A Beamdog actualizou alguns dos seus projectos para PC com várias correcções e novidades.
As versões Enhanced Edition de Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate 2 e Icewind Dale foram simultâneamente actualizadas em vários aspectos.
Um dos aspectos de maior destaque é o facto dos jogos agora correrem a 64-bit e haver uma maior compatibilidade.
Foram também feitas inúmeras correcções desde feitiços e habilidades.
Fiquem com a extensa lista de novidades que os updates trazem.
Patch 2.6 Highlights
- Upgrade to 64-Bit | A much-needed upgrade for modern machines— this improves system compatibility
- 7 New Character Voice Sets | New player voice sets, including two from the legendary Mark Meer reprising his roles as Alveus Malcanter and Baeloth Barrityl
- 11 New Character Portraits | New character portraits to customize your hero’s look
- Hundreds of Bug Fixes | Includes scores of fixes to spells and hero abilities
- Improved Pathfinding | Smoother party movement and navigation
- New Localizations |
- Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition | Added French text localization (beta)
- Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear | Added French (beta), Italian, German, Ukrainian and Polish text localizations
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition | Added Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified) text localizations
Known Issues:
- New System Requirements | 32-bit operating systems are no longer supported. Check out the updated system requirements below, or visit game pages for details.
- Crossplay with Mobile | Crossplay between computers and mobile devices will not be available until we release the 2.6 patch for iOS and Android (this is in the works).
- Multiplayer Latency | Some players report multiplayer latency (delay in communication between game clients)
- French Localizations in Beta | We consider the new French text localization to be a beta release. We welcome feedback from the community!
- Haste Spell | The spell works correctly, but the combat log doesn’t reflect the correct double speed/damage that is taking place
Upgrade to 64-bit – all games
This upgrade improves system compatibility, including the 64-bit requirement for macOS. 32 bit-operating systems are no longer supported.
New Character Options
- 11 New Character Portraits | New character portraits to customize your hero’s look
- 7 New Character Voice Sets | New player voice sets to customize your hero’s battle cries
- Mark Meer | The legendary Mark Meer reprises his roles as Alveus Malcanter (the most major of minor mages) and Baeloth Barrityl (The Entertainer of the Black Pits)
- CEO & Co. | You’ll also be treated to the barbarian battle cries of Beamdog CEO, Trent Oster (who lost his voice for a few days after the recording session), plus four more Beamdog team voices!
Multiplayer Improvements
- Area Names | Area names now display correctly on multiplayer saves
- Character Imports | Fixed issue with multiplayer character imports, specifically thief skills
- Chat Hotkey | Added a hotkey for multiplayer chat: hit “T” to open the chat
- Crash Fixes | Fixed several multiplayer crashes
- Client Connection | Fixed a few conditions preventing client connection
- Error Handling | Improved internal error handling
- Host Reload | Hosts reloading no longer cause clients to get stuck in level-up
- New Characters | New characters joining multiplayer sessions no longer receive default equipment
- Player Familiars | Player familiars and their stat blocks now load correctly in multiplayer games
- Time Played | Fixed error in multiplayer time played information
- Troubleshooting | Improved multiplayer troubleshooting by adding a network.log file and a fix to how the jingle.log file resets
General Fixes
- Character Imports | Advanced AI now loads correctly with character imports
- German Font | Fixed German text font size in the menu for character voice selection
- Item Comparison | You can now disable item comparison
- Map | Fixed visual issues in map area backgrounds
- Text Input | You no longer need to click before typing in text inputs— the cursor will remain active
Abilities, Spells & Magic
- Aid Bonuses | Aid bonuses to hits and damage now display correctly on the inventory screen, and the status icon displays on the character record screen
- Bigby’s Hand Spells | Updated spell graphics and fixed saving throws for Bigby’s Clenched Fist and Bigby’s Crushing Hand
- Breach | Breach now uses projectiles and visuals consistent with the other spell protection removal spells
- Detect Illusion | Corrected the casting range on Detect Illusion
- Call Lightning and Pillar Spells | Effects that involve pillar animations, such as Call Lightning have been remastered into a single animation sequence rather than several stacked animations
- Chaos Shield | Chaos Shield and Improved Chaos Shield now use graphics distinct from Miscast Magic
- Chaotic Commands | Chaotic Commands now use the correct projectiles at all levels
- Cloud Projectiles | Updated Cloud Projectiles so they are cleared by Zone of Sweet Air
- Cloud Spells | Several Cloud Spell visual effects have been updated to match their color descriptions (including Cloudkill, Stinking Cloud, Death Fog, and Incendiary Cloud)
