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The fan-made Unofficial Patch removes many bugs and adds multiple features like widescreen support. The Unofficial Patch is available in two flavors '''Basic''' and '''Plus''': | The fan-made Unofficial Patch removes many bugs and adds multiple features like widescreen support. The Unofficial Patch is available in two flavors '''Basic''' and '''Plus''': | ||
* The '''Basic version''' consists of bugfixes that do not dramatically alter Troika's vision for the game. | * The '''Basic version''' consists of bugfixes that do not dramatically alter Troika's vision for the game. | ||
* The '''Plus version''' makes more significant changes including the reconstruction of cut content and numerous other improvements that go above and beyond what the developers may have intended. | * The '''Plus version''' makes more significant changes including the reconstruction of cut content and numerous other improvements that go above and beyond what the developers may have intended. | ||
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It can be downloaded [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/656-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-unofficial-patch-94-by-wesp5-the-bloodlines-community/ here] ([http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4647/7/72004 source]). | It can be downloaded [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/656-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-unofficial-patch-94-by-wesp5-the-bloodlines-community/ here] ([http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4647/7/72004 source]). | ||
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| Troika Games | |
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| Activision | |
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 16, 2004 |
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Key points
- Small but active community.
- Released in an unfinished and buggy state. As such, installation of either the "Unofficial Patch" or the "True Patch" is highly recommended.
General information
Availability
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes Normal and Legacy version | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
This patch is already included in the unofficial patch.
Unofficial Patch
- The GOG version already includes the Unofficial patch installed. Legacy version does not.
The fan-made Unofficial Patch removes many bugs and adds multiple features like widescreen support. The Unofficial Patch is available in two flavors Basic and Plus:
- The Basic version consists of bugfixes that do not dramatically alter Troika's vision for the game.
- The Plus version makes more significant changes including the reconstruction of cut content and numerous other improvements that go above and beyond what the developers may have intended.
It can be downloaded here (source).
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True Patch
An alternate to the "Unofficial Patch" is the "True Patch" which aims to only fix bugs and preserve an experience as close as possible to the original game (like most purist patches do). The "True Patch" can be downloaded here. LINK IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2600/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2600/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Ultra-widescreen
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Field of view (FOV)
- FOV can be altered using the developer console. Default value is 75°.
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- By default the game does not have anti-aliasing support.
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Input settings
Audio settings
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. | ||
Issues fixed
Black screen during intros / movies
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Missing Textures
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Unable to run, less that 15mb memory available
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Voices and Sound Effects have low quality surround/echo
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Input Lag
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 348 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c 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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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