Baldur's Gate - New Player Guide

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Coredumped Gaming

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Published on July 27, 2022 6:00:10 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBsBwNlyZEU

Game:

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)

Category:

Guide

Duration: 2:05:15

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Baldur's Gate is a complex game. It's based on the Dungeons & Dragons advanced 2nd edition ruleset (quite old) which involves many things that players might not be accustomed to, such as the spell system, rolling dice to determine the outcome of game actions, the way time flows in rounds and turns, and many other mechanics that can be confusing for new players.

The purpose of this video is to try and guide new players in some areas they might be struggling with by providing an explanation of game mechanics and UI, tips on how to work with the multiple game systems as well as some recommendations I think are best for people trying out the game for the first time(s).

There's a lot of stuff to cover so the video ended up a bit long, so I encourage you to explore the timestamps in order to quickly access the information you might be looking for:

00:00 Introduction
01:37 Character creation
02:07 Character creation (Races)
03:47 Character creation (Classes)
06:13 Character creation (Alignments)
08:51 Character creation (Abilities/Stats)
17:52 Character creation (Skills/Proficiencies)
20:33 Character creation (Pure vs Multi vs Dual class)
22:29 User Interface
37:24 Inventory
47:00 Combat stats (AC, THAC0, Saves)
54:37 Real Time with Pause
58:40 Spell casters
01:00:16 Spell casters (Learning mage spells)
01:02:40 Spell casters (Memorizing spells)
01:03:37 Spell casters (Recuperating spells - resting)
01:05:37 Spell casters (Casting spells)
01:06:46 Spell casters (Innate spell casters)
01:07:57 Spell casters (Spells slots / Spells per day)
01:09:20 Reputation
01:12:22 Party composition
01:22:37 Party AI
01:35:43 How to Thieves
01:41:22 Game time (Rounds and turns)
01:49:08 Dice rolls (attack, damage, saves rolls)
01:57:05 Weapons
02:02:26 Conclusion

For some more advanced topics I suggest looking into this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3zTtTL377U&list=PLg9GM2jv_YxcQdCgFimXbElLG5VECEuyz where I have some more guides available :)

There's also complete playthroughs of BG1, Siege of Dragonspear, BG2 and Throne of Bhaal already available in the channel in case you want to see how I handle certain situations in the game (these are modded playthroughs for extra difficulty and tactical challenges but the core game and quests are the same):
BG1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kereDW4KW-E&list=PLg9GM2jv_Yxd8XwYojN1wuTdS6cwT97Ao
SoD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xddXS7Z8eHI&list=PLg9GM2jv_Yxf8HkBjImywGhlNA89SG6D6
BG2 (with ToB): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a41HYqbZykc&list=PLg9GM2jv_Yxeq-XQu7IW5Yz6BsudgZG6T

As always, if there's anything else you want to know or just want to say hi, leave a comment and consider subscribing if you like this content :D

Thank you for watching!

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