Black & White
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Developers | |
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Lionhead Studios | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Mac OS | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 25, 2001 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 2001 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Black & White | |
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Black & White | 2001 |
Black & White 2 | 2005 |
- Limited preset styled in-game video options. Custom settings have to be set through a special launcher.
- Make sure to run the game and the setup launcher as an administrator. No compatibility modes should be required.
General information
Availability
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.1
- Fixes a number of bugs present on the original release.
Patch 1.2
- Additional changes from patch 1.1 are included.
- On certain cases the music folder might be deleted randomly. In order to restore it see missing music.
Patch 1.3
- Adds support for the P-5 Glove.
- Contents from the previous patches are also included.
- Installing this patch without copying a special .dll into the main installation path, will always make the game crash. It can be downloaded from here.
Misc
Black & White Online Launcher
- Streamlined client, makes playing online far easier.
- Fairly buggy on more modern OSs, still in development.
Patch Uninstaller
- Useful for either quickly downgrading or reinstalling a certain patch quickly.
Windows XP Hotfix 824141
- Installing Windows XP SP2 fixes this issue.
Mods
- Any official patch should be applied before installing any mods.
- Villager Banter Add-On
- Football Add-On
Additional Creatures
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
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Windowed
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish |
Issues fixed
Crash on the latest patch
Instructions |
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Missing music
Instructions |
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Low framerates in recent operating systems
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Incorrect version number
Instructions |
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Custom controls not saving
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Video settings not saving
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium II 350 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 Mb of VRAM |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | OS 8.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | G3 333 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM |