Oh No! Not another Baldur's Gate thread!

[Jamski]

Its very stirring though isn't it?

Duke! You're missing out on some great music and voice acting! And you still want to keep playing!

-Jam

[duke o' york]

I had fun listening to it, but it is better that I actually get to play, rather than have a full aural experience and be turfed out onto the street for my pains. Having said that, I haven't played for a week now, and am unlikely to this evening either. We've got the duchess' parents to play host to on Saturday and Sunday so I'm hardly going to get any BG in at all.

[DrSpike]

Maybe I'll beat you to the Throne of Bhaal.

[duke o' york]

You definitely will - well, unless you decide to play KotOR again, and NWN and Morrowind, and Civ 2 .

[Traianvs]

you have to play the game with sound on! It's so dull otherwise. Get a headset if you don't want a noisy room.

[DrSpike]

Better yet, define a computer room in which no one except yourself can set foot (unless bringing food).

[duke o' york]

I would, but my girlfriend already got there first.
She was just quicker than me when we first moved in. For me it'd be a computer room, but she calls it a study, or an office. I normally set my laptop up on the dining table.

[DrSpike]

Thanks for the warning.........we're moving in July to an as yet undecided property. I'll make sure to get first dibs on any cosy computer spots.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Trajanus
you have to play the game with sound on! It's so dull otherwise. Get a headset if you don't want a noisy room.

I definitely enjoyed the sound in BG1, but Im OK playing it with sound off,when household circumstances require it. Or playing it with sound low.

If only I could turn sound off for Minsc only

[Jamski]

Find the wav files for Minsc and replace them with very short silent wav files with the same names??? Worth a try.

I made sure that I got my den when we moved in here. I got my little room on the 2nd floor, Mrs Jamski has her study on the ground floor, and we can both make as much noise as we like

/me plays loud music to make his point *

-Jam

[Traianvs]

Uh, use the study as a computer room as well?

[Hueij]

Originally posted by Trajanus
who's that person in your avatar hueij?...

Well, since this thread is jacked again I guess I can answer this before going into the Nashkel mines this evening...

Trajanus, that person is non other than Dolly Parton herself...

[Dis]

Originally posted by Jamski
No you get that in the introduction sequence.

Make sure you have the volume up when you insert the first CD to install BG2, and whenever starting the programme after that. It plays a little "fanfare" that really makes me go "Oooh Baldur's Gate"

-Jam

what are you talking about? The music that plays on the first box that comes up when starting the game? I love that music. The music brings back pleasant gaming memories.

[Jamski]

That is indeed the music I mean. Its about 6-10 seconds long, but it really puts be instantly into my BG2 mood.

If anyone's reading this who has not had the joy of hearing the wonderful music of BG2, I have most of the soundtrack as mp3 files which Interplay untill recently offered as free downloads.

I can try and find a new host for them if anyone is interested, or see if someone else has done so.

The best one (IMHO) is the track that plays during dragon battles which is like Stravinsky on steroids.

Anyone?

[edit] Here you go, my lovelies

http://3ddownloads.com/forge/forgottenwars/audio/BG2Music.zip

[/edit]

-Jam

[Dis]

those aren't free anymore? I was going to download those, but never got around to them. I guess if I snooze, I lose.

And yep that music always puts me in the mood as well.