GemRB is a game engine remake of Infinity Engine used in games like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and Icewind Dale 2.
The developers behind this open source community project just released GemRB 0.9.4 noting that "It brings two exciting major developments. First, for the first time ever, one is now able to play Icewind Dale 2 from start to end. That marks the last original game to reach this status. BG2EE support has been experimental and is not yet ready for wide use, but as of this release it is now playable enough to welcome testers and power users to bug hunting adventures (manually set GameType to bg2ee). Besides that the release features several improvements to pathfinding, audio and ease-of-use for other projects."
Pictured - Icewind Dale 2, Credit: GOG
GemRB v0.9.4 (2025-01-11):
New features:
- iwd2 is now fully completable!
- iwd2 turn undead, hybrid damage types, Heal Party on Rest
- traditional bg2ee GUI is usable and the shaman class works
- option to highlight learnable scrolls, draw empty containers gray
- option to more easily use GemRB as a library
- animfps.2da to set per-animation drawing speedImproved features:
- text encoding, drawing speed, drawing, (stereo) audio, GUI internals
- feats, animations
- scripting, projectiles, effects, movement speed, pathfinding
- bugfixes
You do need the game data which for Icewind Dale 2 you can find on GOG.com.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
hardpenguin 8 hours ago
So having gemRB supporting it is incredible.
Also, the prologue of Icewind dale 2 is one of the best RPG prologue I've played.
Trying to prepare the defence of Targos, from a big goblin invasion, while doing a drinking contest in the city tavern, and socially manipulate some ghost to steal a sword she hides, is really all I ask for a game introduction.
(I know the EE versions were also ported to Android but - I suspect - with Google Play Store DRM, and the versions I have are GOG and Steam)
(I know the EE versions were also ported to Android but - I suspect - with Google Play Store DRM, and the versions I have are GOG and Steam)@brokkr
Have you tried using something like Winlator? This program attempts to run Windows games on Android and it might work with your GOG copy of the game. Here's the link: https://winlator.org/
Last edited by ToddL on 13 Jan 2025 at 2:41 pm UTC
R Daneel Olivaw 4 hours ago
They still could obviously, but they'd need to respect copyleft.
Last edited by Technopeasant on 13 Jan 2025 at 7:24 pm UTC
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