This page is for the original 2005 version. For the updated 2020 version, see BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut.
- The game lacks an FPS limiter or Vsync and causes a lot of bugs and crash at frame rates over 60 FPS.the only way to fix it is to use the Bloodrayne 2 - FSAA patch.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is available from Archive.org and on Steam (per direct link):
steam://install/3850
Essential improvements
BloodRayne 2 FSAA Patch configuration tool
- A project that fixes the BloodRayne 2 'BR2 FSAA Patch 1.666' patch[7] on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
- Adds support for custom resolutions and refresh rates, plus other enhancements and fixes.
All Windows compatibility settings for br2.exe
need to be disabled.
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\video\ .
- Delete or rename
alien.mpg , infernal.mpg , and logo.mpg .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Use unofficial patch to select widescreen resolution
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- Install the BloodRayne 2 Patch.
- Open
br2fsaaConfig.exe and set desired resolution in the "Force Resolution" section.
- Set "Force Aspect Ratio" to "Vert-". "Hor+" will cause rendering issues.
- Save configuration.
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Force windowed[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the Path to
<path-to-game>\br2.exe .
- Set the desired window position and size.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Input
Fix Xbox 360 Controller support[8]
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- Download BloodRayne 2 Xbox 360 Controller Fix.
- Extract all files to the installation folder and replace the original files when prompted.
- If you got the error message: "Can't read the gamepad. Make sure a gamepad is plugged in and try again." delete the .dll files Dinput.dll and Dinput8.dll, and then configure the keys manually on the game option screen.
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Audio
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Fan translation, download.
Version without movies is also available here. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation: download. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Change text language
Change text (menus and subtitles) language in GOG.com and Steam version[10]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\system\ .
- Edit
rayne.ini .
- Set
language=EN to your desidered language. language=DE is for German, language=FR for French, language=IT for Italian and language=ES for Spanish.
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Issues fixed
FSAA Patch crashes the game on startup
High refresh rate causes issues with movement
- High refresh rate may break the game - for example, you can get stuck mid-air after performing double-jump with the slow-motion mode enabled.
Lock the game at 60 fps
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- Set your screen refresh rate to 60 Hz.
- Use either the BloodRayne 2 Patch or your GPU driver settings to enable Vsync in BloodRayne 2.
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Black screen during cutscenes
Fix cutscenes with FSAA Patch[7]
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- Install the BloodRayne 2 Patch.
- Load the Configuration Tool, and go to the 'Cut Scene' tab.
- Click on "Install The NEW cutscene.dll".
- Select "Internal" video player.
- Click on "Test Configuration". If you see a video from the game, you can skip the next 3 steps.
- Alternatively, select the external video player that you want to use to play the videos.
- Select the path to your video player. The tool will try to find it. If you see a blank text box, you must enter the path manually.
- Enter the parameters that your video player needs to start to play a video in fullscreen, and to exit after the playback.
- For example if using mpv, use
--fullscreen --keep-open=no .
- Additionally,
--no-input-cursor --no-input-default-bindings will lock all keyboard/mouse controls in mpv while the cutscene is playing.
- You can re-enable skipping of cutscenes in mpv with the ESC key. Create text file
[path to mpv.exe]\portable_config\input.conf with the line ESC quit in it.
- After you finish configuring playback method, click on "Write Configuration To cutscene.ini".
- If you cannot make it work, click on "Restore The Original cutscene.dll".
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Fix cutscenes with dgVoodoo[12]
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- Download and extract dgVoodoo.
- Open the
MS folder and copy the contents to the installation folder.
- Open
dgVoodooCpl.exe .
- Click on "Add" and choose the installation folder.
- Go to the DirectX tab.
- Disable "dgVoodoo Watermark" and click OK.
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[12]
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- Install the BloodRayne 2 Patch.
- Open
br2fsaaConfig.exe and set the refresh rate if needed.
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Set screen refresh rate[12]
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- Download and extract dgVoodoo.
- Open the
MS folder and copy the contents to the installation folder.
- Run
dgVoodooCpl.exe .
- Click on "Add" and choose the installation folder.
- Enable "Enumerate refresh rates".
- Go to the DirectX tab.
- Set the resolution from the list (e.g. 1920x1080, 119Hz).
- Disable "dgVoodoo Watermark" and click OK.
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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound3D |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 SE |
2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 3 DirectX 8.1 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 6800 AMD Radeon X800, 9600, 9700, 9800 |
Notes
References