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Asking for a file that doesn't exist with my BG1 cds

Started by brian3d, Aug 05 2013 06:13 PM

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#1 brian3d

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Posted 05 August 2013 - 06:13 PM

I am currently trying to get Big World to run but I am running into a problem with my BG1 install. It is telling me that I am missing a file "moviecd5.bif" in my BG1 directory and to copy them from my BG1 cds. However when I put in my BG1 discs it is only showing CD3, CD4, and CD6. No CD5! I checked all the CD folders and went into the movies folder of each and just as I thought, it skipped CD5! I am using the Baldur's Gate: The original saga with Tales of the sword coast.

Any advice where this missing file is??

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#2 The Imp

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Posted 06 August 2013 - 03:44 AM

You need to make a full custom install of the BG1 game to your hard drive. -that's the actual end point.

Now you can do that from the BG1 Original Saga CDs by the install rutine that gives you option to make a full install or whatever... you should end with a failry large <gamefolder>/data/ -folder... the original 6 CD version has that as 2.19GB's. There should be also be a <gamefolder>/Movies -folder there where all the movie....bif -files are, and it's size should be 239MB's.

Edited by The Imp, 06 August 2013 - 03:48 AM.

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#3 brian3d

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Posted 06 August 2013 - 08:46 AM

I solved the issue. It turns out that the file in question was located on CD2 instead of CD3 (The game shipped with 3 CDs total). Seems kinda backwards to me, and the fact that the installation didn't copy over ALL the movie files when I chose custom install is BEYOND me..

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#4 Azazello

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Posted 06 August 2013 - 05:09 PM

I solved the issue. It turns out that the file in question was located on CD2 instead of CD3 (The game shipped with 3 CDs total). Seems kinda backwards to me, and the fact that the installation didn't copy over ALL the movie files when I chose custom install is BEYOND me..

Which CD compilation is this? It'll help to know to aid other users to avoid this problem.

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#5 brian3d

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Posted 06 August 2013 - 06:46 PM

I solved the issue. It turns out that the file in question was located on CD2 instead of CD3 (The game shipped with 3 CDs total). Seems kinda backwards to me, and the fact that the installation didn't copy over ALL the movie files when I chose custom install is BEYOND me..

Which CD compilation is this? It'll help to know to aid other users to avoid this problem.

It is the compilation Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga

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