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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition — patch notes and updates

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2.7 Beta updated with the ALL CAPS fix & iOS beta access2026-04-16Patch 2.7.2.0 for the Infinity Engine beta is out now for BG:EE, SoD, BGII:EE, and IWD:EE!Here are the patch notes:\ Fixed the 2.7.1.0 issue where English and other Latin-script languages would appear in ALL CAPS.NOTE: If you played in a language that appeared in all-caps in 2.7.1, you must make a manual edit to the Baldur.lua file for this fix to apply.Baldur.lua file can be found at /Documents/ /Baldur.lua Ex. “C:\\Users\\ \\Documents\\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\\Baldur.lua” These steps are only necessary if you are experiencing the all-caps bug.Option 1 (if you do not make personal edits to Baldur.lua)Delete your Baldur.lua file,
2.7 Beta updated with new Chinese font & per‑language font zoom2026-03-11Patch 2.7.1.0 for the Infinity Engine beta is out now for BG:EE, SoD, BGII:EE, and IWD:EE!New Chinese font: developed with our localization volunteers to improve readability across the trilogyPer‑language font zoom: Font Size slider settings now save individually for each language, giving you better control over how every script appearsAll settings are stored in your Baldur.lua, and language font codes include MEIRYO (JP), NANUM (KR), NOTOSANS (ZH), PTSERIF (RU/UA), and STONESML (others).More details about the update:https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/1222810/#Comment_1222810
New Infinity Engine 2.7 beta release2026-02-24Hello to Baldur’s Gate and Infinity Engine fans around the world!We’re excited to announce a new beta test for our upcoming 2.7 patch for BG:EE, SoD, BGII:EE, and IWD:EE. We’ll begin testing on PC, Steam only, as it’s the most technically convenient for us, and later bring the update to mobile as well.We know it’s been a long wait since 2.6 (and for iOS players, since 2.5). We’re truly sorry it took this long. With 2026 marking 14 years since BG:EE first launched on PC, we want to thank you for staying with us on this journey.Before diving into the patch notes, we’d like to share our design philosophy for future Infinity Engine updates at thi
Baldur’s Gate II Turns 25: A Legendary Retrospective (Part 2)2025-12-24Happy Holidays, Baldur’s Gate fans! DM Wyvern and Slandered Gaming return with Part 2 of their interview featuring Ed Greenwood (creator of the Forgotten Realms), David Gaider (senior designer and writer), and Trent Oster (director of technology during BG2:SoA and CEO of Beamdog).In this installment, they explore the origins of the iconic Ascension mod for Throne of Bhaal, the early days of Baldur’s Gate’s creation, shoutouts to both the original and Enhanced Edition developers, thoughts on modern cRPGs, impressions of Baldur’s Gate 3, and plenty more. It’s a deep-dive discussion no fan should miss.If you haven’t watched Part 1 yet, you can c
Baldur’s Gate II Turns 25: A Legendary Retrospective2025-11-08It’s been 25 years since Baldur’s Gate II reshaped the world of Western RPGs!To mark the occasion, Ed Greenwood (Creator of the Forgotten Realms), David Gaider (Senior Designer & Writer), and Trent Oster (Director of Technology during BG2:SoA production, and Beamdog CEO) come together for a deep-dive conversation on the game’s origins, development journey, and enduring impact. Discover how Jon Irenicus became an icon at the last minute, how romance systems were born (and influenced by Final Fantasy 7), and how the Forgotten Realms came to life.Hosted by Slandered Gaming & DM Wyvern - gather your party and watch the full interview!
The Neverwinter Nights D&D Bundle is Here!2025-06-13Coo! You'd be the one I be looking for, if I not be mistaken.You still can't import your BG2 character into Neverwinter Nights, but at least now you can grab the Neverwinter Nights bundle at an extra discount!Neverwinter Nights I & II legacy: restored, enhanced, and bundled.Begin your journey in the Neverwinter Nights 1 + 2 Enhanced Collection.
