Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
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Revision as of 18:17, 24 August 2023 by Wrace (talk | contribs) (→Freezes after Kain's speech in the tavern or mausoleum: Since you removed the original title "Freezes After Initial Dialog on Windows 9X", so you need to remove any info about freezes too if you have in plans to use Verok's OpenGL wrapper (do not work on Win98) which solve this problem already just because it contains exactly the same fix as CubanRaul's Installer (which will work on Win98). As you can see on the page of the last one, CPUGrabber is not needed at all - I fixed this in 2008)
Developers | |
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Silicon Knights | |
Windows | Semi Logic Entertainment |
Publishers | |
Retail | Crystal Dynamics |
Windows | Activision |
Digital | Square Enix |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Legacy of Kain |
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
- The PC version eliminates loading times which exist in the PS1 version.
- Crashes and other issues on modern operating systems. The OpenGL wrapper fixes these issues.
- Gameplay capped at 40 FPS with slightly slower animations than PS1 version. FMVs at 15 and 18 FPS.
It can be fixed with the OpenGL wrapper. - FMVs with mono audio and lower video quality than the PS1 version. Certain sounds have low quality as well.
These issues are also fixed with the OpenGL wrapper.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Physical copy protection: bad sectors. | |||
GOG.com | Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Verok's GL wrapper & patch
- Windowed mode support, FMVs play without interlacing, optional unfiltered scaler, WinXP/7/10 compatibility fix, removed CD check, 60 FPS support like the PS1 version, optional PS1 FMVs support, HQ cutscenes with stereo sound, subtitles and more.
- Full Patch - Larger file, but contains updated cutscenes and audio
- Minimal Patch - contains only essential updates
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVED\[Note 1] |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\Saves\ |
- Config files are not in plain text format.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVED\[Note 1] |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\Saves\ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Only 640x480, 640x480i, and 320x240 pillarboxed. The latter 2 are selectable by pressing F12. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch. In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | In the GOG.com version, it can be forced through dxcfg.exe . |
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60 FPS | Capped at 40 FPS, FMVs at 15 and 18 FPS.[1] Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch to increase the FPS. |
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120+ FPS | Gameplay is tied to the frame rate. Above 60 FPS makes the gameplay too fast. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Cannot quit game (hard-coded escape key) or skip FMVs (possible with Verok's GL wrapper & patch). Qualifies otherwise. | |
Controller remapping | Uses numbers, not face buttons. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch to add support for XInput controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch for Xbox face buttons. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Use DS4Windows with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch for DualShock face buttons. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch for Xbox and DualShock face buttons. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch for haptic feedback. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound & music | |
Surround sound | Possible via OpenAL with Verok's GL wrapper & patch | |
Subtitles | Possible with Verok's GL wrapper & patch | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Losing focus causes black screen. Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |
EAX support | Possible via OpenAL with Verok's GL wrapper & patch | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Subs possible with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
French | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
German | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Hungarian | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Italian | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Japanese | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Polish | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Russian | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. | |||
Spanish | Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch. |
Issues fixed
System Locale/Language Check Failed
- On modern versions of Windows, this error occurs at game startup when the language for non-Unicode programs is set to something the game does not support.
Change language for non-Unicode programs |
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Notes
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Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch |
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Crashes When Loading a Save or After Playing the Introduction Cutscene
Disable Data Execution Prevention for KAIN.exe |
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Notes
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Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch |
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Freezes after Kain's speech in the tavern or mausoleum
Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | GOG.com version uses custom DirectX wrapper |
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 |
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).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:MetalPlateMage on 25 July 2015
- Tested using ShadowPlay.