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<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png|thumb|250px|right|The Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from a modern Arch Linux installation]]<br />
Another year gone by, and another introduction I need to write. Once again my own contributions to the ''Blood Wiki'' have been light all things considered, with just my settled role as a moderator and administrator taking up most of my time here. However, I am pleased by the increase in new accounts and even anonymous good faith edits I have been seeing in the past year, with the work of contributors such as [[User:Barrahuden]], [[User:Wormwood]], and [[User:TerrorBlades]] all deserving recognition. Wikis are meant to be collaborative efforts, so any help we can get is always welcome and appreciated.<br />
<br />
Outside of that, my greatest other achievement of the year in relation to old Monolith games was getting the old Linux version of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' to launch on my modern [[wikipedia:Arch Linux|Arch Linux]] installation once again. ''Shogo'' started giving me segmentation faults around five years ago, but it turns out that was [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1924 due to a bug] in the Gallium3D drivers that was fixed in April 2022.<br />
There are still a few hoops you need to jump through, namely removing the bundled libSDL-1.1.so.0 file and then extracting the legacy libraries included in the [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz] archive into the same directory.<br />
<br />
After that all I had to do is set "MaxFPS" "60" in the autoexec.cfg file to cap the framerate. All arguably still simpler than using dgVoodoo2 to get the game working on a modern Windows environment. Biggest problem is the bottom three arrow keys on my keyboard have died, so I had to limp through the menus with just the up arrow and set my mouse sensitivity in the config file. I am considering getting a Perixx PERIBOARD-106M keyboard just for those retro feels, but it has remained stubbornly full priced, and I am inclined to wait on a sale. I do most of my gaming on my old Pentium III computer these days anyway.<br />
<br />
While I continue to regress, hopefully the Blood Wiki continues to grow apace. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:46, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Compound.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The "Compound" demo for the RAGE]]<br />
A reasonably busy year in the ''Blood'' world, with two new add-ons to throw on the list. The first, ''[[MARROW]]'', was created by long-time [[Bloodite]] [[Nickolas Palsmeier]], currently the community manager for the [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embracer Group]] subsidiary [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|3D Realms]], featuring a rematch with our favourite [[Cerberus|double headed mutt]]. The second ''[[Fate of the Damned (mod)|Fate of the Damned]]'' is actually the revival of 2007's ''[[Rage Against the Machine]]'', featuring a long-awaited second episode "[[The Shadow Out of Time]]". I was actually pleasantly surprised to see it partially re-imagine ''[[Blood II]]'' in a similar way that the first episode tackled the [[Blood|first game]], and I look forward to see how it tackles a prequel to the game's events with the action shifting back to the 19th century. Credit to [[Daedalus]] for also managing to slip in a new boss, created entirely through sector effects. <br />
<br />
An interesting discovery this year was the ancestral form of [[LithTech]] known as the [[Raycasting Algorithmic Graphical Engine]], which I found on a listing on a dead website only [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213132807fw_/http://cg.cs.tu-berlin.de/~ki/3del_1419_feat_doom.html available] now through the [[:wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] or as an [http://www.bealecorner.org/best/hotlists/engines.html archived] text listing while doing separate research into vintage [[:wikipedia:Linux gaming|Linux gaming]]. Amusingly I then came across a Doomworld [https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/120855-a-weird-bug-in-doom95-i-remember-from-my-childhood-now-recreated/?page=2 forum thread] talking about it where it was even directly mentioned that those of us at the [[Blood Wiki]] might like to hear about it, but even so no one had ended up getting in touch with us about it. Oh well, got there in the end eh?<br />
<br />
Other projects this year was continuing my deep dive into the history of [[Monolith Productions]], adding an [[Monolith Productions#Associated acts|associated acts]] section listing related companies, and having written a few more biographies such as for [[Chris Hewitt]], [[Toby Gladwell]] and [[JT Traub]]. I also took a gander at documenting every anime-related first-person shooter I could [[Shogo: MAD#Influence|come across]], to better illustrate the oeuvre that ''[[Shogo]]'' fits into. In other climbs, I produced an update for my ''Blood'' inspired game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', implementing my own version of [[beast mode]] to the game along with [[Rat]]s, [[Spider]]s, [[Gargoyle]]s, and other new ghoulish foes. I also adapted my earlier ''Blood'' inspired horror game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Hedged Hedged]'' into an altogether less harrowing experience in ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Piga_3D_Easter_Egg_Hunt Piga 3D Easter Egg Hunt]'', just do not get on the bad side of that one particular fluffy bunny...<br />
<br />
I have probably spent as much time working on other wikis than this one this year, with a number of edits to the [https://quake.fandom.com/ Quake], [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/ Duke Nukem], [https://wl6.fandom.com/ Wolfenstein 3D] and [https://doomwiki.org Doom Wikis], but this will forever be my main hunting grounds. If the second slice cuts the deepest, we will see how the seventeenth goes. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 21:01, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 24311 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10093 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1756 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, 3 regular edits, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barrahuden|Barrahuden]]: 262 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Wormwood|Wormwood]]: 20 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:16th_Anniversary&diff=52727Blood:16th Anniversary2024-01-13T02:53:49Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png|thumb|250px|right|The Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from a modern Arch Linux installation]]<br />
Another year gone by, and another introduction I need to write. Once again my own contributions to the ''Blood Wiki'' have been light all things considered, with just my settled role as a moderator and administrator taking up most of my time here. However, I am pleased by the increase in new accounts and even anonymous good faith edits I have been seeing in the past year, with the work of contributors such as [[User:Barrahuden]], [[User:Wormwood]], and [[User:TerrorBlades]] all deserving recognition. Wikis are meant to be collaborative efforts, so any help we can get is always welcome and appreciated.<br />
<br />
Outside of that, my greatest other achievement of the year in relation to old Monolith games was getting the old Linux version of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' to launch on my modern [[wikipedia:Arch Linux|Arch Linux]]] installation once again. ''Shogo'' started giving me segmentation faults around five years ago, but it turns out that was [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1924 due to a bug] in the Gallium3D drivers that was fixed in April 2022.<br />
There are still a few hoops you need to jump through, namely removing the bundled libSDL-1.1.so.0 file and then extracting the legacy libraries included in the [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz] archive into the same directory.<br />
<br />
After that all I had to do is set "MaxFPS" "60" in the autoexec.cfg file to cap the framerate. All arguably still simpler than using dgVoodoo2 to get the game working on a modern Windows environment. Biggest problem is the bottom three arrow keys on my keyboard have died, so I had to limp through the menus with just the up arrow and set my mouse sensitivity in the config file. I am considering getting a Perixx PERIBOARD-106M keyboard just for those retro feels, but it has remained stubbornly full priced, and I am inclined to wait on a sale. I do most of my gaming on my old Pentium III computer these days anyway.<br />
<br />
While I continue to regress, hopefully the Blood Wiki continues to grow apace. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:46, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Compound.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The "Compound" demo for the RAGE]]<br />
A reasonably busy year in the ''Blood'' world, with two new add-ons to throw on the list. The first, ''[[MARROW]]'', was created by long-time [[Bloodite]] [[Nickolas Palsmeier]], currently the community manager for the [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embracer Group]] subsidiary [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|3D Realms]], featuring a rematch with our favourite [[Cerberus|double headed mutt]]. The second ''[[Fate of the Damned (mod)|Fate of the Damned]]'' is actually the revival of 2007's ''[[Rage Against the Machine]]'', featuring a long-awaited second episode "[[The Shadow Out of Time]]". I was actually pleasantly surprised to see it partially re-imagine ''[[Blood II]]'' in a similar way that the first episode tackled the [[Blood|first game]], and I look forward to see how it tackles a prequel to the game's events with the action shifting back to the 19th century. Credit to [[Daedalus]] for also managing to slip in a new boss, created entirely through sector effects. <br />
<br />
An interesting discovery this year was the ancestral form of [[LithTech]] known as the [[Raycasting Algorithmic Graphical Engine]], which I found on a listing on a dead website only [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213132807fw_/http://cg.cs.tu-berlin.de/~ki/3del_1419_feat_doom.html available] now through the [[:wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] or as an [http://www.bealecorner.org/best/hotlists/engines.html archived] text listing while doing separate research into vintage [[:wikipedia:Linux gaming|Linux gaming]]. Amusingly I then came across a Doomworld [https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/120855-a-weird-bug-in-doom95-i-remember-from-my-childhood-now-recreated/?page=2 forum thread] talking about it where it was even directly mentioned that those of us at the [[Blood Wiki]] might like to hear about it, but even so no one had ended up getting in touch with us about it. Oh well, got there in the end eh?<br />
<br />
Other projects this year was continuing my deep dive into the history of [[Monolith Productions]], adding an [[Monolith Productions#Associated acts|associated acts]] section listing related companies, and having written a few more biographies such as for [[Chris Hewitt]], [[Toby Gladwell]] and [[JT Traub]]. I also took a gander at documenting every anime-related first-person shooter I could [[Shogo: MAD#Influence|come across]], to better illustrate the oeuvre that ''[[Shogo]]'' fits into. In other climbs, I produced an update for my ''Blood'' inspired game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', implementing my own version of [[beast mode]] to the game along with [[Rat]]s, [[Spider]]s, [[Gargoyle]]s, and other new ghoulish foes. I also adapted my earlier ''Blood'' inspired horror game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Hedged Hedged]'' into an altogether less harrowing experience in ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Piga_3D_Easter_Egg_Hunt Piga 3D Easter Egg Hunt]'', just do not get on the bad side of that one particular fluffy bunny...<br />
<br />
I have probably spent as much time working on other wikis than this one this year, with a number of edits to the [https://quake.fandom.com/ Quake], [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/ Duke Nukem], [https://wl6.fandom.com/ Wolfenstein 3D] and [https://doomwiki.org Doom Wikis], but this will forever be my main hunting grounds. If the second slice cuts the deepest, we will see how the seventeenth goes. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 21:01, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 24311 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10093 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1756 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, 3 regular edits, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barrahuden|Barrahuden]]: 262 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Wormwood|Wormwood]]: 20 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:16th_Anniversary&diff=52726Blood:16th Anniversary2024-01-13T02:53:03Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Introduction (By Tchernobog) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png|thumb|250px|right|The Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from a modern Arch Linux installation]]<br />
Another year gone by, and another introduction I need to write. Once again my own contributions to the ''Blood Wiki'' have been light all things considered, with just my settled role as a moderator and administrator taking up most of my time here. However, I am pleased by the increase in new accounts and even anonymous good faith edits I have been seeing in the past year, with the work of contributors such as [[User:Barrahuden]], [[User:Wormwood]], and [[User:TerrorBlades]] all deserving recognition. Wikis are meant to be collaborative efforts, so any help we can get is always welcome and appreciated.<br />
<br />
Outside of that, my greatest other achievement of the year in relation to old Monolith games was getting the old Linux version of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' to launch on my modern Arch Linux installation once again. ''Shogo'' started giving me segmentation faults around five years ago, but it turns out that was [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1924 due to a bug] in the Gallium3D drivers that was fixed in April 2022.<br />
There are still a few hoops you need to jump through, namely removing the bundled libSDL-1.1.so.0 file and then extracting the legacy libraries included in the [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz] archive into the same directory.<br />
<br />
After that all I had to do is set "MaxFPS" "60" in the autoexec.cfg file to cap the framerate. All arguably still simpler than using dgVoodoo2 to get the game working on a modern Windows environment. Biggest problem is the bottom three arrow keys on my keyboard have died, so I had to limp through the menus with just the up arrow and set my mouse sensitivity in the config file. I am considering getting a Perixx PERIBOARD-106M keyboard just for those retro feels, but it has remained stubbornly full priced, and I am inclined to wait on a sale. I do most of my gaming on my old Pentium III computer these days anyway.<br />
<br />
While I continue to regress, hopefully the Blood Wiki continues to grow apace. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:46, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Compound.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The "Compound" demo for the RAGE]]<br />
A reasonably busy year in the ''Blood'' world, with two new add-ons to throw on the list. The first, ''[[MARROW]]'', was created by long-time [[Bloodite]] [[Nickolas Palsmeier]], currently the community manager for the [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embracer Group]] subsidiary [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|3D Realms]], featuring a rematch with our favourite [[Cerberus|double headed mutt]]. The second ''[[Fate of the Damned (mod)|Fate of the Damned]]'' is actually the revival of 2007's ''[[Rage Against the Machine]]'', featuring a long-awaited second episode "[[The Shadow Out of Time]]". I was actually pleasantly surprised to see it partially re-imagine ''[[Blood II]]'' in a similar way that the first episode tackled the [[Blood|first game]], and I look forward to see how it tackles a prequel to the game's events with the action shifting back to the 19th century. Credit to [[Daedalus]] for also managing to slip in a new boss, created entirely through sector effects. <br />
<br />
An interesting discovery this year was the ancestral form of [[LithTech]] known as the [[Raycasting Algorithmic Graphical Engine]], which I found on a listing on a dead website only [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213132807fw_/http://cg.cs.tu-berlin.de/~ki/3del_1419_feat_doom.html available] now through the [[:wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] or as an [http://www.bealecorner.org/best/hotlists/engines.html archived] text listing while doing separate research into vintage [[:wikipedia:Linux gaming|Linux gaming]]. Amusingly I then came across a Doomworld [https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/120855-a-weird-bug-in-doom95-i-remember-from-my-childhood-now-recreated/?page=2 forum thread] talking about it where it was even directly mentioned that those of us at the [[Blood Wiki]] might like to hear about it, but even so no one had ended up getting in touch with us about it. Oh well, got there in the end eh?<br />
<br />
Other projects this year was continuing my deep dive into the history of [[Monolith Productions]], adding an [[Monolith Productions#Associated acts|associated acts]] section listing related companies, and having written a few more biographies such as for [[Chris Hewitt]], [[Toby Gladwell]] and [[JT Traub]]. I also took a gander at documenting every anime-related first-person shooter I could [[Shogo: MAD#Influence|come across]], to better illustrate the oeuvre that ''[[Shogo]]'' fits into. In other climbs, I produced an update for my ''Blood'' inspired game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', implementing my own version of [[beast mode]] to the game along with [[Rat]]s, [[Spider]]s, [[Gargoyle]]s, and other new ghoulish foes. I also adapted my earlier ''Blood'' inspired horror game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Hedged Hedged]'' into an altogether less harrowing experience in ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Piga_3D_Easter_Egg_Hunt Piga 3D Easter Egg Hunt]'', just do not get on the bad side of that one particular fluffy bunny...<br />
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I have probably spent as much time working on other wikis than this one this year, with a number of edits to the [https://quake.fandom.com/ Quake], [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/ Duke Nukem], [https://wl6.fandom.com/ Wolfenstein 3D] and [https://doomwiki.org Doom Wikis], but this will forever be my main hunting grounds. If the second slice cuts the deepest, we will see how the seventeenth goes. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 21:01, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
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<div>[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:16, 12 January 2021 (EST): Make that [[Blood:13th Anniversary|thirteen years now]]. May the bloodfeud continue!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:06, 28 September 2020 (EDT): Four months after I started it, our new Main Page layout is live! This new design uses collapsible elements to help highlight the most relevant items while still leaving the rest easily accessible. It should hopefully scale across different resolutions better as well.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 21:56, 12 January 2020 (EST): Another [[Blood:12th Anniversary|trip around the sun]] under our belt, and more blood on our hands. Here's to another crimson new year!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 22:26, 4 December 2019 (EST) That which is dead may never die! ''[[French Meat 2]]'' ready to tear you through!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 03:45, 1 October 2019 (BST) A new eight level ''[[Blood]]'' fan add-on entitled ''[[The Way of Ira]]'' was released a week ago. Hop to it Bloodites!<br />
*Also turns out that another campaign, ''[[Out for Blood]]'', was released in August. So hop to that too!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 01:50, 10 May 2019 (BST): So the remaster is officially out under the title of ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]''. It is only available for [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] on day one, so not an instant buy for me. Also been hearing some mixed things about it; [[Gmanlives]] likes it, but [[Daedalus]] has posted several complaints over on [[Altar of Stone]]. Quite a bit of controversy about them merging the old GOG store page into the new one as well, though at least the DOS version is still included as an extra (so you can still use it for [[BloodGDX]] or [[NBlood]]). Feeling rather conflicted about all of this at the moment.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 02:57, 22 February 2019 (GMT): Maybe if we had not been in the depths of one of the worst cold snaps in twenty years I might have gotten to this more promptly, but [[NBlood]] was released last week. This means not only do we have more options to play the game, but we actually have source code this time to go along with it. Your move now [[NightDive]]...<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (GMT): [[Blood:11th Anniversary|Another year gone by]]. That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 20:09, 8 December 2018 (GMT): Hold on to your hats folks, but it looks like it is official. [[Atari]] has granted [[Night Dive Studios]], who have previously [[Future of Blood#Proposed Remakes|mentioned]] interest, a license to produce a [[Future of Blood#Remaster Announced|remaster]] of the original ''[[Blood]]''. Releases for [[GOG]] and [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] are mentioned, but no word yet on platforms. It will be developed by [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samuel_Villarreal_%28Kaiser%29 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal] with features from his [[Kex Engine]], seemingly birthed from his earlier [[Blood EX]] work. Support for [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]] is mentioned. Will have to see how this develops.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:48, 14 September 2018 (UTC): While a little late to the party, with two of our administrators working hard extracting honey, and another working overtime recieving it (not to mention finding the time to haul 400 square bales of hay in a day) we have nonetheless finally gotten around to uploading our ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' [[:File:Shogo 20th Anniversary.gif|20th anniversary banner]] for September.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 18:27, 23 June 2018 (UTC): Late to the party, as always, but back in March the legendary [[:wikipedia:Ken Silverman|Ken Silverman]] released an [http://advsys.net/ken/buildsrc/build2.htm unfinished prototype] of a successor to the [[Build]] engine he worked on between 2006 to 2011 called [[:wikipedia:Build (game engine)#Build2|Build2]]. All in conjunction with [https://www.youtube.com/user/CuteFloor/ CuteFloor] doing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtmkkdND6M a video in detail] on it. Fascinating.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 18:32, 28 February 2018 (UTC): [[wikipedia:Ion Maiden|Ion Maiden]], a new [[Build engine]] FPS game from [[wikipedia:3D Realms|3D Realms]], now has a preview campaign available in Early Access with more to follow. Reminds one of old fashioned [[wikipedia:Shareware|Shareware]] does it not? More information on the game can be found from the [https://3drealms.com/catalog/ion-maiden_56 Ion Maiden] page on 3D Realm's website as well as on [https://www.gog.com/game/ion_maiden GOG.com] and [http://store.steampowered.com/app/562860/agecheck Steam].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 07:16, 12 January 2018 (UTC): Well, this is the big one folks. The ''Blood Wiki'' was founded on a cold day in January ten years back from today. How fitting that the temperature is once again [https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?ab18#1943435391840891868201801090501ww1676cwwg predicted to break -30°C] here. Stay warm and make sure to celebrate our [[Blood:10th_Anniversary|Tenth Anniversary]] of keeping the ''Blood'' flowing in style. [[:File:Blood_Wiki_-_10th_Birthday.webm|We sure did]].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:25, 13 July 2017 (UTC): I have been sick as a dog for the past few weeks, so any action on this had been delayed, but guest editing should now be restored.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 17:39, 29 June 2017 (UTC): Same drill as before; due to a sharp increase in spambot activity I have been forced to suspend guest editing for the next week or so in order to try and deter them. As always feel free to contact me if you would like to create an account.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 19:40, 19 May 2017 (UTC): [[Alexander Makarov|Alexander "[M210]" Makarov]], previously of ''[[BloodCM]]'', has just released the first public beta (v0.75) of his actual port of the original ''[[Blood]]'' to the [[:wikipedia:libGDX|libGDX]] framework, entitled ''[[BloodGDX]]''. This is the furthest developed [[List of Source Ports and Recreations|reversed engineered source port]] of the game to ever achieve a public release. Exciting!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 07:13, 1 March 2017 (UTC): It was [[Development of Blood#Final Release|twenty years ago this month]] that ''[[Blood]]'' started to flow from the hands of [[Monolith Productions]] out to the public at large. To celebrate this, the ''Blood Wiki'' will be hosting animated banners on its Main Page for each [[Fact_Timeline#1997|significant milestone]] starting with the release of the ''Blood'' Shareware in March. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 07:20, 26 January 2017 (UTC): So as of this month ''[[BloodCM]]'' has been declared finished by its developers with v12_2016 being the final release of this ambitious EDuke32 total conversion project. Now would be a great time to give the game a try and improve its ''Blood Wiki'' article. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 01:57, 13 January 2017 (UTC): Another day, another corpse. Another year, [[Blood:9th Anniversary|another anniversary]]. Now, where did all those gun-toting madmen get to?<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:36, 17 October 2016 (UTC): I have now restored guest editing on the Blood Wiki. Let's see how long it takes to get abused.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 00:47, 9 October 2016 (UTC): Due to a sharp increase in spambot activity I have been forced to suspend guest editing for the next week or so in order to try and deter them. As always feel free to contact me if you would like to create an account.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:36, 8 June 2016 (UTC): [[Jason Hall]] is once again trying to gauge interest for the idea of reviving ''Blood'' in some form, and he has been using [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-big-three-build-engine-games-on-gog.5491/article_page=3 my own words] to try and make his case for it. I speak with the voice of many, apparently. To show your support you can comment on [http://www.twingalaxies.com/content.php/4192-Blood-Should-It-Live-Again this article] or interact with the following [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154160432594303&set=a.367646344302.152156.623404302&type=3&theater Facebook post].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:24, 22 January 2016 (UTC): After getting extremely fed up with how the old formatting did not scale well over different displays, I have now gone and completely redesigned the main page layout while doing my best to keep it consistent with the old main page's visual style.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC): As the ''Blood Wiki'' [[Blood:8th_Anniversary|marks its eighth year]] on the internet, it is time for us to think on the better things in life, like returning guest editing. Don't let the spam bots bite!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 06:05, 31 October 2015 (UTC): [[Joe Volante]] is once again hosting a [[Halloween BloodBath#2015 BloodBath|Halloween BloodBath]] server this time using the ''[[Extra Crispy]]'' modification. The [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] is 68.37.158.110 and you must have both Extra Crispy Version 5.0 and ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' installed. The server will be up all weekend. For more information see [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2641&start=15 this forum thread] on the ''[[Transfusion Forums]]''.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 04:05, 3 September 2015 (UTC): Thankfully the damage was far less extensive and difficult to remove than I had first thought it would be, and barring any pages that I may have missed for whatever reason, all of our articles should now be in good working order again. The block on edits from unregistered users will remain in place for the next little while though, until I can be more alert in checking for malicious edits again.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:56, 2 September 2015 (UTC): Due to an unprecedented amount of abuse from spam bots I have been forced to block all edits from unregistered users until I have the time to deal with the problem in a more acceptable way. Due to my current work situation I may also not have the time to fix all of the damage that has already been done anytime soon, so I hope you will bear with us as we try to deal with all of the problems that have been introduced. In the meantime, if you would like to register an account in order to keep editing, please go to my [[User:Tchernobog|user page]] and select "E-mail this user" to get in touch.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:56, 2 September 2015 (UTC): Due to an unprecedented amount of abuse from spam bots I have been forced to block all edits from unregistered users until I have the time to deal with the problem in a more acceptable way. Due to my current work situation I may also not have the time to fix all of the damage that has already been done anytime soon, so I hope you will bear with us as we try to deal with all of the problems that have been introduced. In the meantime, if you would like to register an account in order to keep editing, please go to my [[User:Tchernobog|user page]] and select "E-mail this user" to get in touch.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:55, 23 June 2015 (UTC): As part of my role as an Editor for the website [[wikipedia:GamingOnLinux|GamingOnLinux]] I have written an article reviewing each of the Linux releases for [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-big-three-build-engine-games-on-gog.5491 The Big Three Build Engine Games On GOG]. Included are some of my thoughts on Blood as well as further information as to how the Blood DOSBox wrapper performs on Linux.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:59, 18 May 2015 (UTC): [[GOG.com]] are now selling their version of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' with Linux support provided through [[wikipedia:DOSBox|DOSBox]], meaning that Linux users can now also enjoy the simplicity of an already setup and configured ''Blood'' experience. If you have not already bought the game from there, you can do so by clicking [https://www.gog.com/game/one_unit_whole_blood the following link].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 16:29, 10 March 2015 (UTC): I am little late in covering this due to it being the middle of calving season, but John "VGames" Carrizales recently released a massive new update to his ''[[Extra Crispy]]'' modification for ''Blood II''. Those interested can find download links as well as a full change log and trailer by [http://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-2-the-chosen-extra-crispy/news/blood-2-extra-crispy-version-50-released following this link].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 22:24, 12 January 2015 (UTC): Once again, the Blood Wiki [[Blood:7th Anniversary|marks another anniversary]] online. Here's to the next seven years!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:22, 10 January 2015 (UTC): [[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]] has convinced Peter Hopkins, formerly of Tequila Software, to release what he has of the once attempted ''[[Blood II: Revelations]]'' expansion pack for ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]''. This includes a wealth of new material, including two new music tracks and five new recorded [[Caleb]] lines. Those interested can find out more from [http://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/blood_2_revelations_unreleasedunfinished_expansion_pack this forum thread].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:26, 29 December 2014 (UTC): The final installment of [[Tome of Blood#Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts|Scroll]], a story I originally began in the summer of [[Fact Time Line#2008|2008]] as a kind of retelling of the story behind ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' in an attempt to bring it further in line with the main ''Blood'' canon, has now been released. This ends the episodic fiction's forty three week long run that started on March 9th.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:01, 31 October 2014 (UTC): After the success of last years [[Halloween BloodBath#2013 BloodBath|Halloween BloodBath]] [[Joe Volante]] is once again hosting a ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' multiplayer server for the next three days. Players can connect using the [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] 75.38.210.17 assuming they have vanilla ''Blood II'' with ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' disabled. Joe Volante himself will be online today hopefully sometime after 11:00 PM EDT. More information can be found from [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2641 this thread] on the ''[[Transfusion Forums]]''.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 07:07, 7 September 2014 (UTC): I just corrected the copyright tagging on just about every image on this wiki, as can be shown by [[:Category:Fair Use Images|Category:Fair Use Images]]. Yes, I just went over 1000 images this evening, thank you very much! So please everybody keep in mind tags like [[:Template:Fair Use|Template:Fair Use]] in your future [[Special:Upload|uploads]] and spare me the future headache!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:58, 25 July 2014 (UTC): So apparently on the 14th of July both ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' and ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' along with ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' were put up for sale on [[wikipedia:Valve Software|Valve Software]]'s [[wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] service. Whether or not these differ at all from the releases already available from [[GOG.com]] is not known to me, but for those who actually would be interested in such an offer the games can be found [http://store.steampowered.com/app/299030 here] and [http://store.steampowered.com/app/299050/ here].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 17:14, 12 May 2014 (UTC): A new [[wikipedia:German|German]] [[wikipedia:independent film|independent film]] has recently come to my attention called ''[[FPS - First Person Shooter]]'' which stars the voice of [[Stephan Weyte]] as the protagonist. They are currently looking for distributors and premièring the film at festivals.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:46, 9 March 2014 (CDT): Some might recall that I had previously made mention as part of the Blood Wiki's sixth anniversary that I had plans to once again invest some of my time in an area of ''Blood'' fandom that I had formerly been quite involved in. To that end I present [[Tome of Blood#Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts|Scroll]], a story I originally began in the summer of [[Fact Time Line#2008|2008]] as a kind of retelling of the story behind ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' in an attempt to bring it further in line with the main ''Blood'' canon. Designed to be published in multiple parts, I shall endeavour to release a new instalment of Scroll every Sunday from March 9th on until the story is complete.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 12:33, 3 March 2014 (CST): Over the weekend our host [[DeathMask]] was hit with an apparently random [[wikipedia:Denial-of-service attack|DoS attack]]. The actual service interruption would have been from about 4:30 - 8:30 PM CST on March 1st, but due to a problem with some internet backbones not having the routing properly restored afterwards the Blood Wiki staff, as well as probably several others, were unable to access the website until the morning of March 3rd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:07, 12 January 2014 (CST): Another year goes by, and the Blood Wiki continues moving forwards just as it has ever done. A sincere happy [[Blood:6th Anniversary|sixth anniversary]] to the Blood Wiki and all of the contributors who help keep it going!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:31, 3 June 2013 (CDT): Well, that was fast. With account creation being restored for only about an hour, four new spam bot accounts were created. As such I have restored the block and the [[Blood:Questions and Answers#June 2013 - Account Creation Disabled|same rule stands]]: if an actual human being wants to get an account they can post on my talk page as a guest with their desired username and I can create one for you. Guest edits are still allowed and welcomed, as that is one right I am not willing to take away from our readers and contributors.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 12:10, 25 May 2013 (CDT): Due to an unprecedented amount of abuse, I have been forced to prevent the creation of new user accounts on this Wiki. This move is only temporary, and I will try to remove the block at the end of the month, at which point we will see whether or not the same level of abuse returns again. In the meantime, if an actual human being wants to get an account they can post on my talk page as a guest with their desired username and I can create one for you.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:23, 3 June 2013 (CDT): Guests should now be able to create their own user accounts on their own again. Sorry for the slight delay in restoring this, the turn of the month kind of sneaked up on me.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 23:53, 13 May 2013 (CDT): In order to further clarify the wiki's copyright situation, I have created or improved some new templates. [[:Template:GFDL]] should be used for [[:wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]] licensed works, [[:Template:CC BY-SA]] for [[:wikipedia:Creative Commons|CC BY-SA]] licensed works ([[:Template:Copyleft]] for both) and finally [[:Template:Fair Use]] for anything formally copyrighted. Please use these templates in your new uploads and feel more than welcome to tag present images. If you want a new license tag for an upload, please [[User talk:Gideon|get in touch]].<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 18:23, 31 January 2013 (CST): The ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' [[Blood:5th Anniversary|commemorates]] five years in operation (as of January 12, 2013), with some modest retrospection.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 16:10, 4 August 2012 (CDT): On August 2, 2012 [[Jason Hall]] posted on [[The Postmortem]] forums about his interest in the idea of reviving ''[[Blood]]'' in some form. He stated that he is in a position to do this and has resolved any potential legal issues. He has also stated that he wishes for all [[Bloodites]] to offer him suggestions and ideas through this [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1889 forum thread]. I can also [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?p=27658#p27658 personally vouch] to it's legitimacy.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 17:34, 15 April 2012 (CDT): The first part of [[Dwayne Anderson]]'s reimagining of his ''[[List of Mods#Legends of the Iconoclast|Legends of the Iconclast]]'' saga, ''Scourge of Humanity'', has now been officially released. You can grab this new ''[[Blood]]'' [[List of Mods|modification]] from [http://www.moddb.com/games/blood/addons/legends-of-iconoclast-scourge-of-humanity Mod DB] or from [http://www.freeminded.de/index.php?section=maps&id=360 Blood.Freeminded.De].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 23:35, 20 February 2012 (CST): After some unfortunate problems in post production, the first episode of the amateur film ''[[Blood: Resurrection of Evil]]'' has been finally released to the public. Be sure to catch both the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7-qn7xhJs Introduction] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vtD5fe_f0&feature=youtu.be Caleb's Awakening] on [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]], and congratulations to both Kung Vanargand and the rest of his team for this accomplishment!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:34, 12 January 2012 (CST): On this date four years ago, the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' was founded and initial editing began. We on the staff would like to wish the Wiki a [[Blood:4th Anniversary|Happy Anniversary]]!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 01:28, 27 November 2011 (CST): Taking advantage of an unlimited bandwidth promo from our [[:wikipedia:Internet service provider|ISP]], I took the liberty of doing another ''Blood'' crawl on ''[[Blood on YouTube|YouTube]]''. Mostly I did not add anything new to the main article, but decentralized it and added numerous videos to their own relevant topic articles (fan games, mods, etc). If only our ISP had mentioned this offer back in May when it began and not November 11th... Also, expect some new ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo]]'' [[Shogo Community#Videos|video listings]] soon as well.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:21, 24 November 2011 (CST): After a non-contentious vote (so much so that I forgot about it until now), the article for ''[[Blood III]]'' is no longer under contention and as such I have removed the notice from the article.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 00:06, 2 November 2011 (CDT): The article for ''[[Blood III]]'', which describes the prospects of a new cannon ''Blood'' game, has been under contention for years with no resolution. To finally resolve the matter, I have decided it should be [[Blood:Vote#Blood III Article|put to a vote]]. The vote will run between ''November 1, 2011'' until ''November 15, 2011''. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:23, 1 November 2011 (CDT): Bloatoid has released his new ''[[Blood]]'' modification ''[[List of Mods#Death Wish|Death Wish]]'', which features over thirty new levels spread out across three episodes. You can find out more information from this [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2476&p=27233#p27233 forum thread], as well as [http://bloatoid.blogspot.com/ Bloatoid's blog], and the ''[http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/ Death Wish'' page] at ''[[wikipedia:ModDB|ModDB]]''. Also, a belated Happy Halloween to everyone!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 13:46, 14 July 2011 (CDT): Due to a recent rise in [[wikipedia:spambot|spambot]] activity, we have have updated to the latest version of [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] (1.17.0) and have installed the ConfirmEdit extension which adds a math based captcha to user registration as well as to all edits that introduce a [[wikipedia:URL|URL]] into an article. For the moment we are leaving it at it's default configuration, but if it is too intrusive to registered users or not effective enough, we can change it's configuration. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause, and are always open to new suggestions on how this whole situation can be handled.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 03:25, 7 May 2011 (CDT): Thanks to the efforts of our [[DeathMask|generous host]], the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' now has an internal FTP server to be used mainly for archiving. Files now uploaded there include the ''[[Tome of Blood]]'', the ''[[PlanetBlood]]'' "[[:Category:Planet Blood Pic of the Day Images|Pic of the Day]]" archive (and [[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day |others]]), [[List of Mods#Other|my mod]] for ''[[:wikipedia:GNOME|GNOME]] [[:wikipedia:Robots (computer game)|Robots]] 2'', ''[[Shogo Community#The Expanded Canon|Shogo: The Expanded Canon]]'', [[List of Fan Fiction#Miscellaneous Blood Fiction by Eric J. Juneau (Komkat/The Wallflower)|works]] by [[Eric J. Juneau]] and ''Blood'' [[:wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] [[List of Fan Art#ASCII Art|artwork]]. The offer of hosting is available to all those with ''Blood'' related content - either from us or from ''DeathMask'' proper (well, if you are as lucky as we are!).<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 13:59, 9 April 2011 (CDT): Just as a friendly shout out, [[wikipedia:Tux Games|Tux Games]] is having a massive sale from now until midnight at the end of 14th April. So if you have ever considered getting the [http://www.tuxgames.com/details.cgi?&gameref=46 Linux version] of ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]'', now would be a good time to get yourself a copy. For Windows users, [[Good Old Games]] is of course still selling ''[[Blood]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and ''[[Shogo]]'' as a digital download for the low price of $5.99 USD.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:07, 3 April 2011 (CDT): The move to the new host should now be complete. It is highly recommended that you read over this [[Blood:Move Status|status report]] that describes the current state of the Wiki, any remaining problems that might have to be overcome, and where we might go from here. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:30, 28 March 2011 (IST): As we are in the process of changing hosts, please refrain from making any edits to the Blood Wiki at this time. We will most likely announce the new website at the end of the week.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:20, 17 March 2011 (IST): The vote on whether or not we should change hosts passed unanimously in favour of [[DeathMask]]. If you desire, you can still see the results from the [[Blood:Vote/Archives|Vote Archives]] article. We shall now continue to be in discussions with [[William Weilep]] on how to best proceed with the move.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:32, 9 March 2011 (IST): [[William Weilep|William "Willis" Weilep]] of [[DeathMask]] has given us his own offer of hosting, and you can now vote on this as well as the previous offer from ''[http://tropicalwikis.com/wiki/Main_Page Tropical Wikis]''. You can read the full proposal in full [[Blood:Move Proposal|from here]], and [[Blood:Vote#Change_Host|the polls]] have been extend until March 16, 2011. If you have already voted, you can still choose to change your vote at any time while the polls are open.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 03:06, 6 March 2011 (IST): The [[Blood Wiki]] has been invited to switch hosts to ''[http://tropicalwikis.com/wiki/Main_Page Tropical Wikis]''. You can determine whether or not we decide to go through with the move. Read the [[Blood:Move Proposal|move proposal]] and be sure to [[Blood:Vote#Change_Host|vote on it]]. The polls are open from now until March 12, 2011.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 10:25, 27 February 2011 (IST): Just did a massive Spam clean up after having left it for about three weeks. If you encounter Spam, please, do not hesitate to remove it! Any help on this matter would be most appreciated!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 14:06, 16 January 2011 (IST): The ''Blood Wiki'' [[Blood:3rd Anniversary|finally recognizes]] its third anniversary which occurred on [[Fact Time Line#2011|January 12, 2011]].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 22:34, 4 December 2010 (IST): After some unexpected downtime, the [[Transfusion]] website has risen from the grave. [[William Weilep|William "Willis" Weilep]] of [[DeathMask]] fame has also put some work into giving the [[Transfusion#Community|Transfusion Forums]] some much needed updates which should hopefully help curb some of the recent spambot problems. More information can be found in [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2395&p=26577#p26577 this thread].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:48, 8 November 2010 (IST): [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=128 Wrim] has announced that he has started work on a ''[[Blood]]'' based Online RPG called ''[[Lokemundux Cruo - The World of Blood]]'' after previously showing his experiments on the [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2342&start=0 Transfusion Forums]. Here at [[Blood Wiki|The Blood Wiki]] we wish him the best of luck in his endeavour.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:05, 31 October 2010 (IST): As of today it has now been twelve years since the release of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]''. The original ''[[Blood]]'' turned thirteen last June.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:10, 29 April 2010 (IDT): ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' and ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' are now available from [[Good Old Games]] following the release of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' last Thursday. For more information [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2025 see this thread] or [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/blood_2_the_chosen_expansion buy it from GOG]. And for those who are interested, ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]'' for [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] is also [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/shogo_mobile_armor_division available from GOG].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 23:10, 22 April 2010 (IDT): ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' is now available for purchase from [[Good Old Games]] as a digital download. Packaged with [[wikipedia:Dosbox|Dosbox]], this should allow it to run on most modern [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] computers. Other platforms unfortunately are not supported directly. For more information [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2027 see this thread] or [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/one_unit_whole_blood buy it from GOG].<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 01:12, 18 April 2010 (IDT): Work has begun again on ''[[Transfusion]]''. Take a [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2016 look] at what's going on and what you can do to help!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:37, 17 February 2010 (IST): '''A NOTE TO ALL USERS:''' Please disable the rich text editor, as it is buggy and has screwed up the formatting on several articles. We have been asking Wiki-site to turn it off since January '08, but have not been succseful. You can turn it off yourselves by going to your user preferences, selecting the "Misc" tab, and un-selecting the rich editor options. Thank you.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 06:13, 12 January 2010 (IST): The Blood Wiki is now [[Blood:2nd Anniversary|two years old]].<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 09:24, 19 December 2009 (IST): The Blood Wiki now hosts [[Tom Bramwell|arch]][[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day|ives]] for both the [[Planet Blood]] and [[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|Planet Shogo]] Pic of the Days.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]], 8 December 2009 (IST): Thanks to our coverage of Blood [[:category:Fan Made Games|fan games]], The Blood Wiki [http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/i-live-again/ has been] [http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2009/11/quality-family-entertainment.html linked to] on [http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/ Linux Gaming News] and [http://freegamer.blogspot.com/ Free Gamer].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]], 7 November 2009 (IST): Thanks to [[HYPERTENSION]], The Blood Wiki has been linked to on [[wikipedia:LinuxGames|LinuxGames]]. [http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/14348 http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/14348]<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:39, 29 October 2009 (IST): Due to numerous destructive edits, unregistered users can no longer edit the [[Russian Blood Community]] article.<br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 07:47, 12 September 2009 (IDT): The Blood Wiki now has a page on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Blood-Wiki/130640806157 Facebook].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 10:33, 30 July 2009 (IDT): The Blood Wiki now hosts a gallery of Blood fan art from deviantART. [[Fan_Art_Image_Gallery#deviantART_Artwork|Go ahead and take a peek]].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 11:40, 19 May 2009 (IDT): [[Ryan Williams|Ryan William's]] and RedFanatic's two episode masterpiece [[List_of_Mods#Bloody_Pulp_Fiction|Bloody Pulp Fiction]] has finally been released. Lets get [http://www.moddb.com/mods/bloody-pulp-fiction/downloads/bloody-pulp-fiction-addon-11-update1 Bloody!]<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 00:45, 7 April 2009 (IDT): [[User:Tchernobog/reviews/transfusion|Transfusion: A Users Perspective]] is posted in [[User:Tchernobog/reviews|Tchernobog's Reviews]]<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 15:57, 12 January 2009 (EST): [[Blood Wiki|The Blood Wiki]] celebrates its [[Blood:1st Anniversary|First Anniversary!]]<br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 16:46, 8 January 2009 (EST): '''New Policy Proposal''' - ''"Different Languages"'' in [[Blood talk:Vote]]. This is '''not''' a voting issue but mearly a policy suggestion, comments and suggests are however, appretiated.<br />
