# Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition changelog > Return to a timeless RPG masterpiece. - Vendor: Beamdog - Category: Games - Official site: https://www.beamdog.com/games/baldurs-gate-2-enhanced/ - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition) - Harvested from: Steam (app 257350) - Entries below: 10 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### 2.7 Update for Baldur's Gate & Icewind Dale EEs - Date: 2026-06-23 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/716782312047514304 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-716782312047514304 - **changed** — Steam Cloud saves can now be controlled via the Steam client instead of only through in-game Gameplay Options - **added** — New localizations for Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, and Ukrainian - **changed** — Dynamic language support to allow easier language updates and additions in the future - **changed** — Chinese font changed at the request of Chinese localization volunteers - **changed** — Font Size zoom setting is now saved per font language - **fixed** — Resolved an off-by-one error in rebuilt BIF files that affected some community tools - **added** — Native Apple Silicon support for Mac devices with faster app launch times, improved performance, faster rendering, and lower power consumption - **fixed** — Android modding now works after resolving a bug that caused incorrect permissions preventing access to game files - **added** — iOS modding now supported with game data stored in a location visible to standard file browsers Greetings once again to all Baldur’s Gate and Infinity Engine fans across the globe! Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2.7 patch improves the overall quality-of-life experience, bringing new languages, native Apple Silicon support, easier mobile modding & file transferring, and more. ##### ːbhaalː**Patch Highlights**ːbhaalː - **Steam Cloud saves can now be controlled via the Steam client** — Previously, the only way to enable or disable Steam Cloud Saves for BG1:EE, BG2:EE, and IWD:EE was within the Gameplay Options of the games. Now, Steam Cloud Saves are controlled by the Steam client and the individual game properties settings. - **New localizations **— We added the following community-translated languages to the game: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, and Ukrainian. - **Dynamic language support **— We made changes to allow easier language updates and additions in the future. - **Chinese font change **— At the request of the Chinese localization volunteers, we have changed the font for Chinese. - **Font Size saved per font language **— The Font Size zoom setting is now saved per font language. - **Indexing Fix** — Resolved an off‑by‑one error in rebuilt BIF files that affected some community tools. - **Added Apple Silicon support **— With native support for Apple Silicon, on Mac devices you can expect faster app launch times, overall improved performance, and faster rendering. In addition, laptops will benefit from lower power consumption while playing, leading to longer battery life. - **(FYI) Android Modding now works** — This update resolves a bug that caused incorrect permissions, preventing access to game files on Android via PC or file browsers. - **(FYI) iOS Modding now supported** — The game on iOS now stores and reads data from a location visible to standard file browsers. You can manage saves and other files directly on your device or by connecting it to a computer. If you have enabled Steam Cloud Saves with the Gameplay Options setting, Steam Cloud Saves will continue to be enabled for you. Please note that with this in-game option enabled the game will sync your save games with the Steam Cloud Saves even if this option is disabled within the Steam client Cloud Save settings. If you disable the in-game Steam Cloud Saves option, this option will no longer appear in the options menu. To enable Steam Cloud Saves, you will need to use the Steam Account and Application settings. See [Steam Account and Application settings for Steam Cloud Saves](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/68D2-35AB-09A9-7678#enabling). For more information about mobile modding, check out the official [Beamdog forum](https://forums.beamdog.com/categories/news). This patch has been a long time in the making, and it simply wouldn’t exist without the dedication of our amazing community. Your enthusiasm, feedback, and support made all the difference. Cheers to every one of you, and thank you from all of us at Beamdog!