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− | Solves frequent crashes by restoring vsync and setting single core affinity, allows super sampling anti aliasing and Keyboard/mouse emulation with XInput gamepads. | + | Solves frequent crashes by restoring vsync and setting single core affinity, allows supersampling anti-aliasing and Keyboard/mouse emulation with XInput gamepads. |
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| ===Skip intro videos=== | | ===Skip intro videos=== |
Revision as of 18:30, 7 January 2022
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.02 is the latest version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
Solves frequent crashes by restoring vsync and setting single core affinity, allows supersampling anti-aliasing and Keyboard/mouse emulation with XInput gamepads.
Skip intro videos
Instructions
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data .
- Delete or rename
bo2intro.dat , crystal.dat and eidos.dat .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Windowed
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Unzip the files to the game directory.
- Open
dxwrapper.ini with notepad.
- Change the following values as noted:
EnableWindowMode=1
WindowModeBorder=1
- Click File, then Save and Exit.
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Use DxWnd
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name to Legacy of Kain - Blood Omen 2.
- Set path to
<path-to-game>\bo2.exe .
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Mouse tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound & Music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
VR support
Issues fixed
Use dgVoodoo 2[2]
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- Download the latest release of dgVoodoo 2.
- Extract
dgVoodooCpl.exe and D3D8.dll to the game directory.
- Run
dgVoodooCpl.exe .
- Click the .\ button to set the game directory as config folder.
- Click on the DirectX tab and disable dgVoodoo Watermark.
Notes
- For the best image quality, also set Filtering to Force anisotropic 16x and Antialiasing (MSAA) to 8x.
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Random crashes and freezes
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Unzip the files to the game directory.
- Open
dxwrapper.ini with notepad.
- Change the following value as noted:
- Click File, then Save and Exit.
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Use DxWnd
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
- Under the Compat. tab, tick
Set single core process affinity .
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Buggy Physics
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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- Download dgVoodoo 2.
- Open the ZIP file and go to \MS\x86.
- Copy
D3D8.dll to the game directory.
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DxWnd does not force windowed mode
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Extract its content to the game directory.
- Open
dxwrapper.ini with notepad.
- Change the following value as noted:
- Click File, then Save and Exit.
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Use d3d8to9
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- Download d3d8to9.
- Copy
d3d8.dll to the game directory.
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Keeping the mouse cursor within the window
Use Cursor Lock
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- Download Cursor Lock.
- Install and run.
- Under the Shortcut tab, select Program Mode.
- Tick Open Program and set path to
<path-to-game>\bo2.exe .
- Tick Lock Region and select 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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Use DxWnd
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
- Under the Mouse tab, set
Mouse Clipper to ON.
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Movies play slow or choppy
Crash while playing Soul Reaver 2 trailer
- Appears to be an issue with some digital distribution versions.
Replace video file
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- Download the video file.
- Copy the video file to
<path-to-game>\data and overwrite the exisisting one.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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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:
References