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Icewind Gate II

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Viper3220, Jan 23, 2005.

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    [​IMG] Anyone know what is going on with this mod? Has anyone heard anything? If they have I'd very much like to know what's going on with this project, thank you!
     
    Viper3220, Jan 23, 2005
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    I think it's still in beta - I haven't seen anything posted on it here for quite some time (and I'm sure I would have noticed).
     
    Splunge, Jan 23, 2005
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    A beta version of the mod has recently been released. However, its anybody's guess how long it takes before the next release.
     
    Shrikant, Jan 23, 2005
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    Last I heard, Weimer gave up on it.
     
    Taluntain, Jan 23, 2005
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    It's dead; been so for a few years already, which is a shame since it really would had refreshed the concept of BG2.

    If it had been professional quality, that is...
     
    Wordplay, Jan 24, 2005
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    Yes, it would either take some unexpected breakthrough in Weimer Interest or the adoption by someone qualified enough to go through the code and work out the IWD2 engine quirks to make it progress.
     
    jcompton, Jan 24, 2005
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    I would have really loved to have played it.
     
    Viper3220, Jan 24, 2005
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    Klorox Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! Veteran

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    What was the concept behind it?
     
    Klorox, Jan 25, 2005
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    @Klorox

    To transfer BG 2 into the IWD2 Engine with a 3rd edition overhaul to the ruleset.
     
    Rednik, Jan 25, 2005
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    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Not the easiest thing to do BTW. Also, all those funny little comments that the 2e characters make in BG2 suddenly become stupid! :eek:

    I really hope Weimer will decide to give IWG2 a shot of adenaline and get it living again! :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Jan 25, 2005
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    One man cannot hope to get a project like that through, as it would require at least 3 coding-experienced people to pull it through with decend success. You know what a pain it is to find that kind of people for free -and then KEEPING them for the whole project.
     
    Wordplay, Jan 25, 2005
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    I assure you, one man could easily get a project like that through if it interested him. That's the limitation with IWG2, however.
     
    SimDing0, Jan 25, 2005
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Yes, rather sad that everyone and their grandmother are out there doing their own NPC mods (of which there are probably more by now than players), but there's not one decent mod maker that could take over a really neat project like Icewind Gate. Ah, well...
     
    Taluntain, Jan 25, 2005
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    Wow, having played both 2nd and 3rd edition D&D, I can understanbd why this project was never completed!
     
    Klorox, Jan 26, 2005
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    it is a problem when a man add in your party
     
    Godwin_Z, Feb 10, 2005
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