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Revision as of 00:58, 29 October 2017
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Developers | |
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Irrational Games | |
2K Australia | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2.5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 21, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | October 7, 2009 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
BioShock | |
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BioShock | 2007 |
BioShock 2 | 2010 |
BioShock Infinite | 2013 |
BioShock Remastered | 2016 |
BioShock 2 Remastered | 2016 |
This page is for the original version. For the remastered version, see BioShock Remastered.
Key points
- BioShock may crash on startup on Windows 7 and later. See Crash on startup.
- Physics and some animations are locked at 30 FPS. See below how to modify the lock.
General information
- Official Forum
- BioShock Wiki - Large wiki for the BioShock series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM | |||
Amazon.com | Mac OS X | |||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Mac OS X (non-Steam) | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Bundled with BioShock Remastered |
- The retail, and Amazon.com (Windows) versions use SecuROM DRM. There is no activation limit.[1] An internet connection is required for installation.
- All Mac OS X versions, excluding the Mac App Store, use Feral Interactive's DRM system which requires online activation.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Remove physics and animation frame rate cap
- By default, physics and some animations are capped to 30 FPS.
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Patches
Patch 1.1 - Steam version is already patched and the humblebundle DRM free version too.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7670/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7670/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
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Mouse sensitivity
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Hold to Zoom
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Bioshock. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest |
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Crash on startup
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Crash on autosave/quicksave
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Video settings not saving
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Audio cutting out
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Crashing upon changing resolution
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Excessive screen tearing (Nvidia)
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Frame rate stuttering
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Can't enable EAX in game after updating OpenAL and copying wrap_oal.dll to Bioshock folder and renaming it to OpenAL32.dll
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Sound missing after intro sequence (Windows 8 or Windows 10)
- In Windows 8 and later, Bioshock may have no sound, and it may be impossible to progress past the bathysphere scene as the NPCs become stuck and won't move.
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Gameplay-breaking issues
- Minor spoilers ahead.
Arcadia: Langford's Safe
- In Arcadia, searching Langford's safe with the Scrounger tonic equipped will cause the safe's contents—including an essential quest item—to disappear.
Fort Frolic: Bathysphere
- In Fort Frolic, leaving the area by using the bathysphere adjacent to the entry bathysphere causes the stage curtains to close upon returning to the area, rendering the Cohen's Masterpiece quest un-completeable, and preventing the player from accessing the exit bathysphere.[2]
Fort Frolic: Rapture Records
- When attempting to kill Silas Cobb, using the Hypnotize plasmid, as doing so will prevent a scripted task from triggering, thus trapping the player in Rapture Records.[3]
In order to fix this issue, you must kill yourself (e.g., through the use of the Incinerate! plasmid), or reload an older save.
Notes
- If your saves do not go far back enough, then the first two issues are game-ending. Technically, modifying the save file or using a trainer would also fix the issue, but neither solution has been documented.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 10 | |
OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 3, 4 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | FMOD | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video, Flash |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz | AMD Athlon 64 x2 Intel Core 2 Duo |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1300 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT (DirectX 9) Nvidia GeForce 8600 (DirectX 10) 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM |
- Requires an Intel processor. The game does not support Intel GMA integrated video chipsets (older Mac minis and MacBooks), but does run on GeForce 9400M graphics cards or better.
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 (7670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.