In September of last year, developer Beamdog released a patch for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition ($9.99) that, among many other things, added Universal iPhone support to the previously iPad-only mobile port of BioWare’s classic RPG. Sure, Baldur’s Gate: EE was teeny tiny on an iPhone, but it was manageable, and quite a treat to carry around in your pocket. The sequel, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition ($9.99), was released for iPad in January of last year, and had yet to receive the iPhone treatment. Until today that is, as an update has just landed adding in Universal support to Baldur’s Gate II along with tons of tweaks and fixes.
In addition to iPhone support, this update includes over 500 bug fixes, improved pathfinding, adjustable font size, more stable multiplayer, German and Spanish language support and “a host of improvements and gameplay enhancements." It also appears that the game’s IAP verification is a bit wonky with this new patch, so the update notes suggest: “If a player’s access to DLC becomes limited after installing the new patch, please select one of the three main game modes, then ‘Purchase Content’, and then ‘Restore Purchase'". Good to know!
With both mobile versions of Baldur’s Gate now up to snuff, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition ($9.99) getting out the door back in November, let’s hope it’s full steam ahead on Beamdog’s new Baldur’s Gate game which they announced early last month.
