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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Why not just play the original Baldur's Gate then? Both are available through GOG (I only have the original, not the Beamdog update).
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I play the original. The furthest I've gone is to install the Baldurdash fixes, BG1 Unfinished Business, the Widescreen Mod, and an alternative GUI, to make it run in 800x600, so it scales perfectly to 1600x1200 on my desktop screen.
I hope it keeps working; I've just arrived in Cloakwood. I've been trying to complete BG1 with mods installed for 10 years now, but I gave up. There was always something wrong somewhere, and I don't want to hit a snag (AGAIN) where I can't continue the game.
If I do, I'll give it one more go, and install only the Baldurdash fixes. I've completed the game with them before.
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Oh, and GOG and Beamdog have some sort of understanding.
BG1, BG2, and IWD1 originals have been removed from GOG.com for separate sale. You can now only buy them by getting Beamdog's Enhanced versions. They include the originals, but the Enhanced versions are twice as expensive as the originals were.
I find that a *very* sleazy move. This arrangement forces people to spend money on the Beamdog versions even if they don't want them.
Maybe GOG.com arranged it that way with Beamdog. Maybe Beamdog now holds all the rights, even those to the original versions, and they have summoned GOG.com to remove the old versions. I don't know. I just don't like these kinds of practices.