Difference between revisions of "Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2"
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award = incomplete | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = incomplete | ||
|widescreen resolution = hackable | |widescreen resolution = hackable | ||
− | |widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1493-blood-omen-2-legacy-of-kain-aspect-ratio-fix/ WSGF entry] | + | |widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1493-blood-omen-2-legacy-of-kain-aspect-ratio-fix/ WSGF entry] |
|multimonitor = hackable | |multimonitor = hackable | ||
− | |multimonitor notes = Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/11/legacy-of-kain-blood-omen-2.html Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2] | + | |multimonitor notes = Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/11/legacy-of-kain-blood-omen-2.html Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2] |
|ultrawidescreen = hackable | |ultrawidescreen = hackable | ||
− | |ultrawidescreen notes = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/blood-omen-2-legacy-kain WSGF entry] | + | |ultrawidescreen notes = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/blood-omen-2-legacy-kain WSGF entry] |
|4k ultra hd = unknown | |4k ultra hd = unknown | ||
|4k ultra hd notes = | |4k ultra hd notes = | ||
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|fov notes = | |fov notes = | ||
|windowed = hackable | |windowed = hackable | ||
− | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = Use [https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/Legacy-of-Kain-Blood-Omen-2 DxWrapper] |
|borderless windowed = hackable | |borderless windowed = hackable | ||
− | |borderless windowed notes = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=33120 WSGF topic] | + | |borderless windowed notes = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=33120 WSGF topic] |
|anisotropic = true | |anisotropic = true | ||
|anisotropic notes = | |anisotropic notes = | ||
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|native 3d notes = | |native 3d notes = | ||
|nvidia 3d vision = hackable | |nvidia 3d vision = hackable | ||
− | |nvidia 3d vision notes = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/11/legacy-of-kain-blood-omen-2.html Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2] | + | |nvidia 3d vision notes = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/11/legacy-of-kain-blood-omen-2.html Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2] |
|tridef 3d = unknown | |tridef 3d = unknown | ||
|tridef 3d notes = | |tridef 3d notes = | ||
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===Buggy Physics=== | ===Buggy Physics=== | ||
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{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit the frame rate]] to 60 FPS |ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}}} | {{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit the frame rate]] to 60 FPS |ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}}} |
Revision as of 01:04, 28 October 2021
Developers | |
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Crystal Dynamics | |
Windows | Nixxes Software[1] |
Publishers | |
Retail | Eidos Interactive |
Digital | Square Enix |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 29, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 66 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Legacy of Kain |
Legacy of Kain | |
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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 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Simple disc check | |||
Includes Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance. | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.02 is the latest version
Peixoto's patch
Peixoto's patch solves frequent crashes - by restoring vsync and setting single core affinity - allows super sampling anti aliasing and Keyboard\mouse emulation with Xinput gamepads
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242960/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Blood Omen 2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242960/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry | ||
Multi-monitor | Use Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use DxWrapper | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the WSGF topic | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Run bo2.exe with -setup command line argument to enable it in the setup launcher. |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Unlocked. Surpassing the 900-1000 fps range will slow down the main menu a lot and produce a physics glitch (brief teleporting and getting a bit stuck) when you touch walls or other geometry elements. See Buggy Physics.[citation needed] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Acceleration is always on | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Game can be played with controller, but must use keyboard and mouse for main and pause menus. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound & Music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. | |||
German | ||||
Italian | Retail only. Download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 | ||
vorpX | Game crashing after intro on windows 7. Unknown if Windows 10 patch above will work with vorpx. |
Issues fixed
Use dgVoodoo 2[2] |
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Notes
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Random crashes and freezes
Use DxWrapper[citation needed] |
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Set the compatibility mode to Windows 98 / Me [citation needed]
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Force CPU affinity to one core[citation needed] |
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Buggy Physics
Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Enable V-Sync in the launcher and set refresh rate to 60hz[citation needed] |
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V-Sync option does not work on Windows 10
Use the dgVoodoo 2 dll file |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 450 MHz | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1,8 GB | 2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/242960/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (242960) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ blood omen2 Wayback Machine [missing title] - last accessed on 2021-9-5
- ↑ [1]