Key points
- Online multiplayer no longer works.
- Aim assist is always enabled.[2]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[3]
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- 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 .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Video settings (launcher).
Use Widescreen Patch[citation needed]
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- 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.
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Accessing the launcher (Steam)
The launcher appears at the first attempt to launch the game, but does not reappear.
- The retail version of the game creates a shortcut in the start menu to access the launcher but the digital versions do not.
Use command line argument[4]
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- Start the game with
-setup command line argument.
Notes
- Settings are exclusive for the launcher and can not be changed inside the game.
- The launcher does not provide the possibility to start the game. Removing the argument is required.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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SFX and Music. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Always on in-game, menu option affects cutscenes only. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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Change language
Edit game.ini
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
game.ini with a text editor.
- Search for
"localeset"="english,french,italian,german,spanish";
- Erase every language but the one you want to set the game to.
- Save and close.
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Random crashes on modern Windows and Multicore Systems
Set Core Affinity[6]
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- Open Task Manager;
- Go to process details and right-click on
Snowblind.exe ;
- Set affinity to one core.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1600+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 4000+ |
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 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References