro), if anyone finds out which files to rename please complete this list. Note that trying to play these disabled movies from the movie selection will crash the game.
 
===Playing without CD===
 
===Playing without CD===

Revision as of 09:20, 30 August 2014

This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components. You can help to expand this page by adding an image or additional information.
Template:Infobox game/row/osxporter
Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale cover
Developers
Black Isle Studios
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
OS X MacPlay
Engines
Infinity
Release dates
Windows June 29, 2000
macOS (OS X) March 26, 2002[1]
Icewind Dale on Wikipedia
Icewind Dale
Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons
Icewind Dale 2000
Icewind Dale II 2002
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition 2014

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Uses simple CD-check and LaserLock for copy protection.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes compatibility fixes and the Heart of Winter and Trials of The Luremaster expansions.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Mods

Skip intro

Navigate to your installation folder, then to Data and either delete or rename the following files:

  • eMovWOTC.bif (Wizards of the Coast logo)

There are two more videos (Black isle logo and game intro), if anyone finds out which files to rename please complete this list. Note that trying to play these disabled movies from the movie selection will crash the game.

Playing without CD

If you performed a full install you can play without the CD in your drive by tricking the game. The copy protection will only check for the presence of a CD drive and the presence of a certain file. Set up a virtual CD drive using a tool of your choice and make sure it has one or both of the following files in its file tree:

  • CD2/data/IWDCD.2 (base game)
  • CD3/Data/IWDCD.3 (expansion)

Wine use can use Wine's winecfg program to set up a folder as a CD drive. Using cracks is not recommended since they can break compatibility with mods.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Polish
Russian

Network

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 2300-2399, 47624
UDP 2300-2399, 47624
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

General

  • The game will have problems with running with Avast! Antivirus Realtime Shield. The issue manifests in the game crashing when you try to edit your character bio or you try to import a character into a game.
  • Install outside Program Files to avoid issues with file redirection.
  • Will crash when you try to start a new game on newer operating systems, this can be fixed if you run the program as administrator.[2]

Multiplayer-Specific Issues

  • The game will have issues with displaying if you try to join a multiplayer game while in fullscreen mode. To get around this use alt + enter to switch to windowed mode and back once you've successfully joined a multiplayer game.
  • On older systems like Windows XP it is important to check your network interface priority if you keep having connectivity issues when you have more than one network.
  • Ensure all players are running the same version of the game [All players using GOG's version of the game are running v1.41]. The game version can be found by starting a single player game and opening the main menu; the game version is then displayed in the bottom left of the screen.
  • Check that the game's 'Cache Size' is at least 140mb. This can be checked and changed with the 'Config' program, which is located in the folder where the game is installed to.
  • Check that both players share the same 'Game Speed' value. This can be checked and changed with the 'Config' program, which is located in the folder where the game is installed to.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5.0 compatible

References