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Posted October 30, 2014
Even snow looks better in high-res!

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, the updated and expanded edition of the Dungeons and Dragons heroic fantasy RPG classic, is available for Windows and Mac OS X (with the Linux version on the way!), on GOG.com for $19.99.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition takes you on a journey deep into the Spine of the World mountains, a harsh and unforgiving territory settled by only the hardiest folk. You will encounter fearsome beasts that have learned the cunning and ferocity needed to survive among the snow-shrouded peaks and confront an evil that schemes beneath the carven glaciers and mountainsides to wreak destruction upon the face of Faerûn. The Enhanced Edition fully restores the classic RPG gem giving it a new life with numerous tweaks, updates, and upgrades. You'll be able to explore quest content cut from the original game, now finished and restored, join your fellow adventurers in cooperative, cross-platform multiplayer games, take advantage of all new interface, including the new Quickloot bar, wield dozens of new spells and items, including new magic armor and weapons, and add characters of previously unseen player classes to your party. The Enhanced Edition includes both original expansions: Heart of Winter and Trials of the Luremaster.

Under the ancient branches of Kuldahar's mighty sacred tree, in the the northern reaches of the Spine of the World mountains, a new adventure destined to inspire legends and myths is about to begin. Be a part of it again, or maybe for the very first time, with Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, for $19.99 on GOG.com!
Post edited October 30, 2014 by G-Doc
Posted October 30, 2014
Great to see another reworked edition of an IE game, as I just recently started to get into them and never played them before. From what I can tell though is that one should really hope this is more playable than some other EEs were at the initial release, though not everyone had the same experience with them. Wishlisted.
Post edited October 30, 2014 by emotica
Posted October 30, 2014
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vv221: Hey, I see there’s a French version of IWD:EE…
Do you think some smart hacker at GOG.com could use this to build us a French version of the original Icewind Dale?

Otherwise GOG.com could just send me a gift code for IWD:EE and I’ll do it for them ;)
I also would like to have a French version for the original IWD 1 !

GOG, why not to add it now, considering the EE has a French version ? You can't say anymore it's a question of right issues !
Posted October 30, 2014
Icewind Dale is my favourite IE game.

I love the story, and this one I played more than any other IE game.
Posted October 30, 2014
Hmmm... If I did not like Baldur's Gate how are my chances of liking Icewind Dale?
Posted October 30, 2014
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archy2: I liked the original game best at 1024x768 or 1280x720 resolution, but this enhanced edition allegedly has a slider in the settings for scaling the font size, so playing at higher resolutions may now be feasible without straining one's eyes... :)
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GhostwriterDoF: Oh, a slider for making text larger? How inventive! :D ... all games should have that feature.

1280 x 720 is my next preferred resolution for older games, if they can stretch well, and don't truncate menu options or other vital information. I also use this resolution for new games, as my PC and graphics are not the most powerful, I can up the settings on textures and other features a bit more.

Otherwise, I default to 800 x 600, for most old games. Here is a Diablo II screenshot, as an example of a nice tidy stretch.
I play Diablo II on my Dell mini 9. It's not perfect since it's stretched, but is still actually works quite well at 1024x600.
Post edited October 30, 2014 by jalister
Posted October 30, 2014
By the grace of Foxworks:
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_icy_wind_in_the_dales_extra_exceptional_giveaway
Posted October 30, 2014
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Piranjade: Hmmm... If I did not like Baldur's Gate how are my chances of liking Icewind Dale?
It depends on -why- you didn't like BG. If it was the combat, that's the same, and the UI is very similar.

If it was the storyline, IWD has a very different storyline and goes to quite different locations in the Forgotten Realms.

If you didn't like the companion NPCs in BG, in IWD you get to customize your whole party, and you get up to six characters in the party from the start, which makes the early going a bit easier.
Posted October 30, 2014
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Piranjade: Hmmm... If I did not like Baldur's Gate how are my chances of liking Icewind Dale?
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Luned: It depends on -why- you didn't like BG. If it was the combat, that's the same, and the UI is very similar.

If it was the storyline, IWD has a very different storyline and goes to quite different locations in the Forgotten Realms.

If you didn't like the companion NPCs in BG, in IWD you get to customize your whole party, and you get up to six characters in the party from the start, which makes the early going a bit easier.
Hmmm...
I didn't get far into the game. I did like the combat but wasn't really happy with the companions. I don't really remember anything about the storyline. It was a really long time ago. *eyes the boxed version on the shelf next to the computer*
Post edited October 30, 2014 by Piranjade
Posted October 30, 2014
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Luned: If you didn't like the companion NPCs in BG, in IWD you get to customize your whole party, and you get up to six characters in the party from the start, which makes the early going a bit easier.
The lack of companions and being able to make my entire party is one reason I liked Icewind Dale a little more than Baldur's Gate. Having said that, I did really like the companions in Baldur's Gate. They added a lot to the game. Go for the eyes Boo.
Posted October 30, 2014
Has Beamdog given any clear sense of how much new quest content there actually is? For me, the main appeal of the Enhanced Edition Baldur's Gate games is the new NPCs and the large amount of character quest content that comes with them -- not to mention the entire new Black Pits area in each of the games. "Quest content cut from the original game" is pretty vague. It could be anything from a few random fetch quests to an expansion's worth of content. Does anybody know? Do any of those screenshots show areas that weren't in the original game?
Post edited October 30, 2014 by NotJabba
Posted October 30, 2014
This is great news and what a relief that bugs isn't as a big issue as with Baldur's Gate(s) EE. After IWD2 EE has been released I hope they make a Enhanced Edition of Planescape Torment; might boost some PR about the game until Tides of Numenera is released.
Posted October 30, 2014
I'm not a fan of all of these double-releases..
Posted October 30, 2014
Hmm how could I say no. I'll just say not tonight I have a headache (money drained). Shall be part of my wishlist till later.
Posted October 30, 2014
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Russonc: Not sure...have the complete versions of 1 and 2. (still haven't played either). Is the enhanced version worth the money for those with the compete original version??
I presume this EE version doesn't run a burn-test on your CPU, like was the case with BG/BG2 originals (as opposed to the EE versions). :)

Does this version have a good quest log, like BG: EE did (and BG original didn't)?

Are there any changes to worse in the EE version, like e.g. simplified or dropped videos (like was the case in e.g. BG: EE)?

I finished the original IWD maybe a year ago, enjoyed it quite a lot. Maybe I'll get this later on a good discount for a replay.
Post edited October 30, 2014 by timppu
Posted October 30, 2014
once again, beamdog and gog:

i own the originals here.

you'll pardon me for not shelling out what i think is sort of a king's ransom to buy this again with these little extras.

i'll wait until the price point drops a fair bit [ie: a sale] before committing.

i completely appreciate that you're releasing these, but:

a) i think the price point is pretty steep.
b) i think that it could have been handled better for those of us who already own these games.
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