.BS File Extension
Baldur's Gate Player Character Script
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A BS file may also be a script that can be applied to a player-controlled character in BioWare's Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale series of games. It contains a list of in-game triggers and responses used to automate a character's actions. BS files are used to streamline in-game combat or to cheat the game.
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BioWare's Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale series of games are role-playing games set within Dungeons & Dragons' Forgotten Realms. Uniquely, these games were created using a game development platform called the Infinity Engine, which simulates pen-and-paper Dungeons and Dragons rules.
Infinity Engine games allowed players to create scripts that controlled their party members' actions. Most times, players created scripts in-game using the games' script editors. These scripts were then saved as BS files.
However, some Infinity Engine modders took it upon themselves to create BS scripts that bent or broke the Infinity Engine's typical ruleset. These mod-created scripts allowed players to quickly strengthen their characters and beat games more easily.
NOTE: Some Infinity Engine scripts control a game's non-player characters. These scripts are saved with the .bcs extension.
How to open a BS file
Because BS files are plain text, you can open them with any text editor, including:
- Microsoft Notepad (Windows)
- Apple TextEdit (Mac)
- GitHub Atom (cross-platform)
To use a BS file as a script in an Infinity Engine game, place the file in your game's {GAMENAME}/Scripts folder. You will then be able to select the script in-game.