ːpartybooː ### 2.6.6 Patch for Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate I & II Enhanced Editions - Date: 2021-05-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/4716936092320244523 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-4716936092320244523 Greetings everyone! The long-awaited 2.6 Patch for _Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, and Icewind Dale_ Enhanced Editions launched to PC, Mac, and Linux in April. Today we're following that up with the 2.6.6 Patch to squash a few more bugs in these classic RPGs. Thanks again to our heroic community members who tested out these fixes ahead of today's release. Together, we are bug-kicking for goodness!🐹 Read on for full patch details... ##### 2.6.6 PATCH NOTES ##### UPDATES | ALL GAMES - Clicking Sounds | Prevented extra button click sounds from playing in the User Interface (UI) - Lightning Bolt Traps | Lightning bolts from the lightning mephit trap and mephit attacks will no longer bounce - Melf's Minute Meteors | Fixed the removing of Melf's Minute Meteors (and any similarly implemented spell) when a character moves in Multiplayer - Multiplayer | Fixed a Multiplayer issue where a newly added party member was not visible or controllable - Multiplayer | Fixed a Multiplayer issue where the 6th slot characters were having the HP and inventory inadvertently changed - Multiplayer | Fixed a rare issue where clicking on Multiplayer would crash the game - World Map | The World Map no longer reopens when travelling to the same location ##### UPDATES | BALDUR'S GATE: ENHANCED EDITION - Tremain | Tremain will now successfully revive his son - Yeslick's Dispel Magic | Yeslick's special ability Dispel Magic no longer applies the continuous graphical effect - Siege of Dragonspear | Fixed a crash when travelling to the Coalition Camp - Siege of Dragonspear | Fixed a Linux crash after a dialogue with Corporal Duncan, near the end of Chapter 10 - Siege of Dragonspear | Fixed a crash in the music system during the Neothelid fight in the Ritual Chamber ##### UPDATES | BALDUR'S GATE II: ENHANCED EDITION - Creature Sounds | Right-clicking on creatures will once again play their default sound ##### UPDATES | ICEWIND DALE: ENHANCED EDITION - Boring Beetle Pincers | Fixed pincers on the druid boring beetle form - Spirit Wolves | Fixed a crash when using Spirit Wolves by Totemic Druid ### Patch 2.6 Launches Today! - Date: 2021-04-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/5738124773728698805 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-5738124773728698805 We just launched Patch 2.6 for Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Siege of Dragonspear and Icewind Dale Enhanced Editions. This 🐲massive patch upgrades the games to 64-bit systems, fixes hundreds of bugs, and adds brand new portraits & voice sets to customize your heroes— including two sets from the legendary Mark Meer (voice of Commander Shepard in Mass Effect)! 🙏Huge thanks to our heroic community for their tireless adventuring in beta builds for this mammoth patch. Thank You! **Note: ** Patch 2.6 won't fix every issue in the games, but don't worry— we're still working on future updates! Check out full patch details below... ##### Patch Highlights - **Upgrade to 64-Bit** | A much needed upgrade for modern machines— this improves system compatibility - **7 New Character Voice Sets** | New player voice sets, including two from the legendary Mark Meer reprising his roles as Alveus Malcanter and Baeloth Barrityl - **11 New Character Portraits** | New character portraits to customize your hero’s look - **Hundreds of Bug Fixes** | Includes scores of fixes to spells and hero abilities - Improved Pathfinding | Smoother party movement and navigation - **New Localizations** | - **Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition** | Added French text localization (beta) - **Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear** | Added French (beta), Italian, German, Ukrainian and Polish text localizations - **Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition** | Added Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified) text localizations ##### Attention! Known Issues - **New System Requirements** | 32-bit operating systems are no longer supported. Check out the updated system requirements below, or visit game pages for details. - **Crossplay with Mobile** | Crossplay between computers and mobile devices will not be available until we release the 2.6 patch for iOS and Android (this is in the works!!). - **OpenAL** | Some windows users encounter launch issues due to OpenAL. If your game fails to launch, try reinstalling OpenAL— the installer "oalinst.exe" can be found in the root of the game install folder. - **Multiplayer Latency** | Some players report multiplayer latency (delay in communication between game clients) - **French Localizations in Beta** | We consider the new French text localization to be a beta release. We welcome feedback from the community! - **Haste Spell** | The spell works correctly, but the combat log doesn't reflect the correct double speed/damage that is taking place ##### Updates | All Games _These updates appear in Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, and Icewind Dale Enhanced Editions. Updates that only appear in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition can be found further down the list_ ##### Upgrade to 64-bit This upgrade improves system compatibility, including the 64-bit requirement for macOS. 