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====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-ii-the-chosen-upscale-pack Blood II: The Chosen Upscale Pack]==== | ====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-ii-the-chosen-upscale-pack Blood II: The Chosen Upscale Pack]==== | ||
− | {{++}} AI upscaled textures for Blood II: The Chosen. Requires [[#https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/633-blood-2-music-patch/ | + | {{++}} AI upscaled textures for Blood II: The Chosen. Requires [[#https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/633-blood-2-music-patch/|Blood 2 Music Patch]] and [[#https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=27171|Blood II - The Chosen Widescreen patch]] to play |
====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/redux-cruo REDUX CRUO]==== | ====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/redux-cruo REDUX CRUO]==== |
Revision as of 18:25, 11 April 2023
Developers | |
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Monolith Productions | |
Publishers | |
1998-1999 | GT Interactive |
1999-2003 | Infogrames |
2003-present | Atari |
Engines | |
LithTech 1.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 25, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Fantasy, Horror |
Series | Blood |
Blood | |
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Blood | 1997 |
Blood II: The Chosen | 1998 |
Blood: Fresh Supply | 2019 |
Warnings
Key points
- Poor performance on modern systems.
- Crashes on certain resolutions.
- The polling rate of the mouse must not exceed 125 Hz, otherwise your mouse movement will jump around, causing difficulty in aiming.
- The game was designed to work at a locked 60 FPS; See Cutscenes play too fast.
General information
- Blood Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Includes "The Nightmare Levels" expansion. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Includes "The Nightmare Levels" expansion. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Nightmare Levels |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Blood II v2.1 fixes various issues (requires Patch v2.0).
- Both the Steam and GOG.com versions already come pre-patched.
Skip intro videos
Delete file[citation needed] |
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Run Blood II on modern systems
- Note that any method will fail to result in the game launching if a wireless headset is plugged in. The USB dongle needs to be plugged out when launching the game, but can be plugged back in once the game starts. [3] [4]
Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
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dgVoodoo 2 alternative[5] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299050/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299050/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Widescreen patch only supports up to 1440p. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Windowed | Setup dgVoodoo to enable Alt+↵ Enter shortcut. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Setup dgVoodoo to enable MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. Can be forced off. | ||
60 FPS | Setup dgVoodoo for stable performance. | ||
120+ FPS | Game logic is tied to frame rate. At over 60 fps, mouse is jerky and cutscenes are too fast cutting off characters' voice lines. At extremely high frame rates, game runs inhumanly fast.See Cutscenes play too fast. |
Widescreen resolution
- Blood 2 hard crashes when vertical resolution exceeds 1000p, and resolutions wider than 4:3 are simply a stretched image. Fixes can be installed to correct both issues.
Fix crashes and stretching[6] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | The GOG.com version has trouble detecting any joysticks.[7] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | A3D 1.0, EAX (2.0 update required)[8] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | Versus, Co-op For co-op use the Co-op addon. |
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Online play | 32 | Versus, Co-op GameSpy services have been shut down;[9] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues unresolved
Crashes on focus lost
- Whenever using Alt+Tab ↹, the game crashes with the error message: "Client MFC Application has stopped working".
Issues fixed
Poor performance on modern systems
Setup dgVoodoo2[5] |
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Crashes on certain resolutions
- Crashes with 1000+ pixel height resolutions by default.
Fix resolution crash[5] |
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"ERROR - Unable to set the video mode. (6929314)" error
Use Windows 10 patch[10] |
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Music doesn't play in game
Fix missing music[citation needed] |
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Cutscenes play too fast
- Game logic is tied to frame rate. At over 60 fps, mouse is jerky and cutscenes are too fast cutting off characters' voice lines. At extremely high frame rates, game runs inhumanly fast.
Limit frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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See Frame rate capping. |
Set monitor 60hz[citation needed] |
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Always starts on second monitor
Set display manually[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Window positioned off-screen
- Occurs with dgVoodoo's windowed mode.
Software workaround[citation needed] |
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Error 0xc0000022 on launch
Other information
Run without the launcher
Start with batch file[11] |
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@echo off cd "path-to-game" start /affinity 1 client.exe -rez BLOOD2.REZ -rez SOUND.REZ -rez Custom/WidescreenPatch.REZ exit @echo off cd "path-to-game" start /affinity 1 client.exe -rez BLOOD2.REZ -rez BLOOD2NM.REZ -rez SOUND.REZ -rez Custom/WidescreenPatchNM.REZ exit |
Mods
Blood II: The Chosen Upscale Pack
- AI upscaled textures for Blood II: The Chosen. Requires Blood 2 Music Patch and Blood II - The Chosen Widescreen patch to play
REDUX CRUO
- Overhauls the gameplay entirerly
Blood 2 - Extra Crispy
- Alternative gameplay overhaul mod to REDUX CRUO
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
- An Intel Pentium II 233 MHz or equivalent is required for software rendering
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (299050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: How to properly run Blood II on Windows 10 at modern resolutions and at 60 fps - last accessed on 2022-07-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-07-31
- Confirmed with the Logitech G533 wireless headset.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 VOGONS • View topic - Blood 2: The Chosen On Windows 8, 8.1
- ↑ Blood II: The Chosen | WSGF
- ↑ Using a joystick with Blood II - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Games Tech Help: Blood 2: The Chosen - Vortex of Sound (retrieved)
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Blood II The Chosen · elishacloud/dxwrapper Wiki
- ↑ Ultimate Fix Blood 2 :: Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion General Discussions