I agree, but you can not use the CDs now if you want - just rip them to .ISO files and use those. That's what I do with all my older games to help spare the discs. :)

still, swaping isos is annoying to. I like the whole, one installer thing

I have 2 GB of RAM and an Nvidia card. I have a widescreen monitor so I tried to use a patcher to fix the resolution but it doesn't work and now the screen doesn't fit on the monitor.

When I first herd of it, I was interested in it but when I heard their was plenty of bugs, I avoided buying it all this time. Now that it is cheep and the fact that people have been fixing up the game, I now desire to try it. It would be nice if gog were to release this here as it would probably interest more people into this interesting game.

I gave in and finally bought this game off Steam... downloaded the user patch and all, so far so good. Went Bruja for the first play as I've heard its a good beginner class, so far I'm fairly easily tearing through all the opponents but the story line is fun. Bishop Vick just went down, although that was veeeeery close, had to back off and let my health regenerate a little while dodging.

The unofficial patch is now 7.4 http://www.patches-scrolls.de/vampire_bloodlines.php

I have the basic official version, what does this unofficial 7 point friggin 4 version add?

Also is there any other game that has had that many shades of shit patched into it? (official or otherwise)

I don't know about 7.4, but previous versions have always added skillpoint/quest fixes, cut dialogue, game fixes, cut game features, etc.

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Actually, the author of this patch (Werner Spahl) have for a long time "only" fixed bugs that people discovered, as there isn't anything major left to do. :)

I have spoken with the guy a couple of times (via the net), and he is a perfectly normal human being, that loves this game.
So, for the last couple of years, he has only fixed minor stuff with each update, and the game has been playable for several years with the Unofficial patch. So don't feel like you have to start over each time there is an update, just complete your playthrough and use a later version if you want to replay the game at a later date.

Each .x makes about 20-25 changes. HUGE amount of stuff has been updated / changed / added / removed.

I think I played the game with 3.6 or something like that, and you could have noticed the difference, as in, some stupid bugs were gone.

I played VtM:B using unofficial 6 point something the last time. From what I heard it fixes a lot of bugs. I have been downloading subsequent versions afterwards but have not really played that game again. I just thought that if I play it again in the future I'll have the latest unofficial patch. That's all.

This really makes me want to play VtM:B again. Unfortunately I can't do that right now (because I have work to do, but also because), the discs are at home and I am at college right now. Maybe if I remember this can be something I do over the summer. I did really enjoy the game when I played originally.

Short answer: shit ton of fixes, improvements and restored content.

Long answer: here's changelogs of just few of the latest patches

Changes in 7.4:

(+) Denotes changes only available to players of Plus Edition.

+Made Danielle stay upon sending Patty to Vandal and removed safe node.
Moved many notable restorations from basic patch to be available in Plus Edition only.
Made skip intro always work on resolutions > 800x600 and fixed double pawnshop key.
Corrected prostitutes privacy, Ash switch and Giovanni name issues.
Included auto-moving and walk/run toggle, thanks to Dheu and Malkav.
Fixed parking garage gang war problem and Ming as Nines size issue.
Restored Larry's locations in basic patch and removed his email.
Corrected facing Ming Obfuscated and readded claws inventory infos.
Fixed tutorial conditions for high stats and area discipline popups.
Repaired asking Strauss about dealt-with-gargoyle and text details.
Removed body bag models from Dane and added one into Giovanni crypt.
Restored Nines line, sister reconciliation and fixed Bertram issue.
Swapped Anarchs back into basic patch and fixed getting XPs at Zhao's.
Tweaked Strength history to avoid making Bloodstar powerup useless.
Fixed camera cycle and Chuck being mute , thanks to burgermeister.


Changes in 7.3:

(+) Denotes changes only available to players of Plus Edition.

+Moved Yukie temple end trigger and fixed spider chick Boil reaction.
+Corrected a Giovanni candidate quest state and removed entry items.
+Made inspection particles a bit less intrusive, thanks to ZylonBane.
Restored GLOCK to cop on the pier and mafia patrol to Empire hotel.
Corrected conditions for mentioning Rossilini and other text issues.
Fixed problems on approaching Skelter and during the intro walkout.


Changes in 7.2:

(+) denotes changes only available to Plus-Edition players.

+Made SM haven stay always active and placed Ash's cell key on crate.
+Adjusted sell values, melee stats and fixed netcafe headrunner bug.
Fixed possible video courier retrigger bug and some dialogue issues.
Prevented Heather's comeback when returning from lower Hallowbrook.


Changes in 7.1:

(+) denotes changes for Plus Edition players only.

+Added lower player sell values to all weapons which were missing it.
+Restored missing Bertram quest state and fixed broken Isaac update.
+Repaired Venture Tower bomb timer and added it to elevator trap too.
+Moved Pearl of Dubai to Regent and restored Isaac Fae Charm reward.
Added lights-through-walls fix to engine.dll, thanks SomeCommentDoe.
Improved breaking museum windows and fixed more minor level errors.
Removed new Mitnick quest and Chastity's sword from the basic patch.
Fixed headrunner dropping through netcafe floor and a German popup.
Locked gallery front after crime and restored lockpick to warehouse.
Corrected wrong painting positions after slashing then re-entering.
Fixed mirrored beer labels and minor dialogue problems of some NPCs.
Restored Therese and Jeanette reconciling and cash to Kamikaze Zen.
Improved missing fists fix and made pool stripper appear later only.
Made SM laptop stay in old haven in case of random Skyeline issues.
Tweaked Cleopatra history to avoid making Obfuscate powerup useless.
Removed Fae Charm from Tseng to avoid bug on getting it from Isaac.
Fixed blood doll sound and line so it doesn't refer to women as men.
Made Fu Syndicate doors move slower and added a lantern to warrens.
Disabled endless arrow spawning in the chests of first Temple level.


Changes in 7.0:

(+) denotes changes only available when you are playing plus edition of this patch

+Repaired Tourette ammo and added XP and redemption for the Gargoyle.
+Removed SM clinic combat zone and added netcafe combat zone switch.
+Added SWAT rifle ammo model and restored several blunt weapon stats.
+Improved Yukie translation and removed GLOCKs from the Hallowbrook.
+Decreased bomb timer to 30 seconds and changed endgame Skelter line.
Fixed Arthur, Lu, Beckett, Isaac, Victor and killer dialogue issues.
Restored about hundred unused floats and removed bad ones for Kiki.
Fixed tutorial blood reset and improved Chunk Gallery Noir sequence.
Opened beachhouse door on combat and moved blanket to Hannah's bed.
Fixed Gary's photo sound, Ricky's glasses and improved emails order.
Removed Grout's trigger after use and Murietta's key if not needed.
Swapped some pedestrians to reduce clones and added Yukie quest log.
Fixed Yukie boots, Sabbat ankh and Barabus feet, thanks to DDLullu.
Displaced two buggy Luckee Star doors and made the sweeper stronger.
Fixed Dane cop, Bertram, Dennis, LaCroix, Venus and Knox dialogues.
Repaired Ox, mugger and Heather dialogues and restored Barabus line.
Corrected Lily cutscene and stalker hair models, thanks to DDLullu.
Fixed Yukie's shop stats, Maria's invitation and Venture tower door.
Added emotions to Ming's Temple lines and fixed Hallowbrook script.
Swapped Mitnick clone with player model and added Temple door sound.
Tried to fix zombies and stalkers occasionally using normal voices.
Fixed female Tremere hair, thanks for the skin to a nameless modder


v6.9 31.03.2010
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+Made Tourette give ammo and repaired mugger and bum humanity issues.
Fixed wrong Luckee Star keycard model and Chunk's sitting position.
Added new warehouse quest log and animation to new DJ at Confession.
Improved minor text issues of quest logs, tutorial popups and info.
Fixed dialogues of Jack, Mercurio, Regent, Knox, Bertram and Imalia.
Stopped Dane cop from looping and removed one unvoiced line of his.
Forced dialogues of Hannah, video courier and Skelter at Last Round.
Prevented random missing hands bug and restored unused Venus lines.
Fixed refresh-rate problem in shaderapidx9.dll, thanks to Frank7777.
Removed push blockade at Fu Syndicate and bad decals at the museum.


Well, Killap's Fallout 2 Unofficial patch and Restoration project comes close content and time wise.

Also Drog's unofficial patch for Arcanum and Circle of Eight Modpack for Temple of Elemental Evil fix shit ton of bugs and add/restore ton of content.

I'm sure there are others.

The unofficial patches for Oblivion. Over 10,000 fixes. I'm not overstating this, actually. The game is a mess.

Try auditing the cells (the whole game world is divided in thousand of cells) and you'll know what I'm talking about. In a single cell, in some forest part, for example, if there were 45 objects, you're sure to find that at least 15 or so of those were underground, flying above the ground, or checked for "hidden". And this is just object placement we're talking about.