Project Snowblind

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Project Snowblind
Project Snowblind cover
Developers
Crystal Dynamics
Windows Nixxes Software[1]
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Square Enix
Release dates
Windows February 22, 2005[1]

Key points

Online multiplayer no longer works.
Aim assist is always enabled.[citation needed]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

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]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\start\pc\
  2. Delete or rename Eidos_Bumper.bik and PSB_CD_Bumper.bik.
  3. Go into the english folder.
  4. 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.
General settings.
Video settings (launcher).
Video settings (launcher).

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Use Widescreen Patch[citation needed]
  1. Download the Project: Snowblind - Widescreen Patch.
  2. Extract the contents of the archive to the installation folder.
  3. Install the Visual C++ Redistributable using the included vcredist_x86.exe installer.
  4. 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]

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]

Game Crashes on Multicore Systems[edit]

Set Core Affinity[4]
  1. Open Task Manager;
  2. Go to process details and right-click on Snowblind.exe;
  3. 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. 1.0 1.1 Nixxes - Project Snowblind - last accessed on 2016-10-01
  2. how 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!