Project Snowblind

Key points

Online multiplayer no longer works.

Aim assist is always enabled.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM 7 disc check.
Amazon.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete/rename video files^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\movies\start\pc\
Delete or rename Eidos_Bumper.bik and PSB_CD_Bumper.bik.
Go into the english folder.
Delete or rename PSB_Prologue.bik.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Project: SnowBlind\

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Project Snowblind\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

General settings.

Video settings (launcher).

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	See Widescreen resolution.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Widescreen resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Set in launcher.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	No frame rate cap.

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Use Widescreen Patch^{[citation needed]}

Download the Project: Snowblind - Widescreen Patch.
Extract the contents of the archive to the installation folder.
Install the Visual C++ Redistributable using the included vcredist_x86.exe installer.
Adjust the various settings in snowblind-widescreen.ini.

Notes

The HUD is always confined to the center 4:3 area of the screen.

Increasing or decreasing the vertical FOV from the default introduces various visual glitches.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Always on in-game, menu option affects cutscenes only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16	Master server disabled.

Issues fixed[edit]

Random crashes on modern Windows[edit]

Set XP SP3 compatibility mode^[3]

Game Crashes on Multicore Systems[edit]

Set Core Affinity^[4]

Open Task Manager;
Go to process details and right-click on Snowblind.exe;
Set affinity to one core.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM Shader model 1.1 support	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nixxes - Project Snowblind - last accessed on 2016-10-01
↑ how to skip intro movies - Square Enix Forums
↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-05
Finished the whole game with no crashes. No clue why this works. W10 x64 (1607)
↑ Project: Snowblind and Vista x64 - solved!

[Nixxes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nixxes - Project Snowblind - last accessed on 2016-10-01

[2] w to skip intro movies - Square Enix Forums

[3] Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-05
Finished the whole game with no crashes. No clue why this works. W10 x64 (1607)

[4] Project: Snowblind and Vista x64 - solved!

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Developers

	Crystal Dynamics
Windows	Nixxes Software^[1]
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	February 22, 2005^[1]