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Revision as of 01:31, 15 July 2020

Project: Snowblind
Project: Snowblind cover
Developers
Crystal Dynamics
Windows Nixxes Software[1]
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Square Enix
Release dates
Windows February 22, 2005[1]
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Project Snowblind guide on StrategyWiki
Project Snowblind on Wikipedia
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Key points

Online multiplayer no longer works.
Aim assist is always enabled.[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 7 DRM disc check.
Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\start\pc\
  2. Delete or rename Eidos_Bumper.bik and PSB_CD_Bumper.bik.
  3. Go into the english folder.
  4. Delete or rename PSB_Prologue.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Project: SnowBlind\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7010/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Project Snowblind\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7010/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings (launcher).
Video settings (launcher).

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Widescreen resolution

Use Widescreen Patch[citation needed]
  1. Download the Project: Snowblind - Widescreen Patch.
  2. Extract the contents of the archive to the installation folder.
  3. Install the Visual C++ Redistributable using the included vcredist_x86.exe installer.
  4. Adjust the various settings in snowblind-widescreen.ini.

Notes

The HUD is always confined to the center 4:3 area of the screen.
Increasing or decreasing the vertical FOV from the default introduces various visual glitches.

Accessing the launcher

The launcher appears at the first attempt to launch the game, but does not reappear.

Use command line argument[4]
  1. Start the game with -setup command line argument.

Notes

Settings are exclusive for the launcher and can not be changed inside the game.
The launcher does not provide the possibility to start the game. Removing the argument is required.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Fan tool exists to switch language - Disc copies only let you switch language once, Steam copies never do - Applies for all languages
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play
16 Master server disabled.

Issues fixed

Random crashes on modern Windows

Set XP SP3 compatibility mode[5]

Game Crashes on Multicore Systems

Set Core Affinity[6]
  1. Open Task Manager;
  2. Go to process details and right-click on Snowblind.exe;
  3. Set affinity to one core.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1600+		 Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Shader model 1.1 support		 128 MB of VRAM
Shader model 2.0 support

Notes

  1. ↑ 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>/7010/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (7010) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nixxes - Project Snowblind - last accessed on 2016-10-01
  2. ↑ aim assist :: Project: Snowblind General Discussions
  3. ↑ how to skip intro movies - Square Enix Forums
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Chick'n'Duck on 15th July 2020
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-05
    Finished the whole game with no crashes. No clue why this works. W10 x64 (1607)
  6. ↑ Project: Snowblind and Vista x64 - solved!