IWD 2 already has a beta patch!

[Larry_OHF]

er...okay...here is the link to the website to download this beta patch.
Note, this is not an officially tested patch, and the real one will be coming soon.

LINK

[ 08-31-2002, 01:45 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]

[SomeGuy]

I got a "Website not responding" message.BTW I OWN IWD2.

[Larry_OHF]

Hmmm...the site (Planet Baulders Gate) has temporarily gone down. I have never seen them down before!

[Zateel]

I think the patch is just for a few video cards, not really game issues like incompletable quests.

[Larry_OHF]

This BETA patch addresses a problem for those who are crashing when selecting 'Appearance' in Character Generation and/or crashing when displaying the Inventory screen. The following video cards exhibit the problem most commonly: Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 VideoLogic Vivid!XS Video cards that have the Kyro II chipset Also fixed is buying stackable items, like throwing daggers, from stores in quantities of more than 1. Previously no matter how many of a particular stackable item you requested to buy, only 1 would show up in your inventory. No other issues are addressed in this BETA patch. Please watch for an official 2.01 release in the short future. NOTE: THIS PATCH HAS NOT BEEN THROUGH AN OFFICIAL TESTING CYCLE. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY This v2.01 beta patch of Icewind Dale II is provided "AS IS", with absolutely no warranty expressed or implied. Any use of this software is absolutely at your own risk. In no event shall Interplay Entertainment Corp. be liable for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages whatsoever arising from the use of or inability to use this software.

It's important to read the whole thing, as to not miss things like that.

[Warhammer]

Yeah I got a Geforce 3 so I don't need it.

[Zateel]

It looks like a second beta patch has been released
Here's the list of fixes:

VERSION 2.01 beta 2 - 09/12/2002

GENERAL
- Added retries to see if this helps those who are having problems with
random assertion message crashes in "chdatatypes.cpp" and other spots
where assertion messages come up during loading.
- Fixed crash problem with Glyph of Warding spell on Kyro-based video cards.

EFFECTS
- Fixed a problem with people who died with Energy Drain active, causing the
game to become more and more sluggish, particularly in multiplayer. This was
reported when using the Scimitar of Souls/Soulless.
- Tensor's Transformation now disables spell buttons instead of removing them.
- Fixed crash bug when loading a save game with a player that has the Disguise
effect (the most common problem occurring from robes) and having a shield in
Weapon Combo 1, and a crossbow or bow as the currently selected weapon.
- Benefits from Lingering Song no longer apply to neutrals and enemies.

INTERFACE
- Fixed a problem with the user interface switching back to level 1 spells when
selecting spells while certain other effects were active.
- Fixed crash when selling unidentified items in bags to store keepers.
- Fixed random crash/lockup when clicking on the World Map.

RULES
- Fixed a problem where rolling a natural 20 was still not permitting a player
to hit a monster that had AC far greater than the player's normal ability to
hit.
- Bards now correctly use Charisma modifier for spell DC's instead of
Intelligence.

SCRIPTS
- Fixed problem with Hide() command not being reset for scripts. This should
fix Rogue-based scripts that are intended to automatically hide a rogue.

VERSION 2.01 beta 1 - 08/30/2002

- Fixed crash when viewing the inventory or choosing an appearance when using
a Kyro-based video card.
- Fixed problem with purchasing certain stackable items and only receiving one
of a particular stack instead of the entire stack and still paying full price.