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GemRB

RetroPie upstream reference · Snapshot 175f5b158f16

Check the hardware and OS before following this guide.

Imported upstream documentation may contain historical commands and defaults. It is not a tested Pi 5 recipe. See current Pi 5 research.

[Upstream illustration: gemrb logo]

GemRB is a portable open-source implementation of Bioware's Infinity Engine. It is an engine for Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape.

Emulator GemRB

Roms

You need to have the original Baldur's Gate/ Icewind Dale/ or Planescape data in order to play. Place your game data in:

Baldur's Gate 1

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/baldurs1

Baldur's Gate 2

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/baldurs2

Icewind 1

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/icewind1

Icewind 2

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/icewind2

Planescape

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/planescape

Configs

Default configs are automagically configured with the install script but you can tweak them further if you like.

Baldur's Gate 1

/opt/retropie/configs/ports/baldursgate1/GemRB.cfg

Baldur's Gate 2

/opt/retropie/configs/ports/baldursgate2/GemRB.cfg

Icewind 1

/opt/retropie/configs/ports/icewind1/GemRB.cfg

Icewind 2

/opt/retropie/configs/ports/icewind2/GemRB.cfg

Planescape

/opt/retropie/configs/ports/planescape/GemRB.cfg

Extra Configurations

If you are using demo data some configs need to be manually changed, see more info HERE

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