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Posted by: Azazello
« on: September 01, 2012, 04:16:54 PM »

Quote from: Bookwyrme on September 01, 2012, 10:11:44 AM
Quote from: Azazello on August 31, 2012, 05:15:07 PM
Quote from: Bookwyrme on August 31, 2012, 02:23:14 PM
The CNET link I posted still does, but I did have to fend off about 3 different programs it wanted to install while it was at it.

AdBlock? NoScript?

These were the "While you're installing this, why don't you add this as well?" sorts, with the "Yes" button conveniently pre-checked for your convenience. Adblock doesn't touch them. The good news is, you can say no. The bad news is, you have to be sure you do!

Then NoScript is whaddadoya.

I went to your link before posting above: no popovers, unders, masking, etc. I could see in my browser's statusbar that the site was attempting all types of foolery, but in seconds it got to the download page without having to manually avoid anything.

The only thing--a download(ing) window did not open; I had to click on the 'Click Here' link, which did the trick. Small price to pay.

I use CNET as a test site whenever I make big settings changes in adblock or noscript. CNET's not the worse offender site, it's just popular for testing ad/script-blocking.
Posted by: hook71
« on: September 01, 2012, 01:40:39 PM »

They can be found at http://www.rpgdungeon.net as well.
Posted by: Bookwyrme
« on: September 01, 2012, 10:11:44 AM »

Quote from: Azazello on August 31, 2012, 05:15:07 PM
Quote from: Bookwyrme on August 31, 2012, 02:23:14 PM
The CNET link I posted still does, but I did have to fend off about 3 different programs it wanted to install while it was at it.

AdBlock? NoScript?

These were the "While you're installing this, why don't you add this as well?" sorts, with the "Yes" button conveniently pre-checked for your convenience. Adblock doesn't touch them. The good news is, you can say no. The bad news is, you have to be sure you do!
Posted by: Azazello
« on: August 31, 2012, 05:15:07 PM »

Quote from: Bookwyrme on August 31, 2012, 02:23:14 PM
The CNET link I posted still does, but I did have to fend off about 3 different programs it wanted to install while it was at it.

AdBlock? NoScript?
Posted by: cmorgan
« on: August 31, 2012, 03:58:42 PM »

G3 has them in downloads, or at least the ToB one, I believe. I will have to go spelunking for the others.
Posted by: Bookwyrme
« on: August 31, 2012, 02:23:14 PM »

Quote from: Jarno Mikkola on February 18, 2011, 02:26:00 PM
Quote from: Zingy on February 18, 2011, 02:37:22 AM
Howdy. Does anyone know where the official Throne of Bhaal/Shadows of Amn parches are available? All the links on this site to the ones that used to be at Bioware take you to the Bioware website but there are no patches or anything there. Maybe Bioware removed the official patches since the game is so old? I hope not, because I really want to start playing this game again, but I remember without the patch there were lots of bugs and stuff. Any ideas? Thanks!
Using a net archive links:

Baldur's Gate; the v1.1.4315, without the DirectX 8+ patch, cause those are betas!
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast; the v(1.3.)5512 without the DirectX 8+ patch, and even though the link says not to patch the Original Saga version, it needs to be patched to gain the most compatible version of the game.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn; the 23037.
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal; the v(2.5.)26498... DO NOT use the 26499!

The but BG1 & BGII - SoA patches are unnecessary if you have the add on pack, as they already have the patch in them.

These links don't work any more.

The CNET link I posted still does, but I did have to fend off about 3 different programs it wanted to install while it was at it.
Posted by: Bookwyrme
« on: November 26, 2011, 11:36:37 AM »

I just ended up going to CNET for it: : http://download.cnet.com/3001-7536_4-10282467.html?spi=932c0c76cbe9e5c379c6651017a6c6a4

The Bioware help page is singularly unhelpful.
Posted by: Jarno Mikkola
« on: February 18, 2011, 02:26:00 PM »

Quote from: Zingy on February 18, 2011, 02:37:22 AM
Howdy. Does anyone know where the official Throne of Bhaal/Shadows of Amn parches are available? All the links on this site to the ones that used to be at Bioware take you to the Bioware website but there are no patches or anything there. Maybe Bioware removed the official patches since the game is so old? I hope not, because I really want to start playing this game again, but I remember without the patch there were lots of bugs and stuff. Any ideas? Thanks!
Using a net archive links:

Baldur's Gate; the v1.1.4315, without the DirectX 8+ patch, cause those are betas!
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast; the v(1.3.)5512 without the DirectX 8+ patch, and even though the link says not to patch the Original Saga version, it needs to be patched to gain the most compatible version of the game.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn; the 23037.
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal; the v(2.5.)26498... DO NOT use the 26499!

The but BG1 & BGII - SoA patches are unnecessary if you have the add on pack, as they already have the patch in them.
Posted by: Kulyok
« on: February 18, 2011, 03:04:06 AM »

I can give you the link to the latest "normal"(Widescreen mod and most other mods require it)ToB patch: http://downloads.bioware.com/baldursgate2/BGII-ThroneofBhaal_Patch_26498_ENGLISH.exe
Posted by: Zingy
« on: February 18, 2011, 02:37:22 AM »

Howdy. Does anyone know where the official Throne of Bhaal/Shadows of Amn parches are available? All the links on this site to the ones that used to be at Bioware take you to the Bioware website but there are no patches or anything there. Maybe Bioware removed the official patches since the game is so old? I hope not, because I really want to start playing this game again, but I remember without the patch there were lots of bugs and stuff. Any ideas? Thanks!
Posted by: Kulyok
« on: January 28, 2011, 12:41:52 PM »

Okay, but before rushing to Ebay, consider that something may be wrong with the mod or the download or the way the mod is installed. Before installing DbG on a clean install, check that DbG's backup folder is empty. Like, completely empty, no 0 or 1 folders.  Maybe it's worth it to download DbG again, then delete all DbG folder, unpack it and install it anew.
Posted by: Camille
« on: January 28, 2011, 09:53:24 AM »

That was quick  ;D.
It sounds like I might be heading to Ebay, then, as I have done everything you said. The game dialogue looks fine in the unmodded install (not that I have run on for that long). Then I stop, install DbG and start a new game and Jaspar is corrupted immediately. Thanks for confirming this.
Posted by: Kulyok
« on: January 28, 2011, 08:19:38 AM »

Test this: roll back to a clean install, don't install any mods and make sure your dialog.tlk is the one from ToBBackup directory. And start a new game, of course - old saves can be corrupted. Then, if your game dialogue is okay, you can start installing mods one by one, carefully.


If not, then, yeah, you might want to get a new ToB copy and remove your install althogether. There are some modding technologies called biffing which can change your install for good - which is what might've happened with your installation.
Posted by: Camille
« on: January 28, 2011, 08:05:56 AM »

Hi there,

I thought that this backup was going to rescue me. My dialogs had got confused from too many mods and by TOB disc is slightly damaged so that I can't reinstall. So I created a second installation of BG2 using the Multi-Install tool from elsewhere and then turned it into a clean install using your backup. Unfortunately, I still got confused dialog and other text after I installed a few mods. To test this, I rolled back to a clean install and simply installed one mod (Dungeon-be-Gone) and, sure enough, the tooltip for Jaspar said "Detect Alignment(divination)".

So, I was wondering if I am missing something. I have not installed any fixpack on top of the clean install this time, just the backup and then DbG. Thanks for any help
Posted by: Kulyok
« on: February 07, 2010, 11:10:16 AM »

Don't worry about it: you won't need it as badly as other files. If you don't have baldur.ini and your game is still working, just backup other files and keep playing as you normally do.