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Baldur's Gate seriesCan't see Spell's Area of Effect(5 posts)(5 posts)
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Posted December 08, 2010
Hello everybody,

after many years I wanted to play BG2 again. Since I lost my cds, I've bought the game on GOG. I've installed the classical mods (quest pack, unfinished business, bg fixes, ascension, widescreen and some of the bg tweaks). Now, I've begun the game but when I use AoE spells and target them, I cannot see their area of effect. Can you help me to solve that issue? I'ts impossible to play the game that way :D.
Post edited December 08, 2010 by FedericoV
Posted December 08, 2010
Are you asking if there's a target area shown when you target/cast an AoE spell? If so, there's not. It's all a matter of getting used to how big an area the spells actually cover.
Posted December 08, 2010
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Coelocanth: Are you asking if there's a target area shown when you target/cast an AoE spell? If so, there's not. It's all a matter of getting used to how big an area the spells actually cover.
Oh my, are you serious :D? So many years and I've forget it completely. Maybe I am accostumed too much with modern games that have the aoe marker :D. Sorry!
Posted December 08, 2010
He's right. BG (both 1 and 2) never showed any area of effect before the spell is cast. Neither does IWD, and I'm also guessing that the other Infinity Engine games don't.
Posted December 08, 2010
Yeah, this got me at first when I started playing BG1 again. I kept expecting the nice red circle like on DAO, and then realized I had to go back to old school trial and error.

Quick save, fireball, BBQ Minsc, reload.

Repeat x 10
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