Official Patch

msxyz · Post by **msxyz** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:28 am

They still haven't fixed the performance issues and memory leak. Animations still look lame. It took them one month only to fix the crash on the main quest a few minor bugs ?

OuterParadise · Post by **OuterParadise** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:16 am

Too bad they didn't release an SDK along with the patch, guess they didnt have time or something like that..

Not trying to sound ungrateful or anything.

msxyz · Post by **msxyz** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:02 am

I don't want to sound like whining but probably Dan's patch fixed more problems than this one

Stilgar · Post by **Stilgar** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:20 am

[QUOTE=msxyz]I don't want to sound like whining but probably Dan's patch fixed more problems than this one

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More things, but this patch fixes some of the bigger problems (like the problem with the keys).

@Outerparadise what's an SDK?

OuterParadise · Post by **OuterParadise** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:37 am

SDK means: Software Development Kit
Kind of a toolset, if Troika released an SDK for Bloodlines we would be able to tinker around with the game's scripts in a much easier way etc

msxyz · Post by **msxyz** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:07 am

Valve Custom Source Tool let you play with Bloodlines RAD files.

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:01 am

I'll be curious to see whether the official and unofficial patch work well together, seeing as they don't really interact that much on the surface.

msxyz · Post by **msxyz** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:22 am

I installed the official patch on top of Dan's, without problems, so far. I've read in other forums that many did the same. It's too early to say if there are any problems but, hopefully, no.

Darkwarlock · Post by **Darkwarlock** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:52 pm

the new patch

well i just installed the new offical patch and started playing a malkavian got to the point where you need to talk to mecurio after getting the astrolite back and it crashes everytime now anyone else having this problem and how do i fix it

thanks

Maxinion · Post by **Maxinion** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:25 pm

Well, Darkwarlock... could you give us some more information? For example, whenever the game crashes, a logfile is created in your game directory (usually C:\Program Files\Activision\Vampire Bloodlines). Could you post the first lines of that? Also... what video card are you running? Do you have the most updated drivers? Do you have at least a 1400 mb page file (that's the official minimum as of the 1.2 patch, though you should probably keep it at 8000 mb or so if you have the space). Are you using Dan_Upright's unofficial patch? Where exactly do you crash? We want to help you, but if you only tell us it crashes without any other information, there's very little we can do except ask questions and give vague tips like above.

Sectoid101 · Post by **Sectoid101** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:27 pm

Now I dont mean to sound like a HUGE newbie but I have searched for the patch and all I could come up with is the fan made... anyone have a link?

Sectoid101 · Post by **Sectoid101** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:28 pm

NOOO I DID IT AGAIN!! The link was right infront of me im sorry

Maxinion · Post by **Maxinion** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:57 pm

[QUOTE=msxyz]They still haven't fixed the performance issues and memory leak. Animations still look lame. It took them one month only to fix the crash on the main quest a few minor bugs ?[/QUOTE]

Actually, I just started a new game with the new patch... wow. The opening cutscene, which in my opinion, was horendous... is now completely fixed. When you get staked in your apartment, the character that breaks down the door and stakes you actually moves fluidly instead of floating in. Same with the others that stake your sire... they used to look VERY cludgy, but now look perfectly acceptable. (I was showing the movie to a friend, and told him to prepare for a really lame moment, only to see this... quite amusing). Also, the lackluster beheading-- gone! Replaced with a zoom in on the shocked VV. Other little details are different as well... the vampires no longer glide out... they really walk, etc. I'm sure there are other little touches like this in the patch, and so I just wanted to make it clear that Troika indeed has done *something* (though certainly not enough).

Zeplin · Post by **Zeplin** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:38 am

Wow that was a stake? I always though he shot him or something....

Padawan · Post by **Padawan** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:10 pm

Patch 1.5

Today I found a page (going through history...) HERE IS THE LINK where their saying it's 1.5 patch.

Unfortunately at the time being I am doing the defragmentation of my games disk, so I still did not try to install it. Even so, since I am one of those who are experiencing big time lags (although my system is close to superb

) I did not come far in the game to even realize if players will benefit or not with install.

Just for you to know, more details tomorrow.