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Deekow

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Successful install of BGT with new D&D Anthology

05 March 2012 - 04:32 PM

This specifically references installing BGT-WeiDU-1.14 into Baldur's Gate 1&2 from the new Dungeons & Dragons Anthology - The Master Collection, available for purchase from Amazon in disc form.

After installing the game and trying to remain sane while playing BG 1 with horrendous resolution on my sizable, lovely monitor... I failed. A week later, upon release from the mental institution, I decided I would see if there were resolution mods that would cure my ills. While I did find a Widescreen mod, I also stumbled upon BGT. Reading up on it, I knew immediately this was a must-have. Sadly, I found another thread describing a frustrating process of attempted installation, only to resolve with the user downloading the GoG version and installing from there. Having dumped all my savings into therapy from the low-res attempt, I decided I didn't have the $20 to spend on GoG and was determined to make what I already had work. And... I did.

The following are the steps I took for a successful install, and fulfilling beginning to the game play. The other need to knows are: 1) I have very rarely modded any games in my life, and attempts usually ended in tears; 2) I am tech savvy, but not an IT major with a Ph.D. - I know how to use Google effectively, and follow instructions carefully; 3) I am using Windows 7 64-bit OS; 4) So much of this came from Vicomte's thread here; 5) This is written as "for dummies" as possible, so that everyone should be able to follow.

1. Uninstall and Reinstall Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 in a different folder (C:\Games for example). Chances are, if you weren't planning on a BGT install from the start, you installed to default Program Files directory. From what I've seen, this can be bad due to UAC concerns with XP and Win7. You -could- download and attempt an installation without doing so, since, at worst, you're going to reinstall later if it doesn't work, but I'd recommend just getting it over with now.

2. Download WeiDU and place it in your Baldur's Gate 2 main directory.

3. Rename WeiDU.exe to setup-bgt.exe (please note, under normal circumstances, you just need to rename to 'setup-bgt' (no quotes) as it will automatically append the .exe file extension. If you see it in the file list as setup-bgt.exe and it's the only file name in the directory with a file extension, rename without the .exe and verify it's still an application file type).

4. Download BGT 1.14 here. I recommend the zip file as I'm RAR illiterate and it works just dandy.

5. Extract everything from the zip file directly into your BG2 directory, ensuring that you then have the folder 'BGT' there afterwards.

6. Rename your Baldur's Gate (not BG2) to Baldurs Gate, simply removing the apostrophe. This simple step gave me no end of heartache prior to completing as it gave "invalid version or installation directory" and blocked the install from completing. Fortunately, I work in software support, where non-alphanumeric characters toss hiccups into everything and this was finally something I figured I'd try.

7. Run your setup-bgt.exe file from within BG2 directory.

8. Watch all the pretty text fly by for a few minutes... think of this as your personal ASCII fireworks show in celebration of your victory.

9. Read the readme file. Seriously, read it. There are minor known issues that I don't see removing anything from my play experience, now that I know to expect them. I might have felt differently if I kept myself ignorant of those things.

10. Enjoy the game. Really. That's what this was all about, and it's going to be oh... so... worth it.