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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive|Retail (UK)}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive|Retail (UK)}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Crimson Cow|Retail (Rest of Europe)}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Crimson Cow|Retail (Rest of Europe)}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Digital}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Digital, original}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Autumn Moon|Digital, current}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-vampyre-story|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-vampyre-story|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =  
 
|taxonomy    =  
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Comedy }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 313870
 
|steam appid  = 313870
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | a-vampyre-story | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | a-vampyre-story | DRM-free | Super Digital Deluxe Edition. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_vampyre_story | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | a-vampyre-story | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 313870 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119114739/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/A-Vampyre-Story/|title=A Vampyre Story - Games for Windows|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_vampyre_story | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 313870 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|A Vampyre Story/game/assets/scripts}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\game\assets\scripts}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Hardcoded to 4:3.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://www.gog.com/forum/a_vampyre_story/higher_resolution_patch_patch_fur_hohere_auflosung unofficial borderless widescreen patch]
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, voices, music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|audio    = true
|subtitles = false
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
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|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail and Zoom Platform only.
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|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail and Zoom Platform only.
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|audio    = true
|subtitles = false
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|subtitles = true
|notes    = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/697-a-vampyre-story-german-patch/ download for digital releases].
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|notes    = Retail and Zoom Platform only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/697-a-vampyre-story-german-patch/ download for digital releases].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail and Zoom Platform only.
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|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail and Zoom Platform only.
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Resolving compatibility issues (non-ZOOM Platform)===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/313870/discussions/0/144512526674723162/|title=Running on Windows 10 :: A Vampyre Story General Discussions|date=2016-07-28}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
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# Extract {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} and {{file|dgVoodooCpl.config}}, as well as the contents of the {{folder|MS\x86}} subfolder to {{folder|{{p|game}}\game}}.
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# Configure the settings as needed.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 
|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos app notes        =
 
|macos app notes        =
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
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|audio            = FMOD EX
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|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  

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A Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story cover
Developers
Autumn Moon
macOS (OS X) Virtual Programming
Publishers
Retail (UK) Focus Home Interactive
Retail (Rest of Europe) Crimson Cow
Digital, original Strategy First
Digital, current Autumn Moon
Release dates
Windows December 2, 2008
macOS (OS X) February 2, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy, Comedy
A Vampyre Story on HowLongToBeat
A Vampyre Story on IGDB
A Vampyre Story guide on StrategyWiki
A Vampyre Story on MobyGames
A Vampyre Story on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows
macOS (OS X)
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Super Digital Deluxe Edition.
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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[1]
Windows
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\game\assets\scripts[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, voices, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail and Zoom Platform only.
French
Retail and Zoom Platform only.
German
Retail and Zoom Platform only; download for digital releases.
Italian
Retail and Zoom Platform only.
Polish
Retail and Zoom Platform only.

Issues fixed

Resolving compatibility issues (non-ZOOM Platform)

Use dgVoodoo 2[2]
  1. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe and dgVoodooCpl.config, as well as the contents of the MS\x86 subfolder to <path-to-game>\game.
  3. Configure the settings as needed.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD EX
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce FX Generation
ATI Radeon 9500
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/313870/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (313870) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  2. 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

  1. A Vampyre Story - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
  2. Running on Windows 10 :: A Vampyre Story General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-28