Well this is something of a surprise, the classic Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance appeared on Steam just recently and it seems the developer is ensuring there will be a Linux port too.
Originally released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and later other consoles it recently saw an improve re-release for the latest generation of consoles. Black Isle Studios are now bringing it to Steam, with the store page going live just recently and going by the store page trailer it will go to GOG too but no store page there yet.
Black Isle Studios have been working on older titles a fair bit recently, bringing more retro games to Steam with Interplay and this is another that will have a Linux version.
"Experience the massively popular world of Baldur's Gate as never before. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance thrusts you into an epic Dungeons & Dragons adventure filled with intense action, intricate puzzles and sinister intrigue, where your mastery of cold steel and devastating spells is the only thing between you and ultimate evil."
No release date is being given yet but the team did mention on Twitter that it would be "very soon".
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inlinuxdude Dec 16, 2021
I remember playing this co-op with my wife on console. Would love to run through it again with her! (especially if there were steam workshop mods etc.. available - I wonder if that will be a thing?)
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hardpenguin Dec 16, 2021
the developer is ensuring there will be a Linux port too.
I love them already 😍
The port will be likely done by Square One Games. They made The Bard's Tale (2004) port, as well as brought us Retro City Rampage and the original Wasteland.
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I remember playing this co-op with my wife on console. Would love to run through it again with her! (especially if there were steam workshop mods etc.. available - I wonder if that will be a thing?)
"Do you remember how we
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I loved this game on Playstation 2 back in the day; I seem to remember there was not only a direct sequel, but also another that didn't use the Baldur's Gate name... must have been Champions of Norrath, although there was also Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_Studios#Game_engine
Last edited by Phlebiac on 16 December 2021 at 6:25 pm UTC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_Studios#Game_engine
Last edited by Phlebiac on 16 December 2021 at 6:25 pm UTC
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Intricate puzzles? In Dark Alliance? Please, the closest thing to a puzzle I can think of is that one place you have to jump to the right platform before the one you’re on collapses, in the thieves’ guild. Everything else is pretty much all fightin’ and lootin’ and occasionally looking for keys or quest items.
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Avehicle7887 Dec 16, 2021
I regret not buying it for PS2 when it got released. To see it now coming to PC, and Linux too? That's a must have.
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any Baldurs Gate series, any Icewind Dale series and any of the classic Fallout games (the isometric RPG ones) coming to Linux are an instant buy for me.
I still have the original media for a few of them from my windows days, so I can totally run them via Proton, wine or GemRB, but having them as native linux titles is something I just feel compeled to support!
Have I become an Ilinuxthid thrall?!
ps: what happened to Icewind Dale 2 on Steam?! whyyyyy only windows on GOG?! it's my favourite series by far, this just breaks my heart!
I still have the original media for a few of them from my windows days, so I can totally run them via Proton, wine or GemRB, but having them as native linux titles is something I just feel compeled to support!
Have I become an Ilinuxthid thrall?!
ps: what happened to Icewind Dale 2 on Steam?! whyyyyy only windows on GOG?! it's my favourite series by far, this just breaks my heart!
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slaapliedje Dec 17, 2021
I loved this game on Playstation 2 back in the day; I seem to remember there was not only a direct sequel, but also another that didn't use the Baldur's Gate name... must have been Champions of Norrath, although there was also Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.Yeah, these all need to be re-released, and with working network support again (even though people HAVE figured out network support for a lot of old Playstation 2 games, Champions of Norrath specifically one that does not work again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_Studios#Game_engine
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slaapliedje Dec 17, 2021
any Baldurs Gate series, any Icewind Dale series and any of the classic Fallout games (the isometric RPG ones) coming to Linux are an instant buy for me.Funny enough, they dropped the name of Baldur's Gate from the New Dark Alliance game... as well as dropping the fun...
I still have the original media for a few of them from my windows days, so I can totally run them via Proton, wine or GemRB, but having them as native linux titles is something I just feel compeled to support!
Have I become an Ilinuxthid thrall?!
ps: what happened to Icewind Dale 2 on Steam?! whyyyyy only windows on GOG?! it's my favourite series by far, this just breaks my heart!
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slaapliedje Dec 17, 2021
Huh, they may want to change their system requirements a bit. Says it requires a 64-bit processor and operating system... then lists Processor: Pentium 4 2ghz and AMD AthlonXP 2400... problem is, not all Pentium 4s at 2ghz have 64bit extensions.
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what happened to Icewind Dale 2
I seem to recall hearing that Beamdog couldn't remaster that one because the source code was lost.
https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-icewind-dale-2-port-baldurs-gate/
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That's terrible, if it's true!
I don't get why they won't just partner with GemRB devs to help it work as the new official opensource engine for their remastered releases...
They should be able to work on the game resources without the source code and GemRB is already working on IW2 with playable status:
https://gemrb.org/Features.html
I don't get why they won't just partner with GemRB devs to help it work as the new official opensource engine for their remastered releases...
They should be able to work on the game resources without the source code and GemRB is already working on IW2 with playable status:
https://gemrb.org/Features.html
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Fantastic news, this was an amazing title to play in co-op and very happy indeed to see a Linux port on GOG is coming. Absolutely brilliant.
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slaapliedje Dec 17, 2021
This is what I had heard/read as well.what happened to Icewind Dale 2
I seem to recall hearing that Beamdog couldn't remaster that one because the source code was lost.
https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-icewind-dale-2-port-baldurs-gate/
It is a sad fact, that far too often the source code is trashed after a game is released.
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furaxhornyx Dec 17, 2021
I still have the original game on my Xbox... but somehow never really got hooked by it
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DebianUser Dec 17, 2021
OMG Awesome !
Pretty good memories playing this with my brother yeaaars ago.
Pretty good memories playing this with my brother yeaaars ago.
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I loved this game. Bought it for Xbox, then later for GameCube, and even the [kinda crappy] GameBoy Advance port. Will buy it at some point for Linux, too.
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slaapliedje Dec 17, 2021
I loved this game. Bought it for Xbox, then later for GameCube, and even the [kinda crappy] GameBoy Advance port. Will buy it at some point for Linux, too.Sadly, I think the second one only came out on the PS2. Good thing I put a hard drive in mine :P
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