Difference between revisions of "Project Snowblind"

Revision as of 18:06, 23 June 2015

Key points

Online multiplayer no longer works.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM 7 disc check.
Amazon.com
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7010/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7010/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

Video settings (launcher).

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Only 4:3 resolutions are recognized.

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16	Master server disabled.

Issues fixed

Crash in Windows 7

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 4 1.5 GHz Athlon XP	4 2.4 GHz Athlon XP/64
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM Shader model 1.1 support	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

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 (7010) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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 (7010) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[4] The app ID (7010) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

@@ Line 69: / Line 69: @@
 |wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/project-snowblind/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
-|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
+|multimonitor wsgf award    =
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = unsupported
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
-|multimonitor               = false
+|multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = false
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
-|4k ultra hd                = false
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
-|fov                        = false
+|fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  =
+|fov notes                  = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |windowed                   = false
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = false
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          = Set in launcher.
@@ Line 102: / Line 102: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set video mode in registry}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use Widescreen Patch}}
-# Open the [[Registry Editor]]:
+# Download the [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/575-project-snowblind-widescreen-patch/ Project: Snowblind - Widescreen Patch].
-#* Vista and later: open the Start screen/Start menu, type <code>regedit</code> and press {{key|Enter}}.
+# Extract the contents of the archive to the installation folder.
-#* Windows XP: press {{key|Win|R}}, type <code>regedit</code> and press {{key|Enter}}.
+# Install the Visual C++ Redistributable using the included <code>vcredist_x86.exe</code> installer.
-# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Project: SnowBlind</code>.
+# Adjust the various settings in <code>snowblind-widescreen.ini</code>.
-# Change <code>FullscreenModeID</code> to the resolution you want in the form <code>0xhhxxxyyy</code>.
+'''Notes'''
-#* <code>hh</code> refers to the screen refresh rate
+{{--}} The HUD is always confined to the center 4:3 area of the screen.
-#* <code>xxx</code> refers to screen width
+{{--}} Increasing or decreasing the vertical FOV from the default introduces various visual glitches.
-#* <code>yyy</code> refers to screen height.
-#* All three components must be in hexidecimal.
 }}

Developers
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	Crystal Dynamics
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	March 17, 2005