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(I should create a special patch just for Black & White.)
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{++}} Very small but active modding community.
 
{{--}} The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.<ref name="multiplayer">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050727005607/http://www.lionhead.com/news/bwoffline.html End of an era: Black & White Multiplayer goes Off-Line - Lionhead Studios News]</ref>
 
{{--}} The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.<ref name="multiplayer">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050727005607/http://www.lionhead.com/news/bwoffline.html End of an era: Black & White Multiplayer goes Off-Line - Lionhead Studios News]</ref>
  
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===Patches===
 
===Patches===
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<!-- This Patch might've introduced all those issues I experienced on Windows 8 -->
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{{++}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/index.php?display=131 Patch 1.3] is the final patch. Fixes from the previous ones<ref>[http://blackandwhite.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_1.1 Patch 1.1 Changelog]</ref><ref>[http://blackandwhite.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_1.2 Patch 1.2 Changelog]</ref> are also included. Adds support for P5-Glove. If you don't own it, check [[#P5DLL.dll is missing|below]].
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<!-- If this is true then it means I should test my games, without patching them, ironically -->
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{{--}} Sometimes installing a new patch might delete the music folder. Make a backup before proceeding. See [[#Missing music|missing music]].
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====[http://www.kayssplace.com/files/index.php?display=131 Patch 1.2]====
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{{ii}} Multiplayer matches can only be happen between players with the same game build.
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{{++}} Fixes some issues with the game, while adding some smaller features.
 
−
<!-- {{--}} Might introduce some other annoying issues. Such as settings/Controls not being saved, music missing. -->
 
−
 
 
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====[http://www.kayssplace.com/files/index.php?display=131 Patch 1.3]====
 
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{{ii}} This is an optional patch, it is only required for owners of the P5 Glove. In order to install this without using glove use this [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/120-virtual-glove-p5-fixed-interface-dll/ file].
 
  
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===Misc===
 
===[http://bwgame.wildman-productions.org/index.php?action=showpage&pagename=home Black & White Online Launcher]===
 
===[http://bwgame.wildman-productions.org/index.php?action=showpage&pagename=home Black & White Online Launcher]===
 
{{++}} Streamlined client, makes playing online far easier.  
 
{{++}} Streamlined client, makes playing online far easier.  
 
{{--}} Fairly buggy on more modern OSs, still in development.
 
{{--}} Fairly buggy on more modern OSs, still in development.
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====[https://web.archive.org/web/20021216184008/http://www.lionhead.com/downloads/B&W%20Patch%20Uninstaller%202.0.exe Patch Uninstaller]====
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{{++}} Useful for either quickly downgrading or reinstalling a certain patch quickly.
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===Mods===
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{{ii}} Any official patch should be applied before installing any mods.
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{{mm}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/filedriver.php?action=file&id=139 Villager Banter Add-On]
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{{mm}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/filedriver.php?action=file&id=138 Football Add-On]
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====Additional Creatures====
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{{mm}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/filedriver.php?action=file&id=135 Leopard]
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{{mm}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/filedriver.php?action=file&id=136 Mandrill]
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{{mm}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/filedriver.php?action=file&id=133 Gorilla]
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{{mm}} [http://www.kayssplace.com/files/filedriver.php?action=file&id=134 Horse]
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Any settings set through the launcher are contained in these paths.
 
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Save games are stored in the main installation path.
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{{ii}} In-game settings and profile data for the Windows version are stored in the registry.
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{{ii}} Most in-game settings are stored in the registry, along with the main profile data.
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin                =
 +
|origin notes          =
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|steam cloud          =
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|steam cloud notes    =
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|uplay                =
 +
|uplay notes          =
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|gamesave manager      = true
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|gamesave manager notes= Path has to be manually specified.
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}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. Fixes any {{key|Alt|Tab}} related crashes.
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. Fixes {{key|Alt|Tab}} related crashes.
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|high frame rate            = false
 
|high frame rate            = false
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|high frame rate notes      =  
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|high frame rate notes      = Only on Windows XP. See [[#Windowed|Windowed]] to unlock.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Set resolution in registry}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Set resolution in registry}}
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# Navigate to the main installation folder, then run <code>Setup.exe</code> as an [[Compatibility Mode#Privilege Level|admin]].
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# Run <code>{{p|game}}\Setup.exe</code> and adjust your settings. Set your resolution to anything else.
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# Adjust any settings to the desired values, while also changing the game's resolution to anything else.
 
 
# Open the [[Registry Editor]].
 
# Open the [[Registry Editor]].
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# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\Black & White\BWSetup</code>
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# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\Black & White\BWSetup</code>.
 
