Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
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Troika Games | |
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Windows | November 16, 2004 |
Key points
- Released in an unfinished and buggy state. As such, installation of either the "Unofficial Patch" or the "True Patch" is highly recommended.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1] | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
GOG.com | Includes Normal and Legacy version | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.2 - this patch is already included in the unofficial patch.
Unofficial Patch
- The GOG.com version already includes the Basic version of the Unofficial patch. Legacy version does not.[3]
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Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2600/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2600/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Ultra-widescreen
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Field of view (FOV)
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
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Input settings
Audio settings
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. |
Issues fixed
Black screen during intros / movies
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Missing Textures
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Unable to run, less that 15mb memory available
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Voices and Sound Effects have low quality surround/echo
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Input Lag
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Other information
True Patch
An alternative to the "Unofficial Patch" is the "True Patch", which aims to only fix bugs and preserve an experience as close as possible to the original game. The "True Patch" can be downloaded here. IMPORTANT: LINK IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK
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) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon - 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III - 1.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 348 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 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 (2600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Release: Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™ - GOG.com
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