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Posted April 25, 2016
There will be blood. Delicious blood.



<span class="bold">Vampire&reg;: The Masquerade - Bloodlines&trade;</span>, the timeless RPG masterpiece that has sucked many a gamer's time, is now available, DRM-free on GOG.com.

Intoxicating. Macabre. Vital. These are both traits of blood and of Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™, the RPG that forever changed expectations on how the creatures of the night should be depicted in videogames. Was it the ridiculous replayability? The versatility of our vampiric abilities? The gripping visual and sound design? Perhaps the memorable NPCs and stellar writing. One thing is for certain: much like the daunting Antediluvians, this is a game whose allure only grows stronger with time. No point in resisting it any longer.



Sink your teeth into the definitive bloodsucking experience that is <span class="bold">Vampire&reg;: The Masquerade - Bloodlines&trade;</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.

Note: This version includes third-party technical fixes, courtesy of Wesp5. The full unofficial patch, which also includes additional content, can be found over at <span class="bold">Patches Scrolls</span>.


Twitch alert
Want to watch some entrancing nightly exsanguinations? Join Memoriesin8Bit as he launches a series of Bloodlines streams on <span class="bold">twitch.tv/gogcom</span>, starting Monday, 6 PM UTC.
Posted April 26, 2016
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VanishedOne: Since https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_vampirer_the_masquerade_bloodlines_1ab3d/post216 mentioned 'the censored UK version of the game' I checked the BBFC database: 'All known versions of this work passed uncut.'
Good thinking, now that's what I call a reliable source. :)
However, it's always slightly possible, albeit unlikely, that the version submitted might have been cut in advance.

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VanishedOne: No idea which versions are referred to in https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_vampirer_the_masquerade_bloodlines_1ab3d/post391
It does start to sound like all the rumours and consequent confusion simply stem from the massive amount of bugs and glitches that appeared in the original release.
Posted April 26, 2016
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amurgaming: Does this version support widescreen resolutions?
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MBiL_248: Yes. :)
Could you elaborate, please? Do we have to set the resolution as a comment for the exe file or did GOG create a launcher? What about the stretched HUD and the FOV that you normally have to reset?
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: Yes. :)
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0Grapher: Could you elaborate, please? Do we have to set the resolution as a comment for the exe file or did GOG create a launcher? What about the stretched HUD and the FOV that you normally have to reset?
As far as I can tell, you only have to set resolution in the in-game options playing the unofficial patched version in the default gog install. The FOV and HUD seem normal to me and don't seem to require console commands to correct. At least I think that's the case.
Post edited April 26, 2016 by haydenaurion
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: Yes. :)
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0Grapher: Could you elaborate, please? Do we have to set the resolution as a comment for the exe file or did GOG create a launcher? What about the stretched HUD and the FOV that you normally have to reset?
You can easily select the proper resolution in the game's options menu. Some non 3D elements seems to be stretched (especially the loading screens), but the HUD fits very well and I assume the 3rd party patch did a good work to improve the comptability. I've seen far worser cases (VTM: Redemption, for example). FOV seems to be a liitle bit cropped on top and bottom, it remembers me in a way on the first BioShock, but the windows shows all relevant information (in my opinion).

Edit: I've tried the unpatched Legacy version as well and you can select all widescreen resolutions there, too.
Post edited April 26, 2016 by MBiL_248
Posted April 26, 2016
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0Grapher: Could you elaborate, please? Do we have to set the resolution as a comment for the exe file or did GOG create a launcher? What about the stretched HUD and the FOV that you normally have to reset?
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haydenaurion: As far as I can tell, you only have to set resolution in the in-game options playing the unofficial patched version in the default gog install. The FOV and HUD seem normal to me and don't seem to require console commands to correct. At least I think that's the case.
Wow. Has it been that easy for a long time? I remember the original hassle so well that I can't say for sure if the patch fixed the resolution or not.
Posted April 26, 2016
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P1na: BTW, it's a pity the OST isn't included. More for Deb's night than for the actual songs.
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shmerl: Is Deb from the Kindred by the way?
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snowkatt: the soundtracks are nothing more then mp3's hiding in the installed games folder
you can fish them out rename them and instant ost
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shmerl: Those are lossy however.
yes and ?

id rather have a lossy version then no version at all
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: You can easily select the proper resolution in the game's options menu. Some non 3D elements seems to be stretched (especially the loading screens), but the HUD fits very well
What about the inventory? That's what I was mainly referring to.

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MBiL_248: You can easily select the proper resolution in the game's options menu.
(...)
Edit: I've tried the unpatched Legacy version as well and you can select all widescreen resolutions there, too.
I don't understand it.
Posted April 26, 2016
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snowkatt: id rather have a lossy version then no version at all
I agree, I surely use the lossy one. I'm just saying that it's still a pity that OST is not included (i.e. lossless).

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shmerl: Is Deb from the Kindred by the way?
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snowkatt: yes
Is that just a guess, or there is some indication of it?
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haydenaurion: As far as I can tell, you only have to set resolution in the in-game options playing the unofficial patched version in the default gog install. The FOV and HUD seem normal to me and don't seem to require console commands to correct. At least I think that's the case.
I usually set fov to 90. By default it's 75.
Post edited April 26, 2016 by shmerl
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: You can easily select the proper resolution in the game's options menu. Some non 3D elements seems to be stretched (especially the loading screens), but the HUD fits very well
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0Grapher: What about the inventory? That's what I was mainly referring to.

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MBiL_248: You can easily select the proper resolution in the game's options menu.
(...)
Edit: I've tried the unpatched Legacy version as well and you can select all widescreen resolutions there, too.
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0Grapher: I don't understand it.
#1: Inventory is not stretched. :)

#2: GOG's installer provides you with two game versions: the patched standard version and the unmodified original version, called "legacy".
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: #2: GOG's installer provides you with two game versions: the patched standard version and the unmodified original version, called "legacy".
That's the way Wesp5's patches work since 9.x. Before there was no option of the unmodified original.
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: #2: GOG's installer provides you with two game versions: the patched standard version and the unmodified original version, called "legacy".
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shmerl: That's the way Wesp5's patches work since 9.x. Before there was no option of the unmodified original.
Interesting, I've thought the vanilla version would be GOG's special addition. Now, that's a very impressive piece of work from Wesp5, I would say the community owes him a lot of gratitude.
Posted April 26, 2016
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shmerl: That's the way Wesp5's patches work since 9.x. Before there was no option of the unmodified original.
So they didn't even do that themselves?
Posted April 26, 2016
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MBiL_248: #1: Inventory is not stretched. :)
That is ridiculously great.
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MBiL_248: #2: GOG's installer provides you with two game versions: the patched standard version and the unmodified original version, called "legacy".
I did understand what you said but I don't understand how that's possible.
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MBiL_248: #2: GOG's installer provides you with two game versions: the patched standard version and the unmodified original version, called "legacy".
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shmerl: That's the way Wesp5's patches work since 9.x. Before there was no option of the unmodified original.
But how is the original unmodified if widescreen resolutions work and there is no DRM?
Posted April 26, 2016
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Smannesman: So they didn't even do that themselves?
I don't think so. GOG credit Wesp5 in the announcement.
Post edited April 26, 2016 by shmerl
Posted April 26, 2016
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shmerl: I don't think so. GOG credit Wesp5 in the announcement.
Yes for the patch, not the 'legacy' mode.
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