Technical question...

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:36 am

How do you access the higher resolutions that I heard BGII is capable of, although not officially supported? I have a GeForce 2 GTS 32 if that is any help.

BTW, as long as I am in question mode, I can't find a good weapon for Jaheira... I especially can't find a way to make use of her club proficiency. Same problem with Anomen (pretty unimaginative: 'a nomem' as in 'a name').

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:38 am

There is an option in game config called Unlock Extra Modes (something like that) it's just by the other display options like 800x600. SOrry i can't be more specific but i am reduced to havng mine in 640x480

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Doltan · Post by **Doltan** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:48 am

I have Jaheira using the Gnasher club. I'm sorry that I don't know the exact specifics, but basically it is the one where splinters stay in the person after she hits, and she keeps doing damage to them (1 or 2 points per round) for the next five rounds. It seems like a really good club.

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:49 am

You got the wrong thread doode.

LOL!

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:51 am

No, that's the right thread

I asked 2 unrelated questions. Thanks for the info...

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:55 am

Oops, you're right. There's a similar one with Jaheira's weaspons going on at the saem time.

Well spotted (and shame on me for not reading your Q's properly).

I was thrown by the complete disparity in topics on the one thread...

[This message has been edited by Gruntboy (edited 01-05-2001).]

Doltan · Post by **Doltan** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 11:53 am

It's Ok piggie. I'm reading all of the threads too and it's hard to keep them straight.

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 11:55 am

Heh. I used to have a Quake 2 arena called 'The Pigpen'.

Hex92 · Post by **Hex92** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 12:22 pm

Waverly: Don't you have a BGConfig icon in your start menu? There is a tab for video(or graphics) that you can use to set the resolution higher. I tried it last night for the first time (1024x768). It slowed my computer WAAAAAY down when I got into a big battle soon afterward. I ended up going back to the 800x600 setting.

BTW I have a 900 MHz Athlon with a 32MB Geforce 2 and 256 MB PC133 RAM. I was pretty suprised that it couldnt handle the work load.

Hex92

mikel · Post by **mikel** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 1:28 pm

Hex, try this:
Switch of 3d effects and the background sound for footsteps (walking etc, don't know how this option is named in the english version)

According to the manual should 3d effects not slow down.

But I did that, and on the one PC I play in 1024x768 with normal speed, and the hardware is even a bit slower (850 Athlon and MX2 graphic)

Drakron Du´Dark · Post by **Drakron Du´Dark** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 6:32 pm

Jaheira in trademeet afther the stores are open again, a red looking club that is +4 and do acid damage, Amoen warhammer +2 either from ribald mart or the rift area in a nich on the bridge.(hammer name: lady ashaba. Back from BG I)
I used the 1024 resulotion but I found it was too slow and the characters to small(from my taste).

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Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Mon Jan 08, 2001 12:18 pm

Thanks for the all the info. I bumped resolution and framerate and am quite happy with the results. Graphics are much crisper on a large moniter this way.

Still get the occasional slowdown, but restarting seems to fix this. I don't think my card is 100% compatible.