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This page is for the enhanced version. For the 1997 original game, see Blood.

Blood
Blood	1997
Blood II: The Chosen	1998
Blood: Fresh Supply	2019

Blood: Fresh Supply is an enhanced version of the 1997 first-person shooter Blood and its expansion packs, ported to the Kex Engine.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Includes Blood with Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage DLC.
Humble Store
Steam		Includes Blood Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage DLC.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^[1]
Go to Options → Display Setup, and scroll down to Show Splash Movies and set it to `Off`.

Alternative^[1]

Go to <path-to-game>\movie.
Rename, move or delete these files:

ATARI.ogv
GTI.ogv
Kex.ogv
MONOLITH.ogv
NightDive.ogv

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Nightdive Studios\Blood EX\kexengine.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1010750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Nightdive Studios\Blood EX\saves\save_**.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1010750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Display settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		74-140° vertical via slider.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Anisotropic filtering is always enabled.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA, or up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Optional cap to 30, 60, 120, 144, 240 FPS or MAX (1920 FPS).
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Bindings settings

Mouse settings

Gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Requires keyboard for manual saving (needed for typing in the save file name). Another workaround would be to bind a button (preferrably not the A, B, or any of the dpad buttons) to quicksave. The use of an Xbox One controller with a chatpad attached solves this issue.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Not shown during gameplay, but only in controller rebinding screen.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Touchpad button cannot be bound to any in-game function.
PlayStation button prompts		Controller rebinding screen only shows Xbox button labels.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Sound effects
Surround sound		7.0
Subtitles		No subtitles for pre-rendered movie sequences.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		Uses Ogg Vorbis files in lieu of the original game's Redbook audio tracks when `CD Music` is enabled.
General MIDI audio		Uses built-in FluidSynth library rather than an external MIDI device. The soundfont used can be changed to any General MIDI-compatible soundfont by replacing `TimGM6mb.sf2`.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Co-op, Versus Split-screen
LAN play	8	Host must use spawnipserver command, Direct IP Connect only
Online play	8	Co-op, Versus

Issues fixed

Muffled audio fix

Add alsoft.ini file^[2]
Download the `alsoft.ini` file from here Copy it to `<path-to-game>`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	3.2
Vulkan	1.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL Soft, FluidSynth
Input	SDL2	Version 2.0.9
Cutscenes	Theora	[1]

Upscaled cinematics

This package contains game cinematics upscaled 4x using ESRGAN with and interpolated to 30 FPS.

Mods

Blood: Extra Crispy

This mod adds lots of improvements to the game such as new sprites, weapons, and more.

Coagulated

This mod makes all of the sprites into 3D models.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1010750/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1010750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Nessy on 2022-01-25
↑ How to fix the muffled audio in Blood Fresh Supply - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1010750/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1010750) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1010750/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1010750) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2022-01-25-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Nessy on 2022-01-25

