Difference between revisions of "Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption"
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Original game textures upscaled with neural networks. All game textures are upscaled. Download on [https://www.nexusmods.com/vampireredemption/mods/2 Nexus] or [https://www.moddb.com/mods/neural-redemption ModDB] | Original game textures upscaled with neural networks. All game textures are upscaled. Download on [https://www.nexusmods.com/vampireredemption/mods/2 Nexus] or [https://www.moddb.com/mods/neural-redemption ModDB] | ||
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+ | ===[https://legacy.planetvampire.com/modules/files/view.php?id=773 The Dark Path HD Texture Pack]=== | ||
+ | An alternative hand-made full texture pack for a darker and moodier look. | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== |
Revision as of 22:51, 4 November 2021
Developers | |
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Nihilistic Software | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Varcon Systems |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Mac OS | MacSoft |
Engines | |
NOD[1][2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 7, 2000 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 1, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Medieval, Supernatural |
Series | Vampire: The Masquerade |
Key points
- Official Servers were Shut Down in 2008
General information
Availability
Demo
Demo can be downloaded here.
Essential improvements
Administrator elevation required to update saved games
With Windows Vista to 10, the game may fail to autosave, overwrite past saved games, and fail to save related world events, if it is not Run as Administrator. This can cause dialogues, items and cut-scenes to disappear or be buggy when you load a past saved game. The notes below mention this briefly, but it is essential to know before playing.
Run as Administrator is not required, nor is any compatibility setting, as long as the Windows Search service is running, you have read and write access for the Redemption SaveGames directory and the Redemption SaveGames directory has "Allow files in this folder to have content indexed..." enabled.
Neural Redemption HD Textures
Original game textures upscaled with neural networks. All game textures are upscaled. Download on Nexus or ModDB
- Texture depth must be set to 16 bit when this mod is installed.
The Dark Path HD Texture Pack
An alternative hand-made full texture pack for a darker and moodier look.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename logo.bik[citation needed] |
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Alternately just hit ESC twice to skip the two videos to get to the main menu (the fix here was added when they were unskippable). |
Game Manual
The game files include a game manual named manual.pdf. It is highly recommended to check the key and mouse commands described in this manual before playing, as there isn't a tutorial in-game.
It can be freely obtained from the Steam store.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\masquerade.ini[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559680/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGames[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559680/pfx/[Note 2] |
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 the WSGF entry or use this patch. WSGF has some UI errors with 4 chars but the patch does not. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Can be zoomed in and out (default: + and - on the Numpad). For changing FOV in cutscenes, see the WSGF entry. | ||
Windowed | Use the -window parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use the -window parameter. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | CSAA/QCSAA can be forced via Nvidia Profile Inspector. The game shares its profile with VtM Bloodlines due to the same executable name "Vampire.exe". | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Map the pause key[3] |
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On some keyboards, the pause key (which lets you tactically pause the game and issue commands) might not work in the game. You can remap the key with AutoHotkey.
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | 2.0 via Miles Sound System |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail version, download | |||
German | Retail version, download | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | Retail version, download | |||
Spanish | Retail version, download | |||
Russian | Unofficial translation by «Fargus Multimedia». |
Installation
On newer systems (x64 Systems or 64bit) the autorun install from disc wont work because of an executable error. You can still install the game from disc using the installer found on the disc in the setup folder.
For example: DVD-DRIVE\setup\setup.exe
Issues fixed
Torches don't work / game is too dark
If the game seems overall too dark, and light sources like torches don't give off any real light, then you have a common bug. Choose on of the two following fixes.
Use dgVoodoo[5][6] |
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Use Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit[6] |
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The steps to get the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) depend on your system. The following is the guide for Windows 10:
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Other information
Age Of Redemption Mod
Rebalances the game and adds additional features. It can be downloaded here.
- The mod also changes a lot around the gameplay, for example it adds respawning enemies, changes level design, changes the way blood works and completely alters many Disciplines. Install at your own digression.
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | World Opponent Network | Was shut down in 2008 |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz | Intel Pentium III |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 720 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (559680) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.