▁Ice wind ▁D ale ▁II . ▁Development ▁on ▁the ▁game ▁had ▁started ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Jefferson ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁Christmas ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁Inter play ' s ▁license ▁to ▁release ▁D & D ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁console , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁about ▁ 8 0 % ▁done , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁developer ▁on ▁the ▁project , ▁before ▁being ▁can ce led ; ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁Bald ur ' s ▁Gate : ▁Dark ▁Alliance ▁II . ▁The ▁Inter play ▁license ▁to ▁release ▁Bald ur ' s ▁Gate ▁and ▁Ice wind ▁D ale ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁console ▁exp ired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁Inter play ▁was ▁recover ing ▁from ▁their ▁financial ▁wo es . ▁ ▁Jefferson ▁Engine ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Jefferson ▁Engine , ▁which ▁was ▁Black ▁Is le ▁Studios ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁In fin ity ▁Engine . ▁They ▁had ▁decided ▁on ▁using ▁a ▁new ▁engine ▁because ▁to ▁them ▁the ▁In fin ity ▁Engine ▁was ▁a ▁mess ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁extens ively ▁over used , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁six ▁projects . ▁The ▁Jefferson ▁Engine ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁powerful ▁ 3 D ▁engine ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁incorpor ated ▁everything ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁Bald ur ' s ▁Gate ▁games , ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Element al