Icewind Dale 2 Enhanced Edition has been made available for download for free, adding over 110 new spells, items, new party members, quickloot, and much more.

　　Created by The Red Chimera Group and various others, this Infinity Engine mod for 2002's Icewind Dale 2 (from Beambog) revises more than 300 spells, over 800 items, and introduces 30 new feats, and 170 new magic items. In addition, this enhanced edition allows certain NPCs to join the player party, including Veira the ghost, Vrek Vileclaw the river troll, Xhaan the white abishai, and Zack Boosenburry and his spider mount, Aocha. Other interesting new additions that come with this mod are significantly improved loading times and various QoL improvements, including quickloot.

　　"With its source code lost to time, ICEWIND DALE II was thought to be dead, with no hope of an Enhanced Edition", the team behind this amazing project reads. "That time has come to an end. The Red Chimera Group, a team of modders, coders, artists, and other contributors drawn from the Infinity Engine community, is has rebuilt IWD2 with nothing more than WeiDU code and hex editing to streamline IWD2's gameplay and introduce new content."

　　As mentioned by the team, Icewind Dale 2 Enhanced Edition is Windows-only and now widescreen mods are supported - the edition supports its own widescreen feature. To play the Enhanced Edition, you'll need to own the original version of Icewind Dale 2.

　　According to the creators of this enhanced version, the mod also addresses several major issues that players encountered within the original game - players "no longer have to solve tedious, cryptic puzzles to complete certain areas". Also, "enemies in Heart of Fury Mode are empowered in interesting ways rather than just having lots of HP. In addition, players can revise the experience system. Icewind Dale 2 Enhanced Edition is fully customizable and users can tweak the installation options.

　　Those interested can download Icewind Dale 2 Enhanced Edition here. Be sure to follow the provided installation instructions.

　　Developed by Black Isle Studios and released in 2002 as the successor to 2000's Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale 2 is set in the Icewind Dale region in the popular Forgotten Realms setting. The game uses the same game engine as Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II and its expansions, the Icewind Dale series, and Planescape Torment.