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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 01 Sep 2014 : 19:38:12
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Didn't see much talk about this but if anyone is interested, it's up for preorder.
http://www.icewinddale.com/
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 01 Sep 2014 : 22:13:46
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| I'm looking forward to it! I have BG:EE for my tablet, and it's really nice. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2014 : 05:19:23
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Originally posted by The Sage
Awesome news!
As much as I loved the BG games from this era, Icewind Dale was always my favourite of the Realms-Black Isle CRPGs.
Indeed. I still have my BG cd's from the original game but I'm assuming they probably won't even work on my windows eight computer. LOL. Maybe sometime I'll look into buying the enhanced editions of both. IWD was a fun game, from what I remember of it. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Derulbaskul
Senior Scribe
Singapore
408 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2014 : 08:43:23
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Originally posted by KujeIndeed. I still have my BG cd's from the original game but I'm assuming they probably won't even work on my windows eight computer. LOL. Maybe sometime I'll look into buying the enhanced editions of both. IWD was a fun game, from what I remember of it.
I use Windows 7 and I recently played both BG and IWD from the original CDs successfully. |
Cheers
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 02 Sep 2014 : 12:09:02
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Originally posted by Derulbaskul
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Originally posted by KujeIndeed. I still have my BG cd's from the original game but I'm assuming they probably won't even work on my windows eight computer. LOL. Maybe sometime I'll look into buying the enhanced editions of both. IWD was a fun game, from what I remember of it.
I use Windows 7 and I recently played both BG and IWD from the original CDs successfully.
Same here. I didn't even have to use compatibility mode. I haven't tried on 8, though. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 02 Sep 2014 : 17:06:29
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| Oh, nifty. Maybe they would work. Win eight does have a compatibility mode but sometimes it can still be a pest to get it to work. But very nice, something I'll keep in mind. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2014 : 19:15:15
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| Great News .. Great atmosphere....Great Game....Bring AD&D feeling Back !!!! |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 03 Sep 2014 : 03:59:08
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by The Sage
Awesome news!
As much as I loved the BG games from this era, Icewind Dale was always my favourite of the Realms-Black Isle CRPGs.
Indeed. I still have my BG cd's from the original game but I'm assuming they probably won't even work on my windows eight computer.
Hmmm. I actually hadn't considered that, nor the impact my endless tinkering with SageOS might have on the compatibility issues for the games. |
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Alamadaeo
Acolyte
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Eltheron
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 24 Apr 2015 : 21:38:00
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For those who might be interested, I just got a Beamdog newsletter saying that Icewind Dale: Expanded Edition is on sale at $14.99 for the weekend (sale ends on Apr. 26th).
I have no affiliation with them in any way, I just happened to see the sale info and thought I'd pass it on to people.
They're also running a "Happy Faerūn" contest until Apr. 29 where you email them at social@beamdog.com telling them about your favorite area in one of the EE products and you'll be entered for a chance to win a hardcover copy of Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Guide to the Realms.
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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
