Baldur's Gate
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Interplay 1998 E3 Asset Disc [ add images ]
Score Magazine CD 40, April 1997 [ add images ]
Score Magazine CD 40, April 1997
DragonPlay.com - Baldur's Gate Concept Art [ add images ]
Images originally available at: http://www.dragonplay.com/baldurs6.html (page archived by the Wayback Machine).
Castle 1
These shots are of the front section of the main castle in the city of Baldur's Gate.
Castle 2
These shots are of the front section of the main castle in the city of Baldur's Gate.
Castle 3
These shots are of the front section of the main castle in the city of Baldur's Gate.
Town 1
Baldur's Gate has been meticulously concepted, first in pencil, then in ink. It takes up an entire wall at Bioware -- it's roughly seven and a half feet by eight feet -- and will take up about 256 640x480 screens in the game. Here are a few more sections of it:
Town 2
Baldur's Gate has been meticulously concepted, first in pencil, then in ink. It takes up an entire wall at Bioware -- it's roughly seven and a half feet by eight feet -- and will take up about 256 640x480 screens in the game. Here are a few more sections of it:
Build 1
Baldur's Gate has been meticulously concepted, first in pencil, then in ink. It takes up an entire wall at Bioware -- it's roughly seven and a half feet by eight feet -- and will take up about 256 640x480 screens in the game. Here are a few more sections of it:
Build 2
Baldur's Gate has been meticulously concepted, first in pencil, then in ink. It takes up an entire wall at Bioware -- it's roughly seven and a half feet by eight feet -- and will take up about 256 640x480 screens in the game. Here are a few more sections of it:
Tower 1
Sample buildings -- each building in the game is researched and concepted before modeling is started.
Inn
Sample buildings -- each building in the game is researched and concepted before modeling is started.
Tower 2
Sample buildings -- each building in the game is researched and concepted before modeling is started.
Mines 1
A sample from some mines in the southern-most area of the game.
Mines 2
A sample from some mines in the southern-most area of the game.
Char 1
Every unique character in the game is first concepted and then modeled. Shown below are a few early concepts.
Char 2
Every unique character in the game is first concepted and then modeled. Shown below are a few early concepts.
Char 3
Every unique character in the game is first concepted and then modeled. Shown below are a few early concepts.
Fight 2
Below is an example of how we decide what everybody is going to wear. Each type of armor looks different on each class of character. The player will also be able to choose the two main colors the character wears (e.g. the red tunic and gold trim on the male fighter could be customized by the player). Shown here are the male and female versions of a fighter in field plate armor.
Fight 1
Below is an example of how we decide what everybody is going to wear. Each type of armor looks different on each class of character. The player will also be able to choose the two main colors the character wears (e.g. the red tunic and gold trim on the male fighter could be customized by the player). Shown here are the male and female versions of a fighter in field plate armor.
Gibb
The concept artist cranks out a number of concepts for each type of monster, sometimes 2 or 3, sometimes a lot more. From these the most appropriate is chosen and goes on to the modeling and texturing stage. Below are gibberlings (left) and hobgoblins (right).
Orcs
The concept artist cranks out a number of concepts for each type of monster, sometimes 2 or 3, sometimes a lot more. From these the most appropriate is chosen and goes on to the modeling and texturing stage. Below are gibberlings (left) and hobgoblins (right).
Baldur's Gate promotional comic [ add images ]
Baldur's Gate (Interplay, United States) Issue #1 (1998)
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Baldur's Gate (Interplay, United States) Issue #1 (1998)
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Baldur's Gate (Interplay, United States) Issue #1 (1998)
Pre-order flyer - front
Baldur's Gate (Interplay, United States) Issue #1 (1998)
Pre-order flyer - inside
Baldur's Gate (Interplay, United States) Issue #1 (1998)
Pre-order flyer - back
Magazine Advertisements [ add images ]
Revista do CD-ROM (Brazil), Issue 42 (January 1999)
PC Gamer (USA), Issue 11/1997
PC Gamer (USA), Issue 10/1998
PC Gamer (USA), Issue 12/1997
PC Gamer (USA), Issue 8/1998
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