• They are confident that the game will come out around September.
• The game is practically feature locked now.
• The final NPC that is returning from BG is Viconia (others are Imoen, Minsc, Edwin and Jaheira). She is apparently very helpful in the Underdark. (Thanks to David and James for the scoop).
• Brawling is not longer a style that can be chosen. The monk will have it as a special ability.
• The paperdolls have been redone and there is definitely a separate one for gnomes.
• Mages can talk with their familiars to get advice (based on area and chapter triggers). The familiar can also be stored in your pack to protect it, like carrying a Lim-Lim in Planescape: Torment. Imps and pseudo-dragons can cast spells, while cats, ferrets and rabbits have pick pocket ability.
• The fighter's stronghold, a castle, is initially in a ruined state and after he completes the quest, it is replaced with a restored one.
• When in the city of Athkatla, all the maps are uncovered on the area map.
• Area maps include descriptive markers for important locations.
• The journal included a note taking feature and the journal appeared to order the individual items hierarchically under the quests. Quests are divided in to do and done.
• The world map features a blue and green watercolor instead of a parchment like in BG. Areas that are visited appear on the map like in BG.
• Each weapon type will have an ultimate version in the game. One weapon that was implimented was a Mace of Disruption.
• The quick slots at the bottom of the screen are now assigned to the function keys to speed up their use.
• Experience for quests is not divided between players. The same amount is given to each player irrespective of the number of party members. Combat experience is divided between the party members.
• Each weapon has its own class. There is only one for crossbows (not heavy and light). The blackjack seemed to have been removed. The washizaki is now considered a scimitar, while the katana was still present.
• Some monsters: pit fiend, imp, drow, shadow, dancing sword, moose!, githyanki, lich, demilich, djinni, mind flayer, yuan-ti and pirates.
• Over five hundred items are for the finding.
• Lanfear and Draconis are present in the game (Council of Six BG II message board regulars, e.n.)
• According to Ben Smedstad (Producer), the main quest will take 50-60 hours, while doing all the quests possible will yield 200-300 hours of gameplay.
  

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