32 bit-operating systems are no longer supported. ##### New Character Options - 11 New Character Portraits | New character portraits to customize your hero’s look - 7 New Character Voice Sets | New player voice sets to customize your hero's battle cries - Mark Meer | The legendary Mark Meer reprises his roles as Alveus Malcanter (the most major of minor mages) and Baeloth Barrityl (The Entertainer of the Black Pits) - CEO & Co. | You'll also be treated to the barbarian battle cries of Beamdog CEO, Trent Oster (who lost his voice for a few days after the recording session), plus four more Beamdog team voices! Mark Meer voiced the Enhanced Edition characters, Alveus Malcanter and Baeloth Barrityl. New voice sets let you use these character voices for your hero! (Images left to right: Alveus Illustration, Baeloth Illustration, Photo of Mark Meer as Baeloth) ##### Multiplayer Improvements - Area Names | Area names now display correctly on multiplayer saves - Character Imports | Fixed issue with multiplayer character imports, specifically thief skills - Chat Hotkey | Added a hotkey for multiplayer chat: hit “T” to open the chat _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/5738124773728698805]_ ### Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2.5 Patch - Date: 2018-06-28 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399602795 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399602795 The 2.5 update for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition is finally here! We’ve made over 500 fixes and features throughout the 2.5 Infinity Engine updates and now this much-anticipated update for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition is coming to Beamdog, Steam, GoG, Google Play, and the App Store! Stay tuned for more information about the Mac App Store release. If you don't see the BGII:EE 2.5 update, please be patient as some platforms are slower to update than others. ##### New Localization: - Simplified Chinese - Korean - Russian - Polish ##### New V/O: - German - Italian - Polish ##### Top features: - Road to 2.0 community portraits added in-game - Tablet dialogue buttons added - Added the Priest of Tempus kit - "Take All" button added to containers - Improved multiplayer stability - Hexxat is now able to survive the final Throne of Bhaal encounter - Importing a ranger allows the selection of a Racial Enemy - Tenser's Transformation no longer disables innate spells Check out the full list of bug fixes and features on our blog (please, note that this list does not cover the general Infinity Engine tickets, these will be published when the 2.5 patch series is completed): http://blog.beamdog.com/2018/06/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition-25.html ### V2.3 Update – Release Notes Attached - Date: 2016-06-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399603223 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399603223 Today we're pleased to bring you v2.3, with fixes for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Read the full release notes (https://s3.amazonaws.com/beamdog.com/release_notes/ReleaseNotes080616.pdf), a master document that also includes the release notes from v2.0, v2.1, and v2.2! Highlights of v2.3 include: -Tooltips now display a stylized scroll background that dynamically resizes with the amount of text displayed -The Candlekeep tutors’ dialogue no longer displays placeholder text when a non-English language is selected (BG:EE) -Turkish UI strings no longer appear in English (BG:EE) -Story Mode protections now apply to the player’s Familiar as well as party members -multiple dialogue fixes (eliminating repeated lines, removing incorrect lines, and closing dialogue loops) -multiple gameplay fixes and interface fixes -multiple quest and achievement fixes We are continuing to make improvements to the game all the time based on feedback from the community and beta testers. Hop over to the official Beamdog (forums.beamdog.com) to join the conversation! ### v2.2 Update - Release Notes Attached - Date: 2016-05-17 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399603333 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399603333 Today we're pleased to bring you v2.2, which includes 90 fixes to BGII:EE. The full release notes are linked below, but here are the highlights: - Improved multiplayer stability - New graphics options - Localized Steam Achievements for French and Polish - Fixed loot for dead party members during the transition to Throne of Bhaal We are continuing to make improvements to the game all the time based on feedback from the community and beta testers. Hop over to the [official Beamdog forums](https://forums.beamdog.com) to join the conversation! [Read the full v2.2 Release Notes](https://15254b2dcaab7f5478ab-24461f391e20b7336331d5789078af53.