Difference between revisions of "Blade Runner"

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Blade Runner
Blade Runner	1997
Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab	2017
Blade Runner 9732 (unofficial)	2018
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition	2022
Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth	TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM and DVD-ROM versions exist.
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with ScummVM.

The DVD-ROM version has the same content as the CD-ROM version without the need to swap discs.

The GOG.com release does not include the original desktop icon. A replacement can be found here.

Essential improvements

This section may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: Some of this should probably be moved, due to not applying to the GOG release. You can help by modifying the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.

ScummVM

As of 16 June 2019, the ScummVM engine supports Blade Runner. For more information, see the ScummVM wiki page.

This method does not require an external installer nor installation of any additional patches.

Alternate installer

Use Blade Runner Installer 2012 to install the game from CD/DVD on 64-bit Windows. Also download HDFRAMES.DAT from there and copy it to the installation folder.

This automatically installs both the official patch and the CPU patch.

Official patch

Download the patch for the CD-ROM version or the DVD-ROM version.

CPU patch

Download the CPU patch to fix timing issues with the shooting range and "rat in the tunnel" portions of the game.

After extracting it to the installation folder, see Mouse isn't smooth below to edit its config file for smoother mouse movement.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\BLADE.INI^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SAVE\*.SAV^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game general settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Transcription by the ScummVM team
French				Transcription by the ScummVM team
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game wont start

Game will crash on start if computer does not have an optical drive mounted.

In Windows 10, opening the ISO will create a drive automatically.

Mount a virtual optical drive
Install WinCDEmu. Mount a virtual optical drive. Launch game.

Shooting range and rat/tunnel issues

On modern CPUs, shooting range targets never appear or take minutes to. A similar issue occurs with the "rat in the tunnel" portion of the game.

Apply the CPU patch^[2]

Mouse isn't smooth

This pertains to using the CPU patch.

Edit config^{[citation needed]}
Open `aqrit.cfg`. Set `ForceBltNoTearing` to `0`. Make sure that you set `ForceBltNoTearing`, not `BltNoTearing`. Set `NoVideoMemory` to `0`.

Save games not working

Create a `SAVE` folder under <path-to-game>^{[citation needed]}

Objects missing in Acts 2 through 4

The installer (even the alternate installer) doesn't copy certain files from Discs 2 through 4, so they're missing when the game looks for them.

Add HDFRAMES.DAT^{[citation needed]}
Download HDFRAMES.DAT. Copy it to the installation folder, overwriting the one there.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	5.0	640x480

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 18.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL compatible 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Revisit rainy Los Angeles with the return of the classic Blade Runner - GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-17
↑ Blade Runner: Patch/Installer for Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (x64)

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[gog_release-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Revisit rainy Los Angeles with the return of the classic Blade Runner - GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-17

[3] Blade Runner: Patch/Installer for Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (x64)

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 ===[[ScummVM]]===
 As of 16 June 2019, the ScummVM engine supports Blade Runner. For more information, see [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Blade_Runner the ScummVM wiki page].

Developers

	Westwood Studios
Publishers
Original	Virgin Interactive
Digital	Alcon Interactive Group
Engines
Original	Blade
Digital	ScummVM
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 1997
Windows (ScummVM)	December 17, 2019^[1]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM)	December 17, 2019^[1]
Linux (ScummVM)	December 17, 2019^[1]