[hunvagy]

It's not a fanmade game, it just brings the BG1 game into the BG2 version of the infinity engine, with the enhancements they made to BG2, including higher resolution, stackable items and the whole shebang. You don't need to install any other mod if you don't feel like it, but being able to play through the whole game without stopping, and seemless import of your character is a good payoff. Not to mention new class kits, proper dual-wielding and so on. Oh, and a high-res worldmap, which is pretty sweet. Everything else is optional, and not needed to enjoy a vanilla game. Though I must say that SCS II provides an exceptional challenge, even for powergamers.