Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Developers | |
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Troika Games | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
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Release dates | |
Windows | November 16, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
IGDB | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Themes | Supernatural |
Series | Vampire: The Masquerade |
Key points
- Released in an unfinished and buggy state. As such, installation of either the Unofficial Patch or the True Patch is highly recommended.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1] | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Includes Normal and Legacy version | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.2 - this patch is already included in the unofficial patch.
True Patch Gold Edition
- For more support, go to the website here. May not be SFW.
- Similar to the Basic version of the Unofficial Patch but without adding or changing any aspect of the game itself.
- Not compatible with the GOG.com version of the game due to conflicts between it and the Unofficial Patch that is pre-installed.
Installing True Patch Gold Edition |
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True Patch Gold Edition is designed to be used with either the Steam or CD release of the game. It's aims to only fix bugs and preserve an experience as close as possible to the original game.
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Unofficial Patch
- Various bug fixes used to fix remaining errors left over from the latest version of the game. Active development.
- Comes with 2 options: Basic (Bug Fixes only) and Plus (restore cut contents):
- Plus Patch adds new fan-made content such as new quests, characters, dialogue and others.
- Plus contents are optional and can be selected only during installation.
- The GOG.com version already includes the Basic version of the Unofficial patch. Legacy version does not.[3]
Using Unofficial Patches with Steam version[4][5] |
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The fan-made Unofficial Patch removes many bugs and adds multiple features like widescreen support. The Unofficial Patch is available in two flavors Basic and Plus:
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Skip intro videos
Rename/delete intro videos[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Vampire\cfg[Note 2] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Troika\Vampire |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2600/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Vampire\save[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2600/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Unofficial Patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Ultra-widescreen. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Unofficial Patch. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Default value is 75° (horizontal). See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Run with -sw parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Run with -window -noborder parameters, then use Borderless Gaming or similar software. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced through video driver. See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Nvidia users can force SGSSAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. Can be forced off through video driver. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[6] At high framerates, doors get stuck when opening them. For this reason, the unofficial patch introduces a 92 FPS cap. You can remove it with the fps_max command, but this will introduce the door glitch. The higher the framerate, the more likely it is that you will get stuck on doors. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Ultra-widescreen
Change the aspect ratio via hex edit[7] |
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Field of view (FOV)
Changing the Field of View[8] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anisotropic filtering on Linux/Wine with AMD/Mesa[9] |
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Anisotropic filtering with ENB Series for Half-Life 2[10] |
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You can use anisotropic filtering with ENB Series
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use SweetFX[citation needed] |
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SGSSAA (Nvidia only)[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | An option for Mouse Filtering. Mouse acceleration not present. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | It's possible to enable joystick support via console, but many of the actions (like feeding or crouching) can not be cancelled by pressing the same key, which makes the game unplayable on the controller. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Fan translation, download | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Russian Bloodline». Tessera patch + russification on GOG-version. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Black screen during intros / movies
Black intro screen with sound - no logos[8] |
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Missing Textures
Missing Textures[citation needed] |
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Unable to run, less that 15mb memory available
Unable to run, less that 15mb memory available[8] |
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Voices and Sound Effects have low quality surround/echo
Voices and Sound Effects have low quality surround/echo[citation needed] |
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// [Sound Patch] snd_mixahead 0.35 snd_surround 1 snd_gain 2.2 snd_gain_max 1.58 dsp_on 1 dsp_spatial 73 dsp_stereo 1 dsp_dist_max 9999 hisound 1 footstep_pc_vol 0.31 // footstep_npc_use_templates 0 volume "0.930000" |
Input Lag
Input Lag[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.5e[13] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.6d |
Modifications
X20 Mod
- Named after the 20th Anniversary Editions of the World of Darkness tabletop game lines.
- Comes in 2 editions: Basic (textures only) and Plus (scripts, emails, dialogs and additional textures)
- Both the Basic and Plus edition are compatible with the latest version of the Unofficial Patch with the Basic edition having no compatibility problems with other mods.
- While both editions can be used separately, it is recommended to install both editions for optimal use.
- Active development.
- Improved textures at higher resolutions and with corrections.
- UI Improvements such as better loading screens.
- Lore-friendly additions based on other works in the World of Darkness.
- Other minor fixes not found in the Unofficial Patch.
VTMB: Clan Quest Mod
- An unofficial expansion pack with new contents.
- Integrates both Unofficial Patch and X20 mod, as well as some contents from other mods.
- Add new quests that are exclusive for each clan and for other special conditions.
- Adds a new storyline, which includes new quests and three new endings.
- Revised humanity system that's more in line with the pen and paper system.
- An optional achievement system.
- Development has been stopped.
- Integrated mods are outdated (Unofficial Patch 9.2 and X20 Mod 1.0). While it is possible to upgrade X20 to the latest basic edition, updating the Unofficial Patch included in the mod will break it. It is recommended to install the latest unofficial patch in the base game folder and launch it separately from this mod.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 348 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Release: Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™ - GOG.com
- ↑ someone tell me how to do the patch properly please.. - Steam Users' Forums (retrived)
- ↑ filthster comments on Did you even look?
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | WSGF
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2016-08-19
- ↑ The Mesa-dev mailing list
- ↑ ENB Series for Half-Life 2
- ↑ 3DCenter Forum - Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen - Antialiasing - Kompatibilitätsbits - Sammelthread
- ↑ 3DCenter Forum - Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen - Antialiasing - Kompatibilitätsbits - Sammelthread
- ↑ Verified by User:Markhoris on 2019-03-18
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.