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Blood Bowl
Subseries of Warhammer
Blood Bowl	1995
Blood Bowl (2009)	2009
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition	2012
Blood Bowl 2	2015
Blood Bowl: Death Zone	2019
Blood Bowl 3	2023

Key points

Locked to 40 FPS by default.

No ability to resume an online match in the event of disconnect.

Bugs with certain rule interactions persist and may never be fixed

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
(unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216890/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\bloodbowlchaos\saves\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216890/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

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

Options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Default maximum of 3200x2400
Multi-monitor		Increase <Dimensions> values under <Limits> in Options.xml
Ultra-widescreen		Increase <Dimensions> values under <Limits> in Options.xml
4K Ultra HD		Increase <Dimensions> values under <Limits> in Options.xml
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		4x in-game maximum. Can be forced via <Anisotropy> in BloodBowlChaos.xml or graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		4x MSAA in-game maximum. Can be forced via <Multisampling> in BloodBowlChaos.xml or graphics card control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Default disabled; can be enabled via the <PresentationInterval> in BloodBowlChaos.xml
60 FPS		Increase the <FPSMax> value in BloodBowlChaos.xml
120+ FPS		Increase the <FPSMax> value in BloodBowlChaos.xml
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound, and Voices. Spectator voices cannot be lowered without mods.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X700 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

Notes

↑ 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/216890/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (216890) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/216890/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (216890) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216890/.

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

[6] The app ID (216890) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Cyanide Studio}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive}}
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 11, 2012}}
+|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            | Turn-Based }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-Eye View}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and Select}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Blood Bowl }}
 |steam appid  = 216890
-|gogcom id    =
+|gogcom id    = 2029377635
+|official site= http://www.bloodbowl-game.com/en/bloodbowl
+|hltb         = 1178
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 |strategywiki =
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 |wikipedia    =
 |winehq       =
+|lutris       = blood-bowl-chaos-edition
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-{{Series|Blood Bowl}}
 '''Key points'''
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 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.bloodbowl-game.com Official website]
+{{GOG.com links|2029377635|blood_bowl_series|for game series}}
-{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/236690/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/216890/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-BBCE | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | blood_bowl_chaos_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1594-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | blood-bowl-chaos-edition | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Humble | blood-bowl-chaos-edition | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 216890 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-BBCE | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1594-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | blood-bowl-chaos-edition | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | blood-bowl-chaos-edition | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
-{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 51: / Line 67: @@
 ===[[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             =
+|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 Bowl - Chaos Edition Settings.jpg|Options menu.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 93: / Line 109: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = 4x MSAA in-game maximum. Can be forced via <Multisampling> in BloodBowlChaos.xml or graphics card control panel.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = Default disabled; can be enabled via the <PresentationInterval> in BloodBowlChaos.xml
@@ Line 105: / Line 124: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 147: / Line 166: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, Sound, and Voices. Spectator voices cannot be lowered without mods.
@@ Line 155: / Line 174: @@
 |subtitles                = false
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 250: / Line 271: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 270: / Line 291: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 284: / Line 308: @@
 |minOS    = XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7, 8
-|minCPU   = AMD Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
+|minCPU   = 2.4 GHz Dual Core
-|minCPU2  = Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
+|minCPU2  =
-|minRAM   = 1024 MB (XP) to 2048 MB (Vista, 7, 8)
+|minRAM   = 1 GB (XP)<br />2 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
 |minHD    = 8 GB
-|minGPU   = ATI Radeon X700
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 6600
-|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 6600
+|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X700
 |minVRAM  = 128 MB
 |minDX    = 9

Developers

	Cyanide Studio
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Release dates
Windows	October 11, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Blood Bowl