[3] How to fix the muffled audio in Blood Fresh Supply - last accessed on May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{disambig|the enhanced version|the 1997 original game|[[Blood]]}}
 {{Infobox game
-|cover        = Blood Fresh Supply cover (thumb).png
+|cover        = Blood Fresh Supply cover.png
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Monolith Productions|Original game, Plasma Pak}}
@@ Line 9: / Line 10: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari}}
 |engines      =
-{{Infobox game/row/engine|Kex Engine}}
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Kex Engine|name=Kex Engine 3.8}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 9, 2019}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|blood-fresh-supply|77}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|blood-fresh-supply|rating}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Horror }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Blood }}
 |steam appid  = 1010750
 |steam appid side  =
 |gogcom id    = 1374469660
+|official site= https://atari.com/products/blood-fresh-supply
+|hltb         = 67506
+|lutris       = blood-fresh-supply
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = blood-fresh-supply
+|mobygames    = 126608
 |wikipedia    = Blood (video game)
 |winehq       =
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Blood}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} Enhanced version of [[Blood]], ported to the [[Engine:Kex Engine|Kex Engine]].
+|introduction      = '''''Blood: Fresh Supply''''' is an enhanced version of the 1997 [[Glossary:FPS|first-person shooter]] ''[[Blood]]'' and its expansion packs, ported to the [[Engine:Kex Engine|Kex Engine]].
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 32: / Line 56: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.atari.com/games/blood-fresh-supply/ | Unknown |  |  | Windows}}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | blood_fresh_supply | DRM-free | Includes [[Blood]] with '''Plasma Pak''' and '''Cryptic Passage''' DLC. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | blood-fresh-supply | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 1010750 | Steam | Includes '''Plasma Pak''' and '''Cryptic Passage''' DLC. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 1010750 | DRM-free | Includes [[Blood]] '''Plasma Pak''' and '''Cryptic Passage''' DLC. | | Windows }}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>Tested by [[User:Nessy|Nessy]]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="2022-01-25">{{Refcheck|user=Nessy|date=2022-01-25|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\movie</code>
+# Go to Options → Display Setup, and scroll down to '''Show Splash Movies''' and set it to {{code|Off}}.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Alternative|ref=<ref name="2022-01-25"/>|fix=
+# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\movie|folder}}.
 # Rename, move or delete these files:
 <pre>
@@ Line 51: / Line 77: @@
 </pre>
 }}
-===Upscaled cinematics===
-Game cinematics were upscaled 4x using ESRGAN with 15->30 fps conversion
-[https://www.moddb.com/addons/blood-fresh-supply-esrgan-hd-cinematics/ (ModDB link)]
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 69: / Line 91: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Blood Fresh Supply video.png|Video settings}}
 {{Image|Blood Fresh Supply display.png|Display settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 112: / Line 134: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]], [[SMAA]], or up to 8x [[MSAA]].
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = Optional cap to 30, 60, 120, 144, 240 FPS or MAX. MAX framerate is capped to 1920 FPS.
+|60 fps notes               = Optional cap to 30, 60, 120, 144, 240 FPS or MAX (1920 FPS).
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
@@ Line 124: / Line 149: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Blood Fresh Supply remap.png|Bindings settings}}
 {{Image|Blood Fresh Supply mouse.png|Mouse settings}}
 {{Image|Blood Fresh Supply gamepad.png|Gamepad settings}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 139: / Line 164: @@
 |invert mouse y-axis       = true
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
-|touchscreen               = unknown
+|touchscreen               = false
 |touchscreen notes         =
 |controller support        = true
@@ Line 155: / Line 180: @@
 |xbox prompts              = false
 |xbox prompts notes        = Not shown during gameplay, but only in controller rebinding screen.
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = true
@@ Line 191: / Line 216: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Blood Fresh Supply audio.png|Audio settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music and Sound effects
@@ Line 206: / Line 231: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
+|red book cd audio        = false
+|red book cd audio notes  = Uses Ogg Vorbis files in lieu of the original game's Redbook audio tracks when {{code|CD Music}} is enabled.
+|general midi audio       = limited
+|general midi audio notes = Uses built-in FluidSynth library rather than an external MIDI device. The soundfont used can be changed to any General MIDI-compatible soundfont by replacing {{file|TimGM6mb.sf2}}.
 }}
@@ Line 254: / Line 285: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Muffled audio fix===
-{{Fixbox|description=Add alsoft.ini file|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRR_6o0jvw8 How to fix the muffled audio in Blood Fresh Supply]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Add alsoft.ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRR_6o0jvw8|title=How to fix the muffled audio in Blood Fresh Supply|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Download the {{file|alsoft.ini}} file from [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1415-blood-fresh-supply-audio-fix/ here]
-# Copy it to {{code|{{P|game}}}}.
+# Copy it to {{file|{{P|game}}|folder}}.
 }}
@@ Line 282: / Line 313: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        =
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          =
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 306: / Line 340: @@
 |multiplayer notes=
 }}
+===Upscaled cinematics===
+{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/addons/blood-fresh-supply-esrgan-hd-cinematics/ This package] contains game cinematics upscaled 4x using ESRGAN with and interpolated to 30 FPS.
+===Mods===
+====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-extra-crispy/downloads Blood: Extra Crispy]====
+{{ii}} This mod adds lots of improvements to the game such as new sprites, weapons, and more.
+====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-coagulated/addons/coagulated-10-for-fresh-supply Coagulated]====
+{{ii}} This mod makes all of the sprites into 3D models.
 ==System requirements==

Developers

Original game, Plasma Pak	Monolith Productions
Cryptic Passage	Sunstorm Interactive
Fresh Supply	Night Dive Studios
Publishers
	Night Dive Studios
	Atari
Engines
	Kex Engine 3.8
Release dates
Windows	May 9, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy, Horror
Series	Blood