WARNING - don't download the BETA patch

[Memnoch]

I haven't downloaded the patch yet as it is just a BETA version and I'm waiting for the final one. You might not want to download it yet after the following known problems posted by someone at the BGDungeon Board:
Basically, it removes all extra attacks for all non-fighters, including monks. My test level 21 monk has only 1 attack with fists. Pretty much the entire thac0/attacks code is totally fubar'd for non-fighters now.
What it looks like are lots of bugs in the quick-weapon selection versus inventory selection of the weapon. It also matters which quick weapon slot you use. If you use anything but the first weapon slot from inventory only, your thac0/attacks will be very wrong.

Fighters look pretty good for most weapons. Darts are totally wrong for everyone; sb. ROF 3 for all, but they're only ROF 3 for monks in primary weapon slot as only weapon. They're ROF 2 for fighters and ROF 1 for all others (including mages).

Thac0 is wrong for most things selected from the bottom quick menu no matter what class. It can sometimes be fixed if you remove all weapons from the quick menu slots and only use the leftmost quick weapon slot.

You guys might want to wait. BTW it was supposed to fix the Jaheira movement bug which was apparently NOT caused by downloading the romance override. This was just coincidental.

im not saying you should all download the beta patch as it is beta, but i have had no problems with my thaco after getting it or anything else. Not only that, it manged to get a save that crashed every time after loading to work again.

[Mandrake]

I downloaded the Beta patch just the other night as well and things seem ok. Memnoch, Im not sure who it was on the BGdungeon who posted that but if he or anyone is having some of those problems perhaps the Thaco rules fix available for download in the editors section of the ironworks can fix it up until the full patch arrives. No probs myself.

[Memnoch]

Hmm, my title's probably misleading, i should have said "INFO about the BETA patch". I'd be curious to know how many people have downloaded it and what the results were.

[Zoratorak]

i had a problem when i connected with a guy in mplayer... everytime we leave a designated area.. he always gets disonnected.. dont know if beta is the reason though... and oh yeah... beta for beta and nonbeta for nonbeta... hate that because other newbies cant play with other people..

hell its a beta from BIOWARE people. the makers of the buggiest software ever, I do believe i will wait.

If your using an ATI chip, this is a KEY patch. In the prison (the astral one) I crashed like an M'fer all over the place. Mind you it's a crap chip on my laptop but hey, we traveling people need something to do in the hotel besides rent porn when our spouse isn't there. The patch helped out for me but I am wary of the 'beta' of it. Oh well.. beats crashing.