My searching is coming up pretty dry for a full list and description for lines for the baldur.ini. Ideally, I'm hoping that someone might direct me to somewhere that lists all ini lines for all of the IE games. I'll happily settle for the baldur.ini(s), though. Any help is greatly appreciated.

What is it you want, exactly? Everybody's baldur.ini is different. Also, you need to state which version of the game you are talking about, since there are BG1, BG2, BG1 TuTu/BGT, BG1:EE & BG2:EE.

@Hickory: Thank you for the quick reply. I have all of the above listed, but the ones I'm currently using are the EE versions. They've added some new features, such as Heart of Fury Mode, Sneak Attack, and others from IWDEE, but I'm actually looking for a full list and description of lines for the older versions. Most of them should work in the EE versions, but the full list doesn't show, by default, in any of the games or versions. Let alone descriptions for them.

That's because there's never been an official description of each line, and the older version ini files are completely different than the EE versions, so I am still not sure what you hope to achieve. For example the EE versions use a different structure:
======================
CREATE TABLE options (
section string,
name string,
value string
);
INSERT INTO options ROWS (
'Fonts', 'ko_KR', 'UNBOM',

... etc.
=======================

Whereas the older versions use a simple ini structure:
=======================
[Program Options]
SoftSrcKeyBltFast=0
SoftBltFast=0
SoftSrcKeyBlt=0
SoftBlt=0
SoftMirrorBlt=0
Translucent Shadows=1

... etc.
========================

The Enhanced editions were completely re-written, so old ini values do not correspond in most cases. You are barking up the wrong tree, unless I am misunderstanding you.

Well, I know what a number of them do from trial and error, but I was hoping that in nearly twenty years someone had a full list compiled.

A lot of them don't really need detailed descriptions and some can be set through Options, but things like Bored Timeout, Weather, Maximum Frame Rate, Path Search Nodes, and a lot of others are standards for all of the versions, I think. I just want a full list of what is available in the old versions.

A lot of the lines weren't available by default, too. This is the main reason for my search. I want, at least, a list of all of them, even without descriptions. I'm willing to do the trial and error thing, but I'd be surprised that, in almost twenty years, a full list isn't available for one of the best series of games known for modding.

As I said, Bioware never published (nor do any other software publisher that I know of) the details of the game configuration ini file. The information is not even on IESDP, and if it's not there, then it's not anywhere.

Thank you for your time. That's rather odd, though, considering that the ini file is one of the easiest things to mod. Did the developers not support modding then? I thought they were the ones that published a number of mod tools, but it sounds like they didn't even have the courtesy to explain the easiest way to mod the game.

All of the Baldur's Gate modding tools were community created, most notably the weidu patcher by Wes Weimer, among others. It's not that Bioware doesn't support modding -- there would be no mods (legally) if they didn't -- it's that they have higher priorities than creating the tools. On top of that, the application configuration ini is not considered a modding tool, so why would they publish it's complete construct?

CrevsDaak from the Pocket Plane Group was able to point me to these links:

http://www.shsforums.net/topic/41577-baldurini-keys/#entry459671

This link look to have the complete list for the older versions. I'll copy below.

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/37833/a-bunch-of-neat-baldur-ini-options-in-bg2ee-1-3-that-ive-noticed-carry-overs-from-iwdee/p1

This link shows some of the new lines for the latest patch for the EE versions.

Here's what looks to be the complete ini list for older versions:

[Alias]
HD0:


[Program Options]
Disable Vertex Padding
Double Byte Character Support
First Run
Install Type
Drop Capitals
3D Acceleration
16Bit Textures
Full Screen
Display Frequency
Resolution
Screen Position X
Screen Position Y
SoftBlt
SoftBltFast
SoftMirrorBlt
SoftSrcKeyBlt
SoftSrcKeyBltFast
Use Mirror FX
Strref On
Logging On
Force Local IP
NT Smooth Sound
Disable Brighten
Force 50 Percent Transparent
Tooltips
Translucent Shadows
Gamma Correction
Brightness Correction
Backwards Compatible 3d
String Buffer
Sprite Mirror
Volume Movie
Volume Music
Volume Voices
Volume Ambients
Volume SFX
First Frame Outline
Debug Mode
Disable Movies
Over Confirm Everything
Alternate SR Curve
SR Curve Radius
BitsPerPixel
Path Search Nodes
Maximum Frame Rate
Display Subtitles
BitsPerPixel
Disable Sound
Use GLSetup
GLSetup Driver
Font Name
F NORMAL [=NORMAL]
F REALMS [=REALMS]
F STONEBIG [=STONEBIG]
F STONESML [=STONESML]
F TOOLFONT [=TOOLFONT]
F FLOATTXT [=FLOATTXT]


[Game Options]
Current Loading Hint
Tiles Precache Percent
Duplicate Floating Text
Area Effects Density
Area Effects Refresh Probability
Low End Machine
Low End Machine 2
Extra Combat Info
Critical Hit Screen Shake
Disable Casting Glows
Low Mem Sounds 1
Low Mem Sounds 2
Disable VEFVidCells
Disable Display Text
Mid Level Brighten
High Level Brighten
Enhanced Path Search
Enhanced Path Finding
Pausing Map
Extra Feedback
Filter Games
All Learn Spell Info
Use 3d Animations
Heal Party on Rest
Environmental Audio
Cheats
Memory Access
Memory Level
Footsteps
Mouse Scroll Speed
GUI Feedback Level
Locator Feedback Level
Bored Timeout
Always Dither
Subtitles
Keyboard Scroll Speed
Command Sounds Frequency
Selection Sounds Frequency
Effect Text Level
Infravision
Weather
Tutorial State
Attack Sounds
Auto Pause State
Auto Pause Center
Difficulty Level
Quick Item Mapping
Terrain Hugging
HP Over Head
Force Dialog Pause
Hotkeys On Tooltips
Disable Statics During Combat
Disable Foot Steps During Combat
Disable Placed Sounds During Combat
Super Atomic Speed Fighting Action
Automated Speed Adjustment
Automated Translucent Shadows
Automated Very Low Performance
Automated Low Performance
Automated Disable Brightest
Automated Limit Transparency
Automated Diable Casting Glows [Typo?]
Automated Disable VEFVidCells
Automated Mid Level Brighten
Automated High Level Brighten
Automated Foot Steps
Automated Attack Sounds
Automated 3D Animations
Automated Disable VVC Sounds
Automated Faster Blur
Fully Disable Non Visible During Combat
Disable VVC Sounds
Faster Blur
Filter Games
One Time Popup
Never Show Nuisance SOA
Never Show Nuisance
WILD SURGE KEYS


[Config]
CacheSize [=300]


[Movies]
BILOGO
INFELOGO
INT16BIT
INTRO
OUTRO
MELISSAN
ENDCRDIT
CREDITS


[GameSpy]
Enabled
Port
Location [=US]


[Multiplayer]
Port
Client Timeout
Pausing Dialog
Import Character
Serial Port
Serial Baud
NoPlayerTimeout
Default Permissions
AsyncEnumeration [=0]
Last Protocol Used
Modem Selected
Player Name
Session Password
Session Name
TCP/IP Address
Phone Number


[RogerWilco]
Enabled

That xls table is interesting, thanks.