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Difference between revisions of "Blood II: The Chosen"

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'''General information'''
 
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# Install and run [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 
# Install and run [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 
# Press {{key|Win|F6}} to set game window to top left corner.
 
# Press {{key|Win|F6}} to set game window to top left corner.
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==Other information==
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===Run Blood II without the launcher===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Start with batch file|ref=<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/299050/discussions/0/405692758722194702/ Ultimate Fix Blood 2 :: Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion General Discussions]</ref>}}
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<ol>
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<li>Open a text editor and add the following:
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<pre>
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@echo off
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cd "path-to-game"
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start /affinity 1 client.exe -rez BLOOD2.REZ -rez SOUND.REZ -rez Custom/WidescreenPatch.REZ exit
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</pre></li>
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<ul>
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<li>Replace {{code|path-to-game}} with the actual installation path for the game.</li>
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<li>If you want to start the Nightmare expansion just replace "BLOOD2.REZ" with "BLOOD2NM.REZ" and "Custom/WidescreenPatch.REZ" with "Custom/WidescreenPatchNM.REZ".</li>
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<li>Any additional command-line arguments you wish to use can be added before the word "exit".</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Save as a new file with the .bat file extension.</li>
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<li>Start the game by double-clicking the .bat file you created.</li>
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</ol>
 
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Revision as of 07:39, 14 October 2016

This page may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: we lack gamefront patch (and extensive instructions to use it) and everything here just refers to GOG.com version (retail is also a thing) . You can help by modifying the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.
Blood II: The Chosen
Blood II: The Chosen cover
Developers
Monolith Productions
Publishers
GT Interactive
Atari
Engines
LithTech 1.0|LithTech|LithTech 1.0
Release dates
Windows October 31, 1998
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Blood II: The Chosen guide on StrategyWiki
Blood II: The Chosen on Wikipedia
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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Blood
Blood 1997
Blood II: The Chosen 1998
Blood: Fresh Supply 2019

Key points

Poor performance on modern systems
Crashes on certain resolutions

General information

Blood Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 DRM: SafeDisc disc check
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Includes "The Nightmare Levels" expansion.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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 Includes "The Nightmare Levels" expansion.
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Nightmare Levels
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Blood II v2.1 fixes various issues.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Run Blood II on modern systems

dgVoodoo stabilizes performance and is essential for getting Blood II to run on modern systems.
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External video settings.
External video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game joystick settings.
In-game joystick settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues unresolved

Crashes on focus lost

Whenever using Alt+Tab, the game crashes with the error message: "Client MFC Application has stopped working".

Issues fixed

Poor performance on modern systems

Instructions

Crashes on certain resolutions

Crashes with 1000+ pixel height resolutions by default.
Instructions

Music doesn't play in game

Instructions

Cutscenes play too fast

Instructions

Always starts on second monitor

Instructions

Window positioned off-screen

Occurs with dgVoodoo's windowed mode.
Instructions

Other information

Run Blood II without the launcher

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
An Intel Pentium II 233 MHz or equivalent is required for software rendering

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References