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'''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn''' is an RPG released in September of 2000 by BioWare for the [[:Category:PC games|PC]].  BG2 is a sequel to the original [[Baldur's Gate]], and was followed by many expansions.

'''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn''' is an RPG released in September of 2000 by BioWare for the [[:Category:PC games|PC]].  BG2 is a sequel to the original [[Baldur's Gate]], and was followed by many expansions.

== Speed Runs ==

== Speedrun ==

The [[Speed Demos Archive]] hosts Baldur's Gate II competition.  The current proven [[World Record]] for a complete-game BG2 speedrun is 1 hour and 11 minutes, achieved by Dominic "[[Dominic Legault|DAMURDOC]]" Legault on October 25th, 2005.

The [[Speed Demos Archive]] hosts Baldur's Gate II competition.  The current proven [[World Record]] for a complete-game BG2 speedrun is 1 hour and 11 minutes, achieved by Dominic "[[Dominic Legault|DAMURDOC]]" Legault on October 25th, 2005.

There now exists a new record held by Eli 'Smilge' Chase done in 26 segments. He came in with a time of 23 minutes and 9 seconds, more than halving the time by Dominic. This run was posted to [[Speed Demos Archive]] in January 19th, 2010. This run only counts in-game time and edits out loading and saving screens. Note that Throne of Bhaal, the expansion to Shadow of Amn, was installed for this run, which changes Shadow of Amn in some minor ways further described on the SDA page.

There now exists a new record held by Eli 'Smilge' Chase done in 26 segments. He came in with a time of 23 minutes and 9 seconds, more than halving the time by Dominic. This run was posted to [[Speed Demos Archive]] in January 19th, 2010. This run only counts in-game time and edits out loading and saving screens. Note that Throne of Bhaal, the expansion to Shadow of Amn, was installed for this run, which changes Shadow of Amn in some minor ways further described on the SDA page.

=== Speed Run Strategies ===

=== Speedrun Strategies ===

Unfortunately, this game does not have as many runners as other games. Most of the strats here come from the actual run by Smilge, he revealed the results of extensive testing and really broke the game wide open compared to Dominic's run.

Unfortunately, this game does not have as many runners as other games. Most of the strats here come from the actual run by Smilge, he revealed the results of extensive testing and really broke the game wide open compared to Dominic's run.