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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM
ZOOM Platform		Super Digital Deluxe Edition.
GamersGate (unavailable)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[1]
GOG.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\game\assets\scripts^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Hardcoded to 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use unofficial borderless widescreen patch
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

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

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects, voices, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.

Issues fixed

Resolving compatibility issues (non-ZOOM Platform)

Use dgVoodoo 2^[2]
Download dgVoodoo 2. Extract `dgVoodooCpl.exe` and `dgVoodooCpl.config`, as well as the contents of the `MS\x86` subfolder to `<path-to-game>\game`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX Generation ATI Radeon 9500 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/313870/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (313870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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).

References

↑ A Vampyre Story - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
↑ Running on Windows 10 :: A Vampyre Story General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-28

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/313870/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (313870) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/313870/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (313870) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-3] 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).

[1] A Vampyre Story - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[4] Running on Windows 10 :: A Vampyre Story General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-28

[1]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[2]

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 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|A Vampyre Story/game/assets/scripts}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\game\assets\scripts}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+|widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= Hardcoded to 4:3.
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 |fov                        = unknown
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://www.gog.com/forum/a_vampyre_story/higher_resolution_patch_patch_fur_hohere_auflosung unofficial borderless widescreen patch]
 |anisotropic                = unknown
 |anisotropic notes          =
@@ Line 134: / Line 134: @@
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
@@ Line 192: / Line 192: @@
 ==Audio==
 {{Audio
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, voices, music
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = n/a
+|subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = unknown
@@ Line 213: / Line 213: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = true
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
@@ Line 221: / Line 221: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = true
 |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/697-a-vampyre-story-german-patch/ download for digital releases].
 |fan       =
 }}
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Resolving compatibility issues (non-ZOOM Platform)===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/313870/discussions/0/144512526674723162/|title=Running on Windows 10 :: A Vampyre Story General Discussions|date=2016-07-28}}</ref>|fix=
+# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
+# Extract <code>dgVoodooCpl.exe</code> and <code>dgVoodooCpl.config</code>, as well as the contents of the <code>MS\x86</code> subfolder to <code>{{p|game}}\game</code>.
+#
 }}
@@ Line 230: / Line 238: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 252: / Line 260: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   = true
@@ Line 263: / Line 271: @@
 |linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            = FMOD EX
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
 }}

Developers

	Autumn Moon
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Publishers
Retail (UK)	Focus Home Interactive
Retail (Rest of Europe)	Crimson Cow
Digital	Strategy First
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2008
macOS (OS X)	February 2, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy, Comedy