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To be realistic? Baldurs Gate worked fine before they tried milking it for an "enhanced edition" which was horribly broken. And most people used Tutu(be kind /. they can't always handle the load) to make it a bit more stable and of course add kit classes.

You are aware there is a patch out there now [deadlystream.com] that restores a good bit of that content to working order?

On that note, we are all aware of Unfinished Business for BG 1 & 2 correct?

Well go play it. It's not like it won't run on WINE. Even better, play BG1 in the BG2 Engine.

http://www.pocketplane.net/mambo/index.php?option=content&task=blogcategory&id=143&Itemid=98

If you just picked it up, I suggest you get EasyTutu, which allows you to play BG1 with BG2's much improved engine. Including higher resolution and all the other improvements.

Check out the mod section on Pocketplane.net, there's all sorts of mods. Probably the most popular thing to do is to bring BG1 into the BG2 engine along with the classic BG1 mods like DSotSC, this allows you to play the whole saga+mods as one giant game. I'd reckon about a 400+hr experience!

I did that about last year, (un)fortunately I managed to screw it up somehow by installing a few other smaller mods as well. I got about 50hrs in and when I attempted the side quest mod in question it caused a crash. My previous good save was more than 10hrs old so I lost interest, thereby saving all my weekends for what would most likely have been all the past year and probably a year ahead too!

And modders have added even more romance (and sex) to the game: http://modlist.pocketplane.net/index.php?ax=list&c at_id=21

if you want to play BG1, use BGTutu, which lets you use BG2's superior engine to play the first with minor quirks.

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