Standard Mod Patch

GENERAL:

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This mod is for players wanting to try Official v1. 2 but without having to resort to using the console to compensate for some of the bad quests, broken dialog, and frozen cutscenes. In addition, this mod addresses some basic issues like missing sounds, broken physics, broken models, and broken Source engine map entities.

Beyond that I'm trying to retain and preserve the original nature of Official v1. 2. I'm not making any evaluation of the original design. If it is working, I try to leave it alone regardless of what my personal feeling might be, and if it isn't I try to fix it. But only up to a certain point. Version 0. 8 differs from version 0. 7 in that 0. 8 branches out to fix more superficial things such as animations, scenes, textures, models, etc. Where 0. 7 is more barebones and tries to focus strictly on core changes.

I think this game is a masterpiece, not a flawed masterpiece, and I wanted players to have a choice to experiencing the game in the same way I want to experience it. Originally, I started playing Official v1. 2 after years of playing UP Basic, just to see for myself what it was like. The more I played it the more enamored I became with the game and the more I came to appreciate how much of a masterpiece the game was.

But there wasn't any patch that allowed a player to experience the game in this way. Since I was in a position to create a mod/patch that is what I did. When I first started work, I was cleaning and fixing too much and I felt the game lost its unique feel, so I reversed many of those changes. Under the DOCS tab is expanded, more detailed information on my thoughts for the mod.

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 0. 8:

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One of the new features is the ability to skip certain cutscenes. By default, the is bound to the DEL key and labeled "Reset frozen cutscenes" as that is still it's primary function. Skipping most major cutscenes is supported, intro, Nines transition to Downtown scene, LaCroix/player/Beckett sarcophagus scene, both Isaac horror tape scenes, etc. If the key is not mapped when the game starts, this can be fixed by going to the Main Menu - Options - Controls tab and setting a new key. More info on this feature can be found under the DOCS tab.

Another new feature is that the character is checked for stealth corruption every time it returns to a hub after a mission. If the player does not want this check to be performed, they can use the console to set G.noSteathCheck to a value of 1.

FULL PLAYTHROUGH OF VERSION 0. 7 WITH MY COMMENTARY:

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Boris the Toreador has some distinct habits, won't eat rats, won't buy weapons, won't use Blood Buff for combat. Boris is also completely built using the AutoLevel game function. I interject my thoughts and reasoning on various aspects of the mod throughout the playthrough.

INSTALLATION:

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This mod must be extracted into a VTMB install root directory where Game Mod Loader support is already installed. If a person has GOG, any UP, or any major mod such as Clan Quest or Antitribu installed, this mod can be installed alongside those in the same VTMB game location they use. The reason being all modern large mods run out of their own dedicated folders and rely on Game Mod Loader to launch and run. Therefore, if any of those are installed and working, this mod will work as well.

If not the user will need to install some UP, I recommend UP 10. 8 but any UP/MOD with Game Mod Loader support files should work. All that is needed from this install are Game Mod Loader support files, the executables and DLLs to launch this mod.

Summary:

• []Extract this mod's 7zip archive into a VTMB install directory. The Vampire.exe, Vampire folder, and SMP folder must all be in the same location once extracted. There is an image showing what files to check for proper extraction location.

  []Run the "SMP Install" command file (by double clicking on it or RMB->Run as administrator if in restricted folders). This will create Shortcuts and also do some checks for conflicts.

• Launch the mod using the shortcut/s created by the SMP_Install command file.

  The shortcut to launch the game can also be created manually by creating a shortcut to Vampire.exe and appending -game SMP to the target: field. Or if launching directly from Steam add the -game SMP parameter to the Steam Launcher profile for VTMB.

  KNOWN ISSUES:

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  Note: These are all Source engine bugs not VTMB bugs so the