Blades of Avernum

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

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Only a demo.
GOG.com		Part of "Avernum: The Complete Saga".

Essential improvements

Maps

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

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\irunin.ini
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	*.sav
macOS (OS X)

Save games can be created in any location.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

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

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

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

You can work around many glitches by using game's character editor.

Black screen with only sprites visible

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

Installing from CD on Vista and later

If you have problems, follow these steps:

CD on Vista and later[citation needed] 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

Renaming to .app[citation needed] 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

Screen Freeze 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

Character editor[citation needed] 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

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

Backing up the registration key

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

If you have lost a registration key, go to this page or e-mail the developer to get one. 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

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
64-bit executable

System requirements

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.