I can't save

[Sagramore]

Hey...i was going to search for a simliar problem but i didn't know how to define it without getting 300 posts...okay...i can't save a game or load a game...either time i try to do such, the program shuts down and im back to my desktop...can i just download a patch? please say i can...Thank you in advance

[teardropmina]

which version of BG you're currently playing? with or without TotSC? any patch installed? (and your computer?) need more details to know your problem better.

[Sagramore]

okay...i have TOTSC installed...i have Windows XP...patchless...just, i guess standard setting for a computer with Windows XP, 128 RAM and whatnot

[teardropmina]

ok, check which version of BG + TotSC you have currently (you can see it on the option screen). The latest version should be v1.3.5521.

here's a link to some patches. but don't know whether it's the most updated. try the patches see if helps.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/baldu...downloads.html

[Firestormalpha]

Sagramore, XP is the least gaming friendly OS I know about, at least untill you get the updates. Get the windows updates asap I guarentee you will see improvements.

Also, if you have the 3 disc set DO NOT install any patch. only if you are running the original 5 disc + 1 disc (TotSC) should you install the game patch.

[ 04-13-2004, 10:02 PM: Message edited by: Firestormalpha ]

[Sagramore]

Thank you everyone for your help! I am running on the 3 disc set...and i was damn close to downloading a patch for it...I am downloading updates as we speak. Thank you again!

[Lord]

Speaking of the patch, what does the ToTSC patch do? I can't find the readme online, so my only way of getting it is to install it first. But I'd prefer to know what it does first.

[Dace De'Briago]

Originally posted by Lord: Speaking of the patch, what does the ToTSC patch do? I can't find the readme online, so my only way of getting it is to install it first. But I'd prefer to know what it does first.

As requested...

Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast

Readme and Manual Addenda


Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (tm)
Release Version 1.3.5521

Contents

X. Changes in Version 1.3.5521
X. Problems that we have addressed in Version 5512
1. Getting Started
a. System Requirements
b. Installation
c. Registering Tales of the Sword Coast with Black Isle Studios
d. Running Tales of the Sword Coast
e. Visit the Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Web Sites
f. Revision History
2. TroubleShooting
a. Tweaking Performance
b. Known Problems
c. Updates
d. Manual Addendum
e. Multiplayer
f. Voodoo 3
3. Customer Service Information - Europe
4. Legal Information


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X. Changes in Version 1.3.5521

This version is updated for DirectX 8 and addresses the problem of
not being able to play a TCP game if you have DirectX 7 installed.

X. Problems that we have addressed in Version 5512

Global Variable Bug: It was possible in Tales of the Sword Coast
to run out of Global Variables. This would cause many problems
including the failure of sub-plots and multiple spawns of NPCs.

Sound Volume Reset: Occasionally the sound volume would reset to
full volume which could be adjusted, but was not what we had wanted
when we shipped.

The Bard Song and Turn Undead modes are now exclusive with other
actions. Prior to this, you could use these skills and do other
things (like attack) while they were active. This has been
addressed.

The reset of Thieving skills for Bards and Rangers has been fixed.

The price on the Horn of Kazgaroth was fixed. It will now be
worth more than 1 Gold Piece, as it should be.

Killing Karoug before transformation no longer breaks the
Balduran's Island subplots. This would cause the plot to be
unfinishable.

Various spelling and grammar changes to ingame text.

The Demonknight can only exist once. Previously re-visiting
Durlag's Tower would cause him to reappear and kill Ike. Now he
will stay dead.

Multiplayer stability has been increased.

The Soultaker is correctly marked as a weapon not a quick item.
This prevents an item duplication bug.

The graphics on spell scrolls have been resized to fit properly
on the page.

The color on the Full Shield +2 fixed. It looks pretty again.

A general price increase of new items has been implemented to
reflect their higher value.

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1. Getting Started

Important Notes:

Cache Size
Tales of the Sword Coast will increase your minimum cache size
to 140MB if it is currently smaller than that. You can manually
change this to a smaller amount, but we do not recommend you
play Tales of the Sword Coast with a cache of less than 140MB

Multiplayer with Tales of the Sword Coast
Multiplayer games must exclusively use Tales of the Sword Coast.
Games in which some players have TSC installed and some do not
are not possible.

Font Change
There is a new font in the Fonts directory in the root of your TSC
CD-ROM. IF you wish to try the new font, copy it into the override
directory where you installed TSC. You will notice the font is larger
and more easily read. If you don't like it, just delete the font
file from your override directory.

MCONVERT.EXE
When you install Tales of the Sword Coast, we recommend you accept the
option to automatically convert your saved games. However, if you
don't select this option, you can convert your saved games later using
MCONVERT.EXE which is included in the root of your Tales CD.

Override directory
Installing Tales of the Sword Coast will replace many of the contents of
your override directory. Some items like character portraits and
sounds will be left intact, but you run the risk of losing any hacked
or otherwise modified files.

Installation
If you have uninstalled Baldur's Gate and want to install Tales of the
Sword Coast, you must first reinstall Baldur's Gate and then install
Tales of the Sword Coast.

