If the base game isn’t enough, you can easily modify Baldur’s Gate I and II.

Modding is one of the greatest joys of PC gaming. However, it can also be frustrating, especially when revisiting old games to make them playable on modern systems. All too often, a tangled web of compatibility issues and bugs arises, which we may have caused ourselves through poor mod combinations. If your favorite games are Baldur’s Gate I and II, check out EET Mod Forge.

This web-based tool acts as a mod manager, providing information on how the game will look and warning you about game-breaking mod conflicts. Whether you’re building from the site’s pre-set mod lists or creating your own, the tool will warn you about conflicts. The service bills itself as an installation order builder and currently includes 640 different mods. About a week after its initial release, it received the major 2.0 update. The new version allows you to preview NPC portraits when multiple mods use the same one. It also tracks in-engine limits for certain elements, such as kits, so you can see before installation if you’ve exceeded the limit.

EET Mod Forge v2.0! Massive Update! NPC Portrait Viewer, 2,000+ component mega-preset, and comprehensive conflict overhaul
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There’s also a new preset list called Mod Forge Ultimate, which compiles an astonishing 475 mods into a single list. According to the update notes, every installation category has been reviewed mod by mod, and component-level conflicts have been resolved. If you’re curious about how someone could get their installation so tangled up that they need a tool like this to keep everything in order, consider this extreme use case.

Experimenting with old games is still not as simple as inserting Thomas the Tank Engine figures into a Baldur’s Gate 3 save file without leaving the main menu. However, this tool shows that the modding scene for classics is thriving and constantly looking for ways to make things more accessible to beginners. Anything that prevents saves from getting corrupted is a huge help.

Source: PCGamer, Github