# Look for <code>ScreenH</code> and <code>ScreenW</code>.
 
# Look for <code>ScreenH</code> and <code>ScreenW</code>.
 
# Enter your resolution for each value in decimal mode.
 
# Enter your resolution for each value in decimal mode.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} If the custom resolution isn't working try running '''Setup.exe''' again, then set your resolution to '''800x600'''.
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{{ii}} Don't forget to [[Compatibility Mode#Privilege Level|run]] both '''Setup.exe''' and '''runblack.exe''' as an [[Compatibility Mode#Privilege Level|admin]].
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{ii}} In order to play with no borders on fullscreen see [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|D3DWindower}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|D3DWindower}}
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# See [[Glossary:Windowed#D3DWindower|D3DWindower]].
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# See [[Glossary:Windowed#D3DWindower|D3DWindower]] for further instructions.
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# Navigate to the main installation path, and add <code>runblack.exe</code>
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# Find <code>{{p|game}}\runblack.exe</code>.
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# Run the game with '''D3DWindower''' by double clicking on it.
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# Run it with '''D3DWindower''' by pushing the fifth button.
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<gallery widths=368px heights=272px>
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File:Black & White Windowed Mode.png
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</gallery>
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'''Notes'''
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{{++}} Using D3DWindower allows players on OSs such as Windows 8 to play at a stable frame rate.
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{{ii}} Activating the emulation is not needed. Running the game directly through the launcher will work.
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{{ii}} Run any borderless applications before running '''D3Dwindower''' or else the game will crash.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          = Under '''Controls''', only while playing.
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|key remap notes          = While playing.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
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|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.<ref name="multiplayer"/><br>Use [http://bwgame.wildman-productions.org/index.php?action=showpage&pagename=downloads Black & White Online].
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.<ref name="multiplayer"/> Use [http://bwgame.wildman-productions.org/index.php?action=showpage&pagename=downloads Black & White Online].
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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==VR support==
 
==VR support==
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{{++}} Supports the Essential Reality's P-5 Data Glove.
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{{++}} Supports the Essential Reality's P-5 Data Glove
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{{VR support
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|gg3d name                  =
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|native 3d gg3d award        =
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|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
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|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
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|iz3d gg3d award            =
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|native 3d                  =
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|native 3d notes            =
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|nvidia 3d vision            =
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|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
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|tridef 3d                  =
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|tridef 3d notes            =
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|iz3d                        =
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|iz3d notes                  =
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|3rd space gaming vest      =
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|3rd space gaming vest notes =
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|creative senz3d            =
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|creative senz3d notes      =
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|leap motion controller      =
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|leap motion controller notes=
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|novint falcon              =
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|novint falcon notes        =
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|oculus rift                =
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|oculus rift notes          =
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|razer hydra                =
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|razer hydra notes          =
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|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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===Missing music===
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{{ii}} Make sure to run the game and the setup launcher as an [[Compatibility Mode#Privilege Level|admin]] on newer versions of Windows.
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 +
===P5DLL.dll is missing===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Download fixed dll}}
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# Download the following [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/000-placeholder/ archive].
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# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/120-virtual-glove-p5-fixed-interface-dll/ fixed p5dll.dll]
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# Navigate to the main installation folder, and extract the files.
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# Copy it to {{p|game}}
 
}}
 
}}
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<!--
 
−
I never had this happen when the game was installed on C:\
 
  
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For fucks sake.
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===Missing music===
−
===Patches fail to install===
 
−
{{ii}} This happens whenever the game is installed outside of Program Files.
 
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Music fix}}
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# Create a new folder with no spaces in it.
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# Make a backup of the audio folder before installing any patches.
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# Navigate to the main installation folder, and move all the files into the new folder.
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# Copy and paste the backup to <code>{{p|game}}</code>
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# Install the patch, then move all the files back into the original installation folder.
 
 
}}
 
}}
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-->
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===Poor framerate on Windows 8===
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===Low frame rate===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Try running the game in [[#Windowed|windowed]] mode.}}
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# Download the following [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/587-windows-8-custom-directdraw-dll/ archive].
 
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# Navigate to the main installation folder, and extract the file.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minDX    = 7.0a
 
|minDX    = 7.0a
 
}}
 
}}
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 
|OSfamily = Mac OS

Revision as of 15:30, 10 July 2015

Template:Infobox game/row/macporter
Black & White
Black & White cover
Developers
Windows Lionhead Studios
Publishers
Windows Electronic Arts
Mac OS Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows March 25, 2001
Mac OS (Classic) December 2001
Black & White on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Black & White
Black & White 2001
Black & White 2 2005

Key points

Very small but active modding community.
The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.[1]

General information

Black & White Modding Community
Black & White Online

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
This game is not available digitally.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Black & White: Creature Isle
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Error: OS 'OS X' not found in infobox

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

Patch 1.3 is the final patch. Fixes from the previous ones[2][3] are also included. Adds support for P5-Glove. If you don't own it, check below.
Sometimes installing a new patch might delete the music folder. Make a backup before proceeding. See missing music.
Multiplayer matches can only be happen between players with the same game build.

Misc

Black & White Online Launcher

Streamlined client, makes playing online far easier.
Fairly buggy on more modern OSs, still in development.

Patch Uninstaller

Useful for either quickly downgrading or reinstalling a certain patch quickly.

Mods

Any official patch should be applied before installing any mods.
Villager Banter Add-On
Football Add-On

Additional Creatures

Leopard
Mandrill
Gorilla
Horse

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
In-game settings and profile data for the Windows version are stored in the registry.

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

Settings launcher.
Settings launcher.
Advanced settings.
Advanced settings.
In-game advanced settings.
In-game advanced settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

In order to play with no borders on fullscreen see Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Instructions

Input settings

In-game controls settings.
In-game controls settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio and video settings.
In-game audio and video settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.[1] Use Black & White Online.

VR support

Supports the Essential Reality's P-5 Data Glove

Issues fixed

Make sure to run the game and the setup launcher as an admin on newer versions of Windows.

P5DLL.dll is missing

Instructions

Missing music

Instructions

Low frame rate

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, Me, 2000
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7.0a compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) OS 8.6
Processor (CPU) G3 333 MHz
System memory (RAM) 96 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 1.2 compatible

References