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Revision as of 11:43, 3 April 2020
Developers | |
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Monolith Productions | |
Cryptic Passage | Sunstorm Interactive |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
Atari | |
Engines | |
Build | |
Release dates | |
DOS | May 31, 1997 |
Windows (DOSBox) | April 22, 2010 |
Linux (DOSBox) | May 18, 2015[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
Blood | |
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Blood | 1997 |
Blood II: The Chosen | 1998 |
Blood: Fresh Supply | 2019 |
This page is for the original release. For the enhanced version, see Blood: Fresh Supply.
General information
- Blood Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Packaged with Blood: Fresh Supply. Also includes the "Plasma Pak" and "Cryptic Passage" expansions. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |||
Green Man Gaming |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Cryptic Passage | ||
Plasma Pak |
Essential improvements
Source ports
Name | Description | |
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BuildGDX | Reverse-engineered gameplay-accurate port written in Java. Adds high resolutions support, OpenGL renderer, improved mouse controls, and fixes for the original game bugs with an option to revert them.
Can run official addon and custom made campaings straight from the main menu without the need to use installers or replace any original files. Has custom difficulty option that allows to choose different combinations of enemies count and damage dealing or receiving. |
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NBlood | Reverse-engineered gameplay-accurate port of Blood based on EDuke32.
Features original software renderer, improved OpenGL renderer, and OPL3 emulation. |
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Raze | Fork of NBlood to GZDoom architecture. Currently in Alpha. Also supports Duke Nukem 3D, Redneck Rampage, and PC Powerslave/Exhumed. |
Improve performance in DOSBox
Edit DOSBox configuration file |
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Launchers
Blood Launcher
- The One Unit Whole Blood Launcher is recommended for the best experience. It includes a large number of optional modifications and custom maps.
Build Game DOSBox Launcher
- The Build Game DOSBox Launcher allows installation from both digital release and retail release. It also includes a large number of optional modifications and custom maps.
Mouse fixes
bMouse
- bMouse is a DOS extension which improves mouse looking by removing the mouse filter which causes issues related to both axis not updating properly.
Choose either method to use it:
Declare bMouse as an external device[3] |
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Run Blood through bMouse[3] |
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Open
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- bMouse will cause the vertical aiming to be inverted. To fix this just go to Setup Advanced Control Options from Control Setup, then in Advanced Mouse Setup change the Mouse Y Scale to negative number.
Buildmfx
- Buildmfx is a patch which improves mouse looking. Unlike bMouse, it modifies the game executable.
Patch the executable with Buildmfx[4] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\BLOOD.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\BLOOD.CFG [Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299030/pfx/[Note 3] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\*.SAV |
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.SAV [Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299030/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Use mouse wheel to change weapons
Bind up and down keys to the mouse wheel[5] |
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#ifWinActive, ahk_class SDL_app *WheelUp:: SendEvent {Up Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {Up Up} Return *WheelDown:: SendEvent {Down Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {Down Up} Return |
Audio settings
- Original DOS executable and NBlood include a 3D Audio option that works as crossfeed for headphones.
- Older versions of BloodGDX supported OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing, but newer BuildGDX releases broke support.[6]
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
VR support
- A driver for the VFX1 headset can be found here.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op Co-op supports two players. |
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Online play |
Issues fixed
HUD flashes
Use NOLFBLIM[7] |
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Damage scaling changes after loading a save
Use a modified executable[8] |
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Patch Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.0 | Only available in source ports. |
Glide | 1.0 | Beta patches for 3Dfx support can be found here. Note these patches are largely unstable and never completed. |
DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA | Supports extremely high resolutions for a DOS game (over 1600x1200). |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
BloodCM
- BloodCM is a Blood remake in the form of a mod for EDuke32, a Duke Nukem 3D source port that provides modern features such as widescreen resolutions and dynamic lighting.
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 MB | 430 MB |
Video card (GPU) | VGA 256-colour |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 430 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 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 2.2 2.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (299030) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ The "what did just update?" thread, page 444 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-19
- ↑ Reference
- ↑ Use Mouse Wheel to Change Weapons in OUWB! - GOG.com Forum
- ↑ Blood with 3D spatial sound in BloodGDX 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)
- ↑ https://blood-wiki.org/index.php/Installation#Flashing_HUD_fix
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/fan_blood_patch_122_fixed_incorrect_damage_scaling_when_loading_a_save