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[SephirV]

Ok,
installed
BG 1
BG ToSC
BG 2
BG ToB

Renamed the BlackIsle/Baldurs Gate
To C:/Baldur's
Extracted all things of the BGT setup in the C:/Baldur´s
And now what?

Thanks

[CamDawg]

There should be a bat file named 'setup.bat' or somesuch in your root folder. Double-click it.

Be warned, the BGT installer really sucks.

Edited by CamDawg, 14 December 2004 - 01:31 PM.

[SephirV]

Done That

Then he put a lot of things in the c:/Baldurs ( the renamed BG1 folder)

After all the BGT installation, what shall i do?

[CamDawg]

Play it?

[SephirV]

Run what?

[Sir BillyBob]

The same BGMain.exe file you have always played. Same shortcut on your desktop you should have always had.

[SephirV]

But the Baldurs folder that i should rename is from BG1 or BG2?

Done again with the BG1 folder then runned the BGmain of BG2 and dont work

[SephirV]

...SoA\MK1-MK3_1.13-fixes
(Contains an override folder, a dialog.tlk, and a readme)
...SoA\patch_snares
(Contains an override, and a read me)


Where can i find that?
;\

iam REALLY confused

I just wanna a BGT vannila instalation ;\

To finished the normal game, and later play BP + BGT
*Cry*

[SephirV]

Full install is a MUST be?

[Sir BillyBob]

...SoA\MK1-MK3_1.13-fixes
(Contains an override folder, a dialog.tlk, and a readme)
...SoA\patch_snares
(Contains an override, and a read me)


Where can i find that?
;\

iam REALLY confused

I just wanna a BGT vannila instalation ;\

To finished the normal game, and later play BP + BGT
*Cry*

Yeah, you are confused. Do you have an install of BG1 on your machine? It has to be on the same drive letter that the BG2 game will be installed onto. The recommended install is C:\Baldur and you have to do a custom install so you can make sure all the videos and music gets copied to your hard drive.

All of the BGT patches can be found at http://iegmc.mirror.intermedia.com.sg in the BGT folder. Install them after you have installed the large Mark3 package (the one that made the BGT folder in your SOA game folder). If you want to also play BP, then your best bet is to build the full game out at one time. Otherwise, you would have to start over and rebuild your game to add in BP.

[SephirV]

Ok, i have the mk3 600 mb package.
Now let see if i understood

1- Install Baldurs Gate 1 and Add On in c:/baldur
2- Install Baldurs Gate 2 and Add On in ?????????/???????
3- Extract the Mkpackage in BG 2 folder
4- Run setup.bat and choose BG 1 folder c:/baldur
5 - Be Happy?

Shall i install BG 1 BG 2 and addons in the same c:/baldur ?

Or c:/baldur/SoA and stuff?

Or just BG 1 in c:/Baldur and BG 2 in the normal folder c:/program files/black isle/...SoA ?

Thanks for your help ^^

[Sir BillyBob]

There really is a readme file for this process. Install BG1 and BG2 just like normal. The BGT install will copy all of the BG1 files from C:\Baldur into the SOA folder, so let the installer do it.

Once it is finished, you will get a small popup program on your screen asking you for the new starting XP. Point the program to the BGMAIN.EXE file in the SOA folder and set the starting XP to 100. This utility will modify the game program so that new games will always have your player start with only 100 experience points.

When the installation is finished, run the normal SOA game. Where the button for Tutorial used to be, you will now see a button for BG1. Press that and you will start a BGT game. If you press the normal BG2 button, you will start a normal SOA game.

[SephirV]

Sorry to ask
but
Just like normal means

c:/Program Files/Black Isle/Baldur's Gate
c:/Program Files/Black Isle/Baldur's Gate II - SoA

or

c:/baldur
and for SoA
c:/Program Files/Black Isle/Baldur's Gate II - SoA

[Sir BillyBob]

The second is better. The reason is because the BGT installer will ask you for the location of the BG1 game and it is easier to type in C:\Baldur instead of the long directory location. Also, for legacy OSs (Win98 and ME), directories can't have spaces in their names when using them at a command line. You would have to use " " around the folder name and most people screw it up. So awhile ago, someone came up with the idea of installing to a short directory name.

[SephirV]

Done exactly this
First.
The Baldurs GAte option in the Tutorial option didnt appeared.

Actually nothing have changed in my BG2 folder
only in the bgt3 inside bg2 has changed now he have

Folders: MpSave Musica Override

ok

i take manually everything in the bgt3 folder after the instalation and throw it in the bg2 folder
and then the Baldurs Gate option appeared but the game when it starts
crachs in the first moment after loading.

I think there is something odd, the installer shouldnt install something in my BG 2 folder and not in the bgt3 folder?

Thanks for your help.

[SephirV]

If i install BP + BGT + NEJ it will be easier?
=~

[seanas]

If i install BP + BGT + NEJ it will be easier?
=~

as a general rule, yes. there is more support for it, more readily available info (including pinned installation guides in this forum), it has fewer bugs, and installer will do all the tricky BGT installing for you (as long as you have the right files in the right places).

[CamDawg]

I feel compelled to quote myself.

Be warned, the BGT installer really sucks.

[SephirV]

Yeah CamDawg you are right lol

Ok going for the BP then