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|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 | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure }}
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|gogcom id    = 1837805079
 
|gogcom id    = 1837805079
 
|hltb        = 1184
 
|hltb        = 1184
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|lutris      = blood-omen-legacy-of-kain
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = blood-omen-legacy-of-kain
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|mobygames    = 2207
 
|wikipedia    = Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
 
|wikipedia    = Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
 
|winehq      = 4035
 
|winehq      = 4035
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}}
 
}}
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Crashes and other issues on modern operating systems. The OpenGL [[#Essential improvements|wrapper]] fixes these issues.
+
|introduction      =
{{++}} Unofficial patches eliminate loading times.
+
 
{{--}} Capped at 40 FPS (slightly slower animations than PSX version), FMVs at 15 and 18 FPS. It can be fixed with the OpenGL [[#Essential improvements|wrapper]].
+
|release history  = The PC version eliminates loading times which exist in the PlayStation version. However, compared to it, animations are slightly slower, and FMVs are of lower quality with mono audio.
{{--}} FMVs have inferior video quality compared to the PSX version and have mono audio; some sounds are reduced in quality as well. <br>These issues are also fixed with the OpenGL [[#Essential improvements|wrapper]].
+
 
 +
|current state    = The game suffers from crashes, low sound quality and other issues on modern operating systems; the [[#Essential improvements|OpenGL wrapper]] fixes them.  
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Physical copy protection: bad sectors. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | North American physical copy protection causes bad sectors. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | blood_omen_legacy_of_kain | DRM-free |Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | blood_omen_legacy_of_kain | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/kaindemo Archive.org].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
===[https://verokster.blogspot.com/2018/05/legacy-of-kain-blood-omen-gl-wrapper.html Verok's GL wrapper & patch]===
+
===Verok's GL wrapper & patch===
 
{{++}} Windowed mode support, FMVs play without interlacing, optional unfiltered scaler, WinXP/7/10 compatibility fix, removed CD check, 60 FPS support like the PS1 version, optional PS1 FMVs support, HQ cutscenes with stereo sound, subtitles and more.
 
{{++}} Windowed mode support, FMVs play without interlacing, optional unfiltered scaler, WinXP/7/10 compatibility fix, removed CD check, 60 FPS support like the PS1 version, optional PS1 FMVs support, HQ cutscenes with stereo sound, subtitles and more.
 +
 +
*'''[https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjG7dG2K1HcThfBMcZiLv27cGRweEg Full Patch - Larger file, but contains updated cutscenes and audio]'''
 +
*'''[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2403-legacy-of-kain-blood-omen-veroks-gl-wrapper-patch/ Minimal Patch - contains only essential updates]'''
 +
===CubanRaul's Community Patch===
 +
{{ii}} Eliminates the need for a slowdown program for fast CPUs and fixes various crashes.
 +
{{ii}} 2.0 version requires Windows 2000 at minimum; 2.2 requires Windows 7 at minimum.
 +
{{ii}} By express request of mod co-creator Wrace, PCGamingWiki is, for reasons known only to Wrace, forbidden from providing any direct links to the mod - including to the author's own official mod page. As such, please copy and paste the following search query/queries into any search engine:
 +
<pre>
 +
Wrace Blood Omen Legacy of Kain CubanRaul's Community Patch
 +
</pre>
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\SAVED\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\SAVED\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|GOG.com|{{P|game}}\Saves\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} Config files are not in plain text format.
 
{{ii}} Config files are not in plain text format.
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\SAVED\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\SAVED\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|GOG.com|{{P|game}}\Saves\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= Only 640x480, 640x480i, and 320x240 pillarboxed (latter 2 accessible by pressing {{key|F12}}).
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Only 640x480, 640x480i, and 320x240 pillarboxed.<br> The latter 2 are selectable by pressing {{key|F12}}.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync notes                = In the GOG.com version, it can be forced through {{file|dxcfg.exe}}.
 
|vsync notes                = In the GOG.com version, it can be forced through {{file|dxcfg.exe}}.
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 
|xinput controllers        = hackable
 
|xinput controllers        = hackable
|xinput controllers notes  = Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]] to add proper support for XInput controllers.
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|xinput controllers notes  = Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]] to add support for XInput controllers.
 
|xbox prompts              = hackable
 
|xbox prompts              = hackable
 
|xbox prompts notes        = Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]] for Xbox face buttons.
 
|xbox prompts notes        = Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]] for Xbox face buttons.
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|mute on focus lost notes = Losing focus causes black screen. Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Losing focus causes black screen. Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
|eax support              = hackable
 
|eax support              = hackable
|eax support notes       = Possible via OpenAL with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]]
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|eax support notes         = Possible via OpenAL with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]]
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = false
+
  |subtitles = n/a
  |notes    = Retail only
+
  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = true
+
  |interface = false
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
  |notes    = Retail only. [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/774-blood-omen-legacy-of-kain-german-patch/ download for digital versions].
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  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Hungarian
 
  |language  = Hungarian
  |interface = true
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  |interface = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
  |notes    = Retail only. Subs possible with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
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  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
  |fan      =  
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  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = true
+
  |interface = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
  |notes    = Retail only. Subs possible with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
+
  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
  |fan      =  
+
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
  |interface = true
+
  |interface = false
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = false
+
  |subtitles = n/a
  |notes    = Retail only
+
  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = false
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
  |interface = true
+
  |interface = hackable
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
  |notes    = Retail only. Subs possible with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
+
  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
  |fan      =  
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  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = hackable
 
  |interface = hackable
  |audio    = false
+
  |audio    = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
  |notes    = Retail only. Subs possible with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
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  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |interface = hackable
 
  |interface = hackable
 
  |audio    = hackable
 
  |audio    = hackable
  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
  |notes    = [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B_auru2liqpaRE5IVU45dHhwRjg&export=download Fan translation]
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  |notes    = Included with [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]].
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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===System Locale/Language Check Failed===
 
===System Locale/Language Check Failed===
 
{{Image|Kain1_localeerror.png|Error message for an "invalid locale".}}
 
{{Image|Kain1_localeerror.png|Error message for an "invalid locale".}}
{{ii}} This error occurs on game startup with modern versions of Windows when your language for non-Unicode programs is set to something the game doesn't "support" (note that in practice the vast majority of games run fine on different locales from their own).
+
{{ii}} On modern versions of Windows, this error occurs at game startup when the language for non-Unicode programs is set to something the game does not support.
  
{{Fixbox|description=Change language for non-Unicode programs|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Change language for non-Unicode programs|fix=
 
# Open the Control Panel and set {{key|View by:}} to {{code|Category}}.
 
# Open the Control Panel and set {{key|View by:}} to {{code|Category}}.
 
# Click {{key|Clock, Language, and Region}} and then {{key|Region}}.
 
# Click {{key|Clock, Language, and Region}} and then {{key|Region}}.
 
# Under the '''Administrative''' tab, click {{key|Change system locale...}}.
 
# Under the '''Administrative''' tab, click {{key|Change system locale...}}.
 
# Set the system locale to one the game supports, such as ''English (United States)'' for the US release.
 
# Set the system locale to one the game supports, such as ''English (United States)'' for the US release.
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
{{ii}} Exact steps vary slightly depending on your Windows version. The above is for Windows 8.1.
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{{ii}} Exact steps vary slightly depending on your Windows version. The above refers to Windows 8.1.
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Game Crashes When Loading a Save or After Playing the Introduction Cutscene===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]]}}
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Data Execution Prevention for KAIN.exe|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}|fix=
+
 
 +
===Crashes When Loading a Save or After Playing the Introduction Cutscene===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Data Execution Prevention for KAIN.exe|fix=
 
# Open the Control Panel and set {{key|View by:}} to {{code|Large icons}}.
 
# Open the Control Panel and set {{key|View by:}} to {{code|Large icons}}.
 
# Click {{key|System}} and then {{key|Advanced system settings}}.
 
# Click {{key|System}} and then {{key|Advanced system settings}}.
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# Under the '''Data Execution Prevention''' tab, set {{key|Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:}}.  
 
# Under the '''Data Execution Prevention''' tab, set {{key|Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:}}.  
 
# Click {{key|Add...}}, then go to the game directory and add {{file|Kain.exe}} to the list.
 
# Click {{key|Add...}}, then go to the game directory and add {{file|Kain.exe}} to the list.
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
{{ii}} Exact steps vary slightly depending on your Windows version. The above is for Windows 7.
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{{ii}} Exact steps vary slightly depending on your Windows version. The above refers to Windows 7.
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Game Freezes After Initial Dialog in Windows 9X===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Essential improvements|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]]}}
{{ii}} After the introduction of the game the screen freezes. This bug is active when your computer's performance is too high for your game requirements. To prevent this from happening it is necessary to decrease the FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency to reach a value that does not cause problems with the game, usually 100Mhz or 66Mhz. It is the frequency of the FSB clock that will determine how will the performance of the motherboard and processor of a machine. For those who do not have hardware with this configuration capability a less efficient alternative is to use software specialized in occupying processor resources to slow the execution of applications, known as "CPU killer".
+
 
 +
===Freezes after Kain's speech in the tavern or mausoleum===
 +
{{ii}} if the PC specs exceed the game requirements, this will trigger a freeze after Kain's speech in the tavern or mausoleum.<br> To avoid this issue, the FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency must be decreased to a value that does not cause problems with the game; usually 100Mhz or 66Mhz.<br> For all those who do not have the possibility to configure this option, it's necessary to rely on 3rd party solutions such as "''CPUKILLER''" or "''Verok's GL wrapper & patch''".
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Verok's GL wrapper & patch|Verok's GL wrapper & patch]] (Windows 7 and later)}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#CubanRaul's Community Patch|CubanRaul's Community Patch]] (Windows 2000, XP, and Vista)}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|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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Latest revision as of 15:24, 19 February 2024

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain cover
Developers
Silicon Knights
Windows Semi Logic Entertainment
Publishers
Retail Crystal Dynamics
Windows Activision
Digital Square Enix
Release dates
Windows August 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Fantasy
Series Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain on HowLongToBeat
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain on IGDB
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain on MobyGames
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain on Wikipedia
Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain 1997
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1999
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 2001
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 2002
Legacy of Kain: Defiance 2003
Nosgoth Cancelled

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a singleplayer top-down view action and adventure game in the Legacy of Kain series.