Reflections Of Myth & Valor / Free Community Portraits by Mike Sass Out Now2025-04-29Hamsters and rangers everywhere, rejoice!ːspacehamsterː It’s time to roll a new character and start another epic Baldur’s Gate adventure, because the Reflections Of Myth & Valor portrait pack by Mike Sass is out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489050/Baldurs_Gate_II_Reflections_Of_Myth__Valor/ Reflections Of Myth & Valor features 16 brand-new portraits in the art style of Baldur’s Gate and showcases a huge variety of classes, subclasses, races, and alignments: from a half-orc Swashbuckler, to an elven Priest of Tyr, to a Dwarven Defender. Gather a party of fresh faces—and venture forth onto Faerûn!ːbhaalː In honor of this epic collab
Reflections Of Myth & Valor: A Portrait Pack by Mike Sass Releasing April 29th2025-04-11To celebrate Baldur’s Gate's 25th anniversary a while ago in 2023, we organized a Community Contest with O.G. artist Mike Sass to give our players the chance of a lifetime: to have their portraits transformed into the art style of Baldur’s Gate and added to the game. A lot of fans participated in the Contest, and all of you wanted Mike to draw more than just 2 portraits. We summoned a Djinni, and it granted your Wish (although the Djinni certainly took their time), with the Reflections Of Myth & Valor portrait pack coming to Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store on April 29th alongside free community portraits of the two Contest winners (separate
2.6.6 Patch for Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate I & II Enhanced Editions2021-05-18Greetings everyone! The long-awaited 2.6 Patch for Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, and Icewind Dale Enhanced Editions launched to PC, Mac, and Linux in April. Today we're following that up with the 2.6.6 Patch to squash a few more bugs in these classic RPGs. Thanks again to our heroic community members who tested out these fixes ahead of today's release. Together, we are bug-kicking for goodness!🐹 Read on for full patch details... 2.6.6 PATCH NOTES UPDATES | ALL GAMES Clicking Sounds | Prevented extra button click sounds from playing in the User Interface (UI) Lightning Bolt Traps | Lightning bolts from the lightning mephit trap and mephit
Patch 2.6 Launches Today!2021-04-19We just launched Patch 2.6 for Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Siege of Dragonspear and Icewind Dale Enhanced Editions. This 🐲massive patch upgrades the games to 64-bit systems, fixes hundreds of bugs, and adds brand new portraits & voice sets to customize your heroes— including two sets from the legendary Mark Meer (voice of Commander Shepard in Mass Effect)! 🙏Huge thanks to our heroic community for their tireless adventuring in beta builds for this mammoth patch. Thank You! Note: Patch 2.6 won't fix every issue in the games, but don't worry— we're still working on future updates! Check out full patch details below... Patch Highlights Upg
New 2.6 Beta Available Now!2021-01-13Patch 2.6 is almost ready! A new Beta for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is available now, and we want your feedback. Are we ready for the big release? Go on an adventure and share your thoughts! How to Join the Beta Important - This is NOT the last update for BGII:EE - 2.6 will not fix every issue— but we hope to improve the game in future updates - Here's what we've focused on for this patch: 2.6 Patch Items - System Requirements have changed: Minimum: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 64-bit, OS X 10.9, Ubuntu 18.04 or equivalent - Please check your device meets the updated System Requirements before testing - Make sure your device supports 64-bit ga
2.6 Beta for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition2020-12-04Greetings Adventurers! We're working on the next BIG patch for Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, and Icewind Dale enhanced editions— and we need your help to test out the 2.6 Beta! The patch will add scores of fixes, plus 64-bit upgrades, so we want to check in with you to make sure we're on the right track. How to Participate in the Beta Opt-In to the Beta from your Steam Library Right-Click on Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition in your Library Click on the Betas Tab Choose the road_to_2.6 in the drop down menu (if you don't see this, restart Steam, and it should appear) Can you Launch & Save the Beta? Vote in the Comments Below: Let us know
Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2.5 Patch2018-06-28The 2.5 update for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition is finally here! We’ve made over 500 fixes and features throughout the 2.5 Infinity Engine updates and now this much-anticipated update for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition is coming to Beamdog, Steam, GoG, Google Play, and the App Store! Stay tuned for more information about the Mac App Store release. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5178277/33594416e01fbc0ead8f87709ee3f87556a9810e.jpg If you don't see the BGII:EE 2.5 update, please be patient as some platforms are slower to update than others. New Localization: Simplified Chinese Korean Russian Polish
Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2.5 Beta Update2018-05-10It's time for more ... experiments! The beta of the 2.5 patch for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition has just received a new build. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5178277/f3bac553d97c73b7b08c9ea6fa98393b0ed2a9d5.jpg Over the last few months, we’ve made over 300 fixes and features throughout the 2.5 Infinity Engine updates. And now, we’re adding a number of asked for language and V/O updates! New Localization: - Simplified Chinese - Korean - Russian - Polish New V/O: - German - Italian - Polish Top features: - Road to 2.0 community portraits added - Tablet dialogue buttons added - Added the Priest of Tempus
Try the 2.5 Update Beta today!2017-12-13http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4316957/d3ee311f25d4e980957d42113acf5b8d20125da8.jpg Find the full list of patch notes here: http://blog.beamdog.com/2017/12/the-25-update-beta-is-here.html To try the 2.5 update beta, right-click on the game you'd like to try the beta in and select Properties. Go to the Betas tab, and choose the bg1_beta, bg2_beta, or iwd_beta option. The beta will then begin downloading. If you've already tried the beta, we’ve written up a quick survey to find out what your experiences have been like: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWSFP8trFnh1WI_ldYahKr-cKP6I1H_0vT5-_U1yrRyJr
Try the 2.5 Update Beta today!2017-12-13http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4316957/d3ee311f25d4e980957d42113acf5b8d20125da8.jpg Find the full list of patch notes here: http://blog.beamdog.com/2017/12/the-25-update-beta-is-here.html To try the 2.5 update beta, right-click on the game you'd like to try the beta in and select Properties. Go to the Betas tab, and choose the bg1_beta, bg2_beta, or iwd_beta option. The beta will then begin downloading. If you've already tried the beta, we’ve written up a quick survey to find out what your experiences have been like: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWSFP8trFnh1WI_ldYahKr-cKP6I1H_0vT5-_U1yrRyJr
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Soundtrack Now Available!2016-06-23Today we're pleased to bring you the full soundtrack to Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. The digital package contains the original soundtracks for Baldur’s Gate II and Throne of Bhaal, composed by Michael Hoenig, Inon Zur, and Howard Drossin. The Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition Soundtrack also contains 15 new tracks by Sam Hulick, composed for the enhanced edition of the game, making 81 tracks in all. This includes 34 previously unreleased tracks, now available for the first time. All tracks come in both MP3 (320kbit) and lossless FLAC format. http://store.steampowered.com/app/467620/ Today's update also brings a hot-fix for tooltips on
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Soundtrack Now Available!2016-06-23Today we're pleased to bring you the full soundtrack to Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. The digital package contains the original soundtracks for Baldur’s Gate II and Throne of Bhaal, composed by Michael Hoenig, Inon Zur, and Howard Drossin. The Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition Soundtrack also contains 15 new tracks by Sam Hulick, composed for the enhanced edition of the game, making 81 tracks in all. This includes 34 previously unreleased tracks, now available for the first time. All tracks come in both MP3 (320kbit) and lossless FLAC format. http://store.steampowered.com/app/467620/ Today's update also brings a hot-fix for tooltips on
V2.3 Update – Release Notes Attached2016-06-08Today we're pleased to bring you v2.3, with fixes for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Read the full release notes here, a master document that also includes the release notes from v2.0, v2.1, and v2.2! Highlights of v2.3 include: -Tooltips now display a stylized scroll background that dynamically resizes with the amount of text displayed -The Candlekeep tutors’ dialogue no longer displays placeholder text when a non-English language is selected (BG:EE) -Turkish UI strings no longer appear in English (BG:EE) -Story Mode protections now apply to the player’s Familiar
V2.3 Update – Release Notes Attached2016-06-08Today we're pleased to bring you v2.3, with fixes for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Read the full release notes here, a master document that also includes the release notes from v2.0, v2.1, and v2.2! Highlights of v2.3 include: -Tooltips now display a stylized scroll background that dynamically resizes with the amount of text displayed -The Candlekeep tutors’ dialogue no longer displays placeholder text when a non-English language is selected (BG:EE) -Turkish UI strings no longer appear in English (BG:EE) -Story Mode protections now apply to the player’s Familiar