Yeah, the disc itself is scratched in a radial fashion and will not read on either drive (DVD-ROM and CD/RW) on my desktop computer, nor the drive (standard CD-ROM) in my laptop. I thought about a scratch remover kit, but they are $30 at Best Buy. I typically take very good care of my CD's and DVD's, so I'm not apt to get a lot of scratching on them.
I bought HoW around the time ID 2 came out, which was when I was just finishing up BG and starting the original ID. Never even opened the jewel case until a couple weeks ago when I was trying to find out when the best time to install it was. I've sent it back to Interplay with $5. Hope they'll send a replacement.
Thanks for the advice on DCing. Right now, while I await my new HoW disc, I've decided to continue playing and will finish the original game DCing at 11th level. Once I'm done with that, I'll go back with the saved file and play it through with HoW and ToLM installed and DC the character at 12th level.
Should be an interesting comparison. Then it will be on to BG 2! Yeah, I know I'm a couple years behind what's currently coming out, but I look at it this way...I can take my time playing it, finding out what I want to know (by coming to forums like this) about the game to make it enjoyable and not frustrating (as some games can get). It's also cheaper, bugs are usually fixed/patched, and I can spoil as little or as much of the game as I am comfortable with, which I typically don't do often unless there is a particular segment that I just can't quite get through.....
God, I love this forum!
FJ
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