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/baldursgate.vanillaforums.com/editor/6m/rocnwm3aghtj.pdf) ### v2.1 Update Released! - Date: 2016-04-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399603441 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399603441 Today we're pleased to bring you v2.1, which includes a number of fixes to BG:EE, BGII:EE, and the Siege of Dragonspear expansion. The full release notes are linked below, but here are the highlights: - Difficulty options should now be preserved across saved games - Using cloud saves should no longer cause game crashes in multiplayer - Multiplayer in general should be more stable We still have a few lingering issues to fix regarding multiplayer, as well as other areas of the game that need some more polish; those things will be addressed in one of our upcoming updates. In the meantime, enjoy this first batch of fixes! [Release Notes](https://15254b2dcaab7f5478ab-24461f391e20b7336331d5789078af53.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/baldursgate.vanillaforums.com/editor/pg/8f4d2rz0anot.pdf) ### v2.0 Update Released! - Date: 2016-04-01 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399603553 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399603553 This is our biggest update ever, and it applies to both Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. The full release notes are linked below. We have a lot of improvements planned in the coming weeks and months as well; stay tuned for more information! Some highlights: - New Class: The Shaman - New Cleric Kit: The Priest of Tyr - Class Ability Tweak: Poison Weapon now scales with levels - Item Tweak: Stupefier +1 has been adjusted to be more in line with the game's other equipment - Spell Tweak: Enchanted Weapon now modifies the target's existing weapons - Items can now be placed in the Off-Hand slot while ranged and two-handed weapons are equipped - Steam Cloud Save support has been added (Steam only) - Achievements have been added (Steam only) - The User Interface has been overhauled with a new system - Dozens of modder-friendly enhancements - Hundreds of bug fixes [Link to the Release Notes PDF](https://15254b2dcaab7f5478ab-24461f391e20b7336331d5789078af53.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/baldursgate.vanillaforums.com/editor/xj/sfykss7p9ujl.pdf) ### Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 1.3 Release - Date: 2014-12-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399603660 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399603660 After many months of development, we are proud to bring you the 1.3 release for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. This update brings official support for Mac and Linux, as well as more than five-hundred bug fixes and dozens of gameplay enhancements. You can read our full 37-page release notes document on the official website, or download it directly here: [](http://www.beamdog.com/files/bg2ee/bgiiee_releasenotes.pdf) We hope you enjoy the changes we've made. Happy holidays! ### 1.3 BETA and Release Notes - Date: 2014-12-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/257350/view/2876067532399603760 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-ii-enhanced-edition/releases/steam-2876067532399603760 We have been hard at work over the last several months finishing a major update to Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. The patch is being finalized now, and we'd like for you to see what's been done. This update will add Mac and Linux support, as well as hundreds of fixes and dozens of gameplay improvements. We've created a beautiful 37-page Release Notes document detailing the improvements that have been made. You can download the release notes here: [Download now](http://cd8ba0b44a15c10065fd-24461f391e20b7336331d5789078af53.r23.cf1.rackcdn.com/baldursgate.vanillaforums.com/FileUpload/a7/dd815ea2c110de75f93092ef3dc216.pdf) To activate the beta branch for the game, follow these steps: 1. In the Steam client, open the Library tab 2. Right-click on "Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition" 3. Select "Properties" 4. Select the "Beta" tab 5. Enter "IWantToTestBGII" in the field provided, then click Check Code 6. Select "updatetesting" from the drop-down 7. Close the Properties window, wait for the game to download the update, and enjoy the beta!