So, I'm wandering around wondering how on earth I get into Baldur's gate after completing the Cloakwood Mines. And it turns out there is some bug that means you never trigger access to this part of the game. Have to edit save game to fix it?! I can't be arsed - too frustrated. It's a bit disappointing gog didn't fix this as part of bundling the game?!

Where did you hear about this bug?
If you try and leave AR1400 from the NE, does the AR0900 bridge not show up?

There is a *potential* bug involving the mine elevator and haste/boots of speed.

If you're on the surface then there are directions here on the somewhat convoluted access route to BG.

It's disappointing you that GOG isn't patching old bugs of games? They work on compatibility, not fixing dev errors.

Anyway, are you running BG1 vanilla? And also, yes, where did you reference this bug?

(MInor Spoilers; needed given the problem)

Every time I've finished the Cloakwood quest, I've had to backtrack my route through the Cloakwood all the way back to the Friendly Arm Inn. I've never been able to go to Baldur's Gate straight from finishing off the Cloakwood quest (It's actually good in a way, as it's incentive to go back to Beregost to finish off Gurke's quest if you decide to do it).

After finishing the Cloakwood quest, have you been to the area directly north of the Friendly Arm Inn; the area with all the ankhegs & Ajantis? If so, have you been to both to south respawning point & the northern road exit leading to the Baldur's Gate bridge from there?

Going north of FAI, then to the area of the Baldur's Gate bridge have always been the precursors for me before entering Baldur's Gate.