quickjones: Hello there. When I get to the biography or name portion of the character creation process the blank field fills with random characters as if my keyboard is stuck. I've found one other topic with a similar problem but not a solution. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
EDIT: This is for IWD of course, but I've had the same problem in BG1.
First thing I'd check is your antivirus. It may be sandboxing some files or interfering with the game. Check to see if it helps if you create an exception for the game. If that doesn't work, here's a post I found on the BSN. Maybe something there will help:
If you are having trouble with your name box filling up with a random character (usually a number like '7') or with the game continuously scrolling in a particular direction, these tips might help. Some don't apply to modern systems, but I left them in just in case for those that have older builds.
It's likely due to a misinterpreted command from a piece of hardware. The fixes suggested are:
- A simple reboot of your system
- stuck key on keyboard - bang on key to get it unstuck
- bad keyboard - unplug keyboard while play BG2
- USB/wireless keyboard that BG doesn't like - unplug USB keyboard or disable wireless board
- USB hub sending wierd signals - unplug hub
- SysTray keyboard software - disable while playing BG2
- some other app interfering - shutdown all other software
- DirectX upgrade
