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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = de Blob 2
 
|title        = de Blob 2
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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blue Tongue Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blue Tongue Entertainment}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|BlitWorks|Windows}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|BlitWorks|Windows}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 22, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 22, 2017}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | de Blob }}
 
|steam appid  = 563190
 
|steam appid  = 563190
 
|gogcom id    = 2070890632
 
|gogcom id    = 2070890632
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 56103
 
|wikipedia    = De Blob 2
 
|wikipedia    = De Blob 2
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|De Blob}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-DEBLOB-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | deblob-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3309-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3309-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | de_blob_2 | DRM-free |  |  |  Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | de_blob_2 | DRM-free |  |  |  Windows }}
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete intro files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-06-21|comment=Tested with GOG release.  Based on the [[De_Blob#Skip_intro_videos|method used for the first game]].}}</ref>|date=June 2019|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete intro files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-06-21|comment=Tested with GOG release.  Based on the [[De Blob#Skip intro videos|method used for the first game]].}}</ref>|date=June 2019|fix=
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# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\de Blob 2\Data\Movies}}.
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# Navigate to {{folder|{{p|game}}\de Blob 2\Data\Movies}}.
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# Remove or rename the following files:
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# Remove or rename the following files: {{file|logoMovie.bik.ogv}}, {{file|sizzle.bik.ogv}} and {{file|THQNORDIC_LOGO_Color_white.bik.ogv}}.
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* {{code|logoMovie.bik.ogv}} (BlueTongue Entertainment's logo)
 
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* {{code|sizzle.bik.ogv}} (Animated intro for the game)
 
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* {{code|THQNORDIC_LOGO_Color_white.bik.ogv}} (THQ Nordic's logo)
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\deblob2\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\deBlob2\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\563190\remote\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord               = true
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|discord                   = true
−
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
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|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
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|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
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|gog galaxy             = true
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|gog galaxy               = true
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
−
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 External Settings.png|External settings.}}
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 External Settings.png|External settings.}}
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 Visual Settings.png|Visual settings.}}
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 Visual Settings.png|Visual settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Always runs at the desktop's resolution.
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Always runs at the desktop's resolution.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        = Gameplay is in {{term|pillarboxed}} 16:9. HUD scales in {{term|Vert-}}, causing some minor issues.
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|multimonitor notes        = Gameplay is in {{term|pillarboxed}} 16:9. HUD scales in {{term|Vert-}}, causing some minor issues.
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|antialiasing              = limited
 
|antialiasing              = limited
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], toggleable.
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], toggleable.
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                = On by default, can be forced off externally.
 
|vsync notes                = On by default, can be forced off externally.
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 Control Settings.png|Control settings.}}
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 Control Settings.png|Control settings.}}
 
{{ii}} Camera movement with the mouse is based on distance from center of the screen, as if emulating a [[Controller:Wii Remote|Wiimote]].
 
{{ii}} Camera movement with the mouse is based on distance from center of the screen, as if emulating a [[Controller:Wii Remote|Wiimote]].
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = limited
 
|invert controller y-axis  = limited
 
|invert controller y-axis notes= Camera X and Y-axes can be inverted.
 
|invert controller y-axis notes= Camera X and Y-axes can be inverted.
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  = Optional launcher does not support hotplugging.
 
|controller hotplug notes  = Optional launcher does not support hotplugging.
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|De Blob 2 Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, SFX
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, SFX
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.1 surround
 
|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          = No option to disable.
 
|subtitles notes          = No option to disable.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Japanese
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = false
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  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = German
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  |language  = Japanese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Looping inked audio===
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{{ii}} When Blob gets damaged with black ink and starts losing paint he usually starts making weird disgust sounds. In the console versions of the game he stops making the sounds once he touches water and gets clean, but on PC he continues making the sounds infinitely until you either die and lose a life or exit the stage.
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions (Steam & GOG versions)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/563190/discussions/0/3007801544740703777/|title=Steam Community|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2960-de-blob-2-inked-vo-loop-fix this] archive.
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# Go to the {{folder|{{p|game}}\de Blob 2\}} directory.
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# Overwrite {{folder|Data}} folder with the one included in the downloaded archive.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions (Steam & GOG versions)|fix=
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# Go to the game's main sound directory {{folder|{{p|game}}\de Blob 2\Data\Sound\EN}}.
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# Open the files {{file|Game.fev}} and {{file|Game_Low_Memory.fev}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
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# Search for any instance of the text {{code|blob_vo_inkd}} and replace the words {{code|'''inkd'''}} with {{code|'''none'''}} in all instances in both files.
 
}}
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:GOG.com Enhancement Project]]
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 16:54, 23 April 2024

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Developers
Blue Tongue Entertainment
Windows BlitWorks
Publishers
THQ Nordic
Engines
TOSHI
Release dates
Windows June 22, 2017
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series de Blob
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De Blob 2 on MobyGames
De Blob 2 on Wikipedia
de Blob
The Blob 2006
de Blob 2017
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General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete intro files[1]
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\de Blob 2\Data\Movies.
  2. Remove or rename the following files: logoMovie.bik.ogv, sizzle.bik.ogv and THQNORDIC_LOGO_Color_white.bik.ogv.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\setup.ini[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/563190/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\deBlob2\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\563190\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/563190/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External settings.
External settings.
Visual settings.
Visual settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Always runs at the desktop's resolution.
Multi-monitor
Gameplay is in pillarboxed 16:9. HUD scales in Vert-, causing some minor issues.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Set fullscreen to yes in launcher.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, toggleable.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On by default, can be forced off externally.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
Blob's current color can be displayed in the upper-right hand corner of the HUD through an in-game option. Information about colors in the game world, however, is displayed purely through the usage of color.

Input

Control settings.
Control settings.
Camera movement with the mouse is based on distance from center of the screen, as if emulating a Wiimote.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse buttons function; the mouse is otherwise ignored.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Camera X and Y-axes can be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Includes unofficial Wiimote support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Camera X and Y-axes can be inverted.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Optional launcher does not support hotplugging.
Haptic feedback
See Haptic feedback.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Keyboard/Mouse is treated as a controller of its own; using a controller for split screen is possible, but using both a controller and keyboard for one player is unsupported.

Haptic feedback

Disable controller vibration[2]
  1. Install Special K by following the Unofficial Special K Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to open Special K's control panel.
  3. Expand the Input Management → Gamepad section.
  4. Turn on Disable ALL Rumble to turn off vibration.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SFX
Surround sound
Up to 7.1 surround
Subtitles
No option to disable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Issues fixed

Looping inked audio

When Blob gets damaged with black ink and starts losing paint he usually starts making weird disgust sounds. In the console versions of the game he stops making the sounds once he touches water and gets clean, but on PC he continues making the sounds infinitely until you either die and lose a life or exit the stage.
Instructions (Steam & GOG versions)[3]
  1. Download this archive.
  2. Go to the <path-to-game>\de Blob 2\ directory.
  3. Overwrite Data folder with the one included in the downloaded archive.
Instructions (Steam & GOG versions)
  1. Go to the game's main sound directory <path-to-game>\de Blob 2\Data\Sound\EN.
  2. Open the files Game.fev and Game_Low_Memory.fev with a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Search for any instance of the text blob_vo_inkd and replace the words inkd with none in all instances in both files.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Dual-Core 3.0 GHz Quad-Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 440
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
2 of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-06-21
    Tested with GOG release. Based on the method used for the first game.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-12-11
  3. ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023