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I downloaded it from Steam, and finished the tutorial. Then the transition video plays and I’m back at the main menu.

However, when I select the play Baulder’s Gate option, it takes me right back to the end of the tutorial and I’m in this endless loop that I can’t get out of. Any suggestions?

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[–] CreamSupreme@lemmus.org 3 points 1 year ago

Try launching it from a terminal window. It will likely show some useful debug info

[–] wxboss@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I actually have Proton running at 8.3 (I’m not at the computer so I’m not sure of that number is correct).

I did try hitting single player first and it sends me into the same loop.

I did think of something that might be causing the issue, and if I’m right, it would be a real dumb ass moment for me 🤪. I’ll check that out and try your other suggestions as well. To be continued…

[–] wxboss@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

It seems as though I am stuck in Tutorial prison. I've tried the suggestions here, but I'm unable to get anywhere.

I've read that other people are having problems with the current version of Steam, so this might be something that gets resolved via an update. Again, thanks for the help!

[–] wxboss@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Another update: I installed the game on a newer computer running a different OS, and BG1 is now working as expected.

It’s interesting, I only have a couple of Steam games in my library, but they all respond differently on my two systems - some that didn’t play, now do. And some that worked on the other system, won’t on the new one 🤷‍♂️.