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Baldur's Gate

Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten…

21 December 1998 6 cheats

Baldur's Gate is a role-playing (rpg) developed by BioWare, released 21 December 1998 on iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 6 cheat codes for it.

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What Baldur's Gate is

Baldur's Gate is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by BioWare and released in 1998. It was published by Black Isle Studios. It is available on iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Infinity Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Candlekeep is an ancient fortress situated on the rural Sword Coast. Recently, inexplicable events have been plaguing this quiet place, which has long become a large library where men of wisdom and knowledge can study in peace. Unknown mercenaries try to enter the walls of Candlekeep, interested in a seemingly ordinary and unimportant young person - an orphan who was taken in by the mage Gorion and treated by him as his own child. One night, Gorion decides to leave Candlekeep and take his adopted child to a safe place. However, as they leave the fortress, they are ambushed by a group of assassins. The orphan manages to escape, but Gorion dies in battle. The gates of Candlekeep are locked…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Baldur's Gate is the 51st of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. It arrived 12 months after Descent to Undermountain. The next entry was Dungeons & Dragons Collection in 1999.

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What it launched against

Baldur's Gate launched on 21 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 6 cheat entries for Baldur's Gate — 6 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Baldur's Gate cheat codes

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Enable the console

Added under [Program Options] in baldur.ini, this enables the console.

Open baldur.ini in the game folder with a text editor, add the line under [Program Options], save, then press Ctrl+Space in game. If the console still does not open, add Cheats=1 on the line below it.

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Edit the file with the game closed.

Add gold

Adds the given amount of gold to the party.

Press Ctrl+Space and type the command exactly, including capitals.

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Set experience

Sets the selected character's experience total. The game still applies its own level cap.

Select a character, press Ctrl+Space and type the command.

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Create an item

Spawns the item with the given code into inventory. SW1H01 is a long sword.

Press Ctrl+Space and type the command with an item code.

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Quick answers

Baldur's Gate — frequently asked questions

When did Baldur's Gate come out?
Baldur's Gate was released on 21 December 1998 for iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Are there cheat codes for Baldur's Gate?
Yes. We list 6 cheat codes and console command for Baldur's Gate, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

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