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[[User:Dr.zalost|zZaRDoZz]] 14:01, 30 December 2008 (EST): An interview with the HYPERTENSION team: [[User:Dr.zalost/Hypertension-Interview|Hypertension Interview]]<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 04:34, 25 December 2008 (EST): [[List of Fan Fiction#A Caleb Carol|Happy]] "Bloody" [[:Image:Tree.png|Holidays]] from the [[Blood Wiki]], don't get stuck in a hedge maze!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 03:22, 18 December 2008 (EST): A new [[Interviews#Dwayne Anderson|interview with Dwayne Anderson]] has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:45, 22 November 2008 (EST): A new [[Interviews#Wangho|interview with Wangho]] (A.K.A. [[Ryan Williams]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 16:16, 23 October 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#Ken Silverman|interview with Ken Silverman]] has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 23:14, 20 October 2008 (EDT) '''New item''' ''New Main Page'' put up for vote on the [[Blood:Vote|policy voting]] page.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:31, 6 October 2008 (EDT): Because of a recent increase of spam on their servers, Wiki-Site has stopped guest posts on the [[Blood Wiki]]. Sorry if this causes any inconvenience. <br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 16:07, 28 September 2008 (EDT): '''New item''' ''Template Laboratory'' put up for vote on the [[Blood:Vote|policy voting]] page.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 15:57, 16 September 2008 (EDT): [[Eric J. Juneau|Eric J. Juneau]] releases [[List of Fan Fiction#Miscellaneous Blood Fiction.C2.A0by Eric J. Juneau .28Komkat.2FThe Wallflower.29|Blood 2: The Unforgiven]] in serial format on [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4541407/1/Blood_2_The_Unforgiven FanFiction.net] and in full version on the [[Blood Wiki|Blood Wiki]]. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:53, 9 August 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#Squall85|interview with Squal85]] (A.K.A. [[Tamás Tóth|Tamás Tóth]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 22:26, 2 August 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#Psyren|interview with Psyren]] (A.K.A. [[J. S. Graham|Jeffrey Graham]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:18, 24 July 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#The Wallflower|interview with TheWallflower]] (A.K.A. [[Eric J. Juneau|Eric J. Juneau]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 21:19, 8 June 2008 (EDT): The [[:Category:Shogo Sub-Section|Shogo Sub-Section]] is now open to editors, be careful to not intermingle it with [[Blood|Blood]] articles.<br />
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<div>[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:51, 12 January 2024 (EST): The ''Blood Wiki'' has turned [[Blood:16th Anniversary|sixteen]]. It was just as cold then as it is now.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:13, 12 July 2023 (EDT): Just as a shout out, ''[[wikipedia:Betrayer|Betrayer]]'', designed by [[Craig Hubbard]] and developed with a a few other [[Monolith Productions]] veterans such as [[Brad Pendleton]] and [[C. Wes Saulsberry III]], has now been [https://www.gog.com/en/news/release_betrayer_available_to_play_for_free released for free] on [[GOG.com]] as of a few days ago.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 19:02, 12 January 2023 (EST): Another milestone achieved as the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' turns [[Blood:15th Anniversary|fifteen]]. Pestis cruento durbentia lokemundux!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 20:32, 12 January 2022 (EST): The ''Blood Wiki'' is [[Blood:14th Anniversary|fourteen now]]. The same age that [[User: Gideon|Gideon]] and I turned the year we started it.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 15:26, 7 December 2021 (EST): I have updated the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] extension to version 2.8.0 which seems to resolve the formatting issues with embedded [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] videos. If you are still experiencing problems clear the cache in your web browser for the change to take full effect.</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Template:Anniversaries&diff=52723Template:Anniversaries2024-01-13T02:47:32Z<p>Tchernobog: Updated</p>
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*[[Blood:3rd Anniversary|Third Anniversary Page]]<br />
*[[Blood:4th Anniversary|Fourth Anniversary Page]]<br />
*[[Blood:5th Anniversary|Fifth Anniversary Page]]<br />
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<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png|thumb|250px|right|The Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from a modern Arch Linux installation]]<br />
Another year gone by, and another introduction I need to write. Once again my own contributions to the ''Blood Wiki'' have been light all things considered, with just my settled role as an moderator and administrator taking up most of my time here. However, I am pleased by the increase in new accounts and even anonymous good faith edits I have been seeing in the past year, with the work of contributors such as [[User:Barrahuden]], [[User:Wormwood]], and [[User:TerrorBlades]] all deserving recognition. Wikis are meant to be collaborative efforts, so any help we can get is always welcome and appreciated.<br />
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Outside of that, my greatest other achievement of the year in relation to old Monolith games was getting the old Linux version of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' to launch on my modern Arch Linux installation once again. ''Shogo'' started giving me segmentation faults around five years ago, but it turns out that was [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1924 due to a bug] in the Gallium3D drivers that was fixed in April 2022.<br />
There are still a few hoops you need to jump through, namely removing the bundled libSDL-1.1.so.0 file and then extracting the legacy libraries included in the [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz] archive into the same directory.<br />
<br />
After that all I had to do is set "MaxFPS" "60" in the autoexec.cfg file to cap the framerate. All arguably still simpler than using dgVoodoo2 to get the game working on a modern Windows environment. Biggest problem is the bottom three arrow keys on my keyboard have died, so I had to limp through the menus with just the up arrow and set my mouse sensitivity in the config file. I am considering getting a Perixx PERIBOARD-106M keyboard just for those retro feels, but it has remained stubbornly full priced, and I am inclined to wait on a sale. I do most of my gaming on my old Pentium III computer these days anyway.<br />
<br />
While I continue to regress, hopefully the Blood Wiki continues to grow apace. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:46, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Compound.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The "Compound" demo for the RAGE]]<br />
A reasonably busy year in the ''Blood'' world, with two new add-ons to throw on the list. The first, ''[[MARROW]]'', was created by long-time [[Bloodite]] [[Nickolas Palsmeier]], currently the community manager for the [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embracer Group]] subsidiary [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|3D Realms]], featuring a rematch with our favourite [[Cerberus|double headed mutt]]. The second ''[[Fate of the Damned (mod)|Fate of the Damned]]'' is actually the revival of 2007's ''[[Rage Against the Machine]]'', featuring a long-awaited second episode "[[The Shadow Out of Time]]". I was actually pleasantly surprised to see it partially re-imagine ''[[Blood II]]'' in a similar way that the first episode tackled the [[Blood|first game]], and I look forward to see how it tackles a prequel to the game's events with the action shifting back to the 19th century. Credit to [[Daedalus]] for also managing to slip in a new boss, created entirely through sector effects. <br />
<br />
An interesting discovery this year was the ancestral form of [[LithTech]] known as the [[Raycasting Algorithmic Graphical Engine]], which I found on a listing on a dead website only [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213132807fw_/http://cg.cs.tu-berlin.de/~ki/3del_1419_feat_doom.html available] now through the [[:wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] or as an [http://www.bealecorner.org/best/hotlists/engines.html archived] text listing while doing separate research into vintage [[:wikipedia:Linux gaming|Linux gaming]]. Amusingly I then came across a Doomworld [https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/120855-a-weird-bug-in-doom95-i-remember-from-my-childhood-now-recreated/?page=2 forum thread] talking about it where it was even directly mentioned that those of us at the [[Blood Wiki]] might like to hear about it, but even so no one had ended up getting in touch with us about it. Oh well, got there in the end eh?<br />
<br />
Other projects this year was continuing my deep dive into the history of [[Monolith Productions]], adding an [[Monolith Productions#Associated acts|associated acts]] section listing related companies, and having written a few more biographies such as for [[Chris Hewitt]], [[Toby Gladwell]] and [[JT Traub]]. I also took a gander at documenting every anime-related first-person shooter I could [[Shogo: MAD#Influence|come across]], to better illustrate the oeuvre that ''[[Shogo]]'' fits into. In other climbs, I produced an update for my ''Blood'' inspired game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', implementing my own version of [[beast mode]] to the game along with [[Rat]]s, [[Spider]]s, [[Gargoyle]]s, and other new ghoulish foes. I also adapted my earlier ''Blood'' inspired horror game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Hedged Hedged]'' into an altogether less harrowing experience in ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Piga_3D_Easter_Egg_Hunt Piga 3D Easter Egg Hunt]'', just do not get on the bad side of that one particular fluffy bunny...<br />
<br />
I have probably spent as much time working on other wikis than this one this year, with a number of edits to the [https://quake.fandom.com/ Quake], [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/ Duke Nukem], [https://wl6.fandom.com/ Wolfenstein 3D] and [https://doomwiki.org Doom Wikis], but this will forever be my main hunting grounds. If the second slice cuts the deepest, we will see how the seventeenth goes. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 21:01, 12 January 2024 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 24311 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10093 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1756 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, 3 regular edits, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barrahuden|Barrahuden]]: 262 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
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*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Wormwood|Wormwood]]: 20 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
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For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:16th_Anniversary&diff=52714Blood:16th Anniversary2024-01-08T21:45:06Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png|thumb|250px|right|The Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from a modern Arch Linux installation]]<br />
Another year gone by, and another introduction I need to write. Once again my own contributions to the ''Blood Wiki'' have been light all things considered, with just my settled role as an moderator and administrator taking up most of my time here. However, I am pleased by the increase in new accounts and even anonymous good faith edits I have been seeing in the past year, with the work of contributors such as [[User:Barrahuden]], [[User:Wormwood]], and [[User:TerrorBlades]] all deserving recognition. Wikis are meant to be collaborative efforts, so any help we can get is always welcome and appreciated.<br />
<br />
Outside of that, my greatest other achievement of the year in relation to old Monolith games was getting the old Linux version of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' to launch on my modern Arch Linux installation once again. ''Shogo'' started giving me segmentation faults around five years ago, but it turns out that was [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1924 due to a bug] in the Gallium3D drivers that was fixed in April 2022.<br />
There are still a few hoops you need to jump through, namely removing the bundled libSDL-1.1.so.0 file and then extracting the legacy libraries included in the [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz] archive into the same directory.<br />
<br />
After that all I had to do is set "MaxFPS" "60" in the autoexec.cfg file to cap the framerate. All arguably still simpler than using dgVoodoo2 to get the game working on a modern Windows environment. Biggest problem is the bottom three arrow keys on my keyboard have died, so I had to limp through the menus with just the up arrow and set my mouse sensitivity in the config file. I am considering getting a Perixx PERIBOARD-106M keyboard just for those retro feels, but it has remained stubbornly full priced, and I am inclined to wait on a sale. I do most of my gaming on my old Pentium III computer these days anyway.<br />
<br />
While I continue to regress, hopefully the Blood Wiki continues to grow apace.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 23523 Contributions (UPDATE ON DAY)<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10080 Contributions (UPDATE ON DAY)<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1756 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, 3 regular edits, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barrahuden|Barrahuden]]: 262 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
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For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Wormwood|Wormwood]]: 20 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
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For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:16th_Anniversary&diff=52713Blood:16th Anniversary2024-01-08T20:30:11Z<p>Tchernobog: Created page</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png|thumb|250px|right|The Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from a modern Arch Linux installation]]<br />
Another year gone by, and another introduction I need to write. Once again my own contributions to the ''Blood Wiki'' have been light all things considered, with just my settled role as an moderator and administrator taking up most of my time here. However, I am pleased by the increase in new accounts and good faith edits I have been seeing in the past year, with the work of contributors such as [[User:Barrahuden]], [[User:Wormwood]], and [[User:TerrorBlades]] all deserving recognition. Wikis are meant to be collaborative efforts, so any help we can get is always welcome and appreciated.<br />
<br />
Outside of that, my greatest other achievement of the year in relation to old Monolith games was getting the old Linux version of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' to launch on my modern Arch Linux installation once again. ''Shogo'' started giving me segmentation faults around five years ago, but it turns out that was [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/1924 due to a bug] in the Gallium3D drivers that was fixed in April 2022.<br />
There are still a few hoops you need to jump through, namely removing the bundled libSDL-1.1.so.0 file and then extracting the legacy libraries included in the [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz Shogo-Libraries.tar.gz] archive into the same directory.<br />
<br />
After that all I had to do is set "MaxFPS" "60" in the autoexec.cfg file to cap the framerate. All arguably still simpler than using dgVoodoo2 to get the game working on a modern Windows environment. Biggest problem is the bottom three arrow keys on my keyboard have died, so I had to limp through the menus with just the up arrow and set my mouse sensitivity in the config file. I am considering getting a Perixx PERIBOARD-106M keyboard just for those retro feels, but it has remained stubbornly full priced, and I am inclined to wait on a sale. I do most of my gaming on my old Pentium III computer these days anyway.<br />
<br />
While I continue to regress, hopefully the Blood Wiki continues to grow apace.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 23523 Contributions (UPDATE ON DAY)<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10080 Contributions (UPDATE ON DAY)<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1756 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, 3 regular edits, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barrahuden|Barrahuden]]: 262 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
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For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Wormwood|Wormwood]]: 20 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png&diff=52712File:Shogo-Linux-Demo-2023.png2024-01-08T20:16:26Z<p>Tchernobog: A sceenshot of the Linux demo for ''Shogo: MAD'' running from Arch Linux on November 15, 2023.
{{Fair Use}}
Category:Linux Games Category:Shogo Screenshots</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
A sceenshot of the Linux demo for ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' running from [[wikipedia:Arch Linux|Arch Linux]] on November 15, 2023.<br />
<br />
{{Fair Use}}<br />
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[[Category:Linux Games]] [[Category:Shogo Screenshots]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Tchernobog&diff=51917User talk:Tchernobog2023-11-08T17:56:51Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Ttchernobog */ Response</p>
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<div>You can find old Posts here [[User talk:Tchernobog/Archives|Tchernobog Talk Archives]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 15:25, 15 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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== Hi there! ==<br />
<br />
I'm not sure whether I should ask for an account to be created since all I really want to do is to upload some of my fan art in the fan art page for preservation/ease of access reasons but I don't have a clear idea on how to upload images to this wiki so maybe it's just better to reach out to you guys through another platform and just send the images there (or maybe just link a google drive folder here...)? If not, I guess I'll figure it out when I'll have time (If a registered account is needed for uploading images then I'd like my account name to be bigeloo if that's possible). Many thanks in advance!<br />
* Hello, I am sorry for not seeing your message earlier, been preoccupied with work. We would be more than happy to host your fan art, and I created the account bigeloo with the random password "7YENKeiLyg80Z2EK53ru". To upload an image, just use the [[Special:Upload]] page. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:36, 13 September 2023 (EDT)<br />
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== ==<br />
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Hello, I am eagerly awaiting for an account, I'd like it named "Strogglet27" just like in the others.<br />
By the way, does this wiki allow individual entries for custom mod missions? --[[Special:Contributions/81.41.184.66|81.41.184.66]] 20:30, 23 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
*We are an independent Wiki with our own infrastructure. Account creation was being abused to create spam accounts, and given the small amount of legitimate sign ups we had, it made sense to make it something only an administrator can do. I have created your account of "Strogglet27" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. Feel free to make individual entries for custom mod missions. Welcome aboard. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:35, 24 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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== Unable to post external links ==<br />
<br />
*Hey Paul, I've attempted to add an external link to a page only for it to tell me "reCAPTCHA V1 is shutdown" and to tell the site owner to redirect requests to a newer version. --[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 18:17, 14 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
**Sorry for the delay, I will relay that error to Willis our host as that is probably more his area than mine. Paul is my middle name by the way, my given name is Hamish. In the meantime can you give me the link you wanted to add so that I can include it? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 03:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
***Sorry about the slow response Hamish, I was primarily geared toward fixing the broken link to the music patch. New link: www.moddb.com/games/blood-2-the-chosen/downloads/blood-2-music-patch , I also found an alternative wrapper in case someones having an issues with DgVoodoo: github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/Blood-II-The-Chosen . It's worth noting that the wrapper limits the max resolution to work around the old Blood 2 high res bug, but that can be disabled in the included config app.--[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 06:46, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
****No worries, I needed the kick up the arse as I must admit that this had slipped my mind with it being bee season and all. I have now emailed Willis about the problem, and have included the two links in the [[Installation]] article. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Leave the country for a bit and someone goes and makes level articles for [[Death Wish]]! [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 22:25, 3 March 2019 (GMT)<br />
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== Creating an account ==<br />
*How do I go about creating an account?<br />
**Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. All you have to do is give me a username and I can do the rest. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:26, 23 June 2019 (BST)<br />
***I'd like my username to be SixGunShauna.<br />
****I have created your account of "SixGunShauna" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. We appreciate your patience, and welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:19, 24 June 2019 (BST)<br />
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== hey can you give me an account please?==<br />
hey tchernobog, can you give me an account? thank you for your time.<br />
oh and i almost forgot, i would like to be called savagereaper<br />
*I have created the account "Savagereaper" with the temporary password "password". Please change this to a better one upon logging in. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 11:54, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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i changed it thank you for creating my account. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 12:46, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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<br />
==welcome to your life: the blood tabletop rpg==<br />
<br />
Hey its me again. over on 1d4chan i started a blood project titled welcome to your life: the blood rpg<br />
and because you are one of the principal authorities on the subject of blood perhaps you couid be involved with the project. just a thought. i thought you couid be the first person to ask when we had questions about blood related things. not exactly involved with the rules side of things (unless you want to be) anyways if you are interested in assisting us with our task we wouid be grateful for your assistance. if you wouid like to reply to me please answer here or in my user talk pages on 1d4chan [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/User_talk:Savagereaper]] or on my user talk page on the end of my signature. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:37, 29 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
<br />
==running blood 2 with wine on os x==<br />
<br />
hey tchernobog, i use a mac to play my games and whenever i play blood 2 with wine (i saw that you used wine on your computer so i thought you couid help)<br />
whenever i turn sharply or circle-strafe using the direct3d renderer it gets super choppy and hard to play (i even use dgvodoo) and have other fixes installed like the widescreen patch (it is also the gog.com copy) i also use the extra crispy mod. can you diagnose my problem woth blood 2? [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 18:50, 3 July 2020 (EDT)<br />
<br />
==using tome of blood in "caleb reads"==<br />
Hello Hamish, I would like to ask if you would let me use stories from the tome of blood in a blood-related project of mine. The project is "caleb reads" a series where caleb (We have a guy who does a fantastic impression of Stephen weyte.) reads things. (at the time of writing he has read two thirds of the way through Hansel & Gretel) We wanted to use some stories from the tome of blood in "caleb reads. Is this ok with you?<br />
<br />
Thank you Hamish, I wish you well.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I forgot to mention that the series is out on newgrounds.<br />
<br />
Episode 1 is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951025] Episode one part two is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951635] (episode one part three is still in production at the time of writing) [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:00, 5 August 2020 (EDT)<br />
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Hello Tchernobog, it's me again. I created this page with an image file that i planned to use on my page for a time and i changed my mind on using it. I would appreciate it being deleted. Thank you for your time,<br />
<br />
[https://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=File:Warpathalpha_newgrounds_logo.jpg]<br />
<br />
Hello again tchernobog, I no longer see that it is necessary for me to have a user page. I wish for it to be deleted. Thank you for your time.<br />
<br />
[https://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User:Savagereaper]<br />
<br />
== Halloween Bloodbath ==<br />
<br />
We hosting one this year?<br />
<br />
==Another person requesting a Account==<br />
*I would love to have a account named "TerrorBlades"! No rush, thanks in advance! </br>-TerrorBlades<br />
**I have created the TerrorBlades account with "temppassword" as a password. Please change that upon logging in for the first time. Welcome to the Blood Wiki and thanks for your patience. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:44, 8 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 06:47, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
==Uploading images==<br />
*Greetings! Sorry to bother you again, but I was wondering if it was possible to upload pictures here? I have these Twitter posts [https://twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1599083214160596992] and [https://twitter.com/apogee_ent/status/1598399371716034567?s=46&t=TzFjo047Ph2mGnvAQt2jJw] (its very early concept art) and a comment from Kevin Kilstrom from Discord and I figured that they would be best kept safe here on the wikia. [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 12:12, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
**Absolutely, such preservation is a large part of what the Blood Wiki is about. Just use [[Special:Upload]] and feel free to add them to the [[Concept Art Image Gallery]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:17, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! I'll add the explanation to to Gallery to add some context! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 05:24, 10 January 2023 (EST)<br />
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== Hello ==<br />
Hello do you still activate accounts? If so i'd like to make one as Barrahuden, thanks in advance!<br />
* Hi, I have created the Barrahuden account with the randomly generated password MBK~wtufv7%]P;% which you can feel free to change. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 10:43, 5 November 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
Nevermind it worked, thank you very much!<br />
<br />
== Ttchernobog ==<br />
*Hey Tchernobog do you know any tutorial to get started with the wiki? I wanted to put some info in the inherit the earth page but i don't really know how to<br />
**Hi, the Blood Wiki functions on the MediaWiki engine, so any general tutorials for that should be applicable here. To get started editing the text on the [[Inherit the Earth]] article you should just be able to click the edit tab on the top of the page, or the [edit] fields on the various sections . [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:36, 5 November 2023 (EST)<br />
***Hey Tchernobog do you know if is possible to change the name of a page? I made the level 1 page as a test for the inherit the earth addon but i messed up the name for the page<br />
****Yep, no worries, I have fixed it: [[ITE-E1M1: Enter Caleb]] [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 12:56, 8 November 2023 (EST)<br />
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== Account offer ==<br />
*Hi, I've been offered an account. I would like one under the name Wormwood please.<br />
**Hi, I have created the Wormwood account with the randomly generated password MPmY7cz9mf44 which you can feel free to change. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:36, 5 November 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thanks once again! [[User:Wormwood|Wormwood]] ([[User talk:Wormwood|talk]]) 01:39, 6 November 2023 (EST)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=ITE-E1M1:_Enter_Caleb&diff=51915ITE-E1M1: Enter Caleb2023-11-08T17:56:00Z<p>Tchernobog: Tchernobog moved page Article to ITE-E1M1: Enter Caleb: Correcting mistake</p>
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<div>ITE-E1M1: Enter Caleb<br />
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'''Enter Caleb (ITE-E1M1)''' is the first level of the first episode of [[List of Mods for Blood| add-on]] ''[[Inherit the Earth]]''<br />
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{{level_stats|designer=[[Dustin "Bloatoid" Twilley]]|song=5 - [[Infuscomus]] (CD-Audio), cblood7 (MIDI)||1=28|2=28|3=28|4=28|5=28|secrets=3}}<br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
Go towards the tombstone with the "Sloth" sign on it and interact with it, follow the stairs leading into a room with a flare gun and some flare gun ammo in the right corner hidden behind a vase.Go towards the painting and interact with it to open the gate on the left.Continue along a set of stairs which will lead you towards a couple of wooden bridges, cross them untill you reach a cemetery with the eye key.Return at the start of the first bridge while facing towards the door you entered from and take a turn to the left which will lead you down a pair of another staircase. Open the eye gate and move towards the tower, once inside take the elevator. Grab the skeleton key and ride down the elevator again, backtracking to the first room where you found the flare gun. Once there, you'll see before you the skeleton gate open it and follow the trail untill you reach the tower, get inside and ride up the elevator again. Grab the dagger key and return at the start of the level, from there turn left and cross the bridge towards the tower, open the door and ride down the elevator.<br />
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== Enemies Present ==<br />
*[[Bat]]<br />
*[[Cultist]]<br />
*[[Ackolyte]]<br />
*[[Axe Zombie]]<br />
*[[Hell Hound]]<br />
*[[Zealot]]<br />
*[[Fanatic]]<br />
*[[Hand]]<br />
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== Weapons Available ==<br />
*[[Flare Gun]] <br />
*[[Sawed-Off Shotgun]]<br />
*[[Proximity Detonator]]<br />
*[[Remote Detonator]]<br />
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==Secrets==<br />
* At the start of the level approach the staircase in front of you, turn right and jump onto the pillar and then onto the gate. Reward : Basic Armor<br />
* At the start of the level turn right and approach the tower with the dagger key lock. Reward : Remote Detonator<br />
* In the second room before the eye key, face right towards the bookshelf. Reward : Life Essence</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Tchernobog&diff=51828User talk:Tchernobog2023-11-06T00:36:10Z<p>Tchernobog: Two responses</p>
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<div>You can find old Posts here [[User talk:Tchernobog/Archives|Tchernobog Talk Archives]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 15:25, 15 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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== Hi there! ==<br />
<br />
I'm not sure whether I should ask for an account to be created since all I really want to do is to upload some of my fan art in the fan art page for preservation/ease of access reasons but I don't have a clear idea on how to upload images to this wiki so maybe it's just better to reach out to you guys through another platform and just send the images there (or maybe just link a google drive folder here...)? If not, I guess I'll figure it out when I'll have time (If a registered account is needed for uploading images then I'd like my account name to be bigeloo if that's possible). Many thanks in advance!<br />
* Hello, I am sorry for not seeing your message earlier, been preoccupied with work. We would be more than happy to host your fan art, and I created the account bigeloo with the random password "7YENKeiLyg80Z2EK53ru". To upload an image, just use the [[Special:Upload]] page. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:36, 13 September 2023 (EDT)<br />
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== ==<br />
<br />
Hello, I am eagerly awaiting for an account, I'd like it named "Strogglet27" just like in the others.<br />
By the way, does this wiki allow individual entries for custom mod missions? --[[Special:Contributions/81.41.184.66|81.41.184.66]] 20:30, 23 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
*We are an independent Wiki with our own infrastructure. Account creation was being abused to create spam accounts, and given the small amount of legitimate sign ups we had, it made sense to make it something only an administrator can do. I have created your account of "Strogglet27" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. Feel free to make individual entries for custom mod missions. Welcome aboard. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:35, 24 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Unable to post external links ==<br />
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*Hey Paul, I've attempted to add an external link to a page only for it to tell me "reCAPTCHA V1 is shutdown" and to tell the site owner to redirect requests to a newer version. --[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 18:17, 14 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
**Sorry for the delay, I will relay that error to Willis our host as that is probably more his area than mine. Paul is my middle name by the way, my given name is Hamish. In the meantime can you give me the link you wanted to add so that I can include it? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 03:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
***Sorry about the slow response Hamish, I was primarily geared toward fixing the broken link to the music patch. New link: www.moddb.com/games/blood-2-the-chosen/downloads/blood-2-music-patch , I also found an alternative wrapper in case someones having an issues with DgVoodoo: github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/Blood-II-The-Chosen . It's worth noting that the wrapper limits the max resolution to work around the old Blood 2 high res bug, but that can be disabled in the included config app.--[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 06:46, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
****No worries, I needed the kick up the arse as I must admit that this had slipped my mind with it being bee season and all. I have now emailed Willis about the problem, and have included the two links in the [[Installation]] article. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Leave the country for a bit and someone goes and makes level articles for [[Death Wish]]! [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 22:25, 3 March 2019 (GMT)<br />
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== Creating an account ==<br />
*How do I go about creating an account?<br />
**Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. All you have to do is give me a username and I can do the rest. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:26, 23 June 2019 (BST)<br />
***I'd like my username to be SixGunShauna.<br />
****I have created your account of "SixGunShauna" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. We appreciate your patience, and welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:19, 24 June 2019 (BST)<br />
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== hey can you give me an account please?==<br />
hey tchernobog, can you give me an account? thank you for your time.<br />
oh and i almost forgot, i would like to be called savagereaper<br />
*I have created the account "Savagereaper" with the temporary password "password". Please change this to a better one upon logging in. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 11:54, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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i changed it thank you for creating my account. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 12:46, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==welcome to your life: the blood tabletop rpg==<br />
<br />
Hey its me again. over on 1d4chan i started a blood project titled welcome to your life: the blood rpg<br />
and because you are one of the principal authorities on the subject of blood perhaps you couid be involved with the project. just a thought. i thought you couid be the first person to ask when we had questions about blood related things. not exactly involved with the rules side of things (unless you want to be) anyways if you are interested in assisting us with our task we wouid be grateful for your assistance. if you wouid like to reply to me please answer here or in my user talk pages on 1d4chan [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/User_talk:Savagereaper]] or on my user talk page on the end of my signature. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:37, 29 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
<br />
==running blood 2 with wine on os x==<br />
<br />
hey tchernobog, i use a mac to play my games and whenever i play blood 2 with wine (i saw that you used wine on your computer so i thought you couid help)<br />
whenever i turn sharply or circle-strafe using the direct3d renderer it gets super choppy and hard to play (i even use dgvodoo) and have other fixes installed like the widescreen patch (it is also the gog.com copy) i also use the extra crispy mod. can you diagnose my problem woth blood 2? [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 18:50, 3 July 2020 (EDT)<br />
<br />
==using tome of blood in "caleb reads"==<br />
Hello Hamish, I would like to ask if you would let me use stories from the tome of blood in a blood-related project of mine. The project is "caleb reads" a series where caleb (We have a guy who does a fantastic impression of Stephen weyte.) reads things. (at the time of writing he has read two thirds of the way through Hansel & Gretel) We wanted to use some stories from the tome of blood in "caleb reads. Is this ok with you?<br />
<br />
Thank you Hamish, I wish you well.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I forgot to mention that the series is out on newgrounds.<br />
<br />
Episode 1 is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951025] Episode one part two is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951635] (episode one part three is still in production at the time of writing) [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:00, 5 August 2020 (EDT)<br />
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Hello Tchernobog, it's me again. I created this page with an image file that i planned to use on my page for a time and i changed my mind on using it. I would appreciate it being deleted. Thank you for your time,<br />
<br />
[https://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=File:Warpathalpha_newgrounds_logo.jpg]<br />
<br />
Hello again tchernobog, I no longer see that it is necessary for me to have a user page. I wish for it to be deleted. Thank you for your time.<br />
<br />
[https://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User:Savagereaper]<br />
<br />
== Halloween Bloodbath ==<br />
<br />
We hosting one this year?<br />
<br />
==Another person requesting a Account==<br />
*I would love to have a account named "TerrorBlades"! No rush, thanks in advance! </br>-TerrorBlades<br />
**I have created the TerrorBlades account with "temppassword" as a password. Please change that upon logging in for the first time. Welcome to the Blood Wiki and thanks for your patience. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:44, 8 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 06:47, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
==Uploading images==<br />
*Greetings! Sorry to bother you again, but I was wondering if it was possible to upload pictures here? I have these Twitter posts [https://twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1599083214160596992] and [https://twitter.com/apogee_ent/status/1598399371716034567?s=46&t=TzFjo047Ph2mGnvAQt2jJw] (its very early concept art) and a comment from Kevin Kilstrom from Discord and I figured that they would be best kept safe here on the wikia. [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 12:12, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
**Absolutely, such preservation is a large part of what the Blood Wiki is about. Just use [[Special:Upload]] and feel free to add them to the [[Concept Art Image Gallery]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:17, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! I'll add the explanation to to Gallery to add some context! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 05:24, 10 January 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Hello ==<br />
Hello do you still activate accounts? If so i'd like to make one as Barrahuden, thanks in advance!<br />
* Hi, I have created the Barrahuden account with the randomly generated password MBK~wtufv7%]P;% which you can feel free to change. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 10:43, 5 November 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
Nevermind it worked, thank you very much!<br />
<br />
== Ttchernobog ==<br />
*Hey Tchernobog do you know any tutorial to get started with the wiki? I wanted to put some info in the inherit the earth page but i don't really know how to<br />
**Hi, the Blood Wiki functions on the MediaWiki engine, so any general tutorials for that should be applicable here. To get started editing the text on the [[Inherit the Earth]] article you should just be able to click the edit tab on the top of the page, or the [edit] fields on the various sections . [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:36, 5 November 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Account offer ==<br />
*Hi, I've been offered an account. I would like one under the name Wormwood please.<br />
**Hi, I have created the Wormwood account with the randomly generated password MPmY7cz9mf44 which you can feel free to change. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:36, 5 November 2023 (EST)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:178.178.88.8&diff=51821User talk:178.178.88.82023-11-05T15:44:46Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
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<div>*Nice work so far, would you like a user account? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:14, 1 November 2023 (EDT)<br />
**Thank you for the recognition and for the offer, yes I would really appreciate having an account here! I do like improving the pages from time to time. Previously I also did tips & trivia in the [[Life Leech]] article, and several edits in [[Blood in Other Media]]... Though I cannot prove I'm the same person as my IP has now changed (I have dynamic IP, it changes every online session)... You can see it's still sort of in the same range. But if you have any doubts and would rather not risk it, that's fine, I can understand. [[Special:Contributions/178.176.113.157|178.176.113.157]] 12:35, 2 November 2023 (EDT)<br />
***Just post your desired account name on my talk page and I can set you up. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 10:44, 5 November 2023 (EST)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:178.178.88.8&diff=51820User talk:178.178.88.82023-11-05T15:44:32Z<p>Tchernobog: Reply</p>
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<div>Nice work so far, would you like a user account? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:14, 1 November 2023 (EDT)<br />
:Thank you for the recognition and for the offer, yes I would really appreciate having an account here! I do like improving the pages from time to time. Previously I also did tips & trivia in the [[Life Leech]] article, and several edits in [[Blood in Other Media]]... Though I cannot prove I'm the same person as my IP has now changed (I have dynamic IP, it changes every online session)... You can see it's still sort of in the same range. But if you have any doubts and would rather not risk it, that's fine, I can understand. [[Special:Contributions/178.176.113.157|178.176.113.157]] 12:35, 2 November 2023 (EDT)<br />
**Just post your desired account name on my talk page and I can set you up. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 10:44, 5 November 2023 (EST)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Tchernobog&diff=51819User talk:Tchernobog2023-11-05T15:43:28Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Hello */ Created Barrahuden account</p>
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<div>You can find old Posts here [[User talk:Tchernobog/Archives|Tchernobog Talk Archives]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 15:25, 15 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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== Hi there! ==<br />
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I'm not sure whether I should ask for an account to be created since all I really want to do is to upload some of my fan art in the fan art page for preservation/ease of access reasons but I don't have a clear idea on how to upload images to this wiki so maybe it's just better to reach out to you guys through another platform and just send the images there (or maybe just link a google drive folder here...)? If not, I guess I'll figure it out when I'll have time (If a registered account is needed for uploading images then I'd like my account name to be bigeloo if that's possible). Many thanks in advance!<br />
* Hello, I am sorry for not seeing your message earlier, been preoccupied with work. We would be more than happy to host your fan art, and I created the account bigeloo with the random password "7YENKeiLyg80Z2EK53ru". To upload an image, just use the [[Special:Upload]] page. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:36, 13 September 2023 (EDT)<br />
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Hello, I am eagerly awaiting for an account, I'd like it named "Strogglet27" just like in the others.<br />
By the way, does this wiki allow individual entries for custom mod missions? --[[Special:Contributions/81.41.184.66|81.41.184.66]] 20:30, 23 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
*We are an independent Wiki with our own infrastructure. Account creation was being abused to create spam accounts, and given the small amount of legitimate sign ups we had, it made sense to make it something only an administrator can do. I have created your account of "Strogglet27" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. Feel free to make individual entries for custom mod missions. Welcome aboard. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:35, 24 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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== Unable to post external links ==<br />
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*Hey Paul, I've attempted to add an external link to a page only for it to tell me "reCAPTCHA V1 is shutdown" and to tell the site owner to redirect requests to a newer version. --[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 18:17, 14 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
**Sorry for the delay, I will relay that error to Willis our host as that is probably more his area than mine. Paul is my middle name by the way, my given name is Hamish. In the meantime can you give me the link you wanted to add so that I can include it? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 03:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
***Sorry about the slow response Hamish, I was primarily geared toward fixing the broken link to the music patch. New link: www.moddb.com/games/blood-2-the-chosen/downloads/blood-2-music-patch , I also found an alternative wrapper in case someones having an issues with DgVoodoo: github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/Blood-II-The-Chosen . It's worth noting that the wrapper limits the max resolution to work around the old Blood 2 high res bug, but that can be disabled in the included config app.--[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 06:46, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
****No worries, I needed the kick up the arse as I must admit that this had slipped my mind with it being bee season and all. I have now emailed Willis about the problem, and have included the two links in the [[Installation]] article. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Leave the country for a bit and someone goes and makes level articles for [[Death Wish]]! [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 22:25, 3 March 2019 (GMT)<br />
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== Creating an account ==<br />
*How do I go about creating an account?<br />
**Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. All you have to do is give me a username and I can do the rest. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:26, 23 June 2019 (BST)<br />
***I'd like my username to be SixGunShauna.<br />
****I have created your account of "SixGunShauna" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. We appreciate your patience, and welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:19, 24 June 2019 (BST)<br />
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== hey can you give me an account please?==<br />
hey tchernobog, can you give me an account? thank you for your time.<br />
oh and i almost forgot, i would like to be called savagereaper<br />
*I have created the account "Savagereaper" with the temporary password "password". Please change this to a better one upon logging in. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 11:54, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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i changed it thank you for creating my account. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 12:46, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==welcome to your life: the blood tabletop rpg==<br />
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Hey its me again. over on 1d4chan i started a blood project titled welcome to your life: the blood rpg<br />
and because you are one of the principal authorities on the subject of blood perhaps you couid be involved with the project. just a thought. i thought you couid be the first person to ask when we had questions about blood related things. not exactly involved with the rules side of things (unless you want to be) anyways if you are interested in assisting us with our task we wouid be grateful for your assistance. if you wouid like to reply to me please answer here or in my user talk pages on 1d4chan [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/User_talk:Savagereaper]] or on my user talk page on the end of my signature. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:37, 29 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==running blood 2 with wine on os x==<br />
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hey tchernobog, i use a mac to play my games and whenever i play blood 2 with wine (i saw that you used wine on your computer so i thought you couid help)<br />
whenever i turn sharply or circle-strafe using the direct3d renderer it gets super choppy and hard to play (i even use dgvodoo) and have other fixes installed like the widescreen patch (it is also the gog.com copy) i also use the extra crispy mod. can you diagnose my problem woth blood 2? [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 18:50, 3 July 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==using tome of blood in "caleb reads"==<br />