1a. System Requirements

Required:
Pentium (or compatible) 166 MHz
16 MB RAM
*32 MB RAM for multiplayer
Windows 95 with DirectX 5.0 or later
600 MB of Hard Drive Space
4X or faster CD-ROM
DirectX Certified Video Card with at least 2 MB of video RAM
DirectX Certified Sound Card
Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended:
Pentium (or compatible) 200 MHz with MMX
32 MB RAM
600 MB (or more) of Hard Drive Space
8X (or faster) CD-ROM
DirectX certified Video Card with at least 4 MB of video RAM


1b. Installation

Insert the Tales of the Sword Coast CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and
follow the onscreen instructions. If your autorun is disabled, find the
autorun.exe application in the root your CD-ROM and double click to launch
the Installer.

Note: You MUST have Baldur's Gate installed to play Tales of the Sword
Coast.

If you have uninstalled Baldur's Gate and want to install Tales of the
Sword Coast, you must first reinstall Baldur's Gate and then install
Tales of the Sword Coast.


1c. Electronic Registration

Please take a few moments to fill out the Electronic Registration for
Tales of the Sword Coast. Your feedback will make you eligible for
special offers and promotions, and it also provides us with information
we need in order to make better games. We'd appreciate your time.


1d. Running Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast

If you use the default installation settings for Baldur's Gate, it will
be installed in a 'Black Isle Studios' Program Group in your Start menu.

Tales of the Sword Coast is an expansion for Baldur's Gate. Playing the
expansion will be the same as playing Baldur's Gate, but with a larger
world and more subquests. Therefore, to run Tales of the Sword Coast,
you need only run Baldur's Gate.


1e. Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Web Pages

If there is anything that you are having problems with or cannot find in
the manual, stop by the Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast Web
Pages at http://www.interplay.com.
Aside from cool game materials and errata, you may be able to find an
answer for whatever question you might have.

1f. Revision History

1.0.4309 - Full Release - Baldur's Gate
1.1.4312 - Beta Patch - Baldur's Gate
1.1.4315 - Release Patch and Product Revision - Baldur's Gate
1.3.5508 - Full Release - Tales of the Sword Coast
1.3.5512 - Release Patch and Product Revision - Tales of the Sword Coast
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2. TroubleShooting

2a. Tweaking Performance

Pathing Performance

Note that changing the pathing as outlined below can also be done with
the Baldur's Gate Config program that is installed with the game.

To increase the path searching AI, the following entry can be modified
in the baldur.ini file that is installed in the root of the installation
directory:
[Program Options]
Path Search Nodes=4000
To increase or decrease the AI, vary the number of Nodes (4000 above).
The range can vary from 2000 to 400000.
Increases the number above will increase the number of nodes in path
searching at the expense of responsiveness to movement commands. Note
that unless your machine is slower than a P2 you can probably set the
value to 32000 and not notice any speed difference. This will help
fix getting stuck on terrain obstacles.

2b. Known Problems

There have been some problems with dial-up internet connections and
multiplayer games. If you are finding you cannot connect to other
multiplayer games, add the following line into the baldur.ini file
located where you installed the game:
under:
[Multiplayer]
add:
AsyncEnumeration=1

2c. Updates

If necessary, patches may become available for the product
that add functionality or correct bugs. These updated versions will
be made available at the Interplay site at http://www.interplay.com or
you can connect directly to the Baldur's Gate Files directory by clicking
on the 'Update' button in the Baldur's Gate AutoRun.

2d. Manual Addendum

On Page 9 of the manual, under Quickload, the key listed is - L.
Currently this key combination will give you your location instead of a
Quickload. To remap this function, run the Baldur's Gate Config.exe
located in the directory you installed Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword
Coast to. You should then select the tab entitled Keyboard Shortcuts.
When you assign it, hold down the key as well as the Z key as you
map and it will map to - Z (we recommend this location). This
will now be your Quickload Hotkey.

2e. Multiplayer

During installation, two Winsock 2.0 .dll files are copied onto your hard drive
if you are running an Operating System that does not have Winsock 2.0 installed.
These files are only used if you are using TCP/IP. If you would like to use
any TCP/IP Winsock 2.0 applications and you do not have TCP/IP installed, you will
have to reinstall Winsock 2.0 after you have installed TCP/IP in order to use the
TCP/IP protocol.

If you encounter any problems with Modem Play, please try re-installing
DirectX 6.0.

2f. Voodoo 3
There is a known bug with the Voodoo3 chipset. DO NOT minimize Baldur's
Gate and then maximize it later if you have this chipset. The game
can experience a problem redrawing the screen when this is done and
will appear to crash, even though the game is just not drawing to the
screen. This bug will hopefully be fixed in future revisions of the
Voodoo 3 video drivers.

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3. Customer Service Information (Europe)

THIS INFORMATION IS NOT VALID IN NORTH AMERICA

Virgin Interactive
Customer Support
74a Charlotte Street
London
W1P 1LR
Tel: 0171 551 4266
Fax: 0171 551 4267


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4. Legal

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