Does anyone still play vanilla?

[KainenMorden]

Is there any reason you wouldn't want to play SCS vanilla vs EE? I suppose because SCS is no longer being updated for vanilla?

[jastey]

Vanilla? You mean classic BG2?

[KainenMorden]

16 minutes ago, jastey said:

Vanilla? You mean classic BG2?

Sorry, yeah, non EE BG1 + 2

[Nathan82]

The most up to date version of SCS works fine on my current BGT install.

Plus there's just been a new versions of BGT (weidu) released and Leonardo has just made a new version of BWP so yeah people are still playing the original versions.

[zelazko]

EE games failed to deliver language localizations which the classical games provided. Some people might prefer classical games out of sheer language preference and/or knowledge. Many bilingual people don't like silent or mixed language voice audio. Another reasons why some people might go for classical modded game with SCS:

-SCS is fully functional even on GemRB engine. I ran SCS on GemRB myself and don't see anything that is lacking on part of gemRB when use with SCR.

-classical games especially BGT has better documented mod order installation and compatibility - Leonardo Watson's acclaimed BiG World Project mod installation order.

-people go for what they know and may stay out of using EE with SCS. That was my case in 2018 when I opted out from using EET in favor of the classical game I knew previously. Beamdog new content negative coverage prompted me to keep going for classical mod setup

Edited March 23, 2023 by zelazko