Key points
- Lacks some effects from the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions.
- Low compatibility with modern systems.
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.
- Fixes crashes related to audio (no longer requires single core affinity) and the Bink video player.
- Fully restores motion blur by improving the effect, replaces FSAA with MSAA, and adds support for aspect ratio at any resolution.
- Adds compatibility with all DirectInput and XInput controllers.
- Requires version 1.02 from GOG.com or Steam.
This project aims to restore cut content, solve various in-game issues, retexture most of the characters, tweak in-game elements and bring FMVs from the PlayStation 2 version in high quality with fixed widescreen aspect ratio.
Skip intro videos
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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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Add DWORD value
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- Press ⊞ Win+R.
- Type
regedit and press ↵ Enter.
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Blood Omen 2.
- Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value and rename it to
ExtendedDialog.
- Change its value data from
0 to 1.
- Run the game and tick Show devtech options in the setup dialog.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
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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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
VR support
Issues fixed
Random crashes and freezes
Uncapped frame rate issue
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Enable VSync and set the refresh rate to 60Hz
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Mouse cursor does not remain inside the monitor
- Occurs when running the game with a secondary monitor connected.
VSync does not work on Windows 10
FMVs play slow or choppy
Run bo2.exe with -setup command line argument and tick Switch resolution for movies
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Notes
- If the intent is to enjoy the FMVs provided with "Blood Omen 2: Conceptual Edition", it's necessary to disable this option to prevent crashes at startup.
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Crashes during the playback of Soul Reaver 2 trailer
- Appears to be an issue with some digital distribution versions.
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Replace video file
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- Download this video file.
- Copy the video file to
<path-to-game>\data by overwriting the existing one.
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Black screen
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Modify DWORD value
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- Press ⊞ Win+R.
- Type
regedit and press ↵ Enter.
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Blood Omen 2\1.00.000.
- Open
DisableVShader and change its value data from 0 to 1.
- Click OK.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
8.1 |
Use Re-vamped for Direct3D9 |
| 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 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.
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