Hello Hamish, I would like to ask if you would let me use stories from the tome of blood in a blood-related project of mine. The project is "caleb reads" a series where caleb (We have a guy who does a fantastic impression of Stephen weyte.) reads things. (at the time of writing he has read two thirds of the way through Hansel & Gretel) We wanted to use some stories from the tome of blood in "caleb reads. Is this ok with you?<br />
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Thank you Hamish, I wish you well.<br />
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I forgot to mention that the series is out on newgrounds.<br />
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Episode 1 is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951025] Episode one part two is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951635] (episode one part three is still in production at the time of writing) [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:00, 5 August 2020 (EDT)<br />
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Hello Tchernobog, it's me again. I created this page with an image file that i planned to use on my page for a time and i changed my mind on using it. I would appreciate it being deleted. Thank you for your time,<br />
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[https://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=File:Warpathalpha_newgrounds_logo.jpg]<br />
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Hello again tchernobog, I no longer see that it is necessary for me to have a user page. I wish for it to be deleted. Thank you for your time.<br />
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== Halloween Bloodbath ==<br />
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We hosting one this year?<br />
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==Another person requesting a Account==<br />
*I would love to have a account named "TerrorBlades"! No rush, thanks in advance! </br>-TerrorBlades<br />
**I have created the TerrorBlades account with "temppassword" as a password. Please change that upon logging in for the first time. Welcome to the Blood Wiki and thanks for your patience. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:44, 8 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 06:47, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
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==Uploading images==<br />
*Greetings! Sorry to bother you again, but I was wondering if it was possible to upload pictures here? I have these Twitter posts [https://twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1599083214160596992] and [https://twitter.com/apogee_ent/status/1598399371716034567?s=46&t=TzFjo047Ph2mGnvAQt2jJw] (its very early concept art) and a comment from Kevin Kilstrom from Discord and I figured that they would be best kept safe here on the wikia. [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 12:12, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
**Absolutely, such preservation is a large part of what the Blood Wiki is about. Just use [[Special:Upload]] and feel free to add them to the [[Concept Art Image Gallery]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:17, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! I'll add the explanation to to Gallery to add some context! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 05:24, 10 January 2023 (EST)<br />
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== Hello ==<br />
Hello do you still activate accounts? If so i'd like to make one as Barrahuden, thanks in advance!<br />
* Hi, I have created the Barrahuden account with the randomly generated password MBK~wtufv7%]P;% which you can feel free to change. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 10:43, 5 November 2023 (EST)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:178.178.88.8&diff=51816User talk:178.178.88.82023-11-02T02:14:33Z<p>Tchernobog: Offering user account</p>
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<div>Nice work so far, would you like a user account? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:14, 1 November 2023 (EDT)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Shogo_Community&diff=51779Shogo Community2023-09-14T01:38:42Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Planet Shogo */ Quaddicted File Archive</p>
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This article outlines the community sites and fan works inspired by ''[[Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]''. <br />
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== Community Websites ==<br />
The history of ''Shogo'' websites can be divided into three eras. The "classic" era encompasses the sites of the "old" official ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Web Ring|Shogo Web Ring]]'' as well as the primary site of the era ''[[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|PlanetShogo]]'', and lasted roughly from 1997-2002. The "middle" era can be considered to have began around the launch of the the "new" ''Web Ring'' and was situated from ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo MAD.com|ShogoMAD.com]]'', as well as sites like ''[[Shogo Community#Polish Shogo Centre|Polish Shogo Centre]]'' and ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Level|Shogo Level]]'', and broadly lasted from 2002-2008. The "modern" era can be seen as having started with the founding of the ''[[:Category:Shogo Sub-Section|Blood Wiki: Shogo Sub-Section]]'', and ''[[Shogo Community#The Expanded Canon|The Expanded Canon]]'', and is now also embodied by the site ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Tribute|Shogo Tribute]]''. This era has been around from 2008 to the present day and is also represented by the availability of the game from [[Good Old Games]], [[:wikipedia:Desura|Desura]] and much later [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]].<br />
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===Major===<br />
The following are large and diverse sites about ''Shogo''.<br />
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==== Haus of Shogo ====<br />
[[File:Shogo-Haus.png|thumb|right|200px|Haus of Shogo Logo]]<br />
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A fan website created by A.T. Hun that contained content such as [[Shogo Guides#Walkthrough|walkthroughs]] and other ''Shogo'' help. It was advertised as the oldest ''Shogo'' fan site ever, since December of 1998, and it was also a good resource for [[:wikipedia:Linux|GNU/Linux]] ''Shogo'' player's due to the creator's experiences with that operating system and the game. In late 2009 the site appears to have come down. <br />
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Link: [http://shogo.thehaus.net/ http://shogo.thehaus.net/] (''[http://web.archive.org/web/20070902112449/shogo.thehaus.net/ Internet Archive]'') <br />
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==== Planet Shogo ====<br />
[[File:Shogo-Planet.png|thumb|right|200px|Planet Shogo Logo]]<br />
[[File:Shogo-Planet-Old.png|thumb|right|150x|Original Logo]]<br />
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A now defunct community website (also called '''PlanetShogo''') that was established at the request of [[Monolith Productions]]. It [http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames2/planetquake/planetshogo/ hosted] many fan works such as [[Shogo Mods|game modifications]] and [[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day|fan art]], and for years afterwards was still a useful resource for ''Shogo''. It also hosted a [http://forumplanet.gamespy.com/planetshogo community forum], [http://replay.web.archive.org/20090409122015/http://www.planetshogo.com/walkthroughs/ walkthroughs], a [http://web.archive.org/web/20080106112023/www.planetshogo.com/mailbag/ mailbag], [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080106112632/www.planetshogo.com/features/testify.shtm testimonials], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080106112849rn_1/www.planetshogo.com/editorials/ editorials], [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080106112050/www.planetshogo.com/rants/ rants] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20080106112621/www.planetshogo.com/features/interviews.shtml interviews]. The site was taken down in the early summer of 2009, replaced with a redirect to [http://www.rpgplanet.com RPG Planet]. Its [http://replay.web.archive.org/20021217025435/http://www.planetquake.com/revolt/index.html predecessor] was the ''Riot'' (working title) page on [[:wikipedia:PlanetQuake|Planet Quake]].<br />
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Link: [http://www.planetshogo.com/ http://www.planetshogo.com/]<br />
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[[:wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]]: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080116052943/http://www.planetshogo.com/ January 16, 2008], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010708045506/http://www.planetshogo.com/ Last recorded news post: July 7, 2001], [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.planetshogo.com Complete archives]<br />
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File Archives: [http://dukeworld.duke4.net/planetquake/planetshogo/ Dukeworld], [http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames2/planetquake/planetshogo/ Gamers.org], [https://www.quaddicted.com/files/idgames2/planetquake/planetshogo/ Quaddicted]<br />
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==== ShogoMAD.com ====<br />
A later website that hosted ''Shogo'' [[Shogo Guides|texts]] and ''Shogo'' [[Shogo Community#Fan Media|fan works]]. It also archived some hosted material from ''[[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|Planet Shogo]]''. It was hosted by the ''Xtreme Gaming Network'' (''XGN'') and was created in 2002. It also hosted a rather populated community forum. For a time in late 2008 and early 2009 the site was down; this happened again a year later and the site never returned.<br />
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Link: [http://www.shogomad.com http://www.shogomad.com] (''[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080309130746/http://shogomad.com/ Internet Archive]'') <br />
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''Note: not to be confused with the official [http://replay.web.archive.org/20090413104439/http://www.shogo-mad.com/ http://www.shogo-mad.com/]''<br />
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==== Shogo Tribute ====<br />
A site launched proper on January 16, 2011 due to the rush of deaths of other ''Shogo'' related sites in the few years prior, although it was originally conceived around 2006. It functions as an archive and a new community, including multiplayer server hosting, for ''Shogo'' players old and new. It uses text and content from the ''[[:Category:Shogo Sub-Section|Shogo Sub-Section]]'' as well as text and images from other sites, particularly in its "[http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewforum.php?17 Shogo FAQ]" section, and has started re-posting old "[[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day|Pic of the Day]]" images. It is part of the [http://www.pentacle.nl/ pentacle] band website. The site's forums superseded a [http://groups.google.com/group/shogomad separate effort] towards a [[:wikipedia:Google Groups|Google Group]]. It has been replaced by a temporary downtime notice since late 2018.<br />
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==== Polish Shogo Centre ====<br />
''See Also: [[Polish Blood Centre]]''<br />
[[File:Polish-Shogo-Centre.png|thumb|right|200px|Polish Centre Logo]]<br />
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A website about ''Shogo'' in the [[:wikipedia:Polish language|Polish language]], containing information about the game's [[Shogo Characters|characters]], [[Shogo Elements|universe]], [[Shogo MCA|mecha gameplay]], [[Shogo On-Foot|on-foot gameplay]] and game structure. It also has various files, such as [[Shogo Mods|mods]], music, video and screenshots, up for viewing and download. Unfortunately these download links go to the now defunct sites ''PlanetShogo'' and ''ShoogMAD.com''. Because of an invalid space in the URL, a ''[[:wikipedia:Google Translate|Google Translate]]'' link is unavailable. It was created by MCA in 2002.<br />
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Link: [http://shogo_mad.w.interia.pl/ http://shogo_mad.w.interia.pl/]<br />
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==== Shogo Web Ring ====<br />
[[File:Shogo-Ring.png|thumb|right|200px|Shogo Web Ring Logo]]<br />
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A website ring of various ''Shogo'' sites that lists and keeps track of the various fan sites. <br />
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Link: [http://www.webring.com/t/Shogo-MAD http://www.webring.com/t/Shogo-MAD], [http://www.topiccraze.com/topic?topic=shogomad Mirror link]<br />
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[[File:Shogo-Ring2.png|thumb|right|200px|Alternate Ring Logo]] <br />
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On the official ''Shogo'' website, [[Monolith Productions|Monolith]] also hosted a web ring, often called the "old" ring in comparison.<br />
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Link: [http://replay.web.archive.org/20080725005406/http://www.shogo-mad.com/ring/ http://www.shogo-mad.com/ring/]<br />
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In a similar vein, there is an ''Open Directory Project'' section for ''Shogo''. <br />
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Link: [http://www.dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Shooter/S/Shogo_Mobile_Armor_Division/ http://www.dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Shooter/S/Shogo_Mobile_Armor_Division/] <br />
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The following are smaller websites about the game.<br />
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==== Shogo Level ====<br />
[[File:ShogoLevel.png|thumb|right|200px|Shogo Level Logo]]<br />
A website site created by supertanker13, also known as ''ShogoLevel'' or ''ShogoLevel.tripod.com''. It hosts a collection of maps and custom levels for the game, most by the author but also contributions by Steven Delrue and Kurt L. (MeG@LoN). It also has the unique feature of "[[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day|Picture of the Day]]" collection in the tradition of ''[[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|PlanetShogo]]'' or ''[[Shogo Community#ShogoMAD.com|ShogoMAD.com]]''. The site was created due the author and the author's father's love of the game and was last updated on May 14, 2005. The site was up as late as 2019.<br />
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Link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190717221525/https://shogolevel.tripod.com/ http://shogolevel.tripod.com/]<br />
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==== Shinji[tEs]'s Shogo Page ====<br />
A fan website that contains screenshots, links, a review of ''Shogo'' by Shinji[tEs] and the fan fiction ''[[Shogo Community#The Expanded Canon|The Fall of Gabriel]]'' by Ron "eclip5e" Adams. This is also the only site that is linked on the old "[[Shogo Community#Shogo Web Ring|Shogo Web Ring]]" that still existed within the lifespan of the Blood Wiki. Like all of [[:wikipedia:GeoCities|GeoCities]], it was taken down on [[Fact Time Line#2009|October 27, 2009]] but archived by various pro-Geocities groups.<br />
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Link: [http://www.oocities.org/timessquare/bunker/7735/Shogo.html http://www.oocities.org/timessquare/bunker/7735/Shogo.html] (''[http://replay.web.archive.org/20090805033130/http://geocities.com/TimesSquare/Bunker/7735/Shogo.html Internet Archive]''), [http://webspace.webring.com/people/ms/shinji735/Shogo.html http://webspace.webring.com/people/ms/shinji735/Shogo.html]<br />
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==== Karoshi Shogo Site ====<br />
[[File:Karoshi.png|thumb|right|200px|Karoshi Logo]]<br />
A website by Karoshi, also known as '''Karoshi Shogo-MAD Web Site''', that contains some file downloads, information, links to other relevant sites and a personal testimonial to the greatness of the game. He also posted what he considered to be an enhanced version of ''Shogo'' featuring "no [[Shogo MCA#Red Riot|riot]], new spawn points, better weapon placements." Unfortunately, the file does not seem to exist anymore.<br />
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==== Cypres Shogo Page ====<br />
A page by Scott "Cypres" that contained a list entitled "TOP TWELVE REASONS WHY SHOGO IS THE BEST SHOOTER", screenshots of the game (with some "refreshingly violent"), and images of a variety of [[Shogo Mods#Loose Maps|custom levels]].<br />
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Link: [http://replay.web.archive.org/20081203173002/http://www.meowface.com/gaming/shogo/ http://www.meowface.com/gaming/shogo/]<br />
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The following are about ''Shogo''-related sections of larger websites.<br />
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==== Shogo Sub-Section ====<br />
[[Image:Shogo-Sub-Section.png|thumb|right|Logo]]<br />
''Main Article: [[Blood Wiki]]''<br />
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The ''Blood Wiki'' hosts a [[:category:Shogo Sub-Section|sub-section]] to act as a wiki documentation for ''[[Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]''. The game is powered by the original version of [[LithTech]] and in that way and others it is the sister game of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]''. The sub-section was founded on [[Fact Time Line#2008|June 8, 2008]] after some time in consideration. Its creation was the result of a successful [[Blood:Vote/Archives#Shogo Sub-Section|policy motion and vote]] and it is written and maintained by [[User:Gideon]]. Like its mother wiki, the sub-section has this article to document the game's fan community and works, as well as one for [[Shogo Mods|mods]], and also has a special hosting place for [[:category:Shogo Fan Artwork|fan artwork]]. The site is also part of of the ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Web Ring|New Shogo Web Ring]]''.<br />
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==== Monolith Forums ====<br />
[[File:Monolith-Forums.png|thumb|right|Monolith Forums]]<br />
''Main Article: [[Monolith Forums]]'' <br />
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The official [[Monolith Productions]] forums hosted a section for ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]''. <br />
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Monolith brought down its site in 2009 and later returned in 2010, sans forums.<br />
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Link: [http://www.lith.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8 http://www.lith.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8] ([http://replay.web.archive.org/20081231134104/http://www.lith.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8 Internet Archive])<br />
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==== Facebook ====<br />
''See Also: [[List of Websites#Blood Facebook|List of Websites#Blood Facebook]]'' <br />
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There is a 100+ strong ''Shogo'' unofficial fan club on ''[[:wikipedia:Facebook|Facebook]]'', moderated by [http://www.facebook.com/bonny84 Bonaventura Distratis]. <br />
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Link: [http://ja-jp.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=45682846268 http://ja-jp.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&amp;gid=45682846268] <br />
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==== The Gravel Pit ====<br />
[[File:The-Gravel-Pit.png|thumb|right|200px|Gravel Pit Logo]]<br />
''Main Article: [[The Gravel Pit]]''<br />
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''The Gravel Pit'' is a massive in terms of scope, but still somewhat young in terms of posts, forum for gamers with a retro focus. It has sections for various older titles, and the section for ''Shogo'' is one of the most prominent. It also, alongside ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Tribute|Shogo Tribute]]'', offers some of the last accessible multiplayer hosting for the game.<br />
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Link: [http://thegravelpit.info/forums/index.php/board,6.0.html http://thegravelpit.info/forums/index.php/board,6.0.html]<br />
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[[File:GoG-Logo.png|thumb|right|200px|GoG Logo]]<br />
==== Good Old Games ====<br />
''Main Article: [[Good Old Games]]''<br />
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As well as hosting a [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/shogo_mobile_armor_division purchasing page] for ''Shogo'', there is also a decently active sub-forum on ''Good Old Games'' with reviews, help and discussion.<br />
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Link: [http://www.gog.com/en/forum/shogo_mobile_armor_division/ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/shogo_mobile_armor_division/]<br />
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== Deathmatch Clans ==<br />
''See Also: [[Bloodbath]]''<br />
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=== Overview ===<br />
Despite some [[Shogo: MAD#Public Reception|criticism]] directed towards its networking implementation, ''Shogo'' quickly managed to attract an active [[:wikipedia:Deathmatch (gaming)|deathmatching]] scene. These soon amalgamated into a variety of multiplayer clans. Several prominent members of the community involved in other work, such as modding or web administration, tagged themselves by their clan, such as Apocalypse_DFA or the OTAKU group. The popularity of the game's multiplayer quickly revealed a prominent oversight on the part of Monolith, which manifested itself in the ability to use cheats or tweaked [[LithTech|REZ]] files during online matches. This created widespread paranoia about the usage cheats and who were cheaters. Players tagged Do0mzdays were often cited as such, with similar allegations also against Teknoman. Spanked Monkey or SPOA reputably became well known for the, often humourous, use of a rapid fire tweak; once deflecting question by blaming his "fast computer". Sometimes players after players were accused of cheating others tried to defend them as simply skilled, such as the case of female player Nation of Ulyses. The deathmatching community was sometimes surprisingly close and intimate, such as the case of the lovers DrDeathand and LadyZena. A special classification was for players on the Zone, such as TXS, LORD, FEW, SMURF and DFA. This distinction was sometimes a source of friction however.<br />
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Link: [http://forums.gamespy.com/clan_news/b50078/p1 Archived Planet Shogo Forums section]<br />
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=== Index ===<br />
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* AoD (Angels of Doom)<br />
* BS (Bone Squadron)<br />
* DA (Death Angels)<br />
* DAM MAD (?)<br />
* [http://www.clan-dfa-shogo.com/ DFA] (Death From Above)<br />
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mech/dr01/ DR] (Darkness Rising)<br />
* DW (Deadly Warriors)<br />
* ETS (El Toro Slayers - verification needed)<br />
* [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20030403214414/www.angelfire.com/anime3/fetishclan/ Fetish]<br />
* FROM (?)<br />
* Front_242<br />
* [http://ghostclan.8m.com/ GC] (Ghost Clan)<br />
* GOD (?)<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20000818053214/http://gtmad.clanpages.com/ GT-MaD] (Genome Toksentai MaD)<br />
* GTS (Good Times Shooters)<br />
* gXs (Genosha eXtinction Squadron)<br />
* HS (Hell Snipers)<br />
* Inferno - verification needed<br />
* [http://members.fortunecity.com/itsamee/itsamee/main.htm ITSA] (Indestructible Team of Skilled Assassins)<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010723140127/http://mattawang.tripod.com/ LORD]<br />
* [http://phallicenterprises.tripod.com/clan.htm MAD Phallus]<br />
* Mercykillers<br />
* Ninja Clan<br />
* nSb (New Shogo Bastards)<br />
* NWA (Niggas With Attitude)<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090225224147/http://www.planetshogo.com/otaku/mad/ Otaku] (see also: [[Shogo Mods#OTAKU]])<br />
* [http://underworld.fortunecity.com/carmageddon/671/ ODF] (Otaku Death Force)<br />
* [http://z3.invisionfree.com/ClanODT/ ODT] (Or Die Trying)<br />
* Orthex MAD<br />
* OSB (Old Shogo Bastards)<br />
* RIP (Rest In Peace, the "Old Married Guys" MAD)<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021127222835/http://www.geocities.com/chua_her/ SKA] (Slick Killaz Alliance) ([http://invisionfree.com/forums/Clan_SKA_Forum forum])<br />
* SR (Shogo Raiders)<br />
* SS (Skull Squadron)<br />
* SVA (Shogo Veteran Alliance)<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010726120510/http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Cave/9021/ Team Smurf] ([http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/smurfdh/ Another website])<br />
* Teknoman - verification needed<br />
* [http://www.oocities.org/shinji735/tEsnews.html tEs] ([http://webspace.webring.com/people/ms/shinji735/tEs.html The Extermination Squad])<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050122021426/http://fewclan.cjb.net/- The_Few] ([http://fewclan.proboards.com/index.cgi forum])<br />
* TKH (The Knights of Heaven)<br />
* [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20011113203616/sanrioclan.com/team_rocket/index.html TR] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20050128101643/http://welcome.to/team_rocket Team Rocket])<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030406113844/http://www.geocities.com/mobius_77_txs/index.html?959944417140 TXS] (The eXecutioner Squadron)<br />
* Tzf (The Z Force)<br />
* [http://home.wish.net/~rjohan/shogo.htm WMC] (War Machine Clan)<br />
* WOEI (?)<br />
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Links: [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?193.0 Shogo Tribute thread to derive listing], [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080307070253/http://www.shogomad.com/clans.php ShogoMAD.com list]<br />
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== Fan Media ==<br />
''See Also: [[:Category:Fan Media|Blood Fan Media]]''<br />
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=== Fan Art/Pic of the Day ===<br />
[[File:Shogo-Cersnapple.jpg|thumb|200px|Fan Art by Cersnapple]] <br />
''See Also: [[List of Fan Art|List of Blood fan art]]''<br />
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There was a section on ''Planet Shogo'' by DooBall that hosted any submitted fan art. This included fan drawings of [[Shogo Characters|characters]], [[Shogo MCA|MCAs]], and even a page from a [[:wikipedia:manga|manga]] project that was never completed. There are also various ''Shogo'' wallpapers. The "Pic[ture] of the Day" section, also by DooBall, was more general by containing everything from fan art to humourous screenshots. There was also short continuation of this on ''ShogoMAD.com''. More fan art has been created since then, with many of it uploaded to ''[[:wikipedia:DeviantArt|deviantART]]''. In March of 2009 [[User:Gideon|Graham Wilson]] started collecting what images from the ''Planet Shogo'' Pic of the Day were still up, plus all of the comments, into an archive for the ''Shogo Sub-Section''. The destruction of ''Planet Shogo'' in the early summer of 2009 stopped his efforts from being fully completed, but the collection goes back to at least October 1998. The archive was finally polished off and released on December 18, 2009 and was later used starting in May 2011 as a source of images for ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Tribute|Shogo Tribute]]''. The fan art was uploaded as part of the same effort as uploading the ''Blood'' [[Fan Art Image Gallery|fan art]].<br />
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Fan Art: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080106112616/www.planetshogo.com/fanart/ http://www.planetshogo.com/fanart/] <br />
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Pic of the Day: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080106112409/www.planetshogo.com/pics/ http://www.planetshogo.com/pics/] ([http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.planetshogo.com/pics/* Page by page])<br />
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ShogoMAD.com Pic of the Day: [http://www.shogomad.com/potd.php?id-32 http://www.shogomad.com/potd.php?id-32] <br />
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[[:Category:Shogo Fan Artwork|Shogo Fan Artwork Hosted on the Shogo Sub-Section of the Blood Wiki]] <br />
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[http://www.blood-wiki.org/Fan-Artwork/PlanetShogo-PoD.zip Download the PlanetShogo Pic of the Day Archive], [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Fan-Artwork/ShogoMAD.com-PoD.zip ShogoMAD.com Pic of the Day Archive]<br />
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=== The Expanded Canon ===<br />
[[File:GFDL-Kathryn.png|thumb|right|Cartoon fan art by author]]<br />
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A collection of ''Shogo'' [[:wikipedia:Fan fiction|fan fiction]] [[:wikipedia:Short story|short stories]] initially written in 2008 and 2009 by [[User:Gideon|Graham L. Wilson]] and [[User:Tchernobog|Hamish Paul Wilson]], inspired by the [[List of Fan Fiction|''Blood'' fan fiction]], following the "[[Shogo: MAD#Option One|Option 2, Selection 1]]" path. Starting with ''The Aftermath'' by Graham, which concludes where ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' left off, the collection expanded into two shorts set before the game: ''Life After Death'' and ''Looking For The Next Best Thing'', as well as one set in the [[Shogo Characters#Main Characters|principal characters']] further past entitled ''Military Academy''; all written by Hamish. Graham also released another ''Shogo'' prequel short entitled ''Hidden Life'' on June 8, 2009, ending the the series' original run. As well as [[Shogo Elements|the themes]] from the game, the stories set after ''Shogo'' also explore themes of [[:wikipedia:polyamory|polyamory]]/[[:wikipedia:Polyfidelity|polyfidelity]] in terms of the relationships between Sanjuro, Kura and Kathryn, an option that received [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20040503030230/http://planetshogo.com/mailbag/021699.shtml considerable support] in this Planet Shogo poll from 1999 (and building on the [[:wikipedia:Harem anime|harem anime]] tropes seen in the original game).<br />
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A corruption in the site's original host account lead to the all the stories being brought down in the summer of 2009. During early 2010 [[The Expanded Canon:Main|it was attempted]] to be moved to the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'', but Graham did not like the lack of its original retro look as a [[:wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] article. On May 7, 2011 it finally found its new home of the ''Blood Wiki'' FTP server, thus making it hosted by ''[[DeathMask]]''.<br />
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====Alternative Universe====<br />
''The Expanded Canon'' also has an "Alternate Universe" collection designed for [[:wikipedia:Fictional crossover|crossovers]], as not not mingle them with the primary fiction. Currently there are two entries, [[Tome of Blood#Caleb on Cronus|both]] of [[Tome of Blood#Return to Cronus|which]] are crossovers into the ''[[Blood]]'' universe from the ''[[Tome of Blood]]'' by Hamish; building upon the [[Shogo: MAD#Relation to the Blood Franchise|close connection]] between the two games from their shared [[Monolith Productions#LithTech|development history]]. The first story is set during ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' and crosses over to the events directly preceding ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'', while the second is set after ''The Aftermath'' and ''[[Tome of Blood#How Much Time Has Passed|How Much Time Has Passed]]''.<br />
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====Third Parties====<br />
The site currently re-hosts the old 1999 story ''The Fall of Gabriel'' by Ron "eclip5e" Adams, of the [[Shogo_Community#Deathmatch_Clans|OTAKU]] clan, that follows the other possible ''Shogo'' [[Shogo: MAD#Option Two|path]]. As well, it also re-hosts a 2003 novelization of the beginning of ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' posted by CyHunter on the ''[[Shogo Community#ShogoMAD.com|ShogoMAD.com]]'' forums (also including a short novelization of the first level of ''Shogo'' by Graham). This was done to preserve the stories for posterity, and is done without the original authors' knowledge, though they would be taken down if requested. Graham also reviewed ''The Fall of Gabriel'' for the site, and the website is also keen to help publish other ''Shogo'' fan fiction if submitted.<br />
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====Further Expanded Cannon====<br />
Further fiction continued to be written, even during the site's downtime. One was an action oriented short story called ''Stragglers'' by Hamish, which was created between the first and second [[:wikipedia:Novella|novellas]] of his character-oriented [[:wikipedia:Trilogy|trilogy]]: ''Sex & Violence'' and ''Thanks For The Memory''. The final portion of the trilogy, entitled ''Never Too Late'' and taking the form of a full [[:wikipedia:Novel|novel]], was finished on February 4, 2014, finally bringing the writing to a close.<br />
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While Hamish worked on this, Graham also wrote his own conclusion to the canon bridging off from ''Thanks For The Memory''. Titled in [[:wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]] as ''Adauchi'', it is intended as an "action oriented Shogo novel and ultimate epilogue." All of the new stories, as well as revised versions of the older works, were finally released on October 7, 2014 after months of editing and preparation.<br />
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The proposed ''[[Shogo Mods#Shogo 2|Shogo 2]]'' project at ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Tribute|Shogo Tribute]]'' would be set in the same universe, diverging into a third track from both ''Never Too Late'' and ''Adauchi'' to allow for selective incorporation of elements from both.<br />
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Website: [http://blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Expanded-Canon/ http://blood-wiki.org/Shogo/Expanded-Canon/]<br />
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Forum Thread: [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?911.0 http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?911.0]<br />
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=== SHOGO: LEVIATHAN ===<br />
* https://androidarts.com/Shogo/SHOGO.htm<br />
* https://twitter.com/monolithdev/status/1230928292582055937<br />
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=== Mods and Fan Games ===<br />
[[File:Sticks'N'Stones.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Shogo Mods#Sticks 'N Stones CTF|Capture the flag]]]]<br />
[[File:Mansion.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Shogo Mods#Maniac Levels|Custom level]]]]<br />
''Main Article: [[Shogo Mods]]''<br />
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''See Also: [[List of Mods|List of Blood series mods]]''<br />
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Like most games of its era, ''Shogo'' had a very active [[:wikipedia:Mod (video gaming)|modding]] community. This included mods that added new modes to the game like [[Shogo Mods#Shogo Coop|cooperative play]] or [[Shogo Mods#Sticks 'N Stones CTF|capture the flag]], to mods that [[Shogo Mods#Bloodbath|tweaked]] [[Shogo Mods#Greased With Lovin|various]] [[Shogo Mods#Blade 3 Sound Mod|aspects]] and projects that [[Shogo Mods#Instagib|experimented]] with new [[Shogo Mods#Defending the Monolith|gameplay]] options or were just plain [[Shogo Mods#Shogo Paint|creative]] or [[Shogo Mods#Squishie|humourous]]; as well as the usual [[Shogo Mods#OTAKU|total]] [[Shogo Mods#Macross TC|conversions]]. Many mods focused on [[Shogo Mods#MadMatch|improving]] or [[Shogo Mods#Rapid Fire Cheat Fix|tightening]] up the somewhat limited networking code of the original release, particularly with regards to [[Shogo Mods#Anti-Cheat|stopping cheating]] during deathmatches. Again, as with most games released post-''[[Doom]]'', there was also a variety of [[Shogo Mods#Loose Maps|custom maps and levels]] and new [[Shogo Mods#Skins|player skins]] created as well. The cult status of the game has also lead to a few projects that ported ''Shogo'' data to [[Shogo Mods#Other Games|other games]], most notably to ''[[:wikipedia:Quake III Arena|Quake III Arena]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Unreal Tournament 2004|Unreal Tournament 2004]]''. Sites like ''[[Shogo Mods#Shogo DMZ|Shogo DMZ]]'' or the ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20080106112409/http://www.planetshogo.com/shogomod/ Shogo: Mod]''/''[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080106112105rn_1/www.planetshogo.com/shogotech/ Tech]'' and "[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071224062606/www.planetshogo.com/ask/ Ask a Coder]" sections from ''[[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|Planet Shogo]]'' (plus [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080106112611rn_1/www.planetshogo.com/editing/ editing], [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080103065836/www.planetshogo.com/features/modcoding.shtml coding] and [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080106112013/www.planetshogo.com/features/lithtech1.shtml LithTech] articles) provided lots of in-depth information to modders. Also, though not really mods, there is a ''Shogo'' [[:wikipedia:Winamp|Winamp]] [http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames2/planetquake/planetshogo/misc/shogoamp.zip skin] (probably [[:wikipedia:XMMS|XMMS]] compatible) and a [[:wikipedia:Microsoft_Windows|Windows]] ''Shogo'' [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/download.php?view.35 theme]; [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/user.php?id.126 Karoshi] made a [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?699.last collection] of ''Shogo'' ring tones. Experts modders, like Dan "Wraith" Hetrick, created [[Shogo Mods#Wraith Utilities|custom utilities]] for the game.<br />
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=== Videos ===<br />
''See Also: [[:Category:Blood Videos|Blood Videos]] and [[Blood on YouTube]]''<br />
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There are various user submitted videos for ''Shogo'' on ''[[:wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]'' and other sites, the ''Shogo Sub-Section'' moderators recommend these: <br />
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==== YouTube ====<br />
Note: please only post collections of videos in play-list form.<br />
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*[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHvQI_jPfb2QHJSGk15iLQ Shogo: Mobile Armour Division Topic] - automatically generated<br />
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'''Promotions and Reviews'''<br />
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*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division Trailer"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtyzK1Np3FI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtyzK1Np3FI] <br />
*"[[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]] Magazine Ads (1998-1999)" (''Shogo'' at 4:00)<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTQoI7dibvE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTQoI7dibvE]<br />
*"Shogo [[Good Old Games|GOG Com]] Review"<br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWG2pvZKG2A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWG2pvZKG2A]<br />
*"Shogo: Look-Back" <br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-iUA0jMwoU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-iUA0jMwoU] <br />
*"PC Underrated Gem: Shogo: Mobile Armor Division"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVPyJuK2daM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVPyJuK2daM]<br />
*"Archive Binge - 03 - Shogo: Mobile Armor Division Review"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86W2d19sPGM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86W2d19sPGM]<br />
*"Era Game Reviews - Shogo PC Review"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixwm4JttFDk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixwm4JttFDk]<br />
*"Trashed Classics: Shogo: Mobile Armor Division"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Ar0-9wogk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Ar0-9wogk]<br />
*"Game Rant: Shogo: Mobile Armor Division"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQF-XquPZOA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQF-XquPZOA]<br />
*"(Not So) Speedy Reviews - SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division" by Speedy<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F222IabKO00<br />
*"Shogo Mobile Armor Division [PC] Game Review" by NewtypePunk<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brracHUxHk0<br />
*"Shogo Mobile Armor Division PC review" by BEERR<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnusNpdo71U&t=185s<br />
*"Shogo Mobile Armor Division Review" by MandaloreGaming<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=885&v=wqHcKjzjJpk<br />
*"Please Remake Shogo!"<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPdbIj9wOt0<br />
*"Shogo Mobile Armor Division PC review" by Lucian Floria<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnusNpdo71U<br />
*"My Top 100 Game Themes of All time"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAy-ejDhj70 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAy-ejDhj70] ("037 -- Shogo: Mobile Armor Division")<br />
*"[Geek Hill Zone] Top 7"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epvSedyODU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epvSedyODU]<br />
*"Best 1998 Video Games" (''Shogo'' at 5:40, ''[[Blood II]]'' at 12:43)<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95Uz3HyOA4<br />
*"Top 10 PC Games for 1998" (''Shogo'' at 8)<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tH0vNnvHu8<br />
*"The cut and unused content of Shogo Mobile Armor Division"<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeaoc6T8sfE<br />
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*"Level One - Shogo - Mobile Armor Division (1999 - PC)" - [[:wikipedia:French language|French]]<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpLOB239ieY<br />
*"El Complejo Lambda - Análisis de Shogo: Mobile Armor Division" - [[:wikipedia:Spanish language|Spanish]]<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDMAdhL3BUc<br />
*Review | Shogo: Mobile Armor Division [PC] [Deutsch] - [[:wikipedia:German language|German]]<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anNKF9EHh0U<br />
*"Deja vu - Shogo: Mobile Armor Division" - [[:wikipedia:Spanish language|Polish]]<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcRFuXz-lgU<br />
*"озор SHOGO MAD review" - [[:wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]]<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGlRGsI3G4<br />
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'''Music and Tribute'''<br />
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*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Intro (Best Quality)"<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--c7T6UDsqM<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Intro Theme by VyridaCZE<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w4FJmflGwg<br />
*"Double 8Bit Remix: Shogo Intro (Negai)"<br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tPdLff6CZo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tPdLff6CZo]<br />
*Alternative rendition of "Negai" <br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2dzXxoNphc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2dzXxoNphc]<br />
*Negai - Wish (Shogo Intro Music)<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KKCZlcW8fI<br />
*"Shogo Mobile Armor Division Theme Song (Male Vocals)" (pitch shifted)<br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naLG8u6gL0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naLG8u6gL0g]<br />
*"DirectMusic - Shogo Mobile Armor Division"<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t1WEmM9rys<br />
*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (1998) - Soundtrack"<br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjsJXTP_fA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjsJXTP_fA]<br />
*SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division soundtrack by Darth SHAKER<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6FF9FD5096C03ED7<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division OST by StarSword<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdeFYxjwVT6GNLpgWnB8SrVcS3IhYjbrE<br />
* SHOGO soundtrack by TheGrzecho7<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA51011467770365A<br />
* SHOGO Mobile Armor Division Soundtrack by A3D's Lets Plays<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE10CDD76DBFE41C<br />
* OST by VoffUgly<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL44CCB827008A364D<br />
*"Shogo: MAD Music Video" <br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eYJPfTLhqs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eYJPfTLhqs]<br />
*"SHOGO:MAD" (tribute in [[:wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]])<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m87tIIABXCc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m87tIIABXCc]<br />
*"shogo" (tribute with "[[:wikipedia:Holiday (Green Day song)|Holiday]]" by [[:wikipedia:Green Day|Green Day]])<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoQpRbUP6o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoQpRbUP6o]<br />
*"Shogo [[:wikipedia:Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6OH8EGFjug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6OH8EGFjug]<br />
*"Shogo M.A.D. 2 tech demo" (see "[[Shogo: MAD#Future and Legacy|Future and Legacy]]")<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efiwR2jz5z0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efiwR2jz5z0]<br />
*"Little Easter Egg in [[F.E.A.R.|Fear]]"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SqkgxE2BpY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SqkgxE2BpY]<br />
*F.E.A.R. easter egg Shogo: Mobile Armored Division<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyEe4qeGnyA<br />
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'''Glitches and Tricks'''<br />
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*"SHOGO CMC Soldier Dancing"<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsUJsqZroA<br />
*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC) Glitches"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMDraxtyRnU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMDraxtyRnU]<br />
*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC) Glitches - Unused Clips"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKIIehcRgs8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKIIehcRgs8]<br />
*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Ending credits, glitch"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M23ptFJ2qNg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M23ptFJ2qNg]<br />
*Shogo Cutscene Glitch<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnkBlxflvuk<br />
*Shogo predicted 9/11<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu2PPlQPnuc<br />
*"Shogo madness"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Hr_29Y5O8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Hr_29Y5O8]<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Invisible Walls <br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUULaM2Vd8<br />
*"Shogo MAD credits easter egg"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnLzK0U8428 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnLzK0U8428]<br />
*BLOOD AND GORE Video Games Episode 70 Shogo Mobile Armor Division <br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXpmxbbC0xA<br />
*"[Shogo: M.A.D] You wouldn't see this on a modern FPS"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hMPqMlz6E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hMPqMlz6E]<br />
*"Shogo Cat Toy"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BpbDD6h0Ug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BpbDD6h0Ug] (see "[[Shogo On-Foot#Squeaky Toy|Squeaky Toy]]")<br />
*"I want my money's worth on fish."<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQKB8sL1kjw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQKB8sL1kjw]<br />
*"Please be nice to me"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8nqhpjaP-I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8nqhpjaP-I]<br />
*"RETRY? PC Shogo: Mobile Armored Division Fail"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfFaexb32wY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfFaexb32wY]<br />
*"Xink's fail attempt"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjaRC-qLx7A Part One], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hPG3PwOpD0 Part Two]<br />
*"shogo mobile armor division new skins!!!!"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlgKc8YHefY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlgKc8YHefY]<br />
*"shogo multiplayer match and shogo 2.2 patch download"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeL70mI_Oi4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeL70mI_Oi4] (see "[[Shogo Mods#Shogo Coop|Shogo Coop]]")<br />
*"leviathan.mov" (see "[[Shogo Elements#UCASF Leviathan|UCASF Leviathan]]")<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED6L94v5KYk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED6L94v5KYk] <br />
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'''Playthrough'''<br />
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*"100 Random Video Games Montage" (''Shogo'' at 10)<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hUDfmZuiNw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hUDfmZuiNw]<br />
*"Amiga 1200 Shogo PPC - FPS testing"<br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYcdEM5ch6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYcdEM5ch6w]<br />
*Shogo - Mecha Gameplay by jambalolk<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkVkr_Xtx8Q<br />
*Shogo - Human Gameplay by jambalolk<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lw8Gdak5gQ<br />
*"Live Wire - Shogo Mobile Armour Division" by Comic Con Reviews<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdr_qR0Mo9E<br />
*"Sgt. Steve-o plays Shogo Mobile Armor Division"<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqtxAv5W8Is<br />
*"Mechaweek: Shogo"<br />
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNEImHqEqdw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNEImHqEqdw]<br />
*PC Longplay [065] SHOGO - Mobile Armor Division by World of Longplays<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qtj0OdnRjU<br />
*Let's Try Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by MST3Kbot<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X-OG8VJKD4<br />
*"Shogo: Mobile Armor Division Live Stream #1" by DavidDeLaBigHoz<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wJ2DEkI_a4<br />
*"Miles plays Shogo"<br />
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bMnbKVwduE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bMnbKVwduE] <br />
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*SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division by XardionOSG<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PzTC-YgG8w1R0xnCgbitisO9LeYPyFU<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division [May 2015 - July 2015] by JimboMantis<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFkOcjI48JmcQawf82ll-d-iPjZMf58ug<br />
*Let's Play SHOGO by BurningDogFace<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-y4FNuQeQE&list=PL2A837D0A3C5D0DCB<br />
*Let's Play Shogo by pheeph<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qwq57MBzyE&list=PLB309CF7B3DBABE9D<br />
*Let's Play: Shogo Mobile Armor Division by A3D's Lets Plays<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdiTfQbIYQ&list=PLCE3E476513E2651A<br />
*Let's play Shogo M.A.D (With custom soundtrack) by Tin Tim<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ybTvslqrY&list=PLVaKxnzdnTo8pkk9M0Ny7GpvgD0YGdgU-<br />
*Let's Play Shogo Mobile Armor Division by RichterBelmont12<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK1UEOSCK2I&list=PL7AC269E13BE0B3FE<br />
*Let's Play Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by Maria Isabella<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6evI0vf5IY&list=PLfJQOhxQeb9g7AxUxmeKFw8g2OONrVtUH<br />
*Let's Play Shogo M.A.D.(mobile armor division) by RionXGarland<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ9ECknB92s&list=PLKNt2asLn6TzWhMAdKesqI-ECgJ5LJIPI<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by MrSmilering<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4C15E4B4DF3BB070<br />
*Let's Play Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by SilkySkyKitten<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50Jd4Tbe4Nk5zZ4fgjljUSDRDDA1uBKB<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by JonathXx<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL902DB8E34FFF82E5<br />
*G A M E /// Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by IsaacZann<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1478980DA6A0A3DA<br />
*SHOGO M.A.D by Acidrain406<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6F275910A3A08B15<br />
*Let's Play Shogo (Abgebrochen) by Harle Vin<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL79D775566F051ED2<br />
*Shogo : Mobile Armor Division by Chaingum<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGEnwrQzRwFOieBn5STXmWkNMoiUdCyj<br />
*Zagrajmy w Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC)<br />
