Baldur's Gate II Multiplayer in Windows 7

[geekchick77]

I spent ages trying to get this to work the first time, so perhaps this will save someone some pain.

On each computer:
1. Buy BG2 from gog.com, download, and install
2. Set compatibility mode on BGMain to Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
3. Run the game and switch to windows mode (alt-enter)
4. Sign up for game ranger: www.gameranger.com

On the host computer:
5. Host a BG2 game on game ranger
6. Wait for friend(s) to join the game on game ranger
7. Assign characters and start the game
8. Go back to full-screen mode (alt-enter)
9. Winning!

Note: If my power came unplugged while playing, it would lock up the game. As always, save often!

You may not need game ranger unless both computers are in the same network, but it made hosting a multiplayer game so easy that I definitely recommend it!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There is a whole lot missing between 6) and 7).

Can you provide more detail here? Should I have created a game in bg2 already? Should other players try to join that game via IP address? What does the Start button in the gameranger interface do?

[geekchick77]

It has been a while, but I think when you go into gameranger and choose to host a game, you can either create or load. If not, you can create a multiplayer game directly in BG2 (i.e. not using gameranger) and then select it. I do remember that gameranger handles all the joining, though. I found gameranger pretty easy to use, but if you are confused about the process of setting up a game, there are lots of google results for how to host a game in gameranger.

I'm not booted into Windows at the moment, but I can check for sure next time I do.