Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines v4.5 Patch

This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v4.5 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.


This is an unofficial patch for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines by Troika Games. It's a cumulative patch containing all the previous patches and is intended for english retail or Direct2Drive versions!

Applying this patch to a version in another language will work also, but all texts in the game previously appearing in that language will be replaced by the english versions with the exception of the menus.

To install the patch extract this archive into the game folder using options that keep the directory structure intact and overwrite every file of the same name. Removing it is only possible by reinstallion.

This patch fixes many bugs, restores unused content and mods some of the game to improve the consistency of the presented world. It ought to be installed right on top of the Troika Games official patch 1.2.

More basic changes are listed first in the version history, then bug fixes and more. It is recommended to start a new game after patching to avoid odd behaviour. Patching also resets all options to default.

Both editors used for the creation of this patch are included in the vdata directory. Many thanks go to Turvy for VPKTool and RobinHood70 for BSPEdit. Everything else can be done using a normal text editor.

Tips and Tricks:

When using the console, be sure to activate it from the menu only.
To reinstall clean up registry and remove vtmb.ini from /windows.
On start crashings force refresh rate override or use -dxlevel 80.
If you experience stutter on dual core systems turn one core off.
Don't save or leave maps with disciplines active to avoid crashes.
At high Obfuscate levels use attack to stealth kill without fail.
When controls are sticky start the game in Win98 compability mode.
Have four empty inventory slots when taking Imalia's Tawni quest.
If you can't read papers re-bind "use" away from the mousebuttons.
To avoid crashes don't play sounds with the Windows Media Player.
If a container auto-closes right-click the objects to choose them.
Enemy death may open doors and give items, which Trance does not.
Some feed victims stay in Trance so don't bite quest-related ones.
Occasionally Beckett stays in wolf form when meeting him, reload.
Game may crash in cutscenes if you are Obfuscated, so turn it off.
If you experience random attacking bind attack away from "enter".
Rarely your appartment may get full of strange stuff, just reload.
If a cutscene freezes try reload or type frenzyplayer in console.
When getting problems with a history during the tutorial, skip it.

4.5:

Lowered Dane computer difficulty and fixed more sounds and objects.
+Repaired Blood Buff not adding up and blocked Ash sewers map hole.
Restored three cage dancers and Venus' laptop into club Confession.
Added Lotus key board inspection and fixed trailer key inspection.
+Swapped two of Gary's quest emails and restored a silent Tung line.
Restored Giovanni cutscene sound and created an installer version.
Improved first Heather scene and updated MP clans and descriptions.
Added sounds to Muddy, Ash, Pisha, ghouling and jumping cutscenes.
Merged light-gone-after-loading fix with MemFix, thanks to Wabbite.
Made Vandal acknowledge payment and repaired wrong nosave messages.
Repaired text of Isaac, Trip, Gargoyle, Cal, Mercurio and Therese.
Fixed Mitnick appearing after quest and more invisible python bugs.
Made new Danielle lines rotate and more speeches stay in dialogue.
Removed morphine from CS and register sounds playing without Doris.
Fixed missing detail on Chinatown sewer map and minor text issues.
Adjusted Presence chance and description and anti-cheat conditions.
Lowered money from Julius to $100 and made leaving Pisha clean up.
Fixed the known inventory-and-container-bug, thanks to RobinHood70.