Can't locate new areas in TOSC

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I recently purchased a copy of BG & TOSC from a gent on ebay. It comes on 3 CDs and is titled “The original Saga”
When I run the game and load up my “final save” from an old saved game of BG I find myself in Ulgoth’s Beard however. If I leave Ulgoth’s beard I can’t seem to return as it is not on the map. When I go to leave Ulgoth’s Beard the map shows that I am in Baldur’s Gate (the section with the thieves’ guild and the magic shop).
If I speak to the tour guide I am told my map is updated but when I check the map it doesn’t show Durlag’s tower. The map doesn’t show Ulgoth’s Beard either.
If I go to the mage in town he will send me to the Island of ice and I can do that mission.

I have tried uninstalling then re-installing. I tried the patch found on the Sorcerer’s site.

I’ve been putzing with this thing for 3 days now. I can’t seem to get the expansion to work.

I also noticed that it cut my XP down to 44,500; I am a 11/10 level thief/mage. Something weird is going on.

Any ideas what is going on?

Any help would be great.
Thanks

 

As far as I know the tower should be accesible south/east of Temple/Ulcaster (somwhere round there), as for Ulgoths Beard dissapeaing I have no idea, I've done this 4-5 times in the past with a final save but have never experieced this, the only thing I can suggest is try starting a saved game in Ulgoths Beard BEFORE you finish the final chapter and see if that works...

 

To get to Ulgoth's Beard from the world map, you need to proceed north from the Wyrm's gate bridge.

If you go to the cabin by the Umberlee priestess, the one outside BG that is having a feud with the fishermen, then go north from this point. When you hit the top of the screen you should be able to get to Ulgoth's Beard.

I've not used the original saga, but this is how you get there with a normal BG + TotSC game.

 

I think the original saga was just a more compressed version with a newer patch, so shouldn't be any different to the first edition/expansion that came out after you've installed the latest patch from here

 

It's also how you get there with the Original Saga (I have it too). Original Saga automatically installs as the latest version, so if the save was initially made with an older version, this might be the problen.

 

In my game I ALWAYS have to cross the bridge and then go north. The transition button doesn't show north from the umberlee cabin.

 

Not in the original game it isn't. Is it actually a requirement in the original saga? I've never been to the zombie farm (not much to do there) and multiple times to Ulgoth's beard.

 

Yeah, as far as I knew, in my game even if you only accessed the bridge to BG you could go straight to UB without having to go to the zombie farm.