This page is for the enhanced edition from 2014. For the original from 2000, see Icewind Dale.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is an enhanced release of the 2000 fantasy role-playing game Icewind Dale and its expansion packs Heart of Winter and Trials of the Luremaster. The changes include a high-resolution support up to and including 4K Ultra HD, cross-platform multiplayer, 6 formerly cut quests, new items, playable half-orc race, class and kit combinations ported from Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, a "story mode" difficulty level, toggleable quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.
There is a known issue with some Creative sound cards and OpenAL resulting in sound loss.[citation needed]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename movie files[1]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movies .
- Delete or rename
logo.wbm .
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Game data
Configuration file location
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Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\Baldur.lua |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.ini |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/Baldur.ini |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition\save\ |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Documents/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition/save/ |
- Four quicksaves (Q), unlimited manual saves.
Video
Input
- Additional formations are available by selecting a group and right-clicking on a formation button.
Show area of effect for spells
Edit baldur.lua
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- Go to the configuration file location and edit baldur.lua
- Search for the option Show AOE and switch it from 0 to 1. If you don't have that line, add the line
SetPrivateProfileString('Game Options','Show AOE','1')
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Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music, Movie |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Official in-game localization. |
Russian |
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Fan translation by «ArcaneCoast» |
Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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OpenGL |
2.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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64-bit support added and 32-bit support unavailable as of patch 2.6.[2] Version 2.5 is kept in a Steam beta branch and a GOG.com bonus installer. |
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Additional downloads
Tweaks Anthology
Modular tool that allows making dozens of big and small changes to the game's balancing, presentation etc. Can be downloaded here. Documentation here.
Hidden gameplay options
Enables new settings in the game options, for example show the area of effect before casting a spell, show more detailed combat infos, etc. Full list of options here, file can be downloaded here. To install, unpack the full content to the game folder (where the Icewind.exe is) and run setup-HiddenGameplayOptions.exe there.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Windows Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 or later |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12+ |
Processor (CPU) |
Dual Core Processor |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
References