**DwochZagrajmerow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26BEE109FDCE642E<br />
*Shogo let's play #Ep 01 | OMG un jeu de 1998!!!<br />
**Dovakin43450 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOufNqmJz_0<br />
*Let's Play "SHOGO昇剛: Mobile Armor Division by Old Andrea<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4YWQrFJBIk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFiO5N-3w6M<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (Commentated Playthrough) by SquaskewBros<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9XBNrdMJPQxjCZdLjiTLg31qOvI5fRE<br />
*Shogo (#TBT: Memory Lane) by PhantomPhoenix<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9OHl1623acc8-fmnzK23NmlFSQD_XQnR<br />
*Shogo M.A.D. by Foxx Plays<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyJGTEot22Zy20irSpcjPuoMxSPr1F-WD<br />
*Shogo walkthrough by Ganijiba Enzen<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN7_VkhdCjiMnwse4Q_wm0v0aVN0uW-9m<br />
*SHOGO by PORYGON<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUngJlUG12GZUBF-VCRv1B_5nReXnAPXb<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by Inquisitor2190<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeWXRwtnpDWlU4R2XzUXMDaPvpBOVaGXy<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by Old PC Games<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL743747876011122E<br />
*shogo: mobile armor division by michael allen<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqjBiPmSIQ5FIa4DolUEvRmNErq-d7NvS<br />
*Shogo Mobile Armor Division by Wolkman Oliveira<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoCNpSYULyn_G7GsKIOfksW5c1tU_xCk<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division by gamewastertv<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7FC1E172BBBD3D01<br />
*Zero Cool's videos<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZcpp2mZQux1Py5huouFbkA/videos<br />
*Shogo: Mobile Armor Division Uncommented by pagb666<br />
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9nrWUOhvo4&list=PLoxV-no_tlqzZt0dQjFxQG4h8zr3d6uE-<br />
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==== Other ====<br />
*"CheatDaddy.Com Video Walkthrough" - [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?223.post Forum post indexing videos]<br />
*"gameanyone.com Walkthrough" - [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?358 Forum post indexing videos]<br />
*"Shogo Vid Alpha" - [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/download.php?view.33 http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/download.php?view.33] (a show-piece for various notable [[Shogo Community#Deathmatch Clans|deathmatchers]]).<br />
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A [http://shogo.pentacle.nl/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?217 thread] initiated by the ''Sub-Section'' on the ''[[Shogo Community#Shogo Tribute|Shogo Tribute]]'' forums is also starting to round up videos.<br />
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{{Shogo Articles}} <br />
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[[Category:Shogo Sub-Section|Community]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Planet_Blood&diff=51778Planet Blood2023-09-14T01:37:53Z<p>Tchernobog: /* External Links */ Quaddicted File Archive</p>
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<div><div class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 300px; margin-right: 1em"><center>'''Planet Blood'''</center><br />
[[Image:PlanetBlood.png|250px|center]]<br />
<br>'''Name:''' Planet Blood <br />
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'''URL: '''[http://www.planetblood.com http://www.planetblood.com] <br />
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'''Key People:''' [[Steven Clubb]], [[Tom Bramwell|Tom Bramwell]], and Matt "Infern0" Christopher<br />
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'''Created:''' [[Fact Time Line#1998|1998]]<br />
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'''Planet Blood''' (also commonly typed '''PlanetBlood''') was a ''Blood'' fan site sanctioned by the [[:wikipedia:GameSpy|GameSpy]] network (famous for other "Planet" affiliates such as Planet [[:wikipedia:Quake (series)|Quake]] and Planet [[:wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]). Since [[Fact Time Line#2006|2006]] it had been silent/dark, when it converted its pages to remove the news section and several of its links have become lost.<br />
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It was one of the most viewed fan websites during the heyday of ''[[Blood]]'' and ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' in [[Fact Time Line#1997|1997]]-[[Fact Time Line#1998|98]] [[Fact Time Line#1999|into the early]] [[Fact Time Line#2000|20]][[Fact Time Line#2001|00]]s. Despite its decline, it is still a good resource for its archived information, fan fiction, fan modifications, and fan art. Many [[Bloodites]], including several still active, got their start through this website.<br />
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The website stayed inactive but still online until [[Fact Time Line#2009|2009]] when GameSpy took down many of the old or relatively inactive Planet websites, including Planet Blood and the related [[Shogo Community#Planet_Shogo|Planet Shogo]]. Despite this, most of the website's content can still be accessed through the [[:wikipedia:Internet Archive|Internet Archive]] or through custom made backups such as one hosted by [[DeathMask]] or by one hosted on the [[User:Tchernobog/archive#Planet Blood Backup|Blood Wiki]]. In addition, many files and creations created originally for Planet Blood can still be found on various different websites. <br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[List of Fan Fiction]] <br />
*[[List of Fan Art]]<br />
*[[:Category:Planet Blood Artwork|Planet Blood Fan Artwork Category]]<br />
*[[List of Mods]]<br />
*[[List of Websites#Caleb's Corner|Caleb's Corner]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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*[http://www.planetblood.com Planet Blood Website]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080204105417/http://www.planetblood.com/ Planet Blood on the Internet Archive (2008)]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20001209021100/http://forums.planetblood.com/messages.asp?topic=142&page=1O Planet Blood Forums on the Internet Archive (2000)]<br />
*[http://www.planetblood.deathmask.net/ DeathMask archive]<br />
*[http://www.blood-wiki.org/Fan-Artwork/PlanetBlood-PoD.zip PlanetBlood Pic of the Day Blood Wiki Archive Download] ([http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.planetblood.com/pics/* Wayback Machine])<br />
*[http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames2/planetquake/planetblood/ Gamers.org File Archive]<br />
*[https://quaddicted.com/files/idgames2/planetquake/planetblood/ Quaddicted File Archive]<br />
*[http://dukeworld.duke4.net/planetquake/planetblood/ Dukeworld File Archive]<br />
*[http://planetblood.net/ Partial Spanish translation and mirror]<br />
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[[Category:Websites & Communities]] [[Category:Fan Media]] [[Category:Dead Websites]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Tchernobog&diff=51777User talk:Tchernobog2023-09-14T01:36:24Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Hi there! */ Created Bigeloo acount</p>
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<div>You can find old Posts here [[User talk:Tchernobog/Archives|Tchernobog Talk Archives]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 15:25, 15 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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== Hi there! ==<br />
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I'm not sure whether I should ask for an account to be created since all I really want to do is to upload some of my fan art in the fan art page for preservation/ease of access reasons but I don't have a clear idea on how to upload images to this wiki so maybe it's just better to reach out to you guys through another platform and just send the images there (or maybe just link a google drive folder here...)? If not, I guess I'll figure it out when I'll have time (If a registered account is needed for uploading images then I'd like my account name to be bigeloo if that's possible). Many thanks in advance!<br />
* Hello, I am sorry for not seeing your message earlier, been preoccupied with work. We would be more than happy to host your fan art, and I created the account bigeloo with the random password "7YENKeiLyg80Z2EK53ru". To upload an image, just use the [[Special:Upload]] page. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 21:36, 13 September 2023 (EDT)<br />
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Hello, I am eagerly awaiting for an account, I'd like it named "Strogglet27" just like in the others.<br />
By the way, does this wiki allow individual entries for custom mod missions? --[[Special:Contributions/81.41.184.66|81.41.184.66]] 20:30, 23 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
*We are an independent Wiki with our own infrastructure. Account creation was being abused to create spam accounts, and given the small amount of legitimate sign ups we had, it made sense to make it something only an administrator can do. I have created your account of "Strogglet27" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. Feel free to make individual entries for custom mod missions. Welcome aboard. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:35, 24 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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== Unable to post external links ==<br />
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*Hey Paul, I've attempted to add an external link to a page only for it to tell me "reCAPTCHA V1 is shutdown" and to tell the site owner to redirect requests to a newer version. --[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 18:17, 14 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
**Sorry for the delay, I will relay that error to Willis our host as that is probably more his area than mine. Paul is my middle name by the way, my given name is Hamish. In the meantime can you give me the link you wanted to add so that I can include it? [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 03:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)<br />
***Sorry about the slow response Hamish, I was primarily geared toward fixing the broken link to the music patch. New link: www.moddb.com/games/blood-2-the-chosen/downloads/blood-2-music-patch , I also found an alternative wrapper in case someones having an issues with DgVoodoo: github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/Blood-II-The-Chosen . It's worth noting that the wrapper limits the max resolution to work around the old Blood 2 high res bug, but that can be disabled in the included config app.--[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]] ([[User talk:3371-Alpha|talk]]) 06:46, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
****No worries, I needed the kick up the arse as I must admit that this had slipped my mind with it being bee season and all. I have now emailed Willis about the problem, and have included the two links in the [[Installation]] article. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Leave the country for a bit and someone goes and makes level articles for [[Death Wish]]! [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 22:25, 3 March 2019 (GMT)<br />
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== Creating an account ==<br />
*How do I go about creating an account?<br />
**Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. All you have to do is give me a username and I can do the rest. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:26, 23 June 2019 (BST)<br />
***I'd like my username to be SixGunShauna.<br />
****I have created your account of "SixGunShauna" with the password "password". I suggest you change that to something more secure. We appreciate your patience, and welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:19, 24 June 2019 (BST)<br />
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== hey can you give me an account please?==<br />
hey tchernobog, can you give me an account? thank you for your time.<br />
oh and i almost forgot, i would like to be called savagereaper<br />
*I have created the account "Savagereaper" with the temporary password "password". Please change this to a better one upon logging in. Welcome to the Blood Wiki. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 11:54, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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i changed it thank you for creating my account. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 12:46, 24 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==welcome to your life: the blood tabletop rpg==<br />
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Hey its me again. over on 1d4chan i started a blood project titled welcome to your life: the blood rpg<br />
and because you are one of the principal authorities on the subject of blood perhaps you couid be involved with the project. just a thought. i thought you couid be the first person to ask when we had questions about blood related things. not exactly involved with the rules side of things (unless you want to be) anyways if you are interested in assisting us with our task we wouid be grateful for your assistance. if you wouid like to reply to me please answer here or in my user talk pages on 1d4chan [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/User_talk:Savagereaper]] or on my user talk page on the end of my signature. [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:37, 29 June 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==running blood 2 with wine on os x==<br />
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hey tchernobog, i use a mac to play my games and whenever i play blood 2 with wine (i saw that you used wine on your computer so i thought you couid help)<br />
whenever i turn sharply or circle-strafe using the direct3d renderer it gets super choppy and hard to play (i even use dgvodoo) and have other fixes installed like the widescreen patch (it is also the gog.com copy) i also use the extra crispy mod. can you diagnose my problem woth blood 2? [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 18:50, 3 July 2020 (EDT)<br />
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==using tome of blood in "caleb reads"==<br />
Hello Hamish, I would like to ask if you would let me use stories from the tome of blood in a blood-related project of mine. The project is "caleb reads" a series where caleb (We have a guy who does a fantastic impression of Stephen weyte.) reads things. (at the time of writing he has read two thirds of the way through Hansel & Gretel) We wanted to use some stories from the tome of blood in "caleb reads. Is this ok with you?<br />
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Thank you Hamish, I wish you well.<br />
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I forgot to mention that the series is out on newgrounds.<br />
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Episode 1 is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951025] Episode one part two is here: [https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/951635] (episode one part three is still in production at the time of writing) [[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]] ([[User talk:Savagereaper|talk]]) 01:00, 5 August 2020 (EDT)<br />
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Hello Tchernobog, it's me again. I created this page with an image file that i planned to use on my page for a time and i changed my mind on using it. I would appreciate it being deleted. Thank you for your time,<br />
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Hello again tchernobog, I no longer see that it is necessary for me to have a user page. I wish for it to be deleted. Thank you for your time.<br />
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[https://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User:Savagereaper]<br />
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== Halloween Bloodbath ==<br />
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We hosting one this year?<br />
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==Another person requesting a Account==<br />
*I would love to have a account named "TerrorBlades"! No rush, thanks in advance! </br>-TerrorBlades<br />
**I have created the TerrorBlades account with "temppassword" as a password. Please change that upon logging in for the first time. Welcome to the Blood Wiki and thanks for your patience. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:44, 8 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 06:47, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
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==Uploading images==<br />
*Greetings! Sorry to bother you again, but I was wondering if it was possible to upload pictures here? I have these Twitter posts [https://twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1599083214160596992] and [https://twitter.com/apogee_ent/status/1598399371716034567?s=46&t=TzFjo047Ph2mGnvAQt2jJw] (its very early concept art) and a comment from Kevin Kilstrom from Discord and I figured that they would be best kept safe here on the wikia. [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 12:12, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
**Absolutely, such preservation is a large part of what the Blood Wiki is about. Just use [[Special:Upload]] and feel free to add them to the [[Concept Art Image Gallery]]. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:17, 9 January 2023 (EST)<br />
***Thank you so much! I'll add the explanation to to Gallery to add some context! [[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]] ([[User talk:TerrorBlades|talk]]) 05:24, 10 January 2023 (EST)</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Template:News&diff=51604Template:News2023-07-12T23:15:21Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
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<div>[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:13, 12 July 2023 (EDT): Just as a shout out, ''[[wikipedia:Betrayer|Betrayer]]'', designed by [[Craig Hubbard]] and developed with a a few other [[Monolith Productions]] veterans such as [[Brad Pendleton]] and [[C. Wes Saulsberry III]], has now been [https://www.gog.com/en/news/release_betrayer_available_to_play_for_free released for free] on [[GOG.com]] as of a few days ago.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 19:02, 12 January 2023 (EST): Another milestone achieved as the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' turns [[Blood:15th Anniversary|fifteen]]. Pestis cruento durbentia lokemundux!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 20:32, 12 January 2022 (EST): The ''Blood Wiki'' is [[Blood:14th Anniversary|fourteen now]]. The same age that [[User: Gideon|Gideon]] and I turned the year we started it.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:16, 12 January 2021 (EST): Make that [[Blood:13th Anniversary|thirteen years now]]. May the bloodfeud continue!</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Template:News&diff=51602Template:News2023-07-12T23:14:38Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
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<div>[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:13, 12 July 2023 (EDT): Just as a shout out, ''[[wikipedia:Betrayer|Betrayer]]'', designed by [[Craig Hubbard]] and developed with a a few other [[Monolith Productions]] veterans such as [[Brad Pendleton]] and [[C. Wes Saulsberry III]] has now been [https://www.gog.com/en/news/release_betrayer_available_to_play_for_free released for free] on [[GOG.com]] as of a few days ago.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 20:32, 12 January 2022 (EST): The ''Blood Wiki'' is [[Blood:14th Anniversary|fourteen now]]. The same age that [[User: Gideon|Gideon]] and I turned the year we started it.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:16, 12 January 2021 (EST): Make that [[Blood:13th Anniversary|thirteen years now]]. May the bloodfeud continue!</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Template:News&diff=51601Template:News2023-07-12T23:13:39Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
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<div>[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:13, 12 July 2023 (EDT): Just as a shout out, ''[[wikipedia:Betrayer|Betrayer]]'', designed by [[Craig Hubbard]] and developed with a a few other [[Monolith Productions]] veterans such as [[Brad Pendleton]] and [[C. Wes Saulsberry III]], was [https://www.gog.com/en/news/release_betrayer_available_to_play_for_free released for free] on [[GOG.com]] a few days back.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:16, 12 January 2021 (EST): Make that [[Blood:13th Anniversary|thirteen years now]]. May the bloodfeud continue!</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Template:News&diff=51600Template:News2023-07-12T23:12:44Z<p>Tchernobog: Betrayer released for free</p>
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 19:02, 12 January 2023 (EST): Another milestone achieved as the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' turns [[Blood:15th Anniversary|fifteen]]. Pestis cruento durbentia lokemundux!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:16, 12 January 2021 (EST): Make that [[Blood:13th Anniversary|thirteen years now]]. May the bloodfeud continue!</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Craig_Hubbard&diff=51598Craig Hubbard2023-07-12T22:56:49Z<p>Tchernobog: Betrayer is now free on GOG.com</p>
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<div>[[File:Craig-Hubbard-2014.png|thumb|right|200px|Craig Hubbard in 2014]]<br />
[[File:Hubbard-1998.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Craig Hubbard in 1998]]<br />
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'''Craig Hubbard''' is a former employee of [[Monolith Productions]]. He had been with the studio since its early days, having been hired by Monolith in [[Fact Time Line#1996|1996]]. He was one of the last of the older employees to be with the company following the various departures of the likes of [[Nick Newhard]], [[James Wilson III]], [[Brian Goble]] and [[Jason Hall]]. He served as a level designer, cut scene writer, and a web developer for ''[[Blood]]'' and also designed levels for its ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' expansion. He continued his roles as level designer and writer for ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'', though he is not credited for work on ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]''.<br />
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He project lead and designed ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]'', a [[Development of Shogo|rocky experience]] that shaped his later design efforts in terms of scale and pre-planning. He was then lead designer for the ''[[:wikipedia:No One Lives Forever|No One Lives Forever]]'' games and most famously the ''[[F.E.A.R.]]'' series. Alongside [[:wikipedia:Frank Rooke|Frank Rooke]] of ''[[:wikipedia:Tron 2.0|Tron 2.0]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Condemned: Criminal Origins|Condemned]]'' fame, he was one the main designers at Monolith. His last game for the company was ''[[:wikipedia:Gotham City Impostors|Gotham City Impostors]]''. He has mostly been succeeded by Mike de Plater on the ''[[:wikipedia:Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor|Middle-earth]]'' [[:wikipedia:Middle-earth: Shadow of War|games]].<br />
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In [[Fact Time Line#2013|August 2013]] he left Monolith to help found Blackpowder Games and work on their game ''[[:wikipedia:Betrayer (video game)|Betrayer]]'' alongside five other former employees of Monolith (including ''Blood II'' and ''Shogo'' [[Credits#Blood II|veterans]] [[Brad Pendleton]] and [[C. Wes Saulsberry III]]). ''Betrayer'' was made available as a free game on [[GOG.com]] in July 2023.<br />
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He is noted for his diverse areas of interests and skills, focusing in diversity rather than specialization. This gives him various roles in the development of the games he is involved in such as creative and technical writing, storytelling, film making, sound and graphics design, game balance, management, and the visual arts. He graduated summa cum laude from the [[:wikipedia:University of New Mexico|University of New Mexico]] with a a BA in English - Professional Writing and a minor in Psychology (which probably has contributed to his psychological horror games).<br />
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==Video Games==<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Betrayer (video game)|Betrayer]] (2014), Blackpowder Games<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Gotham City Imposters|Gotham City Impostors]] (2012), [[:wikipedia:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc]].<br />
* [[:wikipedia:F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin|F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin]] (2009), [[:wikipedia:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc]].<br />
* [[:wikipedia:F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate|F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate]] (2007), [[:wikipedia:Sierra Entertainment|Sierra Entertainment, Inc]].<br />
* F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon - Director's Edition (2005), [[:wikipedia:Vivendi Universal Games|Vivendi Universal Games, Inc]].<br />
* [[F.E.A.R.|F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon]] (2005), [[:wikipedia:Vivendi Universal Games|Vivendi Universal Games, Inc]].<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Contract J.A.C.K.|Contract J.A.C.K.]] (2003), [[:wikipedia:Sierra Entertainment|Sierra Entertainment, Inc]].<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Tron 2.0|Tron 2.0]] (2003), [[:wikipedia:Buena Vista Interactive|Buena Vista Interactive]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way|No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way]] (2002), [[:wikipedia:Fox Interactive|Fox Interactive, Inc.]], [[:wikipedia:Sierra Entertainment|Sierra Entertainment, Inc]].<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Aliens Versus Predator 2|Aliens Versus Predator 2]] (2001), [[:wikipedia:Fox Interactive|Fox Interactive, Inc.]], [[:wikipedia:Sierra On-Line|Sierra On-Line, Inc]].<br />
* No One Lives Forever - Game of the Year Edition (2001), [[:wikipedia:Fox Interactive|Fox Interactive, Inc.]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:The Operative: No One Lives Forever|The Operative: No One Lives Forever]] (2000), [[:wikipedia:Fox Interactive|Fox Interactive, Inc.]]<br />
* [[Blood II: The Chosen]] ([[Fact Time Line#--- 1998 ---|1998]]), [[GT Interactive|GT Interactive Software Corp]].<br />
* [[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armor Division]] ([[Fact Time Line#--- 1998 ---|1998]]), [[:wikipedia:MC2-Microïds|MC2-Microïds]]<br />
* Blood - [[Plasma Pak]] ([[Fact Time Line#--- 1997 ---|1997]]), [[GT Interactive|GT Interactive Software Corp]].<br />
* [[Blood]] ([[Fact Time Line#--- 1997 ---|1997]]), [[GT Interactive|GT Interactive Software Corp]].<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Eric Kohler]] (also joined Monolith in 1996)<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,8912/ Craig Hubbard on MobyGames]<br />
*[https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAGooUkB5rngUrHGFRgFxPdvSDIIHs5WNK8&authType=name&authToken=xqw3&trk=prof-proj-cc-name Craig Hubbard] - [[:wikipedia:Linkedin|Linkedin]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990218115138/http://pcgaming.com/interviews/riot.htm PCGaming.Com Interview (September 16, 1997)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980224223804/http://www.voodooextreme.com/articles/interview_riot.html Interview with Craig Hubbard (September 29, 1997) - Voodoo Extreme]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991104181220/http://www.gamesplanet.com/action/ri/index.shtml Interview with Craig Hubbard and John Jack - Games Planet (1997)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991006010816/http://www.pvr-net.com/articles/interviews/Monolith/interview_monolith.htm The LithTech Engine Interview (May 15, 1998)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19971012041126/http://www.pcgamer.com/features/riotma/index.html Interview with Craig Hubbard and Mike Dussault (1997)] - [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990502202632/http://planetquake.com/revolt/riot/features/craighint.html Planet Quake interview (1997)]<br />
*[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-08-05-ex-monolith-devs-form-blackpowder Ex-Monolith devs form Blackpowder - gameindustry.biz]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/how-f-e-a-r-and-no-one-lives-forever-are-shaping-betrayer/ How F.E.A.R. and No One Lives Forever are shaping Betrayer - PC Gamer]<br />
*[http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/from-f-e-a-r-to-betrayer-craig-hubbard-on-coloring-colonial-americas-black-white-world/ 'Betrayer' interview with Blackpowder Games co-founder Craig Hubbard - Digital Trends]<br />
*[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/09/16/monomania-shades-of-old-in-blackpowders-betrayer/ Monomania: Shades Of Old In Blackpowder’s Betrayer - Rock, Paper, Shotgun]<br />
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<div>Image gallery of all of the ''Blood'' [[List of Fan Art|fan artwork]] on the [[Blood Wiki]]. The best pieces are categorized within [[:Category:Featured Artwork|Featured Artwork]].<br />
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* "Versus"<br />
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''Note: all of the images shown here are used under the ideal of honouring the work of fan artists by making their work available from one central gallery, something that also has the added benefit of preserving their work for future posterity. We do not wish to violate anyone's wishes as part of this effort however; if anyone would like their image removed please contact a moderator, although it really would be a great shame to take an item out of our growing collection. Items here that have been removed from their original hosts are kept in [[:Category:Orphaned Artwork|Orphaned Artwork]].''<br />
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File:Caleb-Pumpkin-Flash.png<br />
File:Caleb-Pumpkin-Night.png<br />
File:Caleb-Pumpkin-Dramtic.png<br />
File:Caleb-Pumpkin-Night-Flash.png<br />
File:Ophelia-Sprites.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[The Postmortem]] Artwork ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:AxeZombieForest.jpg<br />
File:Blood-isometric.png<br />
File:Shadowman-Sketch.png<br />
File:Shadowman-Banner.png<br />
File:Shadowman-Icon.png<br />
File:BEAST-7.jpg<br />
File:BLOODTheChosenOne-1.jpg<br />
File:BLOODTheChosenOne-2.jpg<br />
File:BLOODTheChosenOne-3.jpg<br />
File:Darkw00ds-Extract.jpg<br />
File:Mystery-Land-Cover.JPG<br />
File:Mystery-Land-One.JPG<br />
File:Mystery-Land-Two.JPG<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[:wikipedia:DeviantArt|deviantART]] Artwork ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:BITT3RMAN.jpg<br />
File:The-Chosen-By-JackieTheFox.jpg<br />
File:Blood-2-Tribute.jpg<br />
File:Blood-3-Poster.jpg<br />
File:Generalorder4-Blood-Movie-Poster.png<br />
File:Blood-Fortress-The-Cabal.png<br />
File:Blood-III-Doodle.png<br />
File:Born-to-feel-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-DiRTpayne.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-For-Transfusion.png<br />
File:Caleb-Poster.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-RM2K3-Compatible-1.png<br />
File:Caleb-RM2K3-Compatible-2.png<br />
File:DemonTomato0-Caleb-Battlecharacter.png<br />
File:Caleb-Thirst-For-Blood-Black-And-White.png<br />
File:Caleb-Thirst-For-Blood-Colour.png<br />
File:Caleb-Vs-Nintendo.png<br />
File:Chibi-Caleb-Versus-A-Mime.jpg<br />
File:Damn-Is-It-Alive.jpg<br />
File:Fire-start-er.jpg<br />
File:FPS-Heroes-On-A-Battle.jpg<br />
File:Generalcoolio.png<br />
File:Green-Isn't-Your-Colour.jpg<br />
File:Ilageater-Blood-Caleb.png<br />
File:Inktober-24-Blood.jpg<br />
File:Jeepers-Creepers.jpg<br />
File:JtR666.jpg<br />
File:Krallis27-Cabal-Cultist.jpg<br />
File:LambaKoopaTMK-Blood-1-Weapon-Set.png<br />
File:Miramox-This-Asshole-Disturbedfan345.jpg<br />
File:Mulju.jpg<br />
File:One-Paninting-On-The-Wall.jpg<br />
File:Nailz-dx.jpg<br />
File:Ouija-Game-Who's-The-Demon?.jpg<br />
File:Palanysamy-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:Phantom-666.jpg<br />
File:RadiumHedgehog-Caleb-Ophelia.jpg<br />
File:RealGerf-Caleb-Sketch.jpg<br />
File:Rzabsky-Unholy-End-Hand.jpg<br />
File:Waiting-For-The-End-rzabsky.png<br />
File:Szirka-Caleb-3DS-Max.jpg<br />
File:Tchernobog-Mask-1.jpg<br />
File:Tchernobog-Mask-2.jpg<br />
File:Team-Of-Doom.png<br />
File:The-Bad-Man-Is-Here.jpg<br />
File:The-Overlooked-Hotel.jpg<br />
File:Thiny93-Caleb-And-Alma.jpg<br />
File:Todpole-1.jpg<br />
File:Todpole-2.jpg<br />
File:Todpole-3.jpg<br />
File:Todpole-4.jpg<br />
File:Todpole-5.jpg<br />
File:Undertaker-And-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:Valtheknight-15-Minute-Sketch.png<br />
File:Welcolme-To-The-Fun-House.jpg<br />
File:Wistfane-1.jpg<br />
File:Wistfane-2.jpg<br />
File:Wistfane-3.jpg<br />
File:Zyklon8B-3.jpg<br />
File:Fresh-Victims-SuperNinjaNub.png<br />
File:I'm-Here-To-Donate-Some-Blood-SuperNinjaNub.jpg<br />
File:Real-Evil-Cowboy-Hours-SuperNinjaNub.jpg<br />
File:MyXaCeCe.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[Blood Thirsters]] Artwork ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:+Caleb+.jpg<br />
File:10-Classic-FPS-In-90s.jpg<br />
File:Adamayo.jpg<br />
File:An-Epic-Battle-With-Cheogh.jpg<br />
File:And-Heeerrres-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:ANerdyBio-Blood-Wallpaper.jpg<br />
File:ANerdyBio-Blood2-Wallpaper.jpg<br />
File:Another-Day-Another-Corpse.jpg<br />
File:Artsy-Videogame-Poster.png<br />
File:Beach-BBQ.jpg<br />
File:Blood-2-Zealot-Sketch.png<br />
File:Blood-3-Cover-Art.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Cultist.gif<br />
File:Blood-Dot-Dot-Dot.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Drops-Keep-Falling-On-My-Head.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Fortress.png<br />
File:Blood-Icon-UltimateAoshi.png<br />
File:Blood-II-Banner.jpg<br />
File:Blood-II-Custom-Icon.png<br />
File:Blood-Monsters-demongirl99.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Motivator.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Nukem.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Patch.jpg<br />
File:Blood-Pumpkin-1.png<br />
File:Blood-Pumpkin-2.png<br />
File:Blood-Pumpkin-3.png<br />
File:Blood-RPG-Sprites.png<br />
File:Blood-samuel742.png<br />
File:Blood-Stamp.gif<br />
File:Blood-Thirsters-New-Icon.gif<br />
File:Blood-Thirsters.jpg<br />
File:Blood2 ICON.png<br />
File:Blood2-Caleb-Felipe-Gewehr.png<br />
File:Boomstick.jpg<br />
File:Bud-It's-My-Kind-Of-Lifestyle.jpg<br />
File:Build-Bros.png<br />
File:Caleb's-Boomstick.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Art-Trade.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Blood-diegous333.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Blood2-lobo297.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Chibi.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-firestriker.png<br />
File:Caleb-From-Blood-Chavez-The-Engineer.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-From-Blood-Doodle.png<br />
File:Caleb-From-Blood-Finfr0sk.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-From-Blood-Gentlemen.png<br />
File:Caleb-Hexagon-Apparatus.gif<br />
File:Caleb-iateYourtwix.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Is-Gonna-Have-Fun.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Is-Unhappy-At-All.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Likes-Play-With-Dolls.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Manga-Style-samuel742.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Meets-The-Hatred-Man.png<br />
File:Caleb-Motivational.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Poster.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-samuel742.png<br />
File:Caleb-Szirka.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-The-Chosen-Llortor.png<br />
File:Caleb-TheBigHead.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Voxelized.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-vs-Cheogh.png<br />
File:Chosen-Gonna-Hate.gif<br />
File:Commorion-Gabriella.png<br />
File:Crudux-Cruo-CriticalHitSam.png<br />
File:Dancing-Cultist.gif<br />
File:Dangers-In-The-Night.jpg<br />
File:Death-Battle-Caleb-vs-Alucard.png<br />
File:Decon-D.jpg<br />
File:Demongirl99.jpg<br />
File:Depth-Caleb.png<br />
File:Depth-VS-Caleb.png<br />
File:Derek-As-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:Despertar.jpg<br />
File:Dr-kalashnikov-1.jpg<br />
File:Dr-kalashnikov-2.jpg<br />
File:Dressed-To-Kill-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:EFFIN-TCHERNOBOG.png<br />
File:EggHeadCheesyBird.png<br />
File:El-W-Caleb.png<br />
File:Fail-It-Burns-It-Burns.jpg<br />
File:Fmralchemist.jpg<br />
File:Fool-You-Are-Already-Dead.png<br />
File:FPS-Heroes-Big--Nose.jpg<br />
File:Gabriella-Poster.jpg<br />
File:Gabriella-With-Kinfe.jpg<br />
File:Game-Art-Vol-1.jpg<br />
File:Gargoyle!-CreedStonegate.jpg<br />
File:Get-Off-My-Train.jpg<br />
File:Giantess-Ophelia.png<br />
File:Give-It-Back.png<br />
File:Guns-Akimbo-Constraticron.jpg<br />
File:HAPPY-HALLOWEEN.jpg<br />
File:I-Got-2-Guns.jpg<br />
File:I-Like-My-Hands-Bloody.jpg<br />
File:I-Live-Again-bogbody.jpg<br />
File:I-Live-Again-diegous333.jpg<br />
File:I-Live-Again-GregEckermann.jpg<br />
File:I-Live-Again.jpg<br />
File:Ignitioner.gif<br />
File:JannikXD-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:JMAAart-Cradle-To-Grave.jpg<br />
File:John-Taggert-I-Live-Again.png<br />
File:John-Taggert-Wallpaper.png<br />
File:La-Loca.jpg<br />
File:Lauren-And-Caleb.png<br />
File:Lobo297.jpg<br />
File:Oh-Sorry-Did-I-Poke-Your-Eye-Out.jpg<br />
File:PhobosA-Blood-HUD.png<br />
File:Pinzon.jpg<br />
File:Pixel-Blood-Cultist.gif<br />
File:RiboZurai.gif<br />
File:Rod-Wolf.jpg<br />
File:Running-And-Gunning.jpg<br />
File:Sarayel.jpg<br />
File:Sequity-Caleb.png<br />
File:Shady-Dragon-Blood3.jpg<br />
File:Shashi92-Ophelia.jpg<br />
File:Sheefo.jpg<br />
File:Soldier1166-Cabalists.png<br />
File:Solider1166-Caleb.png<br />
File:Son-Of-A-Bitch-Must-Die.jpg<br />
File:Strangers-In-The-Night-Exchanging-Glances.png<br />
File:Strangers-In-The-Night.jpg<br />
File:Tacotown5.jpg<br />
File:Tadeu-Costa-Blood2.jpg<br />
File:That-Red-Stuff.png<br />
File:The-Baddass-Guys.png<br />
File:The-Black-Gunslinger.jpg<br />
File:The-Chosen-Are-Among-Us.jpg<br />
File:The-Chosen-Ashlore.jpg<br />
File:The-Way-Of-All-Flesh.jpg<br />
File:TheKrakensMaster.jpg<br />
File:There-Will-Be-Blood.png<br />
File:They're-All-Dead.jpg<br />
File:Time-For-The-Top-Three-Places.jpg<br />
File:Tkilljoy.jpg<br />
File:Unholy-Ground.jpg<br />
File:Veradrix.jpg<br />
File:What-Is-Your-Bidding-Master.jpg<br />
File:Zyklon8b-1.jpg<br />
File:Zyklon8b-2.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [http://www.drdowasure.com/msp/Calebfanart.html My Sweet Passion] Artwork ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:MSP-1.JPG<br />
File:MSP-2.png<br />
File:MSP-3.png<br />
File:MSP-4.png<br />
File:MSP-5.png<br />
File:MSP-6.png<br />
File:MSP-7.png<br />
File:MSP-8.png<br />
File:MSP-9.png<br />
File:MSP-10.png<br />
File:MSP-11.png<br />
File:MSP-12.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=373 Blood Emoticons] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Zombie-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Tchernobog-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Shial-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Phantasm-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Gargoyle-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Gargoyle-Emoticon-Alight.gif<br />
File:Cultist-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Innocent-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Cheogh-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Caleb-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Butcher-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Flameguy-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Clown-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Mime-Cement-Emoticon.gif<br />
File:Cultist-Kills-Innocent.gif<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Ultimecia's Icons ====<br />
Icons created by Ultimecia and posted on The Spriters Resource Message Board.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Ultimecia-Blood-CalebIcon.png<br />
File:Ultimecia-Blood-TchernobogIcon.png<br />
File:Ultimecia-Blood-GameIcon.png<br />
File:Ultimecia-Blood2-CalebIcon.png<br />
File:Ultimecia-Blood2-GameIcon.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[:Category:Custom Action Figure Showcase|Custom Action Figure Showcase]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Caleb-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
File:Blood-1-Cultist-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
File:Blood-2-Cultist-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
File:Blood-2-Fanatic-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
File:Rat-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
File:Phantasm-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
File:Hellhound-Action-Figure.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[List of Websites#Bloodline|Bloodline Artwork]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Bloodline-Wallpaper-1.jpg<br />
File:Bloodline-Wallpaper-2.jpg<br />
File:Bloodline-Gargoyle.jpg<br />
File:3D-Printed-Caleb-1.jpg<br />
File:3D-Printed-Caleb-2.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] Community Artwork ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Caleb-By-Hobo-Bolsón.jpg<br />
File:CrippledB1tch.jpg<br />
File:Death-Battle-Royale.png<br />
File:Waddany-Group-Photo.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Rough-Draft-Cook-The-GachiShaman.png<br />
File:Caleb-Fugi.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Random Artwork ====<br />
Thanks to Dávid Pethõ (Final Caleb) for sending many of these to us! <br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:GI-Joe-A-Real-American-Psycho.png<br />
File:Unknown4.gif<br />
File:Unknown5.png<br />
File:Azreal.jpg<br />
File:Azreal2.jpg<br />
File:Azreal3.png<br />
File:AzrealWallpaper.jpg<br />
File:Hellen-Caleb&Gargoyle.jpg<br />
File:Hellen-Gargoyle.jpg<br />
File:Hellen-Gill-Beast.jpg<br />
File:Hellen-Poster.jpg<br />
File:Hellen-Tchernobog.jpg<br />
File:TheInfamousRed.png<br />
File:Lego-Caleb.png<br />
File:BusinessEagle.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Death.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Gargoyle.jpg<br />
File:Petho-GillBeast.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Caleb2.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Tchernobog.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Tchernobog2.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Zombie.jpg<br />
File:Petho-Sculpture.png<br />
File:Heromachine-1.jpg<br />
File:Heromachine-2.jpg<br />
File:Heromachine-3.jpg<br />
File:Heromachine-4.jpg<br />
File:Heromachine-5.jpg<br />
File:OBe1.png<br />
File:OBe2.png<br />
File:OBe3.png<br />
File:OBe4.png<br />
File:OBe5.png<br />
File:OBe6.png<br />
File:OBe7.png<br />
File:OBe8.png<br />
File:OBe9.png<br />
File:OBe-BloodComic.png<br />
File:Video-Poster.png<br />
File:My-Blood-Comic.png<br />
File:French-Blood.png<br />
File:What-Else.png<br />
File:Build-Engine-Explosions.png<br />
File:Caleb-Minecraft.png<br />
File:diosoth-1.jpg<br />
File:diosoth-2.jpg<br />
File:Caleb on Behance.jpg<br />
File:Vuvk-Animated-Caleb.gif<br />
File:David-Henning-Caleb-Sketch.png<br />
File:This-Ride-Might-Get-A-Little-Bloody.jpg<br />
File:Child's-Diary.jpg<br />
File:Horvi-Caleb-Model.png<br />
File:ShroomArts-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:I-Live-Again-Ardat-Lilitu.jpg<br />
File:Sherif-Adel-I-Live-Again.jpg<br />
File:Dirthenning.jpg<br />
File:Oriana-Carione-Caleb.jpg<br />
File:Oriana-Carione-Crudux-Cruo.jpg<br />
File:TwGram-Caleb-1.jpg<br />
File:TwGram-Caleb-2.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Duke-Shake-It-Baby.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Doom-Comic.png<br />
File:Caleb-&-Ophelia.jpg<br />
File:Bruno-sa-de-araujo-caleb-blood-final.jpg<br />
File:Hyperchoatic.jpg<br />
File:Råtten-Muggete-Gravfrosk.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Meet-Dusk-Dude.jpg<br />
File:Floor.jpg<br />
File:Group-Selfie.jpg<br />
File:Cosmi-Blood.png<br />
File:Open-For-Business.png<br />
File:King-Of-The-FPS.jpg<br />
File:Masterofplague.jpg<br />
File:Beavis-&-Butt-Head.jpg<br />
File:Life-Seed-Eyes.gif<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Cosplay ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Caleb-Costume.jpg<br />
File:Omegalore-Cosplay.jpg<br />
File:Rokmen-Cosplay.png<br />
File:Caleb-Under-The-Moon.jpg<br />
File:Deadzone-Caleb-Halloween-2013.png<br />
File:Becky-Albright-Cosplay-1.jpg<br />
File:Becky-Albright-Cosplay-2.jpg<br />
File:Becky-Albright-Cosplay-3.jpg<br />
File:Becky-Albright-Cosplay-4.jpg<br />
File:Becky-Albright-Cosplay-5.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Wallpapers ==<br />
==== Screenshot Wallpapers by Mikq2 ====<br />
Note: these were archived from the ''[[Transfusion#Community|Transfusion Forums]]''.<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Biblioteka.jpg<br />
File:BrainStorage.jpg<br />
File:Caleb-Screenshot-Wallpaper.jpg<br />
File:Chains-Wallpaper.jpg<br />
File:CircusTunnel.jpg<br />
File:Death-Wallpaper.jpg<br />
File:FreshMeat.jpg<br />
File:Spalna.jpg<br />
File:TestSubjects.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== The Chosen Wallpapers by Rust ====<br />
More resolution sizes available [[:Category:The Chosen Wallpapers|here]]!<br />
Note: these were archived from ''[[Planet Blood]]''.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Caleb1024.jpg<br />
File:Ishmael1024.jpg<br />
File:BloodyOphelia1024.jpg<br />
File:Gabby1024.jpg<br />
File:BrothersinArms.jpg<br />
File:VoodooDoll1024.jpg<br />
File:Contemplation800.jpg<br />
File:Gabriella&Ophelia1024.jpg<br />
File:FinalCaleb1024.jpg<br />
File:Gabby+Flayer1024.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[List of Websites#Karthik's Blood Website|Karthik's Blood Website]] Wallpapers ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Varun-Wallpaper1.jpg<br />
File:Varun-Wallpaper2.jpg<br />
File:Karthik-Wallpaper1.jpg<br />
File:Karthik-Wallpaper2.jpg<br />
File:Karthik-Wallpaper3.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== [[:Category:Comic Strips|Comic Strips]] ==<br />
Note: all of these were archived from ''[[Planet Blood]]'' except ''[[List of Fan Art#Dr. Caleb|Dr. Caleb]]'' and ''[[List of Fan Art#Blood Comic|Blood Comic]]''.<br />
==== Comics by [[Björn Wehrhan]] ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:CalebversusLobo.jpg<br />
File:CalebversusLobo2.jpg<br />
File:CalebversusLobo3.jpg<br />
File:CalebversusLobo4.jpg<br />
File:CalebversusLobo5.jpg<br />
File:CalebversusLobo6.jpg<br />
File:CalebversusLobo7.jpg<br />
File:BadDay1.png<br />
File:BadDay2.png<br />
File:BjornGunShop1.jpg<br />
File:BjornGunShop2.jpg<br />
File:BjornMatrix.jpg<br />
File:BjornMonster.jpg<br />
File:BjornNukem.jpg<br />
File:BjornAmateurs.jpg<br />
File:BjornBarkeep.jpg<br />
File:BjornFace.jpg<br />
File:BjornFemaleLogic.jpg<br />
File:BjornGentleman.jpg<br />
File:BjornMime.jpg<br />
File:BjornWithoutSpoon.jpg<br />
File:BjornWurstfabrik.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== [[List of Fan Art#Tales of Blood: Everyday Life|Tales o]][[List of Fan Art#Tales of Blood: The Hunt|f Blood]] by Rust ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:EverydayLife1.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife2.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife3.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife4.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife5.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife6.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife7.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife8.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife9.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife10.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife11.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife12.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife13.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife14.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife15.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife16.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife17.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife18.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife19.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife20.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife21.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife22.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife23.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife24.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife25.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife26.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife27.jpg<br />
File:EverydayLife28.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt1.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt2.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt3.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt4.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt5.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt6.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt7.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt8.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt9.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt10.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt11.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt12.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt13.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt14.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt15.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt16.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt17.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt18.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt19.jpg<br />
File:TheHunt20.jpg<br />
File:Rust-Cover.jpg<br />
:File:Rust-Free-For-All.png<br />
File:Rust-Chosen.png<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==== Blood: Journey to Damnation by Ron ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Comic1.png<br />
File:Comic2.png<br />
File:Comic3-Low.png<br />
File:Comic4.png<br />
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</gallery><br />
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==== [[List of Fan Art#Dr. Caleb|Dr. Caleb]] by Shadowmanpph ====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dr-Caleb-1-Debut.png<br />
File:Dr-Caleb-2-The-Hell.png<br />
File:Dr-Caleb-3-Ninja.png<br />
File:Dr-Caleb-4-Well-This-Is-New.png<br />
</gallery><br />
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==== [[List of Fan Art#Blood Comic|Blood Comic]] by MechanicalFirefly ====<br />
Note: [http://jackiethefox.deviantart.com/gallery/36595180/Blood-comic see here] for full quality and extras.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Blood-Comic-Cover.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-1.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-2.png<br />
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File:Blood-Comic-Page-4.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-5.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Pages-6-7.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-8.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-9.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-10.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-11.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-12.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-13.png<br />
File:Blood-Comic-Page-14.png<br />
File:Gamer's-Corner-5.png<br />
File:Gamer's-Corner-6.png<br />
File:Gamer's-Corner-17.png<br />
</gallery><br />
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[[Category:Image Galleries]]<br />
[[Category: Fan Media]]<br />
[[Category:Artwork by Source or Artist]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=File:In-Loving-Memory.jpeg&diff=51582File:In-Loving-Memory.jpeg2023-07-12T00:14:43Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Summary */</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Artwork created by Chainfire2003 and posted on the [[Transfusion Forums]] by his brother to honour his memory.<br />
<br />
"There is a very sad story behind this one. My dear brother, who died last month at only 19 years of age, made this in Blender some years ago just for fun.<br />
He loved all kinds of oldschool first person shooters, like doom, duke nukem 3d and, of course, blood.<br />
He would have wanted you to see it but he has the attention span of a squirrel and forgot about it (and I did, too, until I went through our old chats).<br />
I have adorned his urn with stickers of the phantasm and that one "In Loving Memory" wreath in the background. Also a doom HUD displaying 0% health, which is admittedly a bit macabre, but he loved dark humor.<br />
Rest in peace, buddy. You will be remembered."<br />
<br />
https://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?p=42136#p42136<br />
<br />
{{Fair Use}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Transfusion Forums Artwork]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=File:In-Loving-Memory.jpeg&diff=51581File:In-Loving-Memory.jpeg2023-07-12T00:14:30Z<p>Tchernobog: Artwork created by Chainfire2003 and posted on the Transfusion Forums by his brother to honour his memory.
