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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = A Boy and His Blob - cover.jpeg
 
|cover        = A Boy and His Blob - cover.jpeg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|WayForward Technologies}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|WayForward Technologies}}
{{Infobox game/row/winporter|Abstraction Games}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Abstraction Games|Windows}}
{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Abstraction Games}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Abstraction Games|OS X}}
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Abstraction Games}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Abstraction Games|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Midnight City}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Midnight City}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|January 19, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|January 19, 2016}}
 
|steam appid  = 281200
 
|steam appid  = 281200
|gogcom page  = a_boy_and_his_blob
+
|gogcom id    = 1446645514
 +
|strategywiki = A Boy and His Blob
 +
|mobygames    = a-boy-and-his-blob
 
|wikipedia    = A Boy and His Blob
 
|wikipedia    = A Boy and His Blob
|winehq      =
+
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.aboyandhisblob.com/ Official Website]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.aboyandhisblob.com/ Official Website]
{{GOG.com links|a_boy_and_his_blob|a_boy_and_his_blob}}
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{{GOG.com links|1446645514|a_boy_and_his_blob}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/281200/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/281200/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_boy_and_his_blob | DRM-Free |  | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_boy_and_his_blob | DRM-free |  | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 281200 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | a-boy-and-his-blob | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 281200 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
===Configuration file and save game data location===
+
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\ABAHB\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/}}
+
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/ABAHB/}}
+
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/ABAHB/}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\ABAHB\savedata.vfs}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/savedata.vfs}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/ABAHB/savedata.vfs}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes          =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games store      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games store notes =
|uplay                 =  
+
|gog galaxy            = false
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes      =
 +
|origin                 =  
 +
|origin notes           =  
 +
|steam cloud           = true
 +
|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =
 +
|xbox cloud            =
 +
|xbox cloud notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
{{Image|A Boy and His Blob - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Assets are done for 480p resolution, resulting really noticeable upscaling.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/281200/discussions/0/451850849202020207/|title=Is the game suppose to look this blurry even at 1080p? :: A Boy and His Blob General Discussion|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = Locked to 60 FPS.
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{Image|A Boy and His Blob - Input.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = XInput and known DirectInput controllers.
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Movement can't be rebound, axis can't be bound.
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts            = Xbox
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|xbox prompts              = true
|button prompts notes      =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = false
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes   =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 +
|button prompts            = Xbox, DualShock
 +
|button prompts notes      = Hackable for DualShock, see [[#DualShock prompts|DualShock prompts]].
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = XInput only.
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes =  
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===DualShock prompts===
 +
{{ii}} Game does already feature button graphics for PS4 and PS Vita, but never uses them on PC.
 +
{{--}} All the games assets are inside single <code>.wad</code> file, making it harder to replace the file.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Replace button graphics|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=682956526|title=A Boy and His Blob, Steam Community :: Guide :: Dualshock 4 button prompts|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download latest version of [https://github.com/TcT2k/HLMWadExplorer/releases/ Hotline Miami WAD Explorer].
 +
# Open {{code|{{p|game}}\content\blob_data_desktop.wad}}.
 +
# From list, search for {{code|buttonsps4.anb}} and extract it either from top menu or with {{key|Ctrl|E}}.
 +
# Right above it on list should be {{code|buttons.anb}}. Highlight it, replace (top menu or {{key|Ctrl|R}} and select extracted {{code|buttonsps4.anb}}.
 +
# Save the file and you should have {{code|*.patchwad}} file.
 +
# Select merge patch option or press {{key|Ctrl|M}} to open merge window.
 +
# Select original {{code|*.wad}} and saved {{code|*.patchwad}} files and select merge.
 +
#* Program will prompt about backing up, which is advisable at this point if you haven't done so manually before this step.
 +
# Close the program and start up the game.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} To get Vita prompts (grayscale) use file {{code|buttonspsv.anb}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|A Boy and His Blob - Audio.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music and effects, on or off only.
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = true
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes= OS X and Linux only.
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|physics          =  
 
|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            = FMOD Studio
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|audio            = FMOD Ex
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 7, 8  
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|minOS    = 7, 8
 
|minCPU  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
 
|minCPU  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz
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|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
  
 
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|recOS    =  
|recOS    = 7 64-bit, 8 64-bit
 
 
|recCPU  = AMD Athlon 7850 2.8 GHz
 
|recCPU  = AMD Athlon 7850 2.8 GHz
 
|recCPU2  = Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz
 
|recCPU2  = Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} 64-bit is recommended.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 3 GB
 
|minGPU  = Intel HD Graphics 4000
 
|minGPU  = Intel HD Graphics 4000
 
|minVRAM  = 768 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 768 MB
 
|recOS    =
 
|recCPU  =
 
|recRAM  =
 
|recHD    =
 
|recGPU  =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Linux
 
|OSfamily = Linux
|minOS    = Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17
+
 
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
 
|minCPU  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
 
|minCPU  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz

Revision as of 14:36, 13 January 2020

A Boy and His Blob
A Boy and His Blob cover
Developers
WayForward Technologies
Windows Abstraction Games
macOS (OS X) Abstraction Games
Linux Abstraction Games
Publishers
Midnight City
Majesco
Engines
SilverWare
Release dates
Windows January 19, 2016
macOS (OS X) January 19, 2016
Linux January 19, 2016
A Boy and His Blob guide on StrategyWiki
A Boy and His Blob on MobyGames
A Boy and His Blob on Wikipedia

General information

Official Website
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ABAHB/

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\savedata.vfs
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/savedata.vfs
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ABAHB/savedata.vfs
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

Template:Input settings

DualShock prompts

Game does already feature button graphics for PS4 and PS Vita, but never uses them on PC.
All the games assets are inside single .wad file, making it harder to replace the file.
Replace button graphics[1]
  1. Download latest version of Hotline Miami WAD Explorer.
  2. Open <path-to-game>\content\blob_data_desktop.wad.
  3. From list, search for buttonsps4.anb and extract it either from top menu or with Ctrl+E.
  4. Right above it on list should be buttons.anb. Highlight it, replace (top menu or Ctrl+R and select extracted buttonsps4.anb.
  5. Save the file and you should have *.patchwad file.
  6. Select merge patch option or press Ctrl+M to open merge window.
  7. Select original *.wad and saved *.patchwad files and select merge.
    • Program will prompt about backing up, which is advisable at this point if you haven't done so manually before this step.
  8. Close the program and start up the game.

Notes

To get Vita prompts (grayscale) use file buttonspsv.anb.

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.2
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4650
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support
64-bit is recommended.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.10.2
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4000
768 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4650
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support

References