The PC version eliminates loading times which exist in the PlayStation version. However, compared to it, animations are slightly slower, and FMVs are of lower quality with mono audio.

The game suffers from crashes, low sound quality and other issues on modern operating systems; the OpenGL wrapper fixes them.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
North American physical copy protection causes bad sectors.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Verok's GL wrapper & patch

Windowed mode support, FMVs play without interlacing, optional unfiltered scaler, WinXP/7/10 compatibility fix, removed CD check, 60 FPS support like the PS1 version, optional PS1 FMVs support, HQ cutscenes with stereo sound, subtitles and more.

CubanRaul's Community Patch

Eliminates the need for a slowdown program for fast CPUs and fixes various crashes.
2.0 version requires Windows 2000 at minimum; 2.2 requires Windows 7 at minimum.
By express request of mod co-creator Wrace, PCGamingWiki is, for reasons known only to Wrace, forbidden from providing any direct links to the mod - including to the author's own official mod page. As such, please copy and paste the following search query/queries into any search engine:
Wrace Blood Omen Legacy of Kain CubanRaul's Community Patch

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVED\[Note 1]
GOG.com <path-to-game>\Saves\
Config files are not in plain text format.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVED\[Note 1]
GOG.com <path-to-game>\Saves\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 640x480, 640x480i, and 320x240 pillarboxed.
The latter 2 are selectable by pressing F12.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In the GOG.com version, it can be forced through dxcfg.exe.
60 FPS
Capped at 40 FPS, FMVs at 15 and 18 FPS.[1]
Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch to increase the FPS.
120+ FPS
Gameplay is tied to the frame rate. Above 60 FPS makes the gameplay too fast.

Input

Control options.
Control options.
XInput prompts - Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
XInput prompts - Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
DualShock prompts - Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
DualShock prompts - Verok's GL wrapper & patch.

Audio

Audio options.
Audio options.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound & music
Surround sound
Possible via OpenAL with Verok's GL wrapper & patch
Subtitles
Possible with Verok's GL wrapper & patch
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Losing focus causes black screen. Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
EAX support
Possible via OpenAL with Verok's GL wrapper & patch
Royalty free audio
English subtitles.
English subtitles.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Subs possible with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
French
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
German
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Hungarian
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Italian
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Japanese
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Polish
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Brazilian Portuguese
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Russian
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.
Spanish
Included with Verok's GL wrapper & patch.

Issues fixed

System Locale/Language Check Failed

Error message for an "invalid locale".
Error message for an "invalid locale".
On modern versions of Windows, this error occurs at game startup when the language for non-Unicode programs is set to something the game does not support.
Change language for non-Unicode programs
  1. Open the Control Panel and set View by: to Category.
  2. Click Clock, Language, and Region and then Region.
  3. Under the Administrative tab, click Change system locale....
  4. Set the system locale to one the game supports, such as English (United States) for the US release.

Notes

Exact steps vary slightly depending on your Windows version. The above refers to Windows 8.1.
Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch

Crashes When Loading a Save or After Playing the Introduction Cutscene

Disable Data Execution Prevention for KAIN.exe
  1. Open the Control Panel and set View by: to Large icons.
  2. Click System and then Advanced system settings.
  3. Click Settings... under Performance.
  4. Under the Data Execution Prevention tab, set Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:.
  5. Click Add..., then go to the game directory and add Kain.exe to the list.

Notes

Exact steps vary slightly depending on your Windows version. The above refers to Windows 7.
Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch

Freezes after Kain's speech in the tavern or mausoleum

if the PC specs exceed the game requirements, this will trigger a freeze after Kain's speech in the tavern or mausoleum.
To avoid this issue, the FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency must be decreased to a value that does not cause problems with the game; usually 100Mhz or 66Mhz.
For all those who do not have the possibility to configure this option, it's necessary to rely on 3rd party solutions such as "CPUKILLER" or "Verok's GL wrapper & patch".
Use Verok's GL wrapper & patch (Windows 7 and later)
Use CubanRaul's Community Patch (Windows 2000, XP, and Vista)

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D
GOG.com version uses custom DirectX wrapper
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA
1 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) Sound Blaster compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM


Notes

  1. 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. Verified by User:MetalPlateMage on 25 July 2015
    Tested using ShadowPlay.