"There is a very sad story behind this one. My dear brother, who died last month at only 19 years of age, made this in Blender some years ago just for fun.
He loved all kinds of oldschool first person shooters, like doom, duke nukem 3d and, of course, blood.
He would have wanted you to see it but he has the attention span of a squirrel and forgot about it (and I did, too, until I we...</p>
<hr />
<div>== Summary ==<br />
Artwork created by Chainfire2003 and posted on the [[Transfusion Forums]] by his brother to honour his memory.<br />
<br />
"There is a very sad story behind this one. My dear brother, who died last month at only 19 years of age, made this in Blender some years ago just for fun.<br />
He loved all kinds of oldschool first person shooters, like doom, duke nukem 3d and, of course, blood.<br />
He would have wanted you to see it but he has the attention span of a squirrel and forgot about it (and I did, too, until I went through our old chats).<br />
I have adorned his urn with stickers of the phantasm and that one "In Loving Memory" wreath in the background. Also a doom HUD displaying 0% health, which is admittedly a bit macabre, but he loved dark humor.<br />
Rest in peace, buddy. You will be remembered."<br />
<br />
{{Fair Use}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Transfusion Forums Artwork]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User:Tchernobog&diff=51513User:Tchernobog2023-06-15T06:46:28Z<p>Tchernobog: No longer an editor for GOL</p>
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<div><div class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 300px; margin-right: 1em"><center>'''Tchernobog<br />
'''</center><br />
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<center>[[File:Poll-Clerk-Cropped.jpeg|150px]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Name:''' Hamish Paul Wilson<br />
<br />
'''Website:''' [http://icculus.org/~hamish/ http://icculus.org/~hamish/]<br />
<br />
'''Gender:''' Male<br />
<br />
'''Born:''' May 13, 1994 (age 29)<br />
<br />
'''Birthplace:''' Edmonton, Alberta<br />
<br />
'''Residence:''' Rural Alberta, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Citizenship:''' Canada, New Zealand<br />
<br />
'''Profession:''' Farm Labourer<br />
<br />
'''Notable Works:''' [[Blood Wiki]], [[Tome of Blood]], and [[Interviews#Bloodite Interviews by Tchernobog|Bloodite Interviews]]<br />
<br />
'''Religion:''' [[:wikipedia:Atheism|Atheist]]<br />
<br />
'''Ideology:''' [[:wikipedia:Marxism|Marxist]]<br />
<br><br />
</div><br />
<br />
''This is the user page of the head moderator of this Wiki. For the ''[[Blood]]'' character see: ''[[Tchernobog]]''<br />
<br />
[[File:TheCabal-SoD-Journal.png|center]]<br />
<br />
'''Hamish Paul Wilson''', known on the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' as '''Tchernobog''', is one of the founders of the ''Blood Wik''i and continues to be one of the principle administrators and moderators. He remains an active [[:Category:Bloodites|Bloodite]] and often has at least one game of ''[[Blood]]'' or ''[[Blood II]]'' going at any one time, and they are never going to leave his desktop.<br />
<br />
He is also a fan of many other older games as well as some more modern independent titles, and is a strong advocate for both GNU/Linux native and DRM free gaming. He graduated from high school in 2013, and what free time is not taken up by his gaming is often consumed by his other pursuits including free software development, writing, politics, and farming, with sheep, cattle, and chickens under his care. In addition to his role on the ''Blood Wiki'', he is also a moderator for two other fandom wikis and writes about other topics in his spare time.<br />
<br />
== Selected Works ==<br />
[[Image:Lost-in-the-wastes-small.gif|frame|right|''Lost in the Wastes'' (2008)]]<br />
[[Image:Man-in-the-dark-hat-small.gif|frame|right|''The Man in the Dark Hat'' (2008)]]<br />
All of his works of ''Blood'' fan fiction are collected in the form of [[Tome of Blood]], the largest individual collection of ''Blood'' fan fiction yet written including several short stories, three poems, and one novel, as well as two pieces of ''Blood'' fan artwork.<br />
<br />
==== Stories ====<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#How Much Time has Passed|How Much Time has Passed]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Beware of Those That Have Nothing to Lose|Beware of Those That Have Nothing to Lose]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Caleb on Cronus|Caleb on Cronus]]'' (2008)<br />
**''[[Tome_of_Blood#Return_to_Cronus|Return to Cronus]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Rooftop Rumble|Rooftop Rumble]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Caleb Goes Off to War|Caleb Goes Off to War]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Ishmael on the Run|Ishmael on the Run]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Royal Jealously|Royal Jealously]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#JoJo the Idiot Circus Boy|JoJo the Idiot Circus Boy]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#The Man in the Dark Hat|The Man in the Dark Hat]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Dark Anniversary|Dark Anniversary]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#The Chosen Versus the Mad Scientists|The Chosen Versus the Mad Scientists]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#The Wealthy Gentleman|The Wealthy Gentleman]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Caleb Meets the Headless Thompson Gunner|Caleb Meets the Headless Thompson Gunner]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Cult of Blood|Cult of Blood]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome_of_Blood#Christmas|Christmas]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts|Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts]]'' (2014)<br />
<br />
==== Poems ====<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Close Encounter|Close Encounter]]'' (2008)<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Ode to Caleb|Ode to Caleb]]'' (2008)<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#The Gunfighter|The Gunfighter]]'' (2008)<br />
<br />
==== Fan Artwork ====<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Illustrations|Lost in the Wastes]]'': an image of [[Caleb]] in the [[Reality Beta|reality]] of [[the Ancient One]].<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Illustrations|The Man in the Dark Hat]]'': Caleb wandering through the city of [[New Town]].<br />
*''[[List of Fan Art#Caleb ASCII Art|Caleb ASCII Text Art]]''<br />
<br />
==== Shogo Fiction ====<br />
[[File:Friends-For-Life-Colour.png|thumb|right|153px|'' Friends for Life'' (2018)]]<br />
In addition to his ''Blood'' stories he has also contributed to [[Shogo Community#The Expanded Canon|The Expanded Cannon]] for ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'', including five short stories, two novellas, and one full length novel, the latter three making up an interlocking trilogy of connected stories.<br />
<br />
*''Life After Death'' (2008)<br />
*''Military Academy'' (2008)<br />
*''Looking for the Next Best Thing'' (2008)<br />
*''Stragglers'' (2008)<br />
*''Sex & Violence'' (2008)<br />
**''Thanks for the Memory'' (2009)<br />
***''Never Too Late'' (2014)<br />
<br />
== Hosted Pages ==<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog/reviews|Tchernobog's Reviews]]<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog/archive|Tchernobog's Archives]]<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[http://icculus.org/~hamish/ Profile page on icculus.org]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=437 Profile page on the Transfusion Forums]<br />
*[http://hamishpaulwilson.deviantart.com/ Profile page on deviantART]<br />
*[http://www.gamingonlinux.com/profiles/6 Profile page on GamingOnLinux]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/u/hamishpaulwilson Profile page on GOG.com]<br />
*[http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,133221/ Profile page on MobyGames]<br />
*[https://bandcamp.com/hamishpaulwilson Profile page on Bandcamp]<br />
*[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/hamish-paul-wilson/9b/463/59b Profile page on LinkedIn]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Fan Fiction Authors]] [[Category:Fan Artists]] [[Category:Canadian Bloodites]] [[Category:Oceanian Bloodites]] [[Category:Fan Website Creators]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=User:Tchernobog&diff=51504User:Tchernobog2023-05-21T22:55:10Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
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<div><div class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 300px; margin-right: 1em"><center>'''Tchernobog<br />
'''</center><br />
<br />
<center>[[File:Poll-Clerk-Cropped.jpeg|150px]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Name:''' Hamish Paul Wilson<br />
<br />
'''Website:''' [http://icculus.org/~hamish/ http://icculus.org/~hamish/]<br />
<br />
'''Gender:''' Male<br />
<br />
'''Born:''' May 13, 1994 (age 29)<br />
<br />
'''Birthplace:''' Edmonton, Alberta<br />
<br />
'''Residence:''' Rural Alberta, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Citizenship:''' Canada, New Zealand<br />
<br />
'''Profession:''' Farm Labourer<br />
<br />
'''Notable Works:''' [[Blood Wiki]], [[Tome of Blood]], and [[Interviews#Bloodite Interviews by Tchernobog|Bloodite Interviews]]<br />
<br />
'''Religion:''' [[:wikipedia:Atheism|Atheist]]<br />
<br />
'''Ideology:''' [[:wikipedia:Marxism|Marxist]]<br />
<br><br />
</div><br />
<br />
''This is the user page of the head moderator of this Wiki. For the ''[[Blood]]'' character see: ''[[Tchernobog]]''<br />
<br />
[[File:TheCabal-SoD-Journal.png|center]]<br />
<br />
'''Hamish Paul Wilson''', known on the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' as '''Tchernobog''', is one of the founders of the ''Blood Wik''i and continues to be one of the principle administrators and moderators. He remains an active [[:Category:Bloodites|Bloodite]] and often has at least one game of ''[[Blood]]'' or ''[[Blood II]]'' going at any one time, and they are never going to leave his desktop.<br />
<br />
He is also a fan of many other older games as well as some more modern independent titles, and is a strong advocate for both GNU/Linux native and DRM free gaming. He graduated from high school in 2013, and what free time is not taken up by his gaming is often consumed by his other pursuits including free software development, writing, politics, and farming, with sheep, cattle, and chickens under his care. In addition to his role on the ''Blood Wiki'', he is also a moderator for two other fandom wikis and is part of the editorial team for the popular ''[[wikipedia:GamingOnLinux|GamingOnLinux]]'' website.<br />
<br />
== Selected Works ==<br />
[[Image:Lost-in-the-wastes-small.gif|frame|right|''Lost in the Wastes'' (2008)]]<br />
[[Image:Man-in-the-dark-hat-small.gif|frame|right|''The Man in the Dark Hat'' (2008)]]<br />
All of his works of ''Blood'' fan fiction are collected in the form of [[Tome of Blood]], the largest individual collection of ''Blood'' fan fiction yet written including several short stories, three poems, and one novel, as well as two pieces of ''Blood'' fan artwork.<br />
<br />
==== Stories ====<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#How Much Time has Passed|How Much Time has Passed]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Beware of Those That Have Nothing to Lose|Beware of Those That Have Nothing to Lose]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Caleb on Cronus|Caleb on Cronus]]'' (2008)<br />
**''[[Tome_of_Blood#Return_to_Cronus|Return to Cronus]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Rooftop Rumble|Rooftop Rumble]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Caleb Goes Off to War|Caleb Goes Off to War]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Ishmael on the Run|Ishmael on the Run]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Royal Jealously|Royal Jealously]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#JoJo the Idiot Circus Boy|JoJo the Idiot Circus Boy]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#The Man in the Dark Hat|The Man in the Dark Hat]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Dark Anniversary|Dark Anniversary]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#The Chosen Versus the Mad Scientists|The Chosen Versus the Mad Scientists]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#The Wealthy Gentleman|The Wealthy Gentleman]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Caleb Meets the Headless Thompson Gunner|Caleb Meets the Headless Thompson Gunner]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Cult of Blood|Cult of Blood]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Tome_of_Blood#Christmas|Christmas]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Tome of Blood#Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts|Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts]]'' (2014)<br />
<br />
==== Poems ====<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Close Encounter|Close Encounter]]'' (2008)<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Ode to Caleb|Ode to Caleb]]'' (2008)<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#The Gunfighter|The Gunfighter]]'' (2008)<br />
<br />
==== Fan Artwork ====<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Illustrations|Lost in the Wastes]]'': an image of [[Caleb]] in the [[Reality Beta|reality]] of [[the Ancient One]].<br />
*''[[Tome of Blood#Illustrations|The Man in the Dark Hat]]'': Caleb wandering through the city of [[New Town]].<br />
*''[[List of Fan Art#Caleb ASCII Art|Caleb ASCII Text Art]]''<br />
<br />
==== Shogo Fiction ====<br />
[[File:Friends-For-Life-Colour.png|thumb|right|153px|'' Friends for Life'' (2018)]]<br />
In addition to his ''Blood'' stories he has also contributed to [[Shogo Community#The Expanded Canon|The Expanded Cannon]] for ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'', including five short stories, two novellas, and one full length novel, the latter three making up an interlocking trilogy of connected stories.<br />
<br />
*''Life After Death'' (2008)<br />
*''Military Academy'' (2008)<br />
*''Looking for the Next Best Thing'' (2008)<br />
*''Stragglers'' (2008)<br />
*''Sex & Violence'' (2008)<br />
**''Thanks for the Memory'' (2009)<br />
***''Never Too Late'' (2014)<br />
<br />
== Hosted Pages ==<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog/reviews|Tchernobog's Reviews]]<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog/archive|Tchernobog's Archives]]<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[http://icculus.org/~hamish/ Profile page on icculus.org]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=437 Profile page on the Transfusion Forums]<br />
*[http://hamishpaulwilson.deviantart.com/ Profile page on deviantART]<br />
*[http://www.gamingonlinux.com/profiles/6 Profile page on GamingOnLinux]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/u/hamishpaulwilson Profile page on GOG.com]<br />
*[http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,133221/ Profile page on MobyGames]<br />
*[https://bandcamp.com/hamishpaulwilson Profile page on Bandcamp]<br />
*[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/hamish-paul-wilson/9b/463/59b Profile page on LinkedIn]<br />
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[[Category:Fan Fiction Authors]] [[Category:Fan Artists]] [[Category:Canadian Bloodites]] [[Category:Oceanian Bloodites]] [[Category:Fan Website Creators]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=List_of_Mods&diff=51427List of Mods2023-04-04T21:44:28Z<p>Tchernobog: Reverted edits by 176.59.193.172 (talk) to last revision by Gideon</p>
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<div>This is a list of fan made mods (modifications), add-ons and notable custom maps related to ''[[Blood]]'' and ''[[Blood II]]''.<br />
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== Websites ==<br />
''See Also: [[List of Websites]]''<br />
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===Major===<br />
*[[Game Leader]]<br />
*[[The Blood Shack]] - [https://web.archive.org/web/20000302093647/http://www.bloodshack.com/levels/? Levelz Center] (poorly archived)<br />
*[[RTCM]]<br />
*[[blood.freeminded.de]]<br />
*[[The Bloody Repo]] (now defunct)<br />
*[[The Gravel Pit]] - [http://thegravelpit.net/forums/index.php?action=downloads;cat=22 Maps]<br />
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=== Miscellanea ===<br />
''Note: all to be potentially further processed later.''<br />
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTBuMlVhju0uQT0wmTB1LCIKUTnwK1cZN Blood Mods YouTube playlist]<br />
*[http://blood.robal.org/pcb_tmp/ Robal.Org file archive] (http://blood.robal.org/liga/)<br />
*[http://www.arcades3d.net/mapas/listadomapas.php?juego=blood Mapas para Blood - Arcades3D.com]<br />
*[http://taw.duke4.net/category/blood/ The Abandoned Workshop - Blood maps]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050214032941/http://www.ziplink.net/~trouse/blood/maps.htm Dan's Blood Page - Map Sites]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090810110826/http://www.pyramid.net:80/steveg/blood/ Nailer's Blood Page] (home of ''[[Banzai's Add-On]]'') <br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050122023213/homepage.ntlworld.com/jayliv/bldown.htm Krunatus Blood Page]<br />
*[http://community.fortunecity.ws/business/startup/1390/blood/map.html Blood Maps]<br />
*[http://capedcrusader.tripod.com/bloodmaps.html Caped Crusader's Blood Maps]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010818014942/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/9697/su_blood.html Scrop Underground]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1183 Blood funmap: Sim-Army]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19970812141046/http://www.op.net/~ristaze/blood/bloodmaps.html Ristaze's Blood User Maps!]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010823150950/http://dmzgames.com/blood/user.html DMZ Games Blood User Levels]<br />
*[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/19990128090031/http://members.xoom.com/BLOOD_/ Blood Maps] (partial)<br />
*[http://homepage.hispeed.ch/duke3d/Monolith-Blood-Site-KNUKE-Maps.html KNUKE's Blood Map Index]<br />
*[http://legendsworld.net/shooter/modaddon#117 3D Shooter Legends - Mods]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=930 Transfusion Forums Discussion]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2776 Further Transfusion Forums Discussion]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=784 Transfusion Forums List]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/user_made_map_collections GoG Forums List]<br />
*[https://mapsofblood.tumblr.com Maps of Blood]<br />
<br />
=== GameFront ===<br />
<br />
''GameFront'' hosts various ''Blood'' and ''Blood II: The Chosen'' modifications and files. Files available range from custom skins, new levels, to unofficial patches. Since switching from the name ''FileFront'' the website appears to have become much more poorly categorized, but it still has several hard to find modifications for download.<br />
<br />
Website: [http://www.gamefront.com/games/blood Blood Files on GameFront], [http://www.gamefront.com/games/blood-2-the-chosen Blood II Files on GameFront]<br />
<br />
=== ModDB ===<br />
ModDB has several modification available for download for both ''[[Blood]]'' and ''[[Blood II]]'', including ''[[Bloody Pulp Fiction]]'' and ''[[Rage Against the Machine]]'' for ''[[Blood]]'' and ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Ze Rein's Bastard CTF|BastardCTF]]'', ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#DarkAct|DarkAct]]'', ''[[List of Mods for Blood#Festival of Blood|Festival of Blood]]'', ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#FX Enhancer|FX Enhancer]]'', and ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Outz CTF|Outz CTF Maps]]'' for ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]''. Many of the ''Blood II'' files were uploaded from other websites by [[Joe Volante]].<br />
<br />
Website: [http://www.moddb.com/games/blood Blood Files], [http://www.moddb.com/games/blood-2-the-chosen Blood II Files]<br />
<br />
=== BME/ILMHB's Bloody Place ===<br />
[[File:BME-ILMHB.png|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
A wealth of information regarding ''Blood'' mapping, using [[MapEdit]] and various other topics, as well as a few maps of their own. Started by BME and I Like My Hands Bloody in [[Fact Time Line#2012|April 2012]].<br />
<br />
Link: http://www.baitd.bloodgame.ru/bme.htm, https://www.youtube.com/user/bloodmapedit/<br />
<br />
=== Polish Blood Centre ===<br />
[[File:Bloodgame logo polish.jpg|right|250px]]<br />
The ''[[Polish Blood Centre]]'' hosted various modifications for ''Blood'' and ''Blood II: The Chosen'' in its files section. These included several well known maps such as ''Legends of Iconoclast'' and ''The Carnage Continues'', it also included several hard to find maps such as ''[[List of Mods#The 13th Realm|The 13th Realm]]''. Despite no longer being online, the file links are surprisingly complete via the [[:wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]].<br />
<br />
Website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100514163616/http://www.bloodgame.pl/2009/11/pliki-download.html http://www.bloodgame.pl/2009/11/pliki-download.html]<br />
<br />
=== Deep Cold Grave ===<br />
[[File:Deep-Cold-Grave.png|right|250px]]<br />
The "Deep Cold Grave" section of the ''[[Russian Blood Community]]'' hosts various ''Blood'' maps and modification projects. It is unique because of its [[:wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] based maps, even including a recreation of [[:wikipedia:Moscow|Moscow]]. The levels were created by Zik, Diman, and [[Ryan Williams]]. As of December 14, 2008 it hosts twelve levels and twelve larger ''Blood'' modification projects. <br />
<br />
Website: [http://www.bloodgame.ru/deepcoldgrave/download/maps.php Russian] [http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.bloodgame.ru/deepcoldgrave/download/maps.php Translated].<br />
<br />
=== Blood Hispano ===<br />
[[File:Blood-Hispano.png|right|250px]]<br />
The website ''[[List of Websites#Blood Hispano|Blood Hispano]]'' hosts articles and downloads for various ''Blood'' maps, add-ons and other projects in the [[:wikipedia:Spanish language|Spanish language]].<br />
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Links: [http://bloodhispano.ucoz.es/load/mapas/6 BloodBath Maps], [http://bloodhispano.ucoz.es/load/mapas_single_player/7 Single Player Maps], [http://bloodhispano.ucoz.es/load/mods_tc_episodios/10 Blood Add-Ons], [http://bloodhispano.ucoz.es/load/mods_tc_episodios_blood_2/12 Blood II Add-Ons]<br />
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=== Control-Z's Blood Maps ===<br />
[[File:Control-Z-Maps.png|right|200px]]<br />
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A collection of ''Blood'' modifications created by Jimmy Chris DeVona, Michael D. Green, Mamba16, Anders Aandahl. Michael Haythorp, Christopher "Boogeyman" Brua, Desmond Sheppard, Daniel Wilson, J. E. Simpson, Nikk Matantsev, and others hosted on the ''ControlZ'' website. The majority were created for [[BloodBath]] purposes, with a few supporting single player. The website was maintained by Craig "ControlZ" Duckett, and started out on ''[[:wikipedia:GeoCities|GeoCities]]'' (http://www.geocities.com/~controlzee) before moving to ''[[Planet Blood]]''.<br />
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Website: [http://web.archive.org/web/20090403063205/http://www.planetblood.com/controlz/blood-maps.html Maps], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090403063205/http://www.planetblood.com/controlz/blood-mapedit.html Map Tutorials], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090403063205/http://www.planetblood.com/controlz/blood-artedit.html Art Tutorials], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090403063205/http://www.planetblood.com/controlz/blood-utilities.html Utilities],<br />
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=== Postmortem ===<br />
The website ''[[The Postmortem]]'' hosts a forum for both ''Blood'' and ''Blood II'' modding, to showcase, ask questions and post how-tos.<br />
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*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1726 Blood Colour Pallets for various editors]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1315 Editing INI files] ([http://www.mediafire.com/?uz2ymm2oezj INI Mini utility])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1345 Monolith Logo Teamplay Custom Patch]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1407 Loading mods in DosBox]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1443 General MapEdit help] ([http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1598 More])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1518 QAVEDIT tutorial by NoOne]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1609 SEQEDIT: Full table ID for SEQ files]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1722 MAPEDIT Keyboard Control Reference]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1712 How to: Creating, Adding new voxel model to Blood]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1723 Creation of new .ART files / Adding Textures to Blood]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1517 Custom map monologues]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=450 Blood Map Reviews]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1437 Spawn Numbers]<br />
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Links: [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=17 Blood modifications], [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=18 Blood II modifications], [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2270 List of mods for Blood] ([http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=741 Similar])<br />
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== [[Build]] ==<br />
=== [[Blood]] ===<br />
''Main Article: [[List of Mods for Blood]]''<br />
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''Note: this is a complete index of all relevant sections from pertinent articles.''<br />
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* [[List of Mods for Blood#Mappers|List of Mappers]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood#Large Scale|Large Scale]]:'''<br />
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* [[Banzai's Add-On]]<br />
* [[Killing Time]]<br />
* [[Time Episode]]<br />
* [[Inherit the Earth]]<br />
* [[Legends of the Iconoclast]] - [[Legends of the Iconoclast#The Cabal War|The Cabal War]]<br />
* [[Dwayne Anderson#Trilogy|Dwayne Anderson's Trilogy]]<br />
* [[Hostile Takeover]]<br />
* [[BloodLines]] - [[BloodLines#Beta Release|Beta]]<br />
* [[Legends of the Iconoclast]] - [[Legends of the Iconoclast#The Return|The Return]]<br />
* [[Legends of the Iconoclast]] - [[Legends of the Iconoclast#The Trials of Destiny|The Trials of Destiny]]<br />
* [[The Sect War]]<br />
* [[The Outpost Mortem]]<br />
* [[The Carnage Continues]]<br />
* [[Alone in the Dark]]<br />
* [[Sectant]] 1 & 2<br />
* [[Old Friend]]<br />
* [[Rage Against the Machine]] - [[Rage Against the Machine#Episode 1: Till Death Us Do Part|Till Death Us Do Part]]<br />
* [[Bloody Pulp Fiction]]<br />
* [[Death Wish]]<br />
* [[French Meat]]<br />
* [[Legends of the Iconoclast#Remake|Legends of the Iconoclast Remake]] - [[Legends of the Iconoclast#Scourge of Humanity|Scourge of Humanity]]<br />
* [[Caleb Will Have His Revenge On Toronto]] - [[Caleb Will Have His Revenge On Toronto#Episode 1: Scum of Dallas|Scum of Dallas]]<br />
* [[Season of Death]]<br />
* [[The Lost Episode]]<br />
* [[Legends of the Iconoclast#Remake|Legends of the Iconoclast Remake]] - [[Legends of the Iconoclast#Unfinished Business|Unfinished Business]]<br />
* [[Eviction]] ([[NBlood]]/[[Raze]] only)<br />
* [[Out for Blood]]<br />
* [[The Way of Ira]]<br />
* [[French Meat 2]]<br />
* [[Fleshed Out]]<br />
* [[Trauma Therapy]]<br />
* [[500 Milliliters of /vr/]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood#In Development|In Development]]:'''<br />
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* [[Caleb Will Have His Revenge on Toronto]] - [[Caleb Will Have His Revenge on Toronto#Episode 2: Run Like a Villain|Run Like a Villain]]<br />
* [[Nyyss0nen#Christmas Episode|Christmas Episode]]<br />
* [[David Wikström#A Bloody Mess|A Bloody Mess]]<br />
* [[Sir Seizhak|Cabal's Return]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Cult|Cult]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Dark Times|Dark Times]]<br />
* [[Legends of the Iconoclast]] [[Legends of the Iconoclast#Remake|Remake]] - [[Legends of the Iconoclast#Valiant Destiny|Valiant Destiny]]<br />
* [[BloodLines]] - [[BloodLines#Out of the Grave Edition|Out of the Grave Edition]]<br />
* [[Bloody Pulp Fiction]] - [[Bloody Pulp Fiction#Remaster|Remaster]]<br />
* [[No Hope in Sight]] ([[NBlood]] only)<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#The Invasion|The Invasion]]<br />
* [[Extra Crispy#Fresh Supply|Extra Crispy]] ([[Fresh Supply]] only; technically [[Kex Engine]])<br />
* [[Fate of the Damned (mod)|Fate of the Damned]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood#Compilations|Compilations]]:'''<br />
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* [[BME's Blood Map Pack]] 2013-2018<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Jarlaxle's Collection|Jarlaxle's Collection]]<br />
* [[The Best of blood.freeminded.de]]<br />
* [[Blood Chronicles]] Volumes 1 & 2<br />
* [[The Lost Episodes]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Bludmaps|Bludmaps]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Krypto's Best User Maps|Krypto's Best User Maps]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Blood Super Pack|Blood Super Pack]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood#Conversions|Conversions]]:'''<br />
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* [[Jeff Morris#Zippy's Blood Meltdown|Zippy's Blood Meltdown]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Noldor Ranzou's DN3D BB Map Pack|Noldor Ranzou's DN3D BB Map Pack]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood#Small Scale|Small Scale]]:'''<br />
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* [[Eye of the Blood]]<br />
* [[Journey to Hell]]<br />
* [[Gods, the Epic Trilogy]]<br />
* [[Legend of Ravenloft]]<br />
* [[The 13th Realm]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Crudox Cruo: Fresh BLOOD!|Crudox Cruo: Fresh BLOOD!]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Blood Slaughter Files|Blood Slaughter Files]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Tiny Town|Tiny Town]]<br />
* [[Dustin Twilley#Dark Sun Rising|Dark Sun Rising]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Purgatory|Purgatory]]<br />
* [[Dwayne Anderson#The Hall of the Epiphany|The Hall of the Epiphany]]<br />
* [[BloodLines#Sin Campaign|Sin Campaign]]<br />
* [[Jeff Morris#ZIP'S REST IN PIECES II|ZIP'S REST IN PIECES II]]<br />
* [[Sectant#Kill Bill|Kill Bill]]<br />
* [[Sectant#Virus X|Virus X]]<br />
* [[Alone in the Dark#The Way of All Flesh-Again|The Way of All Flesh-Again]]<br />
* [[Alone in the Dark#Cradle to Grave NEW BLD EDITION|Cradle to Grave NEW BLD EDITION]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#The Phantom of Communism|The Phantom of Communism]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#The Evergrowing Army of the UnDead|The Evergrowing Army of the UnDead]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Haunted Realms|Haunted Realms]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Evil Uprising|Evil Uprising]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#The Unholy Church|The Unholy Church]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#It's A War Out There|It's A War Out There]]<br />
* [[Austin Adams#Spill Levels|Spill Levels]]<br />
* [[Somewhere Under the Sea]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Bryan 3 Maps|Bryan 3 Maps]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood#Assets|Assets]]:'''<br />
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* [[Weapons Mod]]<br />
* [[Voxel Pack]]<br />
* [[Bloody Hands]]<br />
* [[Blood Texture Pack]]<br />
* [[Blood Upscale Pack]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#SmoothBlood|SmoothBlood]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#HD Movies|HD Movies]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Blood Voxel Pack|Blood Voxel Pack]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Blood XHD|Blood XHD]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Blood - Coagulated|Blood - Coagulated]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood#Arcade Mode|Arcade Mode]] ([[Fresh Supply]] only; technically [[Kex Engine]])<br />
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'''Cancelled:'''<br />
* [[Ryan Williams|Arctic Blood]]<br />
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=== Other ===<br />
{{#ev:youtube|ojQLvEu6NeU|320|right|"Haunted Nukem Duke 3D mod" (Duke SixtyFour) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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'''Total Conversions:'''<br />
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*''[[BloodCM]]'' is a ''[[Blood]]'' [[:wikipedia:Total conversion|total conversion]] for [[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D#Source ports|EDuke32]], an engine derived from the ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D|Duke Nukem 3D]]'' source code and a branch of [[Build]] called [http://www.saettler.com/eduke/ EDuke]. <br />
**The "[https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Blood_Weapon_Mod Blood Weapon Mod]" adds the weapons of ''[[Blood]]'' to ''Duke Nukem 3D'' separate from the rest of ''BloodCM'' ([https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-weapon-mod Download] - [[:wikipedia:ModDB|ModDB]], [http://www.r-t-c-m.com/knowledge-base/downloads-rtcm/src-eduke32-addons/BLWEAP_1.10.rar Download] - [[RTCM]]).<br />
*''[[Cradle to Grave]]'' was a similar attempt for EDuke32.<br />
*''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Bloodmod To Duke|Bloodmod To Duke]]'' was an even earlier attempt for ''Duke Nukem 3D''.<br />
*''[https://www.moddb.com/mods/haunted-nukem Haunted Nukem]'' for ''Duke Nukem 3D'' utilizes numerous ''Blood'' assets ([https://msdn.duke4.net/revhauntednukem.php review])<br />
*''[http://jonhunt.com/redneck/dead.html Night of the Living Dead]'' for ''[[:wikipedia:Redneck Rampage|Redneck Rampage]]'' liberally uses ''Blood'' textures (downloads: [http://www.r-t-c-m.com/knowledge-base/downloads-rtcm/redneck-addons/dead.zip standard], [http://www.r-t-c-m.com/knowledge-base/downloads-rtcm/redneck-addons/dead-coop.7z co-op] - [[RTCM]]).<br />
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'''Source Ports:'''<br />
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*''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#BLEED|BLEED]]'' is the tentative title of a project by Evan "Hendricks266" Ramos to allow EDuke to support ''Blood'' by [[:wikipedia:Compatibility layer|reading from]] the original executable.<br />
*''[[NBlood]]'' is a port of ''[[Blood]]'' to the EDuke32 engine; also forked into [[Raze]].<br />
*''[[BloodGDX]]'' is built from a disparate set of sources, including several branches of [[Build]].<br />
*''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Blood 32|Blood 32]]'', ''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#OpenBlud|OpenBlud]]'' and ''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#BuildSharp|BuildSharp]]'' all tried to use different sets of [[Build]] code to create a ''[[Blood]]'' source port.<br />
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== [[LithTech]] ==<br />
=== [[Blood II]] ===<br />
''Main Article: [[List of Mods for Blood II]]''<br />
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* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Modders|List of Modders]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Tweaks|Tweaks]]:'''<br />
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* [[Extra Crispy]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Voodoo|Voodoo]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Absynthe's Mod|Absynthe's Mod]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Bernie's Silly Mod|Bernie's Silly Mod]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#DarkAct|DarkAct]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#FX Enhancer|FX Enhancer]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Redux Cruo|Redux Cruo]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Loose|Loose Mods]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Skins|Custom Skins]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Completed|Completed]]:'''<br />
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* [[List of Mods for Blood II#BloodBath Maps|BloodBath Maps]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Ze Rein's Bastard CTF|Ze Rein's Bastard CTF]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Outz CTF|Outz CTF]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Blood 2K5|Blood 2K5]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#The Festival of Blood|The Festival of Blood]]<br />
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'''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Abandoned|Abandoned]]:'''<br />
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* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Gods 2|Gods 2]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#MAIM|MAIM]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Beyond the Rift|Beyond the Rift]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Mandatory Suicide|Mandatory Suicide]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Blood II: Resurrection|Blood II: Resurrection]]<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#3RD_EYE|3RD_EYE]]<br />
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=== Other ===<br />
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* Assets from both ''[[Shogo]]'' and ''[[Blood II]]'' are largely [[Installation#Blood II through Shogo|inter-compatible]] with each other.<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#Blood II: Resurrection|Blood II: Resurrection]] experimented with later versions of [[LithTech]].<br />
* [[List of Mods for Blood II#3RD_EYE|3RD_EYE]] later experimented with LithTech 1.5 games released by ValuSoft.<br />
* [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=30632& Circus of Blood] for ''[[:wikipedia:Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child|Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child]]''.<br />
* Proposal for a [https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood Blood project] for ''[[F.E.A.R.]]''.<br />
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== [[:wikipedia:id Tech|id Tech]] ==<br />
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*''[[Halls of Stonehenge]]'' is one of [[Halls of Stonehenge#Similar Projects|several mods]] for ''[[:wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]]'' that borrows assets from ''Blood''; others include ''[https://wl6.fandom.com/wiki/Sensenmann Sensenmann]'', ''[https://wl6.fandom.com/wiki/Resistant Resistant]'' and most recently ''[https://wl6.fandom.com/wiki/Beyond_the_Grave Beyond the Grave]''.<br />
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=== [[Doom]] ===<br />
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* ''[[Blood TC]]'', ''[[ZBlood]]'' and the [[ZBlood#Project Forks|various forks]] from these, such as ''[[ZBloody Hell]]''.<br />
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*[http://www.realm667.com/ Realm667] hosts [http://www.realm667.com/index.php/texture-stock-mainmenu-152-97360/other-sources-styles-mainmenu-155-26369 texture packs] from both ''[[Blood]]'' and ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' for use within the ''[[Doom]]'' engine created by Ceeb.<br />
**These textures [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=479 were used] in Tormenter667's [https://onemandoom.blogspot.ca/2015/12/the-city-of-damned-tcotdzip.html popular] "[http://zdoom.org/wiki/The_City_of_The_Damned The City of the Damned]" [https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/The_City_of_The_Damned_-_Apocalypse map].<br />
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*"[https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/g-i/infsc Infuscomus]", a ''Doom'' map that uses ''Blood'' textures.<br />
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*"[https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/m-o/misktrip Miskatonic Trip]", another ''Doom'' map that uses ''Blood'' assets.<br />
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*Standalone [https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/deathmatch/a-c/bjroomdm remake] of a ''Blood'' map for ''Doom''.<br />
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*[https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/skins/caleb Caleb skin] for ZDoom and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Skulltag Skulltag]; [https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/skins/cultist Cultist skin].<br />
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*''[[Caleb Versus Nazis]]'' is a ZDoom fan-made sequel to ''Blood'' by [[Blood on YouTube|YouTubers]] 1Tristan2 and WiiStation360Games. <br />
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*''[[Doom#Horror 3D|Horror 3D]]'' was a project trying to replicate the early development versions of ''[[Blood]]'' onto the Doom engine, based on the ''[[Blood Alpha]]''.<br />
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*''[[Blood Prequel]]'' was a project to create an [[:wikipedia:Open world|open world]] prequel to ''[[Blood]]'' set in 1871, when [[Caleb]] first meets [[Ophelia]].<br />
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*''[[Ultra Crispy]]'' is a ''Doom'' mod that allows the player to take the role of [[Caleb]] in various Doom engine IWADs.<br />
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*''[[Blood: Dead on Arrival]]'' is a mod that mixes elements from ''Blood'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Doom 64|Doom 64]]'', as well as including several mini-games.<br />
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*''[[Re-Blood]]'' is a project to create an expanded experience from the original ''Blood'', with remade maps, levels, enemies and more.<br />
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*''[[Doom#Blood: The Curse Hunter|Blood: The Curse Hunter]]'' is a pseudo-sequel to ''Blood'' being built on GZDoom that aims to add more modern as well as simply new gameplay mechanics while still retaining the game's classic feel.<br />
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*''[[Bloom]]'' is a mod that directly fuses enemies, items and even levels from ''[[Blood]]'' and ''[[Doom]]''.<br />
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*Various members of the ZDoom forums have [[Doom#Doom Palette|produced sprites]] based on the ones seen in ''Blood''.<br />
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*''[https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samsara Samsara]'' allows for [[Caleb]] to be played as one of the competitors. This was long a point of contention, with the mod's author TerminusEst13 not wanting to add him, feeling his attacks were too similar to the other classes. Eventually, due to the sheer amount of requests, he gave in and implemented the character. He [http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/post/160449035126/whats-the-story-behind-caleb-in-samsara explained] it as ''"the inherent dichotomy of Caleb being a cool character and yet his games being so neglected and difficult to get into created an interesting point where people just really fucking wanted Caleb, and would settle for nothing less than wrenching him in anything they could, weathering any and all objections and problems in order to finally give him his fifteen minutes of fame."''. Prior to this, he was available in the third-party [http://www.gamingroom.net/games/patches-addons-editores/samsara-extra-heroes/ Extra Heroes] add-on.<br />
