Difference between revisions of "Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2"
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# Download [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9]. | # Download [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9]. | ||
# Copy {{file|d3d8.dll}} to the game directory. | # Copy {{file|d3d8.dll}} to the game directory. | ||
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+ | ===Keeping the mouse cursor within the window=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use Cursor Lock|fix= | ||
+ | # Download [https://www.snakebytestudios.com/projects/apps/cursor-lock/ Cursor Lock]. | ||
+ | # Install and run. | ||
+ | # Under the '''Shortcut''' tab, select {{key|Program Mode}}. | ||
+ | # Tick '''Open Program''' and set path to {{file|{{p|game}}\bo2.exe}}. | ||
+ | # Tick '''Lock Region''' and select {{key|Window Interior}} from the drop-down menu. | ||
+ | # Click '''Create Shortcut''' and save the LNK file to desktop. | ||
+ | # Run the game directly from the newly created shortcut. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use DxWnd|fix= | ||
+ | Use the following configuration in DxWnd: | ||
+ | * Under the '''Mouse''' tab, set {{code|Mouse Clipper}} to {{key|ON}}. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 6 January 2022
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 | |||
Publisher website | ||||
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. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
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) | <SteamLibrary-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) | <SteamLibrary-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 | See Windowed | ||
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. |
Windowed
Use DxWrapper |
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Use DxWnd |
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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 | ||||
German | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release. | |||
Italian | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Spanish | Retail only; download for digital releases. |
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 |
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Use DxWnd |
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
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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 and set the refresh rate to 60hz |
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V-Sync does not work on Windows 10
Use the dgVoodoo 2 DLL file |
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DxWnd does not force windowed mode
Use DxWrapper |
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Use d3d8to9 |
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Keeping the mouse cursor within the window
Use Cursor Lock |
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Use DxWnd |
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
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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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (242960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ blood omen2 Wayback Machine [missing title] - last accessed on 2021-9-5
- ↑ [1]