Instead of describing the merits of this superb classic, I wanted to put together a short how-to on an alternative way to get this game running under Arch Linux. This is because I had trouble getting the native Linux version to run well. As such, I experimented with another method. Here are the basic steps: 1. Download the Windows installer and .bin file from the gog.com website. 2. Enable [multilib] repo (look this up if you don't know how to do this.) sudo pacman -Syu 3. Install the following packages: sudo pacman -S playonlinux lib32-openal lib32-mpg123 lib32-gnutls pulseaudio lib32-pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa 4. Start PlayOnLinux Go to "Install a program" Select "Install a non-listed program" Choose defaults through the wizard Call the virtual drive "BG2_EE" (doesn't really matter) If prompted, let PoL install Mono and Gecko. Select installer (setup_baldurs_gate_ii_-_enhanced_edition_2.3.67.3_(hotfix)_(10672).exe) Install normally, like in Windows. DO NOT LAUNCH the game yet. Select a shortcut to "Baldur.exe" - call it "Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition" Select "I don't want to make another shortcut" to finish the install wizard. That's it! Launch it either from PoL or your desktop. P.S. I'd also suggest running the game in Windowed mode; I've noticed that when I alt-tab out of full screen the game crashes. Not sure if this will happen for everyone though. Hope this helps somebody!
