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Blades of Avernum
From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
Blades of Avernum
Developers
Spiderweb Software
Release dates
macOS (OS X)
March 17, 2004
Windows
June 9, 2004
Avernum
Avernum
2000
Avernum II
2000
Avernum III
2002
Blades of Avernum
2004
Avernum IV
2005
Avernum V
2007
Avernum VI
2009
Avernum: Escape from the Pit
2011
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
2014
Avernum 3: Ruined World
2018
Key points
Supports external maps.
General information
GOG.com Community Discussions
for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Official website
Official forum
Useful links
Contents
1
Availability
2
Essential improvements
2.1
Maps
3
Game data
3.1
Configuration file(s) location
3.2
Save game data location
3.3
Save game cloud syncing
4
Video settings
5
Input settings
6
Audio settings
6.1
Localizations
7
Issues fixed
7.1
Black screen with only sprites visible
7.2
Installing from CD on Vista and later
7.3
Installer/game not launching correctly on newer Macs
7.4
Screen Freeze Bug On OS X
7.5
Reactivating Character Editor
7.6
"Requires admin privileges to run" when installing CD on Mac
8
Other information
8.1
Backing up the registration key
8.2
Requesting a new key
9
Other information
9.1
API
10
System requirements
11
References
Availability
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Source
DRM
Notes
Keys
OS
Developer website
Only a demo.
GOG.com
Part of "Avernum: The Complete Saga".
Essential improvements
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Maps
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Unlike other games in the first Avernum trilogy, Blades of Avernum supports scenarios to be created and added into the game.
Scenario list
- List of websites that contain Blades of Avernum scenarios and instructions on how to add them.
Spiderwebs Forum - Scenario reviews
Spiderweb forums - Blades of Avernum Editor
Scenario editors
Official scenario editor
3D Blades of Avernum Editor
Game data
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Configuration file(s) location
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System
Location
Windows
<path-to-game>
\irunin.ini
macOS (OS X)
Save game data location
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System
Location
Windows
*.sav
macOS (OS X)
Save games can be created in any location.
Save game cloud syncing
[
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System
Native
Notes
GOG Galaxy
Video settings
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Game settings
Graphics option
Option
Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the
glossary page
for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the
glossary page
for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
and
120+ FPS
Input settings
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Keyboard and mouse
Native
Notes
Remapping
See the
glossary page
for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
See the
glossary page
for potential workarounds.
Audio settings
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Audio options
Native
Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No voicework present.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Localizations
Language
UI
Audio
Sub
Notes
English
Issues fixed
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You can work around many glitches by using game's character editor.
Black screen with only sprites visible
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When transferring old save games, this can happen because the game acts as a demo and a registration key is required (this does not happen on GOG.com version of the game).
Solution:
Requesting a new key
[1]
Installing from CD on Vista and later
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If you have problems, follow these steps:
CD on Vista and later
[
citation needed
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Open "Computer" in the Start menu, right-click on the CD and select Explore.
Run the installer program (the application that has Install at the beginning of the name).
Installer/game not launching correctly on newer Macs
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Renaming to .app
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citation needed
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Blades of Avernum might not run properly on newer Macintoshes and trying to run the game/installer will give an error. This problem is caused by the name of the program not ending in .app.
To fix the problem, change the name of the program so it ends in .app. If you are trying to run an installer from a CD, copy it to your machine, change the name so that it ends in .app, and run it.
Screen Freeze Bug On OS X
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Screen Freeze
[2]
In recent versions of OS X, game's graphics might occasionally freeze for a small number of users. The game is playing in the background and sound effects are still happening, but the graphics are no longer refreshed on the screen.
Solution:
When the screen freezes, type Shift-R. This should enable you to resume the game normally.
Upgrade to the newest version of the game.
Reactivating Character Editor
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Character editor
[
citation needed
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Macintosh: Throw away the "Blades of Avernum Prefs" file in the Preferences folder.
Windows: Delete the "BladesOfAvernumData.dat" file in the Avernum Data folder.
If you have registered the game, this might unregister it. If your game suddenly becomes unregistered, see
Requesting a new key
.
"Requires admin privileges to run" when installing CD on Mac
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Admin privileges
[
citation needed
]
First solution: Install the
demo
and
request
a new key.
Second solution:
Open the Install file. A window will open with the game art and an installer with the game icon. It will have a name like "Install Blades of Avernum (Full)". Drag this installer onto your desktop.
Hold down the Control key and click on the installer and select "Show Package Contents."
Open the Contents folder and then the Resources folder.
Open the file "installscript" If it asks you what program to open it with, choose TextEdit.
Scroll down until you find these lines and change it to FALSE:
Require Authentication
TRUE
Save and quit. The installer should now work.
Other information
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Backing up the registration key
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If you want to play the game with the same key, transfer the
Blades of Avernum.dat
file (Windows) or "Blades of Avernum Prefs" (OS X) located in the Preferences folder (inside the Systems folder on your hard drive) to a safe place.
Requesting a new key
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If you have lost a registration key, go to
this page
or
e-mail
the developer to get one.
[3]
Be sure to add:
The game title
The complete mailing address you ordered the game under (NOT an E-mail address)
The new game and/or editor registration number the game is giving you now
Windows or Macintosh version
Other information
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API
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Technical specs
Supported
Notes
64-bit executable
System requirements
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Operating system (OS)
XP or newer
Processor (CPU)
1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)
256 MB
512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
30 MB
Video card (GPU)
DirectX 7 compatible
DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Recommended
Operating system (OS)
10.6.8
Processor (CPU)
1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)
256 MB
512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
30 MB
Video card (GPU)
64 MB of
VRAM
Recommended two-button mouse, or Apple mouse with Secondary Button / Secondary Click enabled.
These are GOG.com system requirements; retail requirements are much lower.
References
↑
Spiderweb Forums - Avernum 1 - Black screen freeze on main map.
↑
Blades of Avernum Tech Support
↑
General Games Troubleshooting FAQ
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