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[Grey Acumen]

Okay, here it is, the ?Single DVD Full Install for Baldur?s Gate 2?
However, at the very least, I believe that it is necessary to do a full install of SoA in order for this to work...

1) Copy ToB onto its own folder on your Hard Drive

2) Copy all of the 4 SoA disks into a single folder of their own, nothing in SoA will overwrite itself, so don?t worry

3) Take the folder that you have all of the SoA stuff in, and move the folder itself into the ToB folder

4) Go into the Folder that has the SoA stuff in it and find a file called CD1.IFO, copy this and go back up a level to the ToB folder and paste it in with the rest of the ToB files

5) take everything that is inside the folder with all of the ToB stuff and move it onto the DVD to be burned. At this time the DVD should contain:
------All of the ToB files
------A folder containing all of the SoA files(disks 1 ? 4)
------A file named CD1.IFO that was copied from the SoA folder




Run instructions:

1) The disc will always auto run as ToB. But if you haven?t installed SoA, it won?t let you install ToB

2) To install SoA, you must open the DVD itself and go into the Folder with the SoA Files and click on the Baldur.exe file contained within

3) When the installer gets to 95% it may ask you to specify the location of disc 1. If it does just select the ToB disk itself

4) Now just autorun the disc itself, and select the option to install ToB. Once you do this, just leave the disc in while you play to your hearts content.

[Userunfriendly]

http://www.shsforums...showtopic=13757

Folks, here's the original thread. By request, I am keeping the full instructions pinned and easily read, so that people can get to the information quickly.

Urm..Grey, by any chance do you know how to do this with BG1 as well? That was the original request...

Edited by Userunfriendly, 07 February 2005 - 04:53 PM.

[Grey Acumen]

All I know is that BG1 does indeed go on a single disc, you can throw it all together like you do with SoA

Unfortunately, I don't have TotSC, so I have absolutely no idea if that works like ToB does... I would suspect that the steps would be roughly the same, however, replace SoA with BG1 and replace ToB with TotSC.

Sorry, I'm limited to what games I have. If anyone would like to send me a copy of TotSC, I would be happy to figure it out though.

Edited by Grey Acumen, 07 February 2005 - 05:16 PM.

[Sein_Schatten]

if you dont mind a german disc... and wait a day to download it...

[Fallen Paladin]

I wish this topic was here 3 weeks ago when I backed up BG1+TotSC and BG2+ToB in 2 DVDs. I put ToB and TotSC into a separate folder and the downside is the game doesn't see the ToB disk. But I use a crack because I hate CD checks so that's not such a big problem.

[Grey Acumen]

Oh, just something I forgot to mention.

In order to track down which file I needed for it to recognize SoA, I first placed the first disc from SoA into a folder, then placed ToB into the same folder and said 'yes to all' when it asked me if I wanted to overwrite.

Then I placed all 4 discs from SoA into a seperate folder, and that folder was placed into the folder that contained ToB and SoADisc1, then I burned all of that to a DVD.

I don't know, but I highly suspect that this will work for BG1. Just replace SoA with BG1 and replace ToB with TotSC.

[Userunfriendly]

I wish this topic was here 3 weeks ago when I backed up BG1+TotSC and BG2+ToB in 2 DVDs. I put ToB and TotSC into a separate folder and the downside is the game doesn't see the ToB disk. But I use a crack because I hate CD checks so that's not such a big problem.

this was why i pinned it...

[Yovaneth]

Add the ToB patch and KenTeamBG's No-CD patch into another folder and you've got the lot all in one place.....

[EDIT] I've got two copies of SoA/ToB; as released separately and as a single, complete package. The ToB disc in the complete package is verrrry interesting..... no laserlok and also contains the ToTSC patch, amongst a load of other cr*p.

-Y-

Edited by Yovaneth, 03 March 2005 - 10:21 AM.

[Danthorg]

well done acumen

nice job

[Tom]

Add the ToB patch and KenTeamBG's No-CD patch into another folder and you've got the lot all in one place.....

Does anyone have a download link for this No CD patch?

[afireinside]

Add the ToB patch and KenTeamBG's No-CD patch into another folder and you've got the lot all in one place.....

Does anyone have a download link for this No CD patch?

errrm. look on http://www.crackspider.net ... That should be ok.. stupid college internet and its stupid sonicwall.. had to bypass the colleges blocker to get that link for you



I shall give the install DVD a go when i get home.. see if i can do it for BG+ToSC and BG2+ToB i couldnt find a tutorial/guide for doing it to the original. I hope its the same if it isnt i shall let you all know.

Casey x x x

[Tom]

Well Ive got a nocd for it already, I would just prefer something a little less... dodgey. Thankyou for the effort though! xD

[afireinside]

A question:

Do all the files of the 4 discs go into a single folder or is there a folder per disc?

E.G.
BG2-ToB>SoA>disc 1 \
BG2-ToB>SoA>disc 2 \ Files in each folder
BG2-ToB>SoA>disc 3 /
BG2-ToB>SoA>disc 4 /

OR

BG2-ToB>SoA >all files in one folder for all the discs

probably a really stupid question...

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ok ive tried it... it is asking me for disc5(?)

Edited by afireinside, 29 April 2005 - 07:02 AM.

[Tom]

Tried selecting the ToB disc?

[afireinside]

Tried selecting the ToB disc?

yes... ive been playing around with isos and mounting them no luck as of yet. ill try again tomorrow

[Tom]

I just did it and it works like a charm. Heres what the directory on the disc looks like:





and inside the SoA folder there:





Hopefully that helps...
(Ignore the Mods Patches directory, you dont need it, as Im sure you can work out yourself )

Edited by Tom, 29 April 2005 - 02:29 PM.

[Grey Acumen]

Glad I could be of asistance B) And thanks for the screenshots, I hadn't even thought of that and it makes everything so much clearer...

[Tom]

Glad I could be of asistance B) And thanks for the screenshots, I hadn't even thought of that and it makes everything so much clearer...

How many tries did it take you to get it right? I must thank you, installing BG2 was always something that I dreaded because of the changing CDs, and its now faster and hassle free! Three cheers for Grey Acumen :thumb:

[afireinside]

Thanks for the tutorial and also for the screenshots. i did try it like that .. good job i know about virtual drives else id have wasted 3 DVDs

ty guys!

[kenteam]

Thx for the post.

Edited by kenteam, 31 August 2005 - 05:57 AM.