- Club Proficiency | Club proficiency now displays correctly on character records
- Fire and Cold | Fire and cold graphics of numerous items, spells, and abilities have been recolored to appear more realistic
- Fire Shields and Blade Barriers | Fire shields and similar effects no longer display text feedback if the striking creature is out of range of the struck creature
- Fire Shields and Blade Barriers | Damage suffered when striking a protected creature now ignores mirror image
- Fire Shields and Blade Barriers | These spells may now be refreshed before their durations expire
- Fireball | Updated visual effects for the Fireball spell and for items that use Fireball style explosions
- Haste Scrolls | Haste Scrolls now correctly target an area rather than a particular creature
- Hit Dice | Spells affecting creatures based on their hit dice now work as expected
- HP Drain | Spells that drain HP now work as expected, and cannot drain more HP than available from a target
- Invisibility, 10′ Radius | Invisibility, 10′ Radius now no longer affect enemies and uses a 10-foot radius area of effect
- Lightning Bolt | Restored Lightning Bolt to behavior in the original games: the bolt continues in a straight line beyond the initial target, hitting all in its path and bouncing off obstacles
- Magic Resistance | Spells such as Glitterdust, Contagion, and Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere no longer bypass magic resistance
- Melf’s Minute Meteors | Updated damage type from piercing to missile
- Movement Effects | Movement effects from spells such as Entangle now relate properly with stacking or counteracting effects from spells or the environment
- Non-Detection | Spells blocked by Non-Detection will no longer play visuals or sound effects on targeted creatures
- Physical Mirror | Physical Mirror effects now have consistent duration and dispel behavior
- Poison Immunity | Creatures immune to poison no longer visibly recoil in combat when hit by poison or disease effects
- Polymorph Self | Fixed inconsistencies, casting time, and minor issues with Polymorph Self
- Power Levels | Corrected the power level of several items and spells to make sure they interact properly with spell protections, such as Spell Turning or Globe of Invulnerability
- Power Word and Symbol Spells | audio and visual spell effects will only play if targets are actually affected by the spell
- Projectile Speeds | Updated projectile speeds so they are more consistent
- Projectile Speeds | Thrown darts and dagger speeds have been sped up to appear more realistic
- Priests of Tyr | Divine Favor and Exaltation now play expected graphics and sounds
- Priests of Tempus | Chaos of Battle now plays different animations on allies and opponents
- Psionic Blast | Description for Psionic Blast now appears in the innate ability menu when you shape change into a Mind Flayer
- Raise Dead & Resurrection | Raise Dead and Resurrection type spells can no longer be cast on living targets, only dead targets
- Recurring Effects | Spells, and items with effects that refresh each round now reapply the recurring effect properly
- Regeneration | Updated Regeneration status icon used on portraits
- Repulse Undead | Aligned School of Magic for Repulse Undead’s parent and child spells
- Saving Throws | Corrected saving throw messages and functionality on a handful of spells and magic items
- Shaman Spirits | The spirit animals summoned by shamanic dancing are now correctly dispelled when they reach the edge of the shaman’s visual range
- Shamanic Spells | Shamanic spells and abilities now play consistent visual effects with “shamanic themed” colors
- Shapechange | Fixed inconsistencies, casting time, and minor issues with Shapechange
- Simulacrums | Simulacrums and Projected Images no longer incorrectly inherit temporary abilities from casters
- Sleep & Unconsciousness | Fixed a few minor issues in the Sleep and Unconsciousness effects; status icons on character record screen now differentiate between Sleep and Unconsciousness
- Spell and Potion Icons | Added or updated portrait icons to portray suitable magical effects for several spells, potions, and abilities
- Spell Protection Removal | Spell Protection Removal spells may now be cast onto invisible creatures
- Spell Target Glow | Creatures targeted by spells now glow consistently
- Spellstrike | Spellstrike now uses projectiles and visuals consistent with the other spell protection removal spells
- Spirit Armor | Spirit Armor saving throws now work as expected
- Spirit Fire | Aligned School of Magic for Spirit Fire’s parent and child spells
- Time Trap | Trap projectile for thieves’ Time Trap ability now plays audio
- Wish and Limited Wish | These spells now behave correctly as level 9 and level 7 spells when interacting with spell protections
Modding
- Missiles | Corrected a handful of labeling inconsistencies for missile ids
- Missiles | MISSILE.ids now accurately label projectiles
- SPLPROT.2da | Added labels and standardized SPLPROT.2da across Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate 2, and Icewind Dale Enhanced Editions
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