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04-29-2012, 12:50 PM
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Beamdog has announced the writer (http://www.shacknews.com/article/73532/lead-writer-named-for-baldurs-gate-enhanced) for all of that new content (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-arrives-this-summer/) coming in the Enhanced Edition of Baldur's Gate (http://joystiq.com/game/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition): Dave Gross. A very experienced fantasy and D&D writer, Gross has worked for TSR in the past, as well as having written two Forgotten Realms novels. More recently, he says, he was "sitting in a coffee shop complaining about the lack of classic RPGs for the iPad, when [Beamdog's] Trent [Oster] appeared in a sulphurous cloud and said, 'Have I got a job for you.'" Gross will presumably work to update the old game, as well as oversee all the writing on the new content as well.

Elsewhere on that team, artist Nat Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Jones) has also joined up. He's got a background in fantasy and horror comics, and has worked on some story elements in Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer comic series as well. Good to hear there's some substantial talent working on this much-anticipated revival.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Dave Gross, Nat Jones join Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition team (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/dave-gross-nat-jones-join-baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-team/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).

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Froboz
10-23-2012, 02:22 PM
Sorry, I try to not make a habit of dredging up old posts, but I just heard about this. Apparently it's due out in November. I can't wait! Is anyone else excited about this?

Lady Jaye
10-23-2012, 03:51 PM
Although I own the original Baldur's Gate game on PC, I'll probably pick it up when it's out. It should be a nice upgrade to the original, if only in terms of gameplay speed. And Apparently it integrates the improvements that BG II and its expansion brought to the series.

Jorpho
10-23-2012, 10:36 PM
And Apparently it integrates the improvements that BG II and its expansion brought to the series.There's already a mod that will let you play through BG1 with the BG2 engine. It's gone through several revisions over the years and is now very mature, I understand.

Lady Jaye
10-24-2012, 12:06 AM
Yeah, but the BGTutu mod remains a PITA, no? Mind you, last time I tried using it was on the Mac, not the PC.

Jorpho
10-24-2012, 12:48 AM
Here's where I was last reading about it. BGTutu is yesterday's news; BGT-WeiDU is the new hotness, apparently.
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/enhance_the_gameplay_in_your_edition_of_baldurs_ga te_from_gogcom
http://www.shsforums.net/files/file/54-baldurs-gate-trilogy-weidu-115/

And there's something called EasyTutu. Now I'm getting a little confused.
http://usoutpost31.com/easytutu/