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De Blob
The Blob	2006
de Blob	2017
de Blob 2	2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete intro files^[1]

Navigate to <path-to-game>\de Blob 2\Data\Movies.
Remove or rename the following files:

logoMovie.bik.ogv (BlueTongue Entertainment's logo)
sizzle.bik.ogv (Animated intro for the game)
THQNORDIC_LOGO_Color_white.bik.ogv (THQ Nordic's logo)

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 Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/563190/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External 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.

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.

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

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Dutch
French
Italian
Japanese
German
Simplified Chinese
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 version)^[3]
Download this zip file and overwrite the files `Game.fev` and `Game_Low_Memory.fev` in the game's main sound directory `<path-to-game>\de Blob 2\Data\Sound\EN` with the ones included in the zip. Run the game.

Instructions (Steam & GOG versions)
Go to the game's main sound directory `<path-to-game>\de Blob 2\Data\Sound\EN`. Open the files `Game.fev` and `Game_Low_Memory.fev` with a hex editor such as HxD. Search for any instance of the text "blob_vo_inkd" and replace the words "inkd" with "none" in all instances on both files. Run the game.

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

↑ 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/563190/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (563190) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-06-21
Tested with GOG release. Based on the method used for the first game.
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-12-11
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/563190/discussions/0/3007801544740703777/

[gamedir-2] 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/563190/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (563190) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/563190/.

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

[6] The app ID (563190) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-06-21
Tested with GOG release. Based on the method used for the first game.

[4] Verified by User:Keith on 2017-12-11

[5] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/563190/discussions/0/3007801544740703777/

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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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-|gog galaxy             = true
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-|origin                 =
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-|steam cloud            = true
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-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
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-|xbox cloud             =
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 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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-==Input settings==
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 {{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]].
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-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|De Blob 2 Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
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 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, SFX

Developers

	Blue Tongue Entertainment
Windows	BlitWorks
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	TOSHI
Release dates
Windows	June 22, 2017