Difference between revisions of "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain"
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===[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch]=== | ===[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch]=== | ||
{{ii}} Fixes the color bug and the artifacts on the mouse cursor on Windows Vista and 7, adds full compatibility with XInput controllers with working triggers and dpad and can force the game to run in 'HD' using a simple unfiltered scaler (the game will be less blurry but more pixelated) | {{ii}} Fixes the color bug and the artifacts on the mouse cursor on Windows Vista and 7, adds full compatibility with XInput controllers with working triggers and dpad and can force the game to run in 'HD' using a simple unfiltered scaler (the game will be less blurry but more pixelated) | ||
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+ | ====HQ Audio Patch==== | ||
+ | {{++}} Replaces some of the lower quality audio files in the Windows port with those from the original PlayStation release. | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox/fix|HQ Audio Patch|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}} | ||
+ | # Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/977-blood-omen-legacy-of-kain-hq-audio-patch/ HQ Audio Patch] and extract the files. | ||
+ | # Follow the instructions in the <code>readme.txt</code> file. | ||
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− | # Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/969-blood-omen-legacy-of-kain-bink-video-support-pack/ | + | # Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/969-blood-omen-legacy-of-kain-bink-video-support-pack/ Bink Video Support Pack] and extract the files. |
# Follow the instructions in the <code>readme.txt</code> file. | # Follow the instructions in the <code>readme.txt</code> file. | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 13 November 2017
Template:Infobox game/row/winporter
Developers | |
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Silicon Knights | |
Publishers | |
Crystal Dynamics | |
Windows | Activision |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 31, 1997 |
Legacy of Kain | |
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | 1997 |
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | 1999 |
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | 2001 |
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 | 2002 |
Legacy of Kain: Defiance | 2003 |
Nosgoth | Cancelled |
Key points
- Some crashes and other issues on modern operating systems, though modded exes fix this.
- Unofficial patches eliminate loading times.
- 40 FPS lock (slightly slower animations than PSX), 15 and 18 FPS FMVs.
- Some sounds are inferior in quality to the PSX i.e. voices of the spirit forges and blood fountains lacking echo.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Physical copy protection: bad sectors. |
- New copies and digital distribution unavailable due to legal issues with past developers and publishers.
Essential improvements
CubanRaul's modded exe
- Fixes a host of crashes, fixes credits, fixes speed bugs, removes the CD check, and offers its own installation method that allows for modern path characters such as parentheses. Replaces and supersedes Raistlin633's modded exe.
Peixoto's patch
- Fixes the color bug and the artifacts on the mouse cursor on Windows Vista and 7, adds full compatibility with XInput controllers with working triggers and dpad and can force the game to run in 'HD' using a simple unfiltered scaler (the game will be less blurry but more pixelated)
HQ Audio Patch
- Replaces some of the lower quality audio files in the Windows port with those from the original PlayStation release.
Instructions |
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Bink Video Support Pack
- A compilation with every Bink video support patch from NosGothica.org, which has shut down.
- Includes Bink files of the FMVs from the PSX version, which have better video quality and stereo sound.
Instructions |
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Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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- Config files are not in plain text format.
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
System Locale/Language Check Failed
- This error occurs on game startup with modern Windows when your language for non-Unicode programs is set to something the game doesn't "support" (note that in practice the vast majority of games run fine on different locales from their own).
Instructions |
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Game Crashes When Loading a Save or After Playing the Introduction Cutscene
Instructions |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM | |
Sound (audio device) | Sound Blaster compatible | |
Other | 4x CD-ROM |