CRITICAL INFO: VTMB Is NOT Compatible With Steam..!!!

[kmjzknzd]

It worked! I'm able to play the game now. Thank you so much!

To confirm, the steps I took were:
1. Move VTMB out of the Steam folder (and onto my desktop)
2. Move the True Patch files into the Vampire folder
3. Run the VTMB ResPatcher utility
4. Edit secdrv in the registry

[Tessera]

Excellent. Happy vamping. 

[rubinonthetable]

Even though this is a 4 year old post, it has caught my direct attention quickly. I never trusted steam or at least not literally my cup of tea when it comes to modding, since none of them are DRM free and sometimes most of them aren't mod friendly UNLESS it's their own product which I could care less basically. Out of all the main reasons I prefer installing games through ISO of the original copy, in which case it's very easy to obtain a copy of VtMB, it's on iso-zone if people are too weary of the pirated version.

[Tessera]

The main problem with the pirated versions is that most of them are pre-patched and/or pre-modded... which is very bad.   

[rubinonthetable]

The main problem with the pirated versions is that most of them are pre-patched and/or pre-modded... which is very bad.   

which is why the site is called iso-zone for a reason, so people can obtain that one and only copy. Plus the troika's 1.2 patch can be found on any site

[Tessera]

Good to know.

The official 1.2 patch is no longer needed. The current version of the True Patch already contains the content from the official 1.2 patch. So... install the game, then install the True Patch, and you're done. No further patching of any kind is needed.

[rubinonthetable]

Good to know.

The official 1.2 patch is no longer needed. The current version of the True Patch already contains the content from the official 1.2 patch. So... install the game, then install the True Patch, and you're done. No further patching of any kind is needed.

Speaking of patches, the vtmb that's on iso-zone (the one and only place where I found the copy, anywhere else it's a little bit difficult to find) is a PAL version, technically both PAL and NTSC doesn't really matter. Long as the iso is from the original copy and True Patch works? Then players are all set. I had absolutely zero problems

[Tessera]

PAL versus NTSC question should be a non-issue for this particular game.

The VTMB Res-Patcher utility bundled in with the True Patch will allow you to patch the video resolution to anything that your heart desires.

FYI... the only significant difference between PAL and NTSC video has to do with the frame rate. And since any modern video card is capable of running VTMB at a very high frame rate, this again becomes a non-issue.

[vilenia]

I just decided to reinstall VTMBloodlines to play through again in preperation for VTMB2 coming out next year. But I am having a problem the game either keeps asking to run as administrator and when I do it crashes to Desktop every time .. anything I'm overlooking?

[Tessera]

A game shouldn't ask you to run it as an administrator. That's very unusual.

Where did you get your copy of VTMB from..? What version is it..?

[vilenia]

It was the steam version I had just downloaded it then applied the true patch thrn your patch then tried to start a fresh game. It gives me about 4-6 pop up messages about access denied messages then starts to load but ctds when i select new game

[Blankspace]

What version of Windows are you using?

[Tessera]

If you are using Windows 10, then you should be aware that the True Patch
is not compatible with that version of Windows.

You can find several articles about the problem here on these Forums.

[vilenia]

Ahhh that's probably the issue then, I guess I will be running without the true patch then thank you all for the assistance.

[Tessera]

Ahhh that's probably the issue then, I guess I will be running without the true patch then thank you all for the assistance.

You're welcome. Sorry we couldn't help you out.