BG2 EE 2.6, Steam updates the game automaticaly Options

[Badgerlad]

Heya all,

Just a warning if you happen to play on steam. Beamdog just launched a new update for BG2 EE, and there is no way to prevent steam from updating it, unless you go to properties>update and choose "only update the game when I launch it" and disable your internet connection while playing...

I'm so pissed you can't properly prevent updates...

Is there any solution to fix that, as in making IA viable with BG2 EE 2.6 simply ? Dunno what it takes.


Edit : Nevermind, I was just stopping not to make a shortcut to avoid steam-shit to launch anytime I play. Careful with their auto-update if you do though

This post has been edited by Badgerlad: Apr 20 2021, 02:44 AM

[lroumen]

Normally you can copy the whole bg2ee steam folder to a separate folder outside of steam and then you can start it up from there. The game folder is a standalone that does not require steam to be run at all.

However, going back versions will be tough.

Coincidentally I did not do this either so I am in the same boat currently. My pain is less because I am still choosing which class to play from Bg1 onwards and then import into IA.


Biggest change is that antimagic spells seem to be able to target invisible creatures, but I may be misinterpreting that one. A minor one is that resurrection spells can only be cast on dead party members.
The rest is cosmetics and consistency.

This post has been edited by lroumen: Apr 20 2021, 11:51 PM