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*''[https://zdoom.org/wiki/Classic_Rivalry Classic Rivalry]'' also features a ''Blood'' player mode, with the game's weapons added in.<br />
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-z_AmE8Mv8 QC:DE "Caleb" Champion Reveal] - [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Quake_Champions:_Doom_Edition Quake Champions - Doom Edition] mod<br />
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*''[http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45265 Extra Crispy]'' was a project to try and create more accurate ports of the ''[[Blood]]'' weapons to ZDoom ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6XGPPIMlC4 video]).<br />
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*A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zfUK-Nl1g video] was released on [[Fact Time Line#2007|September 10, 2007]] by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy01BlVOAS3zQ_pbUrYOTtwa piaediting] purporting to be a "[[Blood 3]]" total conversion for [[ZDoom]].<br />
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*Caleb assets and voice samples were used for the [[:wikipedia:Western (genre)|Western]] mod ''[https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=51132 Gunslinger 2]''.<br />
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*''Blood Adventure'' was a project by Doctor-Dos, first stymied by a hard-drive failure and then later abandoned.<br />
**https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34245, https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30613<br />
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*[https://www.moddb.com/games/doom/addons/caleb-from-blood-mughot Caleb from Blood Mugshot]<br />
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* [[Caleb]] [https://mb.srb2.org/addons/caleb-from-blood-fresh-supply-srb2-character-mod.2849/ cart driver] for ''[https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Sonic_Robo_Blast_2 Sonic Robo Blast 2]''.<br />
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===[[Dark Places|Quake]]===<br />
[[File:Q3Hand.png|left]] <br />
[[File:SectorCut-Preview-Blood.png|thumb|right|100px|sectorCut]]<br />
[[File:Kingpin-Caleb.png|thumb|right|80px|Kingpin]]<br />
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*''[[Transfusion]]'' attempts to recreate ''[[Blood]]'' on a modified [[:wikipedia:Quake engine|''Quake'' engine]] called [[DarkPlaces]]. Currently multiplayer only, with optional bots.<br />
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*''[[Blood: Infuscomus]]'' was a later attempt to recreate the single player of ''[[Blood]]'' on the [[DarkPlaces]] engine.<br />
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*''[[Q3 BloodBath]]'' is a project that ports ''Blood'' and ''Blood II: The Chosen'' maps to ''[[:wikipedia:Quake_III_Arena|Quake III Arena]]''; they also work in ''[[:wikipedia:OpenArena|OpenArena]]''.<br />
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*''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Plasma-Plus|Plasma-Plus]]'' was an attempt to succeed ''[[Transfusion]]'' using the X-Real engine derived from [[:wikipedia:id Tech 3|id Tech 3]].<br />
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*''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Plasma-Plus|Dead Reckoning]]'' was a project by Justin "icecoldduke" Marshall, creator of ''[[WinBlood]]'', attempted to port ''Blood'' assets onto [[:wikipedia:id Tech 3|id Tech 3]], announced on [[Fact Time Line#2009|June 2, 2009]].<br />
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*The [https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/fc1.html FC1] mapset for ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (video game)|Quake]]'' by Robert "Fat Controller" Cruickshank has [https://forums.duke4.net/topic/9664-blood-inspired-quake-mappack/ been compared] in theme to ''[[Blood]]''.<br />
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*''sectorCut'' is a tool designed to convert level gemoetry from 2.5D sector based engines such as [[Build]], [[Doom]] and [[:wikipedia:Jedi (game engine)|Jedi]] to the true 3D map format of the [[:wikipedia:Quake engine|Quake engine]] or [[:wikipedia:id Tech 2|id Tech 2]].<br />
**[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&p=30139&sid=c0ab89f20fd356fd26037e055eb01010#p30139 Transfusion Forums thread], [http://kingpinforever.yuku.com/topic/2112/Build-to-Quake-map-converter Kingpin Forever thread]<br />
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*There is a [[Caleb]] [[:File:Caleb-Quake-3.png|bot and skin]] for ''[[:wikipedia:Quake_III_Arena|Quake III Arena]]'' made by Philip Stavitsky; it also works in ''[[:wikipedia:OpenArena|OpenArena]]''.<br />
**Downloads: [https://www.moddb.com/games/quake-iii-arena/downloads/caleb-from-blood ModDB], [https://www.gamewatcher.com/mods/quake-iii-arena-mod/caleb-from-blood# Game Watcher], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070417031401/http://planetquake.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Quake3.Detail&id=2203 Planet Quake]<br />
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*There is a [[Caleb]] model for ''[[:wikipedia:Kingpin: Life of Crime|Kingpin: Life of Crime]].''<br />
**Link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110824220058/http://poisonville.net/news/archives/arc0-2002.html Poisonville] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20020701000000/http://downloads.kingpinforever.com/models/male_caleb-by-sylacs.EXE Archive]), [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516052235/http://downloads.kingpinforever.com/models/male_caleb/ Kingpin Forever] (defunct), [http://kingpin.ezewh.com/news/archives/arc4-2009.html PV.NET Archives], [https://kingpin.info/?e=893 Kingpin.info]<br />
<br />
*''Cabal Reborn'' was a proposed project for [[:wikipedia:id Tech|id Tech]] 4 (the engine used in ''[[:wikipedia:Doom 3|Doom 3]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Quake 4|Quake 4]]'') by [[User:DiamondClaw]].<br />
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*BEAST [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1749 once pitched] a return to the "[[Transfusion#History|qBlood]]" idea by simply making a ''Blood'' themed total conversion for ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (video game)|Quake]]''.<br />
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqaZqz-MM6g Quake (Darkplaces) - Cradle To Grave Remake]<br />
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*[[Chosen]] skins converted for ''[[:wikipedia:Sven Co-op|Sven Co-op]]'' by NicholaiParadox.<br />
**https://gamebanana.com/members/1772977<br />
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== [[:wikipedia:Unreal Engine|Unreal]] ==<br />
[[File:Caleb-Model-Killing-Floor.jpg|thumb|left|100px|[[Caleb]] model for Killing Floor]]<br />
[[File:Caleb-UDK.png|thumb|right|150px|[[Caleb]] built in the UDK]]<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|_W4uK2ESm8Y|150|right|"Blood Reimagining" on YouTube|frame}}<br />
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*''[[Blood Evolution]]'' project.<br />
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* [[E1M2: Wrong Side of the Tracks]] was [http://web.archive.org/web/20040529160527/http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=373605 at one point] ported to ''[[:wikipedia:Unreal Tournament 2004|Unreal Tournament 2004]]'' as DM-E1M2-Train.<br />
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* There have also been voice packs made of the four Chosen for both ''UT2004'' and the original ''[[:wikipedia:Unreal Tournament|Unreal Tournament]]''.<br />
** Links: [http://www.utzone.de/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=3869 Caleb voicepack for UT2004 hosted by UTzone.de], [http://unreal.pl/d.pl?ut/voice/b2chosenvp.zip Caleb voice pack for the original Unreal Tournament]<br />
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* A Caleb playermodel exists for ''[[:wikipedia:Killing Floor (video game)|Killing Floor]]''.<br />
** Links: [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=123179562 Caleb Playermodel on the Steam Workshop], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khaH6rfzWUs Kiling Floor Voodoo Doll Weapon]<br />
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* On August 31, 2013 some significant work on making ''Blood'' content with the ''[[:wikipedia:Unreal Development Kit|Unreal Development Kit]]'' was unveiled by Ulfen125.<br />
** Links: [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2281 Postmortem Thread], [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOt3HE9BHsHpsmo2BR1F8cg Ulfen125 YouTube Channel], [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1753 Similar Proposal]<br />
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* A [[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Blood Reimagined|student project]] at the [[:wikipedia:Université du Québec à Chicoutimi|Université du Québec à Chicoutimi]] arts department "re-imagined" ''Blood'' as an isometric third-person shooter atop of [[:wikipedia:Unreal Engine 4|Unreal Engine 4]] focusing on twin-stick dynamite usage.<br />
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== [[:wikipedia:Source Engine|Source]] ==<br />
[[File:Blood-Fortress.png|thumb|200px|right|Blood Fortress]]<br />
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* [http://gamer-lab.com/eng/mdl_goldsrc/Caleb Caleb model] - [[:wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]<br />
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* [https://gamebanana.com/mods/315519 Cultist enemies] - [[:wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]<br />
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*''[[Blood Source]]'' project.<br />
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* A [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=369 map] based on "[[BB3: Bodies]]" from ''[[Blood]]'' for ''[[:wikipedia:Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2]]'' was a runner up in a mapping contest.<br />
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*[http://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-hatred Blood: Hatred]<br />
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*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2388 Half-Blood]<br />
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* An attempted [[E1M1: Cradle to Grave]] [http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=42980 recreation] - [[:wikipedia:Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2]]<br />
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* [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=383369710&searchtext= Cultist Sound Mod] - [[:wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]<br />
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* [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1186624546 Nick Caleb] - [[:wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]<br />
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* [http://www.gamemaps.com/details/1803 Remake of ctf_twinfortress] - [[:wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]<br />
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aICMo24e-xg Freak Fortress 2 - Blood 1's Caleb (Last Beta... Cancelled)] - [[:wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]<br />
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* [http://zps.gamebanana.com/maps/188677 Cradle to Grave] - [[:wikipedia:Zombie Panic! Source|Zombie Panic! Source]]<br />
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCmQpJvJ5gk Voodoo Doll] - [[:wikipedia:Garry's Mod|Garry's Mod]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=476585124 Caleb Model and Ragdoll] - [[:wikipedia:Garry's Mod|Garry's Mod]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=748874492 Caleb the Medic] - [[:wikipedia:Garry's Mod|Garry's Mod]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?l=russian&id=2814170339 Cultist] - [[:wikipedia:Garry's Mod|Garry's Mod]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2446874685 Cultist Death Sounds] - [[:wikipedia:Garry's Mod|Garry's Mod]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1714725072 Caleb for the Desperados] - [[:wikipedia:Fistful of Frags|Fistful of Frags]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198023981984/myworkshopfiles/?appid=1840 Blood Workshop] - [[:wikipedia:Source Filmmaker|Source Filmmaker]]<br />
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=564979955 Cultist] - [[:wikipedia:Source Filmmaker|Source Filmmaker]]<br />
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*[https://paradoxmodding.blogspot.com/2021/11/blood-2-chosen-skin-pack.html The Chosen Skin Pack] - [[:wikipedia:Sven Co-op|Sven Co-op]]<br />
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== [[:wikipedia:Unity (game engine)|Unity]] ==<br />
* On February 18, 2014 some work on making ''Blood'' content for the [[:wikipedia:Unity (game engine)|Unity]] game engine was [https://web.archive.org/web/20160612060054/http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2321 unveiled] by Augusts96.<br />
* Similar work [[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Blood Fan Remake|was later started]] by OrdinaryFpsFan789, releasing an early playable demo on [[Fact Timeline#2017|May 22, 2017]].<br />
* Another [[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Blood - Fan Revival|effort]] was also demonstrated in a single level demo released on [[Fact Timeline#2018|August 11, 2018]].<br />
* ''[http://www.bloodgame.ru/forum/topic.php?forum=4&topic=98 Project Bloody Murder]'', an [[Blood III#Sequel Attempts|attempt]] at a fan made ''[[Blood III]]'' was re-drafted on Unity, after moving from ''[[:wikipedia:FPS Creator|FPS Creator]].<br />
*[https://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-cultist-sounds Blood Cultist Sounds] mod for ''[[Cultic]]'' ([https://www.nexusmods.com/cultic/mods/1 mirror]).<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbweXJ9O5oc Video of a project with imitation voxels].<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2687 Remake] of [[E1M1: Cradle to Grave]] on Unity.<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gqBlLkTxcM Tommy Gun Mod] for ''[[:wikipedia:Dusk (video game)|Dusk]]''.<br />
*https://youtu.be/CVUCKsJmCaQ<br />
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== Other Engines ==<br />
''See Also: [[List of Source Ports and Recreations]]''<br />
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[[File:Cultist-Voxlap.png|thumb|right|200px|Cutlist rendered in Voxlap]]<br />
<br />
*''[[Blood Reborn]]'' is an attempted recreation of ''Blood'' built using [[:wikipedia:GameMaker: Studio|Game Maker 7]].<br />
<br />
*Three [[Blood III#Sequel Attempts|separate notable attempts]] have been actually drafted at producing a non-official ''[[Blood III]]'' from scratch, including ''Blood 3: Reborn'' (appears to be based on the [[:wikipedia:Irrlicht Engine|Irrlicht Engine]]), ''Blood III: The Reckoning'' (self-built engine via [[:wikipedia:OpenGL|OpenGL]] in [[:wikipedia:Delphi (programming language)|Delphi]]) and the aforementioned ''Project Bloody Murder'' (first [[:wikipedia:The Game Creators#FPS Creator Classic|FPS Creator]], now [[:wikipedia:Unity 3D|Unity 3D]]).<br />
<br />
*''[[BloodCraft]]'' is a texture mod for ''[[:wikipedia:MineCraft|MineCraft]]'', [[BloodCraft#Similar|among others]], as well as several [[Caleb]] skins drafts.<br />
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*''[[Blood: Refilled]]'' is a mod made for the [[:wikipedia:Gamebryo|Gamebryo]]-based ''[[:wikipedia:Fallout: New Vegas|Fallout: New Vegas]]'' featuring ''Blood'' inspired assets.<br />
<br />
*''[[Lokemundux Cruo - The World of Blood]]'' was an online turn-based role playing game based on the ''World Of Phaos'' game.<br />
<br />
*''[[The Flesh Game]]'' is an adventure game inspired by ''Blood'' written in [[Flash]].<br />
<br />
*''[[Blood 2D]]'' is a platform action game inspired by ''Blood'' created with [[Game Maker]].<br />
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*''Blood Recreation'' crudely made in [[:wikipedia:HTML5|HTML5]].<br />
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Link: https://diux-software.itch.io/blood-recreation<br />
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*''Blood Year Project'': a project opened on [[:wikipedia:SourceForge.net|SourceForge.net]] by [http://sourceforge.net/users/stalker114 stalker114] on [[Fact Time Line#2004|October 24, 2004]] that was supposed to built on the ''[[:wikipedia:Genesis3D|Genesis3D]]'' engine.<br />
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Link: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bloodyear/ SoureForge.Net project]<br />
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*''Blood GNOME Robots 2'': a ''Blood'' themed graphics and sounds modification for the ''[[:wikipedia:GNOME|GNOME]]'' version of ''[[:wikipedia:Robots_(computer_game)|Robots]]'' created by [[User:Gideon|User:Gideon]].<br />
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Link: [http://www.blood-wiki.org/Mods/Blood-Robots.tar.gz Download], [[:File:Blood-Robots.png|Screamshot]], [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?p=23376#23376 Transfusion Forums] <br />
<br />
*A video of a mod for ''[[:wikipedia:Payday: The Heist|Payday: The Heist]]'' replacing Wick with [[Caleb]].<br />
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Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReEDuGml-Mg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReEDuGml-Mg]<br />
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*A version of [[Caleb]] for ''[[:wikipedia:Payday 2|Payday 2]]''.<br />
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Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1682574746<br />
<br />
*A video of a ''Blood'' mod being made for ''[[:wikipedia:LittleBigPlanet 2|LittleBigPlanet 2]]''.<br />
Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxLL_KVXYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxLL_KVXYg]<br />
<br />
*The beginning outlines of the game logic for a ''Blood'' text adventure game was drafted by scar3crow.<br />
<br />
Link: http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=689<br />
<br />
*Work has been done towards making ''Blood'' content, most notably a [[Caleb]] model, for ''[[:wikipedia:Cube (video game)|Cube]]''.<br />
<br />
Link: [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=848 Transfusion Forums], [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1101 Postmortem Forums]<br />
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[[File:Cradle-to-Grave-jMonkeyEngine.png|thumb|right|200px|jMonkeyEngine conversion]]<br />
<br />
*There was at one point a project to make a total conversion for ''[[:wikipedia:Serious Sam|Serious Sam]]'' based on the multiplayer of ''Blood''.<br />
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Link: [http://forums.seriouszone.com/showthread.php?7295-What-do-you-think-of-Blood-1 Seriously! Forums] (defunct), [http://web.archive.org/web/20011015024009/www.cuijcksoftware.com/twinfortress.htm Website for an unfinished conversion of BB6: Twin Fortress]<br />
<br />
*Cultist models and other assets were attempted upon [[:wikipedia:Ken Silverman|Ken Silverman]]'s VoxLap engine.<br />
<br />
Link: http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1550<br />
<br />
*''Blood'' concepts have been tried on ''OpenRPG''.<br />
<br />
Link: [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2342 Transfusion Forums]<br />
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* A [[Caleb]] sound pack for ''[[:wikipedia:Worms Reloaded|Worms Reloaded]]'' has been made.<br />
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Link: [http://wormgineers.com/index.php?page=File&id=599 http://wormgineers.com/index.php?page=File&id=599]<br />
<br />
* A [[Caleb]] crew voice pack for ''[[:wikipedia:World of Tanks|World of Tanks]]''.<br />
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Link: http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/565146-09141-caleb-crew-voice/<br />
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* ''Project X'' was [http://blood.robal.org/liga/ described] on September 19, 2003 as a project to revive ''Blood'' on the [[:wikipedia:Torque (game engine)|Torque]] engine used in ''[[:wikipedia:Tribes (video game)|Tribes]]''.<br />
<br />
* A version of [[E1M1: Cradle to Grave]] has been made for the [[:wikipedia:jMonkeyEngine|jMonkeyEngine]].<br />
<br />
Link: [http://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/monkey-blood-project/33293 Project page], [https://youtu.be/xxbYvAIF7dA YouTube video], [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7bGwuOawh7Cem0yeGhIcHFGN1U Download]<br />
<br />
* A visualizer for ''[[Blood]]'' maps written in [[:wikipedia:WebGL|WebGL]] was created by KLIMaka and announced on [[Fact Time Line#2015|August 10, 2015]].<br />
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Link: [http://klimaka.github.io/build.html?map=E1M1.MAP Example], [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2406 Postmortem thread]<br />
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* A [[Caleb]] for KnuckleFighter-X.<br />
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Link: http://www43.tok2.com/home/evilmoon/cgi/cbbs.cgi?mode=red&number=591&no=0<br />
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* [[Caleb]] for ''[[:wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.<br />
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Link: https://www.gtaall.com/gta-san-andreas/skins/107265-caleb-blood.html<br />
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* [[Caleb]] for ''[[:wikipedia:Fire Pro Wrestling World|Fire Pro Wrestling World]]''.<br />
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Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1848321619<br />
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* [[Caleb]] for ''[[:wikipedia:Dark Souls III|Dark Souls III]]''.<br />
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Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=796160684<br />
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* [[The Chosen]] skins for ''[[:wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.<br />
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Link: [https://gta.com.ua/file_sa_details.phtml?id=13784 Complete], [https://www.gtainside.com/en/sanandreas/skins/161734-caleb-blood-2-the-chosen/ Caleb], [https://www.gtainside.com/en/sanandreas/skins/161735-ophelia-blood-2-the-chosen/ Ophelia], [https://www.gtainside.com/en/sanandreas/skins/161736-ishmael-blood-2-the-chosen/ Ishamel], [https://www.gtainside.com/en/sanandreas/skins/161737-gabriella-blood-2-the-chosen/ Gabriella], [https://paradoxmodding.blogspot.com/search/label/Blood Blog]<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Reviews of Mods]]: various reviews of modifications by players. <br />
*[[Fan Media Time Line]]: a [[:Category:Time Lines|time line]] that correlates listed fan works to the [[Fiction Time Line|official story-line]]. <br />
*[[Quotations#Quotes from Blood Fan Media|Fan Media Quotations]]: a section of the [[quotations]] article for notable quotes from fan works. <br />
*[[:Category:Characters|Characters Category]]: a category for articles on ''Blood'' characters, as well as a list including non-canon characters and cross-overs. <br />
*[[:Category:Fan Made Games|Fan Games]]: fan made game homages to the ''Blood'' series. <br />
*[[:Category:Fan Game Creators|Fan Game Creators Category]]<br />
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[[Category:Modifications]] [[Category:Fan Media]] [[Category:Fan Made Games]] [[Category:Lists]] [[Category:Websites & Communities|Category:Websites & Communities]] [[Category:Windows/MS DOS Games]] [[Category:id Tech]] [[Category:Build]] [[Category:LithTech]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood_II:_The_Chosen&diff=51388Blood II: The Chosen2023-03-18T05:06:22Z<p>Tchernobog: Undo revision 51386 by 119.73.103.170 (talk)</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
| Title = Blood II: The Chosen<br />
| Image = Blood2 cover.jpg<br />
| Size = 220px<br />
| Caption = Blood II The Chosen box art<br />
| Developer = [[Monolith Productions]]<br />
| Publisher = [[GT Interactive]] <br />
| Designer = [[James Wilson III]]<br />
| Engine = [[LithTech]] (1.0) <br />
| Version = 2.1<br />
| Released = [[Fact Time Line#1998|October 31, 1998]] (demo), [[Fact Time Line#1998|November 20, 1998]] (retail)<br />
| Genre = [[:wikipedia:First Person Shooter|First Person Shooter]]<br />
| Modes = Single-player, Multiplayer<br />
| Platforms = [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br />
| UPC/A7 = N/A<br />
| ISBN-10 = N/A<br />
| Media = CD-ROM(1)<br />
[[Image:Blood2-ESRB.gif|center|Blood II: The Chosen as rated by the ESRB]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="In a time of turmoil and decay, a dark organization with a dark purpose casts its shadow over the world. As their cause begins to reach fruition, an even greater evil pushes its twisted being at the bindings of reality. But across a century of pain, through an army built on hate and fear, and over the bodies of those he loved, Death has never died. In 1998, Caleb returns. And this time he's not alone."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20090308002619/http://www.the-chosen.com/chosen/ ''Blood II: The Chosen ''Website]}}<br />
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'''''Blood II: The Chosen''''' is the sequel to ''[[Blood]]'', released on the [[:wikipedia:Personal Computer|PC]] platform for [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] operating systems. Like its predecessor, it is a [[:wikipedia:first person shooter|first person shooter]] developed by [[Monolith Productions]] and distributed by [[GT Interactive]]; GT owned the ''Blood'' franchise and commissioned for the game to be developed. It was initially released on [[Fact Time Line#1998|October 31, 1998]] ([[:wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]]) and featured the new fully 3-D Monolith [[:wikipedia:Game engine|engine]] - [[LithTech]] - which was previously used in ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]''.<br />
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==Details== <br />
{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 starts off in the year 2028 in a dark city seemingly trapped in time. Deteriorating Brownstones reach to the sky, crumbling from the weight of time. Wires and pipes crisscross the sky, the only evidence of a futuristic setting, they hold up the city like the strings of a marionette. Caleb, Blood’s ill-tempered anti-hero, has walked the Earth for nearly a hundred years, trying to discover a way to resurrect the original three Chosen: Ophelia, Gabriella, and Ishmael. United they can retake the Cabal by force and help Caleb return to his former position of power as the Cabal’s supreme leader, a position which he feels is rightfully his."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20090223213837/http://the-chosen.com/records/ ''Blood II: The Chosen'' website]}}<br />
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[[Image:BloodII-Logo.png|thumb|200px|A ''Blood II'' logo]]<br />
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''Blood II'' was released as a single [[:wikipedia:CD-ROM|CD-ROM]]. An [[:wikipedia:Expansion pack|expansion pack]], ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'', was released the next year which contained a new single-player episode consisting of six levels, some new multiplayer options, and [[:wikipedia:Bug (computing)|bug]] fixes. A [[:wikipedia:Europe|European]]-marketed combo pack called ''[[The Blood Group]]'' containing both the original game and its expansion pack was later released; the same name was also adopted for the [[GOG.com]] release of ''Blood II'' in August of 2014. This followed the game's launch on the [[wikipedia:digital distribution|digital distribution]] service on April 29, 2010 originally under the "Blood 2: The Chosen + Expansion" title. This is still the title used for the [[wikipedia:Steam (computing)|Steam]] release, first made available on July 14, 2014 alongside the original ''Blood'', and the one used when ''Blood II'' is sold directly by [[Atari]] from its website.<br />
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The game takes place in the year [[Fiction Time Line#2028|2028]], a hundred years after [[Fiction Time Line#1928|the events]] in the first game. Many of the fantastical and mystical elements of the first game have given way to a more realistic dystopian environment. The [[Cabal]] has gone from a mystical cult to a world-wide [[CabalCo|corporation]]. Many of the [[:category:Weapons|weapons]] reflect their ''Blood'' counterparts, but have been reinterpreted in more scientific and technological ways. The locations, instead of being largely temples and mountains, have changed to run-down factories, office buildings, and gritty urban environments, with only a few more mystical levels. The music has even changed to reflect this new style, having a dark techno-industrial feel only slightly laced with the occult. However, the game's signature graphic violence and gore have not changed, as well as its dark sense of humour. <br />
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Unlike ''Blood'', Monolith released some of the game logic source code for ''Blood II'' (and the [[LithTech]] engine) under a restrictive license, which did nonetheless encourage [[List of Mods for Blood II|mods and conversions]] by the ''Blood'' community. The program even had a user interface for loading mod files, called "rezzes" for the extension ".REZ". However, the stylistic change and the rushed release of the game meant that most mod projects concentrated on bug fixes or adding features which were either promised during the game's development or that the mod authors thought should have been included the final product. As with ''Blood'', a guide book was released for the game entitled ''Blood II: The Chosen Strategy Guide'' by Jamie Madigan.<br />
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== Technical Specifications ==<br />
''See also: [[Installation]]''<br />
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
| '''Minimum CPU Required:''' <br />
| Pentium<br />
|-<br />
| '''Minimum OS Required:''' <br />
| Windows 95<br />
|-<br />
| '''Minimum RAM Required:''' <br />
| 32 MB<br />
|-<br />
| '''Minimum CD-ROM Drive Speed Required:''' <br />
| 4X<br />
|-<br />
| '''Minimum DirectX Version Required:''' <br />
| DirectX 6<br />
|-<br />
| '''Input Devices Supported:''' <br />
| Keyboard, Mouse, other DirectInput device<br />
|-<br />
| '''Multiplayer Options:''' <br />
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== Gameplay ==<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood started it all with its blend of not-so-nice monsters, powerful and plentiful weapons, undeniably awesome multiplayer action, and enough macabre humor to get a mummy cackling. Blood II: The Chosen improves upon the realm of Blood in more terrifying ways than you can imagine, combining a cutting-edge 3D game engine, horrifyingly nightmarish creatures from another dimension, and more blood than Blood."|attributedTo=[http://lith.com/Games/BLOOD-II--The-Chosen Monolith website]}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|celzN6f1oM8|320|right|"Blood II: The Chosen - Full Game - Longplay Walkthrough No Commentary" ([https://www.youtube.com/@SvalPlay/ SvalPlay]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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''Blood II'' is a first person shooter, meaning it is played through the eyes of the protagonist. Basic gameplay deviates very little from its predecessor or from contemporary games. The player must navigate through areas to reach the end, while battling enemies. There are fewer key puzzles, but many doors and other obstructions need to be "activated" in order to progress, usually by finding a switch or similar toggle elsewhere in the level. Areas are vast, like [[C2L6: Love Canal|water canals]] and [[C1L6: Center for Disease Management|medical facilities]], but hardly bear resemblance to any real place.<br />
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[[Image:Blood2-train-souldrudge.png|thumb|left|200px|Fighting a Drudge Priest on a train in ''Blood II'' single-player]]<br />
[[Image:Bloodbath.png|thumb|left|200px|Ophelia fighting Caleb in BloodBath]]<br />
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''Blood II'' has many more weapons and each has an alternate fire mode. However, the player can only hold nine of these weapons at any one time when excluding the [[knife]], which is undroppable, causing an element of strategy and ammo management to come into play. In addition, some weapons can be carried [[akimbo|two-handed]], further increasing the player's possible firepower without using up more of their allocated weapons slots. Otherwise, there is very little puzzle-solving or complex navigation.<br />
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The game is fairly linear, with the player needing to get from "Point A to Point B", where the challenge is staying alive. There are no marked secrets or secret levels, and no way to deviate from the intended path, although there are [[List of Items|powerups]] and hidden areas strewn throughout the levels. Through the use of [[Cheat Codes|cheat codes]] you can also sometimes skip levels; for example, you can go from "[[C1L2: Pickman St. Station]]" to "[[C1L11: The Cathedral]]" by no-clipping to the path you use later in the game.<br />
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=== Single-player ===<br />
Single-player starts by first choosing a difficulty, then a character. The player can play as any of the four [[Chosen]] ([[Caleb]], [[Ophelia]], [[Gabriella]], [[Ishmael]]) who each have their own strengths and weaknesses. However, only as Caleb can the player experience the storyline. If the player chooses one of the other Chosen, all of the cutscenes will be skipped.<br />
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The game is divided into chapters instead of episodes, each of which is accessible only if the previous one is completed. Cheat codes can allow the player to access different levels, but through normal gameplay, the levels must be accessed one after the other.<br />
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=== Multiplayer ===<br />
Multiplayer returns in ''Blood II'', again called [[BloodBath]], but only features the [[:wikipedia:Deathmatch|Deathmatch]] mode (as in most other contemporaries). The goal of this mode is to kill the other players before the player himself is killed. Gameplay takes place on an specially designed level with power-up and weapon caches and strategic areas. To end the level or match, a time limit or '[[:wikipedia:Frag (video gaming)|frag]] limit' has to be reached. New Internet technologies allowed easier ways to find multiplayer servers, but due to the relatively small number of players, few people were available to compete with.<br />
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Players have the ability to customize their character, choosing one of the pre-loaded models of the [[Chosen]], or customizing a player.<br />
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== Story ==<br />
[[File:Blood2-Opening.webm|320x200px|right|thumb|Opening Cutscene]]<br />
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In [[Fiction Time Line#2028|2028]], a hundred years after the events in ''[[Blood]]'', the world has changed. The [[Cabal]] has been transformed from a cult to a [[CabalCo|megacorporation]]. It has succeeded in seizing control of the world through economic and political power, rather than overt bloodshed. The person responsible for this is [[Gideon]], the leader of the Cabal. He has taken the cult into the [[:wikipedia:21st century|21st century]], but still yearns to destroy [[Caleb]], now known as the [[Great Betrayer]]. Only by doing this can he assume full control of the Cabal and become the next incarnation of [[Tchernobog]]. <br />
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What Caleb has done during these hundred years is relatively unknown. Unbeknownst to him, he has inherited the [[The One that Binds|power]] of [[Tchernobog]], the power to bind the dimensions. The promotional material says that Caleb is seeking a way to resurrect the other [[Chosen]], but the in-game story makes most of this moot, and does not reveal Caleb's current motivations, besides his hatred of Gideon and the Cabal. Gideon says that he has tooled around the world, doing relatively little with his time. At the start of the game, Caleb is taking a Cabalco train to an unknown destination. Gideon announces his presence on the train, and the Cabal attack Caleb. <br />
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=== Chapters ===<br />
The introduction cutscene depicts [[Caleb]] walking menacingly along some subway tracks while [[Gideon]] narrates. <br />
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{{quote|quotation=We are the Cabal. I, Gideon, am its sinister genius leader. We have always lurked among you... like maggots in the bloated, stinking corpse of a diseased rat. Servants of The One That Binds, the dark god... Tchernobog. Until a century ago, everything was going according to our... evil plans. We never expected to be betrayed by one of our own. His name was Caleb. He destroyed our god and absorbed the power of Tchernobog. <span style="color: #3366ff">But what did he do with that power? Nothing. Just spent his time hanging out in dive bars, swilling cheap beer, smoking bad cigars, starting brawls over women of dubious moral character. Meanwhile, I dragged the Cabal into the 21st century. We've become a multi-billion dollar corporate empire with our claws in everything from adult entertainment products to daytime television. Yet all of this is nothing compared to the power I will wield when I suck the marrow from Caleb's diseased bones and absorb the essence of Tchernobog.</span> I and I alone will restore our Dark God. I will destroy Caleb. I will mash his intestines beneath my feet like rotten grapes. <span style="color: #3366ff">And then I will throw a party to celebrate... an evil party for all my evil minions and you are not invited.</span> And Caleb will die for the last time.|attributedTo=Gideon, opening Blood II narration}} <br />
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''Note: Blue text indicates dialogue cut from the final game.'' <br />
{{Blood II Levels}}<br />
==== Chapter One ====<br />
Caleb fights his way to the front of the train ([[C1L1: Cabalco Transit System]]). Finding no one in the conductor's booth, the train collides with another, knocking Caleb unconscious. He awakens in an urban area of [[New Town]] and chases Gideon through the streets ([[C1L2: Pickman St. Station]]), never getting close enough to engage in actual battle. Caleb breaks into a museum ([[C1L3: Lafayette Museum of Antiquities]]) where Gideon, along with the [[Mad Scientist]] and a [[Prophet]] bodyguard, are waiting for him. The Prophet fires his weapon, a prototype [[Singularity Generator]], that creates an inter-dimensional vortex. However, instead of killing Caleb, [[Gabriella]] (formerly Gabriel - "it's a long story"), one of the [[Chosen]], is pulled through the rifts. Gideon and his party retreat due to their failure to destroy Caleb. After a brief conversation, the same portal reappears and takes Gabriella away. Caleb continues his pursuit of Gideon by entering some abandoned apartments ([[C1L4: Condemned Tenement]]). More vortexes appear, with [[List of Beta Reality Creatures|otherworldly invaders]] pouring out and attacking anything that moves. Unknown to Caleb, these creatures are entering from [[Reality Beta|another reality]]. Caleb finds that he must deal with these as well as the continued pounding from the Cabal's own forces. In the steam tunnels ([[C1L5: Steam Tunnels]]), he accesses a cargo elevator to a CabalCo medical facility where they have been experimenting on these creatures ([[C1L6: Center for Disease Management]]). Caleb takes the elevator up to the roof ([[C1L7: Movin' On Up]]) where a Cabalco airship, the CAS Revenant, is threatening to leave, apparently with Gideon. After defeating a Prophet guarding the ship, Caleb stows aboard ([[C1L8: CAS Revenant]]) and sets off the self-destruct ([[C1L9: CAS Revenant (Interior)]]). He then safely parachutes into a construction zone in New Town ([[C1L10: Hard Hat Area]]), but discovers that Gideon was not on-board when it exploded and is instead heading to an ancient cathedral ([[C1L11: The Cathedral]]) to present a speech. Caleb traverses the rooftops and enters the old church. In the basement, Caleb finds a great hall, where a giant vortex opens and deposits the [[Naga]] - the [[:category:Bosses|boss]] of chapter one. After Caleb defeats the creature, the back wall explodes, revealing Gabriella. She asks Caleb about the origin of the strange monsters, to which Caleb has no good answer. Gabriella then expresses her concern over Caleb's ability to handle the ever-worsening situation. Caleb tersely reiterates his determination to her.<br />
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==== Chapter Two ====<br />
Caleb boards another CabalCo subway train ([[C2L1: Cabalco Transit System 2]]) heading to the industrial sector. He finds that this too has been setup to crash. Caleb climbs out of the wreckage, and travels through a subway station that leads to a degraded apartment complex ([[C2L2: Cabal Safehouse]]). On the roof, Caleb finds Gideon, the Mad Scientist, and the Prophet getting ready to board a helicopter. The Mad Scientist assures Gideon he has fixed the Singularity Generator, and the Prophet uses it against Caleb. This time it is [[Ishmael]] that appears, and in the confusion, Gideon escapes aboard the helicopter. Ishmael warns of the damage that Caleb is doing by not using the power of "[[The One that Binds]]" to seal the ever growing rifts. Caleb refuses to act, and Ishmael closes by saying that [[Ophelia]] has also been resurrected. He then disappears through a portal. Caleb exits the building and moves underground through a wastewater collection facility ([[C2L3: Sewage Treatment Plant]]). Many of the otherworldly creatures inhabit this place, and once he emerges, Caleb enters a food processing complex ([[C2L4: Cabalco Meat Packing Plant]]). He blasts through to another part of New Town, and finds access to another train station ([[C2L5: Horlock's Station]]) through the wall of a diner, which Caleb had previously exploded. The Blue Line terminal, the path he needs, is locked, so he takes a detour to a Cabalco owned dam ([[C2L6: Love Canal]]). He floods the dam and then takes a train ([[C2L7: Cabalco Transit System 3]]) around to the other side of the station (which for once, does not crash), where he can access the Blue Line ([[C2L8: Horlock's Station 2]]). The under-construction tunnel takes him to the crypts ([[C2L9: The Underground]]) where he finds a [[Behemoth]], the [[:category:Bosses|boss]] of chapter two. After killing the creature, Ishmael appears again. He tells Caleb that there is a permanent rift in Gideon's temple, and that Ophelia is being held captive there. Again, Ishmael urges him to use his powers to seal the rifts, warning that this reality will perish unless he restores it.<br />
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==== Chapter Three ====<br />
