Black & White
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 April 2014 by RaTcHeT302 (talk | contribs) (Just read the included readme, no point in cluttering the wiki with patch notes, wasn't it obvious enough anyway that players have to use the same patch version, the owner of the online mod should specify what patch should be used on his website)
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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 |
Key points
- Very small but active modding community.
- 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 are required other than the Privilege Level.
General information
Availability
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Patches
- On certain cases, while installing a new patch the music folder might be randomly deleted. In order to restore it see missing music.
Patch 1.1
- Fixes a number of bugs present on the original release.
Patch 1.2
- Additional changes from patch 1.1 are included along with some other very important changes.
Optional
Patch 1.3
- Adds support for the P-5 Glove.
- Contents from the previous patches are also included.
- Users who wish to use this patch will have to copy a special .dll into the main installation folder, as it will otherwise crash on startup. 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
- User made configurations are stored into the main savegames.
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
- After doing this use any borderless applications to play with no borders on fullscreen from here.
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish |
Issues fixed
- Make sure to run the game and the setup launcher as an admin on newer Windows OSs.
Crash on the latest patch
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Missing music
Instructions |
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Low framerates
Instructions |
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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 |