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| |vr only = | | |vr only = |
| |htc vive = | | |htc vive = |
Revision as of 14:50, 13 February 2023
Key points
- Lacks projected shadows from the Xbox version.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.02 is the latest version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
Solves frequent crashes by restoring Vsync and setting single core affinity, allows supersampling anti-aliasing and keyboard/mouse emulation with XInput gamepads.
Skip intro videos
Instructions
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data .
- Delete or rename
bo2intro.dat , crystal.dat and eidos.dat .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Unzip the files to the game directory.
- Open
dxwrapper.ini with notepad.
- Change the following values as noted:
EnableWindowMode=1
WindowModeBorder=1
- For borderless fullscreen windowed:
- Click File, then Save and Exit.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound & Music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
VR support
Issues fixed
Random crashes and freezes
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Unzip the files to the game directory.
- Open
dxwrapper.ini with notepad.
- Change the following value as noted:
- Click File, then Save and Exit.
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Uncapped frame rate issue
Enable VSync and set the refresh rate to 60Hz
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VSync does not work on Windows 10
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Unzip the files to the game directory.
- Open
dxwrapper.ini with notepad.
- Change the following value as noted:
- Click File, then Save and Exit.
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Use d3d8to9
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- Download d3d8to9.
- Copy
d3d8.dll to the game directory.
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Mouse cursor does not remain inside the window
- Occurs when forcing windowed mode by using DxWrapper.
Use Cursor Lock
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- Download Cursor Lock.
- Install and run.
- Under the Shortcut tab, select Program Mode.
- Tick Open Program and set path to
<path-to-game>\bo2.exe .
- Tick Lock Region and select Window Interior from the drop-down menu.
- Tick Force Lock.
- Click Create Shortcut and save the LNK file to desktop.
- Run the game directly from the newly created shortcut.
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Movies play slow or choppy
Crashes while playing the Soul Reaver 2 trailer
- Appears to be an issue with some digital distribution versions.
Replace video file
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- Download this video file.
- Copy the video file to
<path-to-game>\data by overwriting the existing one.
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Black screen
Modify DWORD key
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- Press ⊞ Win+R.
- Type
regedit and press ↵ Enter.
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Blood Omen 2\1.00.000 .
- Open
DisableVShader key.
- Change value data from
0 to 1 .
- Click OK.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1,8 GB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References