For the Enhanced Edition released in 2012, see Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| BioWare | |
| Black Isle Studios | |
| MacOS(Classic) | Graphsim Entertainment |
| Publishers | |
| 1998-2006 | Interplay Entertainment |
| 2006-2012 | Atari |
| 2012-present | Beamdog |
| Retail (Japan) | Sega |
| OS X | MacPlay |
| Engines | |
| Infinity | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 21, 1998 |
| MacOS(Classic) | July 17, 2000 |
| macOS(OSX) | October 13, 2003 |
| Linux | October 14, 2014 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 91 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Baldur's Gate |
| |
| Baldur's Gate | |
|---|---|
| Subseries of | |
| 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 |
Contents
- 1 Availability
- 1.1 Version differences
- 1.2 Demo
- 2 Monetization
- 2.1 DLC and expansion packs
- 3 Essential improvements
- 3.1 Patches
- 3.2 Bugfixes and text update
- 3.3 GemRB
- 4 Game data
- 4.1 Configuration file(s) location
- 4.2 Save game data location
- 4.3 Save game cloud syncing
- 5 Video
- 6 Input
- 7 Audio
- 7.1 Localizations
- 8 Network
- 8.1 Multiplayer types
- 8.2 Connection types
- 9 Issues fixed
- 9.1 Stuck keys during character creation
- 9.2 Crash after intro videos
- 9.3 "Not enough free disk space" error followed by shut down on large capacity partitions
- 9.4 Flickering in menu and in-game
- 10 Other information
- 10.1 API
- 10.2 Modifications
- 10.3 Unfinished Business
- 11 System requirements
- 12 Notes
- 13 References
Baldur's Gate is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RPG gamein the Baldur's Gate series.
General information
- Unofficial Wiki
- 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
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | Released on 5 CDs or 1 DVD. | |||
| GOG.com | The Original Saga. Pre-packaged with WineD3D. Bundled with Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.[1] |
Version differences
- The Original Saga bundle includes the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion.
Demo
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of the Sword Coast |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is 1.1.4315, available from Patches-Scrolls.
- The latest official patch for Tales of the Sword Coast is 1.3.5521, available from Patches-Scrolls.
Bugfixes and text update
- Baldurdash bugfixes and text update fixes bugs, in-game texts and descriptions, and adds tweaks. Refer to that page for further details.
GemRB
- A source port of Infinity Engine games designed to be compatible with multiple platforms and add new features.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\baldur.ini[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use G3: Widescreen Mod. To adapt the UI, use the GUI mod on top of it. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Use G3: Widescreen Mod. To adapt the UI, use the GUI mod on top of it. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default. Frame rate can be customized in the game's .ini file up to 60 FPS; however, frame rate is tied directly to the game's clock and changing it will change the game speed. | ||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Set in config.exe. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice, Music and Movie. | |
| Surround sound | 4.0[2] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 1 | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | Official localization by TWP（第三波）,Only for local distribution versions | |||
| Traditional Chinese | Official localization by TWP（第三波）,Only for local distribution versions | |||
| Polish | [3][4] | |||
| Russian | Official localization by «Akella» – local retail and GOG.com version. | |||
| Russian | ArcaneCoast.ru: 1) Fan translation by prozh 2) Fan translation by Refiler | |||
| Spanish | An Improved translation by Clan DLAN is available. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 6 | Co-op | ||
| Online play | 6 | Co-op The official multiplayer service has been shut down. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Stuck keys during character creation
- Try hitting the stuck key again or using Alt+Tab ↹ to switch away from the game.
Crash after intro videos
The game will crash if the paths in baldur.ini are too long. Try to install the game on a lower level of the directory tree if you have this problem.
"Not enough free disk space" error followed by shut down on large capacity partitions
| Install Windows compatibility fix |
|---|
|
Flickering in menu and in-game
| Use DDrawFix |
|---|
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 1.0 |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| macOS (OS X) | |||||
| Linux | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Modifications
- 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.
Unfinished Business
- Unfinished Business is a mod that restores missing and cut content from the game's release. Available both for the original version and for the Enhanced Edition. List of all changes can be found here.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 600 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5.0 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 8.5 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 233 MHz G3 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 350 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Update: 60% / 85% off Enhanced Editions: Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale Original & Enhanced to become the Definitive Edition Bundle - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2022-09-05
- ↑ Wrota Baldura - Dubbingpedia - last accessed on 2023-07-18
- ↑ Baldur's Gate: Opowieści z Wybrzeża Mieczy - Dubbingpedia - last accessed on 2023-07-18
