Blood
Developers | |
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Monolith Productions | |
Cryptic Passage | Sunstorm Interactive |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
Atari | |
Engines | |
Build | |
Release dates | |
DOS | May 31, 1997 |
Windows | April 22, 2010 |
Linux | May 18, 2015[1] |
Blood | |
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Blood | 1997 |
Blood II: The Chosen | 1998 |
Blood: Fresh Supply | 2019 |
Key points
- A bug in the game causes damage scaling to change after loading a save.[2][3]
- A port to the Kex Engine by Night Dive Studios is in the works.[4]
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 | Also includes the "Plasma Pak" and "Cryptic Passage" expansions. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Also includes the "Plasma Pak" and "Cryptic Passage" expansions. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[6] |
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 port of Blood based on EDuke32.
Features original software renderer, improved OpenGL renderer, and OPL3 emulation. Not gameplay-accurate so far, can only properly replay demos that come with the original OUWB 1.21 version, but fails at custom demos. |
Improve performance in DOSBox
Edit DOSBox configuration file |
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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.
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.
Install bMouse[7] |
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Notes
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Buildmfx
- Buildmfx is a patch which improves mouse looking.
NOLFBLIM
- NOLFBLIM fixes flashing HUD.
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.
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] |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299030/pfx/[Note 2] |
- 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] |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299030/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Use mouse wheel to change weapons
Binds up and down keys to the mouse wheel[8] |
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Audio settings
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 |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.0 | Use BloodGDX |
Glide | 1.0 | Beta patches for 3Dfx support can be found here. Note these patches are largely unstable and never completed. |
Software renderer | Default mode in DOSBox and only mode in classic version (without 3Dfx patch). Supports extremely high resolutions for a DOS game (over 1600x1200). | |
DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
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 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
- ↑ https://blood-wiki.org/index.php/Bugs_in_Blood#All_Versions
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/fan_blood_patch_122_fixed_incorrect_damage_scaling_when_loading_a_save
- ↑ Horror first-person shooter Blood remaster announced for PC — Gematsu
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Blood: One Unit Whole Blood · AppID: 299030 · Steam Database
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-19
- ↑ Use Mouse Wheel to Change Weapons in OUWB! - GOG.com Forum