With the knowledge that Gideon has Ophelia, Caleb heads towards CabalCo headquarters. However, the path lies across a Cabalco-controlled bridge ([[C3L1: Frank Cotton Memorial Bridge]]), which has been raised to prevent his access. He moves around the back streets and through the underground in order to hit the switch that controls the bridge, and by doing so gains access to the security checkpoint ([[C3L2: Security Check Point]]). As he moves through the complex, Cabalco finds itself besieged by the otherworldly invaders and a triple-sided war begins. Caleb finds his way into Gideon's temple ([[C3L3: Temple of Poon]]) where Ophelia is tied to a pillar. After some warm greetings, Gideon interrupts the pair and squirrels Ophelia away through a portal. Enraged, Caleb leaves the temple and heads through the office building ([[C3L4: Cabalco Enterprises]]), first disabling the power station that lies underneath ([[C3L5: Power Station]]). On the upper floors, Caleb wages war in the offices ([[C3L6: Cabalco Enterprises 2]]) that lead to the Cabal's main research facility ([[C3L7: Research and Development]]), where the [[Mad Scientist]] waits for Caleb's impending "[[:wikipedia:dissection|dissection]]". Caleb turns out to be the only one who gets to tear lifeforms apart as he destroys the complex and staff before encountering the Mad Scientist and snatching the [[Singularity Generator]]. He returns to the offices ([[C3L8: Cabalco Enterprises 3]]) and uses his new weapon to destroy the oncoming onslaught. He finds a secret passageway inside a conference room ([[C3L9: Cabal CO Offices]]) and rides the lift to the rooftops, where Gideon is waiting for him ([[C3L10: Cabal CO Rooftops]]). Caleb and the leader of the Cabal square off, until Gideon receives sufficient enough damage to warrant retreat. He escapes through a portal into the otherworld. Ophelia, having somehow managed to free herself, appears and questions Caleb's desire to follow. With unending stubbornness, Caleb heads into the rift.<br />
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==== Chapter Four ====<br />
The portal deposits him in a barren desert landscape near a Cabalco expeditionary camp, surrounded by [[Fanatic]] corpses ([[C4L1: Beyond the Rift]]). With the otherworldly creatures doing battle with both Caleb and Cabalco alike, Caleb trudges on. He happens across an ancient temple where Gideon, gravely injured, is waiting. Words are exchanged until Gideon transforms into a [[Gideon#Gideon in Combat|giant undead spider creature]]. The final contest ensues, and Gideon finally dies. Caleb finds that he is in the ruins of an ancient citadel, populated with the same creatures that have been invading his world. Moving forward, Caleb happens across a large ornate arena ([[C4L2: Battle of the Chosen]]). There he discovers three upright crypts, which open to reveal the [[Undead Chosen|undead forms of Ophelia, Gabriella and Ishmael]]. The corpses float above the arena and inform him, in an unearthly voice, that they are [[The Ancient One]], the being responsible for the invasion into our reality. They then demand that Caleb bow down before them, but Caleb laughs it off, causing the Ancient One to continue in its attempts to threaten him, stumbling through its lines as it goes. Sick of the showboating, Caleb demands they fight. He then duels with each of the Undead Chosen, one after the other. On defeating the last, the floor opens up, and Caleb falls into a pool of a red liquid where the true form of the Ancient One rests ([[C4L3: The Ancient One]]), as a colossal squid-like creature. Caleb spouts one more of his trademark one-liners and the fight begins.<br />
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=== Epilogue ===<br />
[[Image:BloodII-Epilogue.png|right|thumb|200px|The [[Chosen]] walk through the wastes as the credits display]]<br />
The Ancient One lets out one last scream before it sinks into the red liquid. The other three Chosen appear behind Caleb. Ishmael tells him that it's not over until he binds the realities and seals the rifts. Caleb protests but eventually submits and agrees. Caleb then waves his arms around as [[focus]] power flows out. The screen then changes to a text interstitial which displays the following:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Does Caleb really close the rift? Does Ophelia get her two-minutes of gift? What the heck happened to Gabriel... er, Gabriella? What if Ishmael can't get home? And, where did he get those tattoos? Tune in next time on: As 'It burns, it burns'. Enjoy these answers and more soon... we promise. In the meantime, get into some major BLOODBATH!!" |attributedTo=Blood II}}<br />
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The screen then displays the four [[Chosen]], together at last, walking through the wastes as the game's [[Credits#Blood II: The Chosen|credits]] display.<br />
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== Multiplayer Maps ==<br />
These are the multiplayer maps ([[Bloodbath]]) that were included with the retail version of ''Blood II: The Chosen''. ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' added other maps. <br />
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*BB_AREA15<br />
*BB_BLOODARENA<br />
*BB_BLOODKEEP<br />
*BB_BODIES<br />
*BB_BRIDGE<br />
*BB_BROWNSTAR<br />
*BB_CABANA <br />
*BB_CHOSENARENA<br />
*BB_CONDEMNED<br />
*BB_CRYPT<br />
*BB_DEATHCANYON<br />
*BB_DRAIN<br />
*BB_DUSTBOWL<br />
*BB_FIELDS<br />
*BB_JGRAVE<br />
*BB_MIDGARD<br />
*BB_POWER<br />
*BB_ROOFTOP<br />
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== Expansion Packs ==<br />
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|''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' - This expansion pack contained the most recent patch as well as a new mini-episode which tells the story of what happened to the Chosen after the events in ''Blood II'' and adds a lot of often humorous character back story. It contained a few new enemies, weapons, and all new levels.<br />
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|[[File:Blood-II-Revelations-Logo.jpg|50px|]]<br />
|''[[Blood II: Revelations|Revelations]]'' - This was a planned expansion pack which was under development by a Britsh developer called Tequila Software. Set after the events of ''Blood II'', it was to feature Caleb facing a break-away sect of the Cabal called Krest led by a man named Cain. It was to feature numerous new enemies, weapons and more.<br />
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=== Mods ===<br />
[[Image:Blood-II-resurrection.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Many mods attempted to more closely replicate the look and feel of the original ''Blood'']]<br />
''Main Article: [[List of Mods for Blood II]]'' <br />
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Due to the hasty release of ''Blood II'', many features and aspects which were promised in promotional copy were not included. This disappointed fans, but the released source code and easy modification user interface made mods popular. However, many of these mods did not build on the existing game (the conceptualized ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Beyond the Rift|Beyond the Rift]]'' being an exception), but instead [[List of Mods for Blood II#Tweaks|fixed things]] that fans believed should have been included, such as ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#The Festival of Blood|The Festival of Blood]]'', ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#FX Enhancher|FX Enchancer]]'', ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Blood II: DarkAct|DarkAct]]'', and ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Blood II: Resurrection|Blood II: Resurrection]]''. Many mod projects never made it to completion. Only one ''Blood II'' modification, ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Blood 2K5|Blood 2K5]]'', added new single-player levels (although this was attempted by ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Gods 2|Gods 2]]'', ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#MAIM|MAIM]]'' and ''Resurrection'') while others [[List of Mods for Blood II#BloodBath Maps|produced numerous]] new [[BloodBath]] maps.<br />
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The most recent modification for ''Blood II'' is ''[[Extra Crispy]]'', which introduces various new tweaks that can affect everything from the effectiveness of certain weapons and characters to introducing new artificial intelligence routines for some of the enemies. It also provides the ''Extra Crispy Enhancer Pack'' containing sharpened map textures, new menu graphics, and expanded skins for all models as well as some new sound effects. As of the fifth version the ''Enhancer Pack'' is no longer optional and the game changes have become more prominent.<br />
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== Development ==<br />
''Main Article: [[Development of Blood II]]''<br />
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[[Image:Blood2-development-screamshot.png|left|thumb|200px|''Blood II'' development screamshot]]<br />
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Interest among staff at [[Monolith Productions]] for creating a sequel to ''Blood'', a project [[Development of Blood#Conception|stretching back]] to [[Fact Time Line#1994|1994]], was not immediately high back in [[Fact Time Line#1997|1997]]. Most of the team were working on either ''[[Claw]]'' or early prototypes for what [[Shogo Development|eventually became]] the [[LithTech]] engine and ''[[Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]''. Rights holder [[GT Interactive]] was interested in such a project however, and commissioned them to produce it within eleven months. The ''Blood'' [[:File:Blood-Trailer.webm|trailer]] ends with text saying "Look for the sequel to Blood™ coming Hallowen '98", indicating the project was in motion by the time of its release; [[Jason Hall]] also mentions a potential sequel in the MONOLITH.TXT file included on the original game's CD-ROM.. [[Nick Newhard]], the designer of the first game, passed on the offer to design the second, so the project was taken over by ''Blood'' lead level designer [[James Wilson III]].<br />
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The development of ''Blood II'' was remarkable because of the community involvement by [[Jason Hall]], the Monolith [[:wikipedia:Chief executive officer|CEO]], as well as others at Monolith including [[Brian Goble]] and [[James Wilson III]]. Hall was often present on the ''Blood II'' forums, asking questions and getting feedback based on released screamshots and sound files. One watershed event occurred around August 9, 1998 was when he polled the forum users as to whether they would like gameplay with one character ([[Caleb]]) and more story, or the ability to play through as all the [[Chosen]] with less story. The former was selected, although the ability to play as the Chosen was still made available, albeit with no canonical grounds. Hall would later state that maintaining this level of dialogue with fans may have produced unrealistically high expectations for the final product.<br />
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With popular games like ''[[:wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'', ''[[:wikipedia:Unreal (1998 video game)|Unreal]]'' (also a [[GT Interactive|GT]] title), ''[[:wikipedia:SiN|SiN]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Thief: The Dark Project|Thief: The Dark Project]]'' about to be released, some of which boasted cleaner visuals, better artificial intelligence, and more multiplayer options, the publishers of ''Blood II'' saw a need to quickly release the already delayed game; the ''Shogo'' team had been expected to join the development effort after their game's release, but this took longer than expected. GT was in the midst of being bought out by Infogrames (later [[Atari]], Inc), and due to the relatively small fan base, they pushed the game out the door before it could be fully fine-tuned, leading to several half-finished features and bugs; Jason Hall would also later state that GT held up the patching process after release. Monolith employee [["Loki" Blackman]] also unsuccessfully tried to port the game to other platforms.<br />
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The single player demo version was released on [[Fact Time Line#1998|October 31, 1998]], with a later multiplayer demo also released. Retail releases started on November 20, 1998 following the game [[wikipedia:Software release life cycle#Release to manufacturing (RTM)|going gold]] on November 6th.<br />
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== Release and Critical Reception ==<br />
[[Image:Blood-II-E3-1998.png|thumb|225px|right|''Blood II'' being exhibited at [[:wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] [[:wikipedia:History of the Electronic Entertainment_Expo#1998|1998]]]]<br />
{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 worked, and most people could play through the entire game and have a good time. PCGamer gave Blood 2 an 80%, which isn't too bad. Blood 2 had some bugs, but it was definitely playable by most people, it's just that over time some exaggeration by a minority of hardcore gamers on various websites have exacerbated the perception of Blood 2's problems - which understandably has lost Monolith some gamer confidence."|attributedTo=[[Jason Hall]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010221193918/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith2.php July 10, 2000]}}<br />
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The early release of ''Blood II'' meant many features and options were cut or badly implemented, particularly when compared to the original game which spent two to three years in development with no end of polish. Many critics felt it lacked the punch of the original game, while others called it simply mediocre, and that it offered nothing new or extraordinary. ''Blood II'' received a [http://www.mobygames.com/game/blood-ii-the-chosen metascore] of 74 out of 100 from ''[[:wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]'', a ranking of 72 [http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/blood-ii-the-chosen from] ''[[:wikipedia:Metacritic|Metacritic]]'' and a 63.39% [http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196784-blood-ii-the-chosen/index.html from] ''[[:wikipedia:Game Rankings|Game Rankings]]''. It's highest rating (96) was given by ''GameGenie'', while its lowest (40) came from ''[[:wikipedia:GamePro|GamePro]]'' magazine; [[:wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] was similarly dismissive (6.2), though [[:wikipedia:Game Revolution|Game Revolution]] was far more positive (B+) and [[:wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]] was complimentary (7.4). As of 2022, it has socred 3.6/5 on ''[[GOG.com]]'', with a polarized array of user reviews.<br />
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Many fans were disappointed with the game. The game held a vastly different style than the first, and many promised features were removed because of time. ''Blood II'' shipped with many bugs, some of which were later fixed in an online-released patch. Levels would load immediately, preventing players from reading all of the interstitial text - key to the plot and added atmosphere. Weaker enemies would be gibbed by small weapons like [[pistol]]s. An explosion would cause an enemy's torso to disappear and leave its limbs hanging and spinning in the air, or become embedded in a wall. Artificial intelligence was less than stellar, with enemies walking into walls, or losing the player across path lines. The promised storyline only included Caleb's perspective and left many players confused and without answers. The game's final boss, [[the Ancient One]], is not even referred to by name until the loading screen of "[[C4L1: Beyond the Rift]]". Even the game's credits were hampered by a rushed release, containing the controversial and mysteriously sourced "[[Credits#Debits|debits]]" text that lead to an [https://web.archive.org/web/20000115221107/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/5120.html apology] from [[GT Interactive]] CEO Ron Chaimowitz. Some fans liked the game, but felt that it was rushed, lacked polish, and could have used more finishing touches - in short, that development should have been extended.<br />
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[[File:Blood-2-Poster-Front.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''Blood II'' promotional poster]]<br />
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There were some [[:Category:Bloodites|Bloodites]] who did praise the game however, notably [[Tom Bramwell]] and several people on the ''[[Planet Blood]]'' mailbag. The most notable praise came from a common source of criticism, the [[LithTech]] engine (and the switch in general from sprites and [[voxel]]s to polygonal models and true-3D geometry), which allowed for more advanced graphics, sound, and special effects. ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' expansion pack was also thought to alleviate some of the perceived problems of ''Blood II'', such as the addition of the [[Cultist#Blood|Robed Cultists]] (who, if not for the rushed release, would have been in ''The Chosen'') and ''[[Blood]]'' inspired levels such as [[C5L3: JoJo's Big Adventure|dark carnivals]] and [[C5L1: Cold, Cold Grave|snowy hedge mazes]]. Several of the the unanswered questions in ''Blood II: The Chosen'' were left to add anticipation for the next [[Blood III|game]] in the series, which was never produced. Indeed many ''Blood'' fans were willing to accept ''Blood II'' if a hard worked sequel would soon arrive.<br />
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The music and soundtrack were generally well received. The huge amounts of weapons offered in ''Blood II'' has been both praised and criticized, with the player having to choose what weapons they will or will not use getting the most negative attention (some also note that many of the available weapons do not really add to the gameplay, while increasing confusion). The amount of background storyline available for ''Blood II'' has been praised, but it has also been criticized for its lack of strong implementation in the game itself, leading many to feel that the game lacked a real storyline. People's perceptions of the game's graphics, and of the abilities of [[LithTech]] in general have varied, with some thinking it to be simple engine or those who think it to have been on the forefront of 1998 gaming. The continuation of the dark humour of the first game was enjoyed by many but some felt it was underdone due to the more realistic aura of ''Blood II''. The continuation of Caleb's typical character traits also drew people to the game, with the game's voice acting in general being praised. ''Blood II'' has also been complimented for sticking to more traditional first person shooter styles, appealing to established demographics.<br />
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The fan website ''[[List of Websites#Blood Hispano|Blood Hispano]]'' released [http://bloodhispano.ucoz.es/publ/blood_2_the_chosen/blood_2_analisis/3-1-0-46 an article] in [[Fact Timeline#2012|2012]] defending ''Blood II: The Chosen'' complimenting its atmosphere, soundtrack, variety and its reinvention of the [[Cabal]] into [[CabalCo]] and handling of the [[Reality Beta|otherworld]], while still criticizing its artificial intelligence and level linearity. A ''[[wikipedia:Destructoid|Destructoid]]'' [http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Panzadolphin56/blood-2-039-s-post-modern-vibe-and-keeping-games-interesting-240958.phtml community blog post] put out in 2012 also argued in favour of ''Blood II'' by citing its relevance as a [[wikipedia:postmodern|postmodern]] reaction to stale gaming and action hero conventions, noting [[Caleb]]'s amorality regarding the slaughter of [[innocents]] and lack of noble intentions.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Blood II Screamshot Gallery]]: a gallery of screamshots of ''Blood II: The Chosen''.<br />
*[[Cutscene Image Gallery]]: a gallery of cut scene shots, including those from ''Blood: The Chosen''.<br />
*"[[:Image:Happy_Birthday_Blood_II.png|Happy Birthday Blood II]]" ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' banner for the game's tenth anniversary.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090309083459/http://www.the-chosen.com/ Blood II: The Chosen Official Website] <br />
*[https://www.atari.com/buy-games/action-adventure/blood-ii-chosenOfficial Atari Page]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990220181009/http://www.gtgames.com/games/bloodchosen/ Old GT Interactive Page]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_II:_The_Chosen Blood II: The Chosen] - [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]<br />
*[http://www.gamekult.com/images/J000000414/150002/p1/ Thorough Blood II screamshot gallery]<br />
*[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/blood2thechosen/ Blood II: The Chosen] - [[:wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]]<br />
*[http://firstpersonshooters.net/Games/Blood/2/index.html Blood II: The Chosen - FirstPersonShooters.net]<br />
*[http://www.3dgw.com/scripts/gd/51 Blood II: The Chosen - 3D Gaming World]<br />
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===Previews===<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990420123226/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/previews/3525_1.html Preview - Next Generation (March 10, 1998)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980615040520/http://www.ogr.com/specials/e398/01blood2.html OGR's Coverage of E3 - Blood 2: The Chosen Preview (June 10, 1998)]<br />
*[http://www.bluesnews.com/articles/e3p2_2.html Blues News - 1998 E3 Round Up: Part Two - More FPS Games]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817083746/http://www.bloodshack.com/e3.php3 The Blood Shack E3 Coverage]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980218063449/http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/p_blood2.html Preview] - [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990428112748/http://www.ogr.com/dailynews/9801/19blood2.html Blood 2 Looms: Halloween 1998 - OGR (January 19, 1998)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980615015603/http://www.ogr.com/previews/blood2_1.shtml Preview - OGR]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990219192737/http://www.ogr.com/previews/blood2_init.phtml Blood 2 Initial Impressions - OGR]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990210074758/http://www.3dgaming.net/features/blood2/ 3D Gaming Feature - Blood 2]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009184450/http://www.bloodshack.com/preview/ Blood II preview from The Blood Shack]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980613201413/http://www.gamepen.com/dpow/2398.html Game Pen's Development Pic of the Week -- Blood 2]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990220035320/http://www.3dgaming.net/online_chats/blood_2/ Blood 2 On-Line Chat - 3D Gaming]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980423223132/http://gamespot.com/features/blood2/index.html Gamespot preview]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19981203104741/http://meccaworld.com/gamesdb/b/blood2/ Mecca World preview]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000617032908/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/index.asp Adrenaline Vault preview]<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_yTEyXENM E3 1998 - Blood 2 booth]<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
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<strong>Contemporary (1998-2001)</strong><br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080319122857/www.planetblood.com/articles/bloodvsblood2.shtml Blood compared to Blood II] by [[Tom Bramwell]] - [[Planet Blood]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050405114542/http://avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=b2&page=1 Review from The Adrenaline Vault (November 15, 1998)]<br />
*[http://ca.ign.com/articles/1998/11/20/blood-2-the-chosen Review] - [[:wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] (November 19, 1998)<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080802195727/http://www.planetblood.com/review/ Review by Chris Longden] - [[Planet Blood]] (November 29, 1998)<br />
*[http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/pc/blood_2_the_chosen Review] - [[:wikipedia:Game Revolution|Game Revolution]] (December 1, 1998)<br />
*[http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/blood-ii-the-chosen-review/1900-2538216/ Review] - [[:wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]] (December 4, 1998)<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009075316/http://gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/action/bloo2_uk/review.html Review] - [[:wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]] [[:wikipedia:United Kingodm|UK]] (December 4, 1998)<br />
*[http://www.3dgaming.com/reviews/blood2/ Review at 3DG (1999)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990830063553/http://www.ga-source.com/reviews/Blood2.shtml?section=review&game=Blood2 Review from GA-Source (1999)]<br />
*[http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.28/topshelf/ Loony Games review (1999)]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19991001193924/www.warzone.com/reviews/blood2/index2.shtml Review at WarZone (January 15, 1999)]<br />
*[http://www.3dgw.com/game/review/blood2/index.php3 Review from 3D Gaming World] (February 1, 1999)<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19990220175832/http://www.ogr.com/reviews/blood2_1.phtml Review at OGR (February 19, 1999)]<br />
*[https://books.google.ca/books?id=EgIAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=Blood+2+textures&source=bl&ots=bPiX4Ntxgq&sig=zq5tRgR8NZMIO9qCYC2q96IjqiY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG-tux59bSAhVM9mMKHaSbAgYQ6AEIRjAK#v=onepage&q=Blood%202&f=false Review from Maximum PC (February 1999)]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20121007000431/http://www.firingsquad.com/games/blood2/ Review at Firing Squad (May 25, 1999)]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010525112741/http://ggg2g.g-vortex.net/reviews.asp?id=15 Review at Geek Girls (May 9, 2001)]<br />
*[http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/VanCamp/writing/Blood2.html Uncle Richard’s Review of Blood II: The Chosen]<br />
*[http://telecommander.com/pics/links/games/gtinteractive/bloodii/DailyRadar_com%20Review%20-%20Blood%20II.htm DailyRadar.com Review]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990506182839/http://www.evilavatar.com/Gib/blood2/blood2-full.htm Evil Avatar review]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991110131044/http://www.lanparty.com/review/blood2.shtm LAN Party review]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990828215911/http://www.meccaworld.com/templates/games.asp?title=Blood_2:_The_Chosen Review from MeccaWorld]<br />
*[http://www.game-over.net/review/november/blood2/ Review at Game Over]<br />
*[http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/blood2.html Review at GameGenie]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060410152911/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/46626.shtml Review from GamePro]<br />
*[http://www.gamesfirst.com/reviews/jon/blood2/blood2.htm Review from GamesFirst!]<br />
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<strong>Retrospective (2001-present)</strong><br />
*[http://www.forceforgood.co.uk/action/blood-2-the-chosen/ Review from Force for Good (October 1, 2004)]<br />
*[http://justgamesretro.com/win/blood-ii-the-chosen Review from Just Games Retro (October 28, 2008)]<br />
*[http://retrosensei.net/2013/10/review-blood-ii-the-chosen/ Review: Blood II - The Chosen - Retro Sensei (October 31, 2013)]<br />
*[http://edenforgaming.com/lookback-on-blood-2/ Review from Eden For Gaming (March 14, 2014)]<br />
*[http://www.oldpcgaming.net/blood-ii-the-chosen-review/ Review at Old PC Gaming (July 14, 2014)]<br />
*[http://www.oldpcgaming.net/blood-ii-the-chosen-review/ Blood II: The Chosen at Old PC Gaming (July 24, 2014)]<br />
*[http://www.retrocollect.com/Reviews/retro-review-blood-ii-the-chosen.html Retro Review: Blood II: The Chosen (January 24, 2016)]<br />
*[https://pekoeblaze.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/review-blood-ii-the-chosen-retro-computer-game/ Review - PekoeBlaze] (March 10, 2016)<br />
*[https://www.freezenet.ca/review-blood-ii-the-chosen-pc/ Review from FreezeNet (March 10, 2016)]<br />
*[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blood/blood.htm Hardcore Gaming 101 (March 11, 2016)]<br />
*[http://heavymetalotaku.blogspot.com/2017/05/blood-20th-birthday-retrospective.html Heavy Metal Otaku (May 31, 2017)]<br />
*[https://amostagreeablepastime.com/2017/06/07/review-blood-2-the-chosen/ Review: Blood 2 – The Chosen - A MOST AGREEABLE PASTTIME (June 7, 2017)]<br />
*[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blood-ii-the-chosen/ Hardcore Gaming 101 (October 16, 2017)]<br />
*[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/21/have-you-played-blood-ii-the-chosen/ Have You Played... Blood II: The Chosen?] - [[:wikipedia:Rock Paper Shotgun|Rock Paper Shotgun]] (June 21, 2018)<br />
*[http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/game.php?id=4154 Review at Home of the Underdogs]<br />
*[http://www.whipassgaming.com/PC/blood2.html Overview from Whip Ass Gaming]<br />
*[http://www.bearwithadeathlist.co.uk/dhh/dhh-ep16 Bear With a Death Wish - Episode 16 - Blood 2: The Chosen]<br />
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<strong>Blogs</strong><br />
*[http://arvind-iyer.blogspot.ca/2006/02/blood-2-my-favourite-computer-game.html Blood 2 : My favourite computer game (February 26, 2006)]<br />
*[http://superadventuresingaming.blogspot.ca/2014/03/blood-ii-chosen-pc.html Super Adventures in Gaming: Blood II: The Chosen (March 24, 2015)]<br />
*[https://youfoundasecret.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/a-retrospective-of-blood-ii-the-chosen/ A retrospective of Blood II: The Chosen - You Found a Secret Area! (March 31, 2012)]<br />
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*[https://asecretarea.com/2012/03/31/blood-ii-the-chosen-pc/ A Secret Area - Blood II: The Chosen: Oft maligned, but is it that bad? (March 31, 2012)]<br />
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Article outlining the production, design, and media coverage of the development of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' and ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]''.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We've kicked around ideas for Blood 2, and they are exciting ideas, but we have no plans of pursuing them in the immediate future. Most of the Blood team will be turning our efforts towards Monolith's next big cutting edge 3D game. We are still seeking a title for it, but it will use DirectEngine, a true 3D engine with all the bells and whistles of Unreal and twice those of Quake. Oh, and Blood was just a warmup compared to what we intend to do to the gaming scene with this one. Consider this first project as clearing our throats before we truly sing and you'll get the idea! :)"|attributedTo=[http://wayback.archive.org/web/19970430084109/http://www.mydesktop.com/games/interviews/blood/ James Wilson III, April 19, 1997]}}<br />
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[[File:James-wilson.png|thumb|right|200px|Jay Wilson was lead designer for Blood II]]<br />
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Interest among the [[Monolith Productions]] staff for creating a sequel to ''Blood'', a project [[Development of Blood#Conception|stretching back]] to 1994, was not immediately high back in 1997. Most of the team were working on either ''[[Claw]]'' or early prototypes for [[Shogo Development|what eventually]] became the [[LithTech]] engine and ''[[Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]''. Their publisher and rights holder [[GT Interactive]] however was interested in such a project and commissioned them to produce it within eleven months. The [[:File:Blood-Trailer.webm|''Blood'' trailer]] ends with text saying "Look for the sequel to Blood™ coming Hallowen '98", indicating the project was in motion by the time of its release; [[Jason Hall]] also mentions a potential sequel in the MONOLITH.TXT file included on the original game's CD-ROM. [[Nick Newhard]], the designer of the first game, passed on the offer to design the second, and before long opted to leave Monolith behind entirely. Instead, the project was taken over by lead level designer [[James Wilson III]], with his old role taken over by [[Bill Vandervoort]].<br />
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[[Craig Hubbard]], the secondary level designer, also played a role, but it was still subordinate to his efforts as the design lead for ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'', and his role was thus replaced by [[Ben Coleman]] and [[David Kelvin]]. The ''Shogo'' team was supposedly meant to join the development effort after their game's release, but this took longer then expected which expedited the eventually rushed release of ''Blood II''. There was some swapping between the ''Blood II'' team and the team working on ''[[Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]'', such as trees and toilet models for example, thus "team ''Shogo''" is listed in the ''Blood II'' [[Credits#Blood II: The Chosen|credits]].<br />
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''Blood'' programmers [[Peter Freese]] and [[Daniel Leeks]] had also already departed from the company, to be replaced by [[Greg Kettell]] and [[Scott Schlegel]]. [[:wikipedia:Ken Silverman|Ken Silverman]]'s role as [[Build]] engine creator was replaced by [[Mike Dussault]] as principle creator of [[LithTech]], alongside [[Brad Pendleton]]. Artist [[Kevin Kilstrom]] returned to the project and was the person with the longest involvement in the original game to work on the sequel. He was rejoined by 3D artists [[Brian Waite]] and [[Aaron Carlson]], as well as newcomer [[Eric Kohler]] as lead concept artist.<br />
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The music was composed by ''Blood'' composers [[Daniel Bernstein]] and [[Guy Whitmore]] and it alongside ''Shogo'' premièred the concept of adaptive music, meaning music that adapts to circumstance and location. [[Matt Saettler]] returned for business production alongside other management duties for the company, such as running its publishing wing, with his old project duties taken over by [[Karen Burger]]. [[Rick Raymo]] returned as GT Interactive's producer for the project, assisted by [[Marianne Arotzarena]]. [[Jason Hall]] continued his oversight role as CEO and as the actor for [[The Voice]]. [[Nathan Hendrickson]] joined the production as a writer, additional level designer and scripted sequence producer.<br />
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[[File:Nathan-Hendrickson.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Nathan Hendrickson was one of the more prominent newcomers]]<br />
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The game was originally meant to start with [[Caleb]] resurrecting the other [[Chosen]] after collecting artefacts from the [[Cabal]] and them forming a pact against [[CabalCo]]. From there the game could be played as either one of the four, or as up to four of them in cooperative play, all with a complete mutlilayered storyline. A legacy of this plot remains in this quote from the game's official website:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 begins with a scene in which the final element Caleb needs in order to bring back The Chosen is being held by the Cabal. Caleb retrieves this last object and returns to an abandoned building where he performs a dark ceremony to raise the other Chosen. The Chosen then form a shaky alliance against the Cabal, which has already dispatched a small army to deal with them. Meanwhile, something is warping the very fabric of reality, turning humanity inside out, and threatening the very world The Chosen hope to rule."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20090223213837/http://the-chosen.com/records/ ''Blood II: The Chosen'' website]}}<br />
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The development of ''Blood II'' was remarkable because of the community involvement by [[Jason Hall]], the Monolith [[:wikipedia:Chief executive officer|CEO]], as well as others at Monolith including [[Brian Goble]] and [[James Wilson]]. He was often present on the ''Blood II'' forums, asking questions and getting feedback based on released screenshots and sound files. One watershed event occurred around [[Fact Time Line#1998|August 9, 1998]] when he polled the forum users as to whether they would like game play with one character ([[Caleb]]) and more story, or the ability to play through as all the [[Chosen]] with less story. The former was selected, although the ability to play as the Chosen was still made available, albeit with no canonical grounds. Hall would later state that maintaining this level of dialogue with fans may have produced unrealistically high expectations for the final product.<br />
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However, with popular games like ''[[:wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'', ''[[:wikipedia:Unreal|Unreal]]'' (also a [[GT Interactive|GT]] title), ''[[:wikipedia:SiN|SiN]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Thief (video game)|Thief]]'' about to be released, some of which boasted cleaner visuals, better AI, and more multiplayer options, the publishers of ''Blood II'' saw a need to quickly release the already delayed game. GT was in the midst of being bought out by Infogrames (later [[Atari]], Inc), and due to the relatively small fan base, they pushed the game out the door before it could be fully fine-tuned, leading to several half-finished features and bugs; Jason Hall would also later state that GT held up the patching process after release, going into great detail in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20010221193918/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith2.php July 2000 interview] with Junk Extreme. The single player demo version was released on October 31, 1998, with a later multiplayer demo also released, and retail releases starting on November 20, 1998.<br />
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[["Loki" Blackman]] attempted to bring the game, alongside ''Shogo'' and [[LithTech]] in general, to other platforms. This was originally only going to be for [[:Category:Linux Games|GNU/Linux]] but possibly eventually even [[:wikipedia:Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] and other [[:wikipedia:Unix-like|Unix-like]] systems. In the end however this work was never completed, though it was [[Shogo Development#Ports and Rumors|later recycled]] in the [[:wikipedia:Hyperion Entertainment|Hyperion Entertainment]] ports of ''Shogo'' to various other platforms.<br />
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== Weekly Updates and Visions ==<br />
[[File:Weekly-Update-Menu.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Early menu design from [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516174350/http://www.the-chosen.com/news/week5.asp weekly update #5]]]<br />
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Starting on [[Fact Time Line#1998|April 23, 1998]] development was made public for fifteen individual weeks, off and on, in a manner similar to [[Development of Blood#Start of Weekly Updates|what was done]] for the original game starting in June 1996. Unlike the ones for ''Blood'' however, these were more generalized and featured a team member giving an insight into some part of the development process. The first entry, for example, featured designer [[James Wilson III]] touring the [[Monolith Productions]] office and snapping photos and writing short biographies of colleagues [[Paul Butterfield]], [[Greg Kettell]], [[Andy Mattingly]], [[Kevin Kilstrom]], [[Ben Coleman]], [[Eric Kohler]], [[Bill Vandervoort]], [[Brian Waite]], [[Brad Pendelton]] and finally his own office (as well as the bathroom cubicle, where "our best work has been done"). The next, on April 30, 1998, featured [[Bill Vandervoort]] describing the process for adding in an animated moving car in [[LithTech]]. Next up on May 1st was [[Scott Schlegel]] describing his work on the AI for ''Blood II'' with the misadventures of the [[Soul Drudge]]. The May 14th update was far more frivolous, with pop culture picks of stars for a hypothetical "Blood movie". On May 21st, [[Andy Mattingly]] described his work on the ''Blood II'' interface, including a somewhat fancier interface system and a spell book (similar to the [[:wikipedia:The Force (Star Wars)|Force Powers]] system from ''[[:wikipedia:Star Wars: Jedi Knight (series)|Jedi Knight]]''). May 28, 1998 saw [[Ben Coleman]] show the life of a [[CabalCo]] [[Fanatic#Blood II|Fanatic]].<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Vision.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blood II "Weekly Vision"]]<br />
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The June 4, 1998 update featured Brian Waite demonstrating the motion capture process for ''Blood II'', as well as texture mapping for models. Next up on June 11th was [[Greg Kettell]] for an overview on the weapons and weapons modification, changing the [[Berreta]] into a toilet. On June 18th the update featured [[Eric Kohler]] describing the process of making [[Concept Art Image Gallery|concept art]], character profile images, and other artwork. June 25th featured [[Daniel Bernstein]] describing the music composition process and adaptive music via Microsoft's Interactive Music Architecture; one of few to span only one page. Designer James Wilson then retook the reigns on July 10th to show the development of "[[C2L4: Cabalco Meat Packing Plant]]". Vandervoort subsequently returned on July 16th for a full on description of the level design process; another one page entry. July 27th featured a path-finding expose by Schlegel, while the August 17th posting featured a general project update from James Wilson, with categories for weapons, creatures, AI, game engineering, level design, and sound. The final entry on September 12, 1998 featured [[GT Interactive]] producer [[Rick Raymo]] enthusing about the game, and complimenting [[:wikipedia:id Software|id Software]]'s landmark title ''[[:wikipedia:Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]''.<br />
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Link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724034130/http://www.the-chosen.com/news/week1.asp Blood II Weekly Updates]<br />
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Monolith also released "Weekly Visions" on and off during the games development period, often pursuant to the release of the updates.<br />
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Link: [https://web.archive.org/web/19991013013138/http://www.the-chosen.com/visions Blood II Weekly Visions]<br />
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== Media Coverage ==<br />
''Note: This article shall heavily refer to the [http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/ Blues News archives] for rough dates tracking, noting that they may be just be when reported there, which often took a day, and not when first available or occurring. If a mentioned article or interview lacks a link, it is because it was not retrievable from the live web or Internet Archive.''<br />
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===Initial Announcements===<br />
[[File:Blood2-Development-Footage.webm|320x200px|right|thumb|Beta footage from a disc accompanying Issue #49 January 1999 of [[:wikipedia:Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation Magazine]]]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="With Blood 2 we're really trying to do right by Blood. We think Blood was one of the best multi-player FPS's ever, and we intend to make sure that Blood 2 lives up to it not only by playing as well, but adding some new twists that will truly make it an original and visceral game. On top of that we're aiming at making Blood 2's single player game the immersive, and terrifying experience that it should be. A lot of thought is going into the single player game, and I think the gamer will see the result in the finished product. " |attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19971211065018/http://o3dfx.allgames.com/interviews/1997/oct/blood2.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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The earliest development information for the game dates to a [[Fact Time Line#1997|October 23, 1997]] [https://web.archive.org/web/19971211065018/http://o3dfx.allgames.com/interviews/1997/oct/blood2.shtml interview] with designer [[James Wilson III]] by Operation 3Dfx, which mostly pertained to the status of the [[Direct Engine]] they were developing with [[:wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], as well as a discussion of the controversy surrounding violence in video games. Early promises were 32 player multiplayer, "original ideas" regarding cooperative play, and potentially several multiplayer modes such as deathmatch, capture the flag, teamplay and a version the ''[[:wikipedia:Rocket Arena|Rocket Arena]]'' mod for ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (video game)|Quake]]''. It was also described how the game's levels were planned to be objective based with multiple solutions, differing from the key hunt basis of the original, and be linked together via a hub allowing back tracking as a single recognizable flowing world (although avoiding tedious mutli-level spanning switch quests ala ''[[:wikipedia:Hexen (video game)|Hexen]]''). It was also announced that the game's complicated story would be told through in-game cutscenes. The interview also mentioned a potential third person mode as part of the engine, something partially implemented in the final release upon typing "mp_followme" in the conosle.<br />
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The first mention of ''Blood II'' on Blues News is on December 13, 1997, when it was reported that [[:wikipedia:GameSpot#GameCenter|GameCenter]] published a now irretrievable sneak peak, followed by another irretrievable first look at ''Blood II'', as reported by Blues News on December 19, 1997.<br />
[[File:Next-Gen-Blood-II-Gothic.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[:wikipedia:Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] screamshot entitled "Gothic Architecture", dated from March 1998]]<br />
[[File:Next-Gen-Blood-II-Crates.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Crates" screamshot from March 1998]]<br />
The first [https://web.archive.org/web/19990428112748/http://www.ogr.com/dailynews/9801/19blood2.html full preview] published was by OGR on [[Fact Time Line#1998|January 19, 1998]]. It described the game as using the [[Direct Engine]], elaborated on some of the engine's capabilities (including coloured lighting, dynamic shadows, and motion capture animation), and stated that the game would work with hardware acceleration using either [[wikipedia:Glide API|Glide]] or [[wikipedia:Direct3D|Direct3D]]; ultimately, ''Blood II'' shipped only with Direct3D support and a somewhat incomplete software renderer. The preview also announced the ability to play as [[Caleb]] or one of the three other [[Chosen]], "each one will have his or her own special abilities and weaponry with which to dispatch the hordes of other-worldly scum that will inevitably be giving you static." It promised the game would have around thirty four levels, with eight [[Bloodbath]] maps and the return of all the old game's weapons, [[head soccer]] and the humiliation mode. Also promised were thirty weapons and spells, including a shredding spell; the final release has [[Focus]] magic reduced to just a weapons class. The story was also said to be set in 2030, a century after the first game.<br />
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The second [https://web.archive.org/web/19980218063449/http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/p_blood2.html preview published] was by [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]], mentioned by Blues News on January 22, 1998. It covered much the same ground as OGR, with designer [[James Wilson III]] promising a more engaging story with fleshed out characters "that interact with one another, each with their own goals and agendas." It elaborated upon the Chosen, "each of whom have their own strengths and weaknesses" in their battle with the [[Cabal]]. It also announced a four-player cooperative mode for each of the Chosen. Also promised was a return of the series' signature gore, promising that there would be "more ways to kill and be killed than in any other 3D first person shooter."<br />
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February 2, 1998 featured a now irretrievable interview with designer James Wilson III on Blood2.com, the predecessor to [[Planet Blood]], which also launched the Unofficial Blood 2 FAQ on February 9th (and screamshots on March 28th and April 14th). On February 6, 1998, a sketch from ''Blood II'' was the [https://web.archive.org/web/19980613201413/http://www.gamepen.com/dpow/2398.html Development "Pic" of the Week] on Game Pen. Also, this period marked the beginning of screamshots being posted on [[The Blood Shack]] fan website (first on February 19th) launched on Voodoo Extreme as reported on February 2nd; this followed the launch of the similar Blood Stain fan website on February 1. February 16 featured an interview with designer James Wilson on the Daily Planet website, now not retrievable. An [http://www.csoon.com/issue31/bld2int.htm interview] dating to early Feburary 1998 with Coming Soon Magazine remains online to this day, however.<br />
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Another [https://web.archive.org/web/19990420123226/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/previews/3525_1.html preview] for ''Blood II'' was published by ''[[:wikipedia:Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' on March 10, 1998. Mostly describing Monolith's decision to use its own [[Direct Engine]] for the game, it also described the plot of the first game, before elaborating on the Cabal's hunt for the [[Great Betrayer]] and, as was originally intended, [[Caleb]]'s resurrection of the [[Chosen]] at the start of the game. Otherwise it covered similar ground to the earlier previews with similar wording, aside from the promise that the AI would be "well balanced and entertaining to fight". A preview was also launched on March 11th by riot.com.au, but is now irretrievable. March 28th saw more screamshots launched on Blood2.com, a process that continued periodically thereafter.<br />
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[[:wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]] published a ''Blood II'' [https://web.archive.org/web/19980423223132/http://gamespot.com/features/blood2/index.html preview] on March 24th which stretches on for nine pages.<br />
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===Split with Microsoft, and E3 ===<br />
[[File:Blood-II-May-1998.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Adrenaline Vault screamshot from May 1998]]<br />
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The split between Monolith and Microsoft regarding the Direct Engine development was first announced on Blues News on April 3, 1998, following the release of a demo version on April 1st; soon after, ''[[Shogo]]'' took on its final name in favour of "Riot". April 6 had James Wilson announce the imminent launch of the ''Blood II'' website, which occurred on April 15th, as well as officially confirming the title as ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'', even though the project was not yet formally announced. April 7th had James Wilson interviewed by The Blood Pit, and Scott Schlegel update his [[:wikipedia:Finger protocol|.plan]] with word on his own competition in homage to [[:wikipedia:Paul Steed|Paul Steed]]'s CrackWhore contest for ''[[:wikipedia:Quake II|Quake II]]'', requesting a photo that "best captures the look and feel of the sexy yet ass-kicking [[Ophelia]]." Changes to the ''Blood II'' team were announced on April 11th, with James Wilson insisting they would not affect the development timeline. April 15th then saw the release of a LithTech [[:File:LithTech-Promotional.webm|demonstration film]] showing, among other things, clips from ''Blood II'' and ''Shogo''.<br />
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OGR published a [https://web.archive.org/web/19980615015603/http://www.ogr.com/previews/blood2_1.shtml full preview] of the game announced on April 17th.<br />
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April 20th had the official website release new details on the game's weapons, as well as new screamshots. April 21st saw the launch of the Weekly Visions on the official website, showing a "cool monster", while an April 20th update to the site demonstrated some weapons and released more screamshots. Totally 3D interviewed James Wilson on April 25, while Daily Dementia did a [[:wikipedia:RealAudio|RealAudio]] interview with [[Jason Hall]] on April 27, 1998, and May 1st saw the release of [[LithTech]] editor screamshots. May 5 featured the release of a high rez wallpaper of [[Ophelia Price]] (followed by [[Ishmael]] on May 19th), May 7th had a new Weekly Vision, May 9th saw the release of a interview with Paul Butterfield on Voodoo2World, and May 11th had the official website run a quckie poll on the most wanted mod for Blood 2: CTF, Bumper Cars, Soccer, or Superheroes. Another Weekly Vision emerged on May 15th and on May 31st and June 19th.<br />
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May 18, 1998 was a watershed moment with the release of a very detailed [http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091749/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/preview1.asp preview and interview] by The Adrenaline Vault, which featured much background information as well as screamshots and animations.<br />
[[File:Blood2-E3-1998.webm|320x200px|left|thumb|Footage of the ''Blood II: The Chosen'' booth at the [[:wikipedia:History of the Electronic Entertainment Expo#1998|1998]] [[:wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|Electronic Entertainment Expo]]]]<br />
May 26, 1998 had The Blood Shack release many images of "the good guys, the bad guys, and their guns". <br />
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Both ''Blood II'' and ''Shogo'' were shown at the [[:wikipedia:History of the Electronic Entertainment Expo#1998|1998 convention]] of the [[:wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|Electronic Entertainment Expo]]. OGR was [https://web.archive.org/web/19980615040520/http://www.ogr.com/specials/e398/01blood2.html first up to bat] on June 1st with their impressions, mentioning the existence of a sort of hub system and the first reveal that not all of the game's weapons would be able to fit into the inventory at once. Blues News [http://www.bluesnews.com/articles/e3p2_2.html offered a preview] of Blood II on June 3rd based on their first impressions, remarking that the game had yet to demonstrate anything to stand out compared to its contemporaries, and disappointment in apparent thematic changes compared to ''Blood''. The Blood Shack released both [https://web.archive.org/web/20000817083746/http://www.bloodshack.com/e3.php3 textual and video coverage] of ''Blood II'' at E3, heralding its launch as a standalone website. which has sadly been lost, on June 24th. Daily Dementia also caught snatches with James Wilson off the convention floor among many other interviewees released on June 2nd, with further talk on June 22nd and 25th. The Mecca World released an [https://web.archive.org/web/19981203104741/http://meccaworld.com/gamesdb/b/blood2/ enthusiastic preview] of ''Blood II'' on June 26th.<br />
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July 8th had 3D Gaming Net release a detailed [https://web.archive.org/web/19990210074758/http://www.3dgaming.net/features/blood2/ feature] on ''Blood II'', plus interview with James Wilson. It announced that ''Blood II'' would feature a custom character attribute interface as well as playing as the four pre-set characters, but differ from a true [[:wikipedia:Role playing game|role playing game]] in how these statistics remain constant thereafter through the whole game. Although at that point the distinctions between each of the four characters were not yet as well defined.<br />
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=== Narrowing Scope ===<br />
[[File:Blood-II-August-1998.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sharky Extreme screamshot from August 1998]]<br />
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July 24 had James Wilson announce that the amount of weapons in ''Blood II'' was going [[List of Weapons#Removed Weapons|to be cut down]] from 30 to 21:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We haven't really announced this anywhere, other than simply mentioning that we were in the trimming and cutting stages of development, but since I see regular posts on the Blood forum about the number of weapons in B2 I'll make it official. We've cut a few weapons from that original list of 30. Some were cut because of time, but most were cut because of redundancy and game balance. Basically, we eliminated any weapons that didn't serve a unique function, seemed out of place, etc. Our trimmed down list consists of 21 weapons. Almost all the announced weapons have remained."|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/july98-3.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Some of the announced weapons were also modified, some to more closely reflect their ''Blood'' counterparts.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="There are a few that we changed cosmetically. For example, the rocket/grenade launcher is now the Napalm Launcher, an improved version of Blood's original weapon of fire and destruction. Rest assured that these changes will only improve Blood 2 as a game, since they will allow us to spend more time perfecting and balancing the weapons that have made the cut. Also, we're keeping some of the best remnants of those that didn't make the cut, we may still re-work them for a Blood 2 add-on. We'll be doing an update to the weapon's page on the B2 site in the not too distant future to show off the improvements we've made. It is our goal to make the most awesome and powerful arsenal ever seen in a 3D shooter, and I think we are well on our way to that goal. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/july98-3.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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The final released version only featured 19 weapons, including the inventory bombs, although the [[Flayer]] and [[Combat Shotgun]] were later reintegrated as part of ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' and added to the main game through the use of mods such as ''[[Extra Crispy]]''.<br />
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Level designer [[Bill Vandervoort]] was interviewed by Game Hut on July 28th.<br />
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On August 8, 1998 it was reported that after polling the fan-base, designer [[James Wilson III]] had decided to scrap plans for the game's story campaign to be playable by each of the four Chosen, with only [[Caleb]] being eligible for the story mode. The campaign would however be playable as the other characters in a non-canonical "action" mode stripped of cutscenes. This also marked the end of the idea for full four player cooperative play. [[GT Interactive]] opened their [https://web.archive.org/web/19981203050033/http://www.gtgames.com/games/bloodchosen/ official ''Blood II'' homepage] on August 15th, which offered a discussion forum, a short synopsis of the game's story, and, notably, a release date, as the top of the page boldly proclaimed: Release Date: Halloween '98. On a live audio interview show called Shooters on August 27th [[Jason Hall]] assured the public that ''Shogo'' would be available in October with ''Blood II'' being released in the fall. New screamshots were also [https://web.archive.org/web/19990202205945/http://sharkyextreme.com/games/monolith_bloodyshots_s/ released] on August 21st by Sharky Extreme.<br />
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[[File:Blood-II-September-1998.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Voodoo Extreme screamshot from September 1998]]<br />
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September 1st had a release of a voice sample for Ophelia, while September 2nd had James Wilson audio interviewed by The Game Show in an episode entitled "Blood II The Good The Bad and The Chosen", and September 7th saw new screamshots posted on [[LithTimes]]. Wilson was also [https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html interviewed] by Voodoo Extreme on September 10th, and [https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml interviewed] again by [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]] on September 20th. These interviews still mentioned plans for a character customization interface for the game, which was cut back to Bloodbath only in the final release; all mention of a version of ''Rocket Arena'' mode were also dropped. September 10th also had Jason Hall announce a Caleb player patch for [[Monolith Productions|Monolith]]'s recently released ''[[:wikipedia:Gauntlet (video game)|Gauntlet]]'' clone ''[[Get Medieval]]''.<br />
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Following ''[[Shogo]]'' going gold on September 16th, various team members including Mike Dussault were transferred to the ''Blood II'' team to help speed up its completion as the deadline approached. Voodoo Extreme posted yet more screamshots on October 6th. The Blood Shack released its [https://web.archive.org/web/19991009184450/http://www.bloodshack.com/preview/ preview] of ''Blood II'' on October 5th (following screamshots and a FAQ update on September 15th), the same day [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]] Online released an interactive interview with James Wilson and Gamers Digest [https://web.archive.org/web/19991103184135/http://www.gamersdigest.com/interviews/jace.html interviewed] Jason Hall.<br />
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=== Demo Release ===<br />
[[File:Blood-II-October-1998-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|October 1998 screamshot]]<br />
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[[Scott Schlegel]] announced a release candidate for the ''Blood II'' [[:wikipedia:Artificial intelligence (video games)|artificial intelligence]] on October 16, 1998.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Got done a huge release candidate build for GT yesterday. The AI is looking a lot more pimp as well as deadly. Most navigation issues are taken care of while keeping low tick counts and NO SCRIPTING. Attacking tactics have been beefed up. The AI will deal and react to stuff like gunfire, bullet impacts nearby, differences in height, ledges, distance, damage and ammo amounts (the AI will take ammo and health pickups that are sitting around if they need them), searching and chasing, retreating, inter-AI fighting (Cabal vs monsters), etc. I have been playing through levels looking at how the AI behave in the actual levels. I can't even make it through a bunch of the levels and they aren't even done. The AI plays with the same restrictions and constraints as the player so there is none of that wack-ass bot crap like in Unreal. It is tough but reasonable and believable. And the best of all the AI is SCARY!!"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-2.html Scott Schlegel]}}<br />
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The Blood Shack, LithTimes (October 14th) and Voodoo Extreme all kept the screamshots coming in anticipation of release. Another (not quite) Weekly Vision was released on the official website on October 11th, interestingly releasing items at a much slower pace than third party sources during this period, becoming almost monthly compared to other sites posting daily shots (The Blood Shack was reportedly receiving them faster than they could post them: "posting what was shot seven of ten yesterday, but today's shot is eight of 12"). Two shots were also posted on Infected Life and LithTimes on October 18th, as well as the haemorrhaging output on The Blood Shack (of which only [https://web.archive.org/web/20000817083808/http://www.bloodshack.com/screenshots.php3 some survive]).<br />
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On October 21st it was announced that Blood II would be shown at the The FRAG 2 event. [[Brian Goble]] reported on the Blood II demo on October 20rd and later on October 23rd that work on finalizing the ''Blood II'' demo for a next week release was ongoing, with James Wilson earlier reporting on the demo specifications on October 20th:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="The demo will include 2 single player levels, about a half dozen creatures, around 8 weapons, Caleb as the playable character, and a few other surprises. It will feature most of our gameplay features, like guns akimbo, hit location, and limb loss. We're still speculating on what the creatures and weapons will be, so again, don't ask. :) It will be a good mix, though. The demo will not include multiplayer or save/load. This is to cut down on the demo size and testing (so we can get it to you sooner). We will most likely release a multiplayer demo after the game is completed. The demo's minimum requirements will be similar to the game's requirements, a P166 with 32 megs of ram. A D3D compatible accelerator is highly recommended. The demo will most likely run a little slower than the final game, only because of the lack of last minute optimizations that the final game will receive. The demo size is un-determined at this point, but you can count on it being at least as big as the Shogo demo (40 megs), and possibly bigger."|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-3.html James Wilson]}}<br />
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He also remarked that the retail release would be before [[:wikipedia:American Thanksgiving|American Thanksgiving]], following the project's entry into beta testing:<br />
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[[File:Blood-II-October-1998-2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|October 1998 screamshot]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 is officially in Beta testing. Actually it's been in testing for awhile, but as of last Wednesday we locked the code and are now concentrating on bug fixes, game balancing, and optimizations. Gold is not too far off! You'll definitely be playing B2 well before Thanksgiving. :) The levels are all in place. Bill, Ben, and myself are working on tweaking and adding details, and really crunching to get all the scipted cut scenes in. The levels are looking really good, with a broad variety of environments, and good atmosphere. I actually creeped myself out in one of my levels. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-3.html James Wilson]}}<br />
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The Blood Shack also upped the ante to posting ten new screamshots a day. October 25th had Brain Goble release this update:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I just sent out a build of the Blood2 demo to the whole team! I am still waiting on a couple of level tweaks from billv and one more splash screen from gforce...but it's getting really close now. The second level's intro cinematic is incredible! ...I will be helping out as much as I can but my number one priority right now is Blood2. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-4.html Brian Goble]}}<br />
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October 26th also had Wilson further clarify that the demo would contain five monsters, and 6-7 weapons with [[Caleb]] as the playable character, and saw the release of a [https://web.archive.org/web/19991005184841/http://sharkyextreme.com/games/monolith_blood2_g/ first glimpse] of the game by Sharky Extreme. Given ''Blood II'' would now be missing its original retail release date of Halloween, James Wilson debated on October 27th whether or not the game was in fact definitively delayed given the game's imminent shareware release; a quote was also posted on Voodoo Extreme mentioning the possibility of a ''Blood II'' add-on for the first time "sometime after the first of the year." The Blood II demo was announced on October 29th by Blood2.com to be released on "the stroke of Midnight (Pacific U.S. Time) on Friday night!" at a file size of around 35 MB.<br />
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James Wilson further clarified that it would definitely be available by the weekend:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Just a quick update. The demo is pretty much done on the content side, and is very cool. We're just working out a few of the bugs. Should be released very soon, definitely by the weekend. We've got an army of GT muscle ready to promote it for us, so once it goes up it should be available from a large number of sources. That's it. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-4.html James Wilson]}}<br />
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[[File:Blood-2-Demo.png|thumb|right|200px|A screen from the demo promoting the retail game]]<br />
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October 31st, the date of the demo release, also had Vooodoo Extreme update its [https://web.archive.org/web/19991117085606/http://www.voodooextreme.com/articles/lith_faq.html LithTech FAQ]. Brian Goble remarked:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="The demo is another hefty one...weighing in at a gory 36 Meg. It's got 2 levels, 6 weapons, some good baddies, and even a few cheat codes--but I'm not telling what they are... :) The full version of Blood2 is oh-so-close to being done and it is looking really good...the in-game cinematics are awesome! Being able to play any one of The Chosen characters is really cool too."|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-5.html Brian Goble]}}<br />
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Following the demo's release, [[Jason Hall]] announced an updated singe player demo (which Brian Goble mentioned as possibly delivered as a patch) and new multiplayer demo on November 3, 1998 in anticipation of the retail game going gold. James Wilson clarified these matters:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Yes, we will be releasing a new and improved Blood 2 demo, mainly so people can see the speed improvements. The details are undecided at this point, but we will probably release it shortly after the game goes gold. ...For those who only play multiplayer, yes, we will be releasing a multiplayer demo. We won't release it until we get the updated net code that Shogo is testing out and integrate it into B2's code, which will be the Blood 2 point release, which should arrive in late November, early December at the latest. ...No, we haven't gone gold yet, but we are very close. We've frozen all content and are trying to work out the last of the bugs. That's all I'll say for now. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-5.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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The new demo release was sent out on November 7, 1998 (with a patch on November 10th, announced on the 9th), as announced by Jason Hall: <br />
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{{quote|quotation="The new Blood 2 demo is out. The demo is another hefty 36 mb download, but is well worth it. It features many bug fixes, much improved speed/framerates, and is much more representative of the final product than the original demo. I strongly suggest that you check it out! It is not up on our site yet, but you can get it at www.blood2.com. Check out how fast it goes now! Wheee!"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/nov98-1.html Jason Hall]}}<br />
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=== Retail Release ===<br />
[[File:Blood2 cover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Blood II box art]]<br />
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[[Jason Hall]] announced on November 6th that ''Blood II'' had now gone gold, as well as that the [[LithTech]] tools and game source code were soon to be released.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 is now much better optimized n' stuff and is now GOLD. GT has it and they are now "doing what they do" with it! Expect it in the stores very soon. Now that Blood 2 is gold, we are planning on re-releasing the more optimized demo. All that is really left for the new demo is for it to be tested (I'm installing it now - whoo hoo!). As soon as it passes all testing, we will make it available for the people who are interested! People who played the original Blood 2 demo and had speed/mouse/bug issues should be much happier with the new one.Once again, thank you all for your helpful input! This newer demo will also be a better gauge to determine how fast the final version of B2 will run on your system! ...Also, GT has green lighted the release of Blood 2's source and tools as well [as Shogo's], so when both games have all their stuff out there you are seriously going to be in 'CONTENT CITY'. It is hard for me to actually communicate how much MOD/TC power you are going to have in your hands. I can't wait to see what the community does with this stuff! "|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct98-5.html Jason Hall]}}<br />
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November 10th saw the first press analysis of the gold master for ''Blood II'', with OGR releasing their [https://web.archive.org/web/19990219192737/http://www.ogr.com/previews/blood2_init.phtml initial impressions]. It was complimentary to the game's weapons, items and level design, but more dismissive of its plot which it summarized as just chasing after [[Gideon]]. It also addressed the slight controversy that the two demo levels were too bright and technical, by promising that most of the game is darker and brooding. It also promised system resource usage improvements and remarked on a greater amount of multimedia assets than seen in ''Shogo'', and complimented the people models in comparison. It concluded that Monolith had produced "another winner".<br />
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On November 13, 1998 programmer [["Loki" Blackman]] announced an intention to port [[LithTech]] and games to Linux, subsequent to a transfer from the Blood II team onto the engine team following the game going gold:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I finally got the ok to go ahead with putting together a Linux version of Lithtech and the LT games, beginning first with creating a server. Sometime in the near future, I'll be trying to put together a team to handle the Linux port - stay tuned for more info! I'm also open to porting to Solaris and other UNIX boxen; the port will be as clean as possible so as to work on as many architectures as possible. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/nov98-1.html "Loki" Blackman]}}<br />
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He also addressed setting up infrastructure for LithTech engine modifications in anticipation of the tool and source code release:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I'm now the point of contact for people wanting to do mods for the Lithtech games (Blood 2 and Shogo). Of course, the source code to neither has been released yet, but Shogo's source and tools are impending pretty soon! If you'd spoken to me before about doing a large mod for Shogo or Blood 2, now might be a good time to re-establish contact. :) And as a little 'starter' for this, I've created two mailing lists for Lithtech game mod authors! One is for Shogo mods, the other for Blood 2 mods. "|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/nov98-1.html "Loki" Blackman]}}<br />
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Jason Hall was [https://web.archive.org/web/19990429174041/http://www.planetriva.com/interviews/jhall/jhall.htm interviewed] by Planet Riva on November 14th, an was also interviewed by LithTimes. The Adrenaline Vault gave ''Blood II'' a [http://www.avault.com/reviews/b2.asp mixed review] on November 17th. Brian Goble released a [[:wikipedia:Finger protocol|.plan]] update on November 18th [http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/finger.pl?id=52&time=19981118191712 instructing] people how to implement custom sounds, while OGR released their [https://web.archive.org/web/19990201000000/http://www.ogr.com/reviews/blood2_1.phtml final review] of ''Blood II: The Chosen'' that same day. November 19th saw Daily Dementia release another RealAudio interview with James Wilson, where he stated he would not be involved in any kind of [[Blood III]]. November 20th saw reports that [[GT Interactive]] CEO Ron Chaimowitz had [https://web.archive.org/web/20000304124404/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/5120.html issued an apology] to [http://www.gameslice.com/about/ GameSlice] editor [http://www.geoffkeighley.com/ Geoff Keighley] for remarks against him that had somehow ended up in the "[[Credits#Debits|debits]]" section of the ''Blood II'' [[Credits#Blood II: The Chosen|credits]], of which Monolith claimed no knowledge of (indeed, GameSlice had actually written an [http://wayback.archive.org/web/19970702062347/http://www.gameslice.com/preview/blood.html optimistic preview] of the original game as well as distributing a [[:File:Blood-Gameslice-Teaser.webm|teaser video]]). [[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|Planet Shogo]] also ran [http://web.archive.org/web/19990202121043/http://www.planetshogo.com/patches/ a contest] with one of ten copies ''Blood II'' or one of ten [[:wikipedia:GameSpy|GameSpy]] registrations as the prize.<br />
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The game was released in retail on November 20, 1998 (with the game's box art first shown on The Blood Shack on November 17th). Brian Goble was also interviewed by [[Planet Blood]] on November 20th, with Blood2.com now having turned into its Planet incarnation. LANparty.com [http://web.archive.org/web/20080619222803/http://www.lanparty.com/review/blood2.shtm reviewed] ''Blood II'' on November 3rd, which was complimentary but recommended waiting for the game to be fully patched. A "[https://web.archive.org/web/19990220035320/http://www.3dgaming.net/online_chats/blood_2/ Blood 2 On-Line Chat]" was released on November 4, 1998 with the game's developers by 3DGaming.Net. The same day Firing Squad released their [http://web.archive.org/web/20121007000431/http://www.firingsquad.com/games/blood2/ game review] which was highly detailed and spanned for thirteen pages and concluded that "generally doesn't break much ground, it remains focused on providing a solid foundation for a good FPS game". Planet Blood [http://web.archive.org/web/20080802195727/http://www.planetblood.com/review/ reviewed] ''Blood II'' on November 30, 1998, concluding that "with a 3D card, and a reasonable spec computer you can be assured of a great gaming experience in Blood2."<br />
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=== Patching and Add-On ===<br />
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On December 9th, Brian Goble announced that work was under way on a retail patch for ''Blood II'', while Planet Blood offered up a Q&A with Bill Vandervoort and Brian Gobe. Brian Goble had also been interviewed by Project 9 on December 8th. ''Blood II'' reviews were also [http://web.archive.org/web/20081121221612/http://www.sharkyextreme.com/games/monolith_blood2_r/ posted] by Sharky Extreme, which was quite detailed arriving at mixed conclusions regarding the game's uniqueness or innovation, and [http://www.evilavatar.com/Gib/blood2/blood2-full.htm another] by Evil Avatar, which was considerably positive.<br />
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[[File:B2 robed cultist.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Return of the robes]]<br />
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December 14th saw an interview with Goble from Planet Blood, while the 21st saw a short three question Q&A with Goble about the multiplayer patch and the coming add-on pack. Another Q&A session with Brian Goble by Plant Blood on [[Fact Time Line#1999|January 5, 1999]] discussed the patching process and add-on design, and also mentioned tentative efforts towards a [[Blood III]], which proved to be a false start. <br />
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The add-on was [http://web.archive.org/web/20061020065535/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=181999-16509 officially announced] on The Adrenaline Vault on January 8, 1999. It clarified that the as yet [[The Nightmare Levels|untitled expansion]] would involve the Chosen's facing their worst nightmares, with more gothic and horror inspired levels ala the original ''[[Blood]]'' such as a haunted mansion, sorority house and western ghost town. Three new creatures were described, including the [[The Nightmare|expansion's boss]], the [[gremlin]], and the return of the [[Cultist#Blood|robed cultist]] from the original ''[[Blood]]'' (complete with [[Cultist Language|shouted cultist taunts]]), as well as the addition of the [[Flayer]] and [[Combat Shotgun]] as weapons. There would be a new level played as each of the Chosen, with all new recorded dialogue. There was also to be an equal amount of an as then undetermined number of single and multiplayer levels.<br />
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January 9th featured Jason Hall announcing that the recently departed ''[[:wikipedia:Daikatana|Daikatana]]'' developers known as the "[[:wikipedia:Ion Storm|Ion Eight]]" (then calling themselves BloodShot Entertainment, before later becoming [[:wikipedia:Third Law Interactive|Third Law Interactive]]) would be licensing the [[LithTech]] engine for what eventually became ''[[:wikipedia:Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child|Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child]]'' released in June 2000. It features slightly updated versions of the ''Blood II'' tools, most notably [[DEdit]] and [[ModelEdit]], but has slight incompatibilities.<br />
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Sharky Extreme published a [http://web.archive.org/web/20080705171839/http://www.sharkyextreme.com/games/tequila_revelations_g/ preview] of the third-party ''[[Blood II: Revelations]]'' add-on project on January 15th, following coverage by Games Alliance on January 12th. Blues News also mentioned the start of [[Interviews#Bloody Interviews by Tom Bramwell (Mugwum)|The Bloody Interviews]] series on Planet Blood. January 14th featured a RealAudio interview with James Wilson III by GameTime, while January 16th saw a [http://web.archive.org/web/19991001193924/www.warzone.com/reviews/blood2/index1.shtml mixed review] of the game by WarZone. InterBurp Software also announced a contest with a copy of ''Blood II'' as the prize. James Wilson was interviewed as a Q&A about the add-on pack by Planet Blood on January 18, while Jason Hall was audio interviewed by the Lilith & Eve Show on January 19th.<br />
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January 21st saw a review of ''Blood II'' being [https://web.archive.org/web/19990828215911/http://www.meccaworld.com/templates/games.asp?title=Blood_2:_The_Chosen released] by MeccaWorld, which concluded that the game suffered from being overly ambitious and rushed out the door, decrying it as "an unfortunate trend in the video game industry". GA-Source [https://web.archive.org/web/19990830063553/http://www.ga-source.com/reviews/Blood2.shtml?section=review&game=Blood2 reviewed] the game on January 26th, with a mostly complimentary opinion, although noting the game and premise had a niche appeal.<br />
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January 23-25th saw Planet Blood posts screamshots of the in-development Blood II add-on pack, as well as "Loki" Blackman give an update on the 25th about the ''Blood II'' 2.0 patch and the Linux porting work:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Most of my time of late has been going to the Blood 2 v2.0 patch... trying to fix AI quirks and generally make things smoother for the patch release. This has, unfortunately, meant a delay in the Linux porting efforts. However, I do have the Linux port ALMOST finished on the engine 25.5 build (I fell behind one internal build again), and will hopefully be able to sit down with Mike next week to merge the Linux stuff back in. As a side effect, this would mean that there would be not only a Linux server for Shogo (which will be moving to the same engine version for v2.2) but also one for Blood 2... and it should really only take a couple days after the patch stuff is done. I'm going to really try to allocate a couple days to finish that - since I know many people REALLY want it - before moving on to the Blood 2 mission pack add-on AI. Additionally, if I get the ok from PR/marketing, I'm going to put up a mailing list for the Linux port, to answer questions and give status reports on how it's going. :)|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/jan99-4.html "Loki" Blackman]}}<br />
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[[File:Sanity-Development.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Development shot of ''Sanity'', the ''Blood II'' team's next project; note the similarity in texturing]]<br />
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3DGaming.Net ran a contest called the 3DGN's [[:wikipedia:Anime|Anime]] Giveaway, with prizes including releases from [[:wikipedia:ADV Films|ADV Films]] (most famous as the initial North American license holder for ''[[:wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''), ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' and later also ''[[Blood II]]'' starting on February 2, 1999.<br />
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Planet Blood posted more shots of the add-on on February 11th, while James Wilson III provided an update on it the previous day, as well as the latest multiplayer patch for the game and his next new project for Monolith:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Looks like I've finally wrapped up my level work for the Blood 2 add-on. Although there's still a lot of other work to be done on the add-on, I'm pretty much completely moved on to Sanity, and I've started work on my first level. So far I'm really loving the change. :) Took a look at the Blood 2 multiplayer patch and it's looking really good. We're talking about some final game balancing issues, but at this point every build we do we hope is the last build, so it should go out soon. We sure do appreciate everyone's patience with this patch. We realize it's taken us longer than expected, but the extra time has guaranteed that we could do things right. I've been working on some personal projects in my spare time which I'll probably make available soon. Nothing big, just working on putting my web site up again and some other stuff. Watch this space for more info.|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/feb99-1.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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While the ''Blood II'' team moved on to work on ''[[:wikipedia:Sanity: Aiken's Artifact|Sanity: Aiken's Artifact]]'' (although Wilson himself left the company for [[:wikipedia:Cavedog Entertainment|Cavedog Entertainment]] far before the game's completion), the ''Shogo'' team moved on to ''[[:wikipedia:The Operative: No One Lives Forever|The Operative: No One Lives Forever]]'' designed by [[Craig Hubbard]]; there were some divergences however, most notably [[Bill Vandervoort]] being level design lead for ''NOLF''. Both titles were given a new publisher, [[:wikipedia:Fox Interactive|Fox Interactive]], leaving [[GT Interactive]] behind after their troubled relationship during ''Blood II''.<br />
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February 16th featured the release of more ''Blood II: Revelations'' screamshots onto Planet Blood. February 17th saw the release of the multiplayer patch, aka the point release.<br />
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=== The Nightmare Levels ===<br />
[[File:Nightmare-February-1999.png|thumb|left|200px|Feburary 1999 Nightmare screamshot compilation]]<br />
On February 17, 1999 the official title of ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' was [https://web.archive.org/web/19991110182729/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=2171999-161117 announced] by The Adrenaline Vault, which also posted up a [http://web.archive.org/web/20000506053608/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=2171999-163044 poorly archived page] on weapons and enemies.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="After triumphing over the Ancient One, Caleb and the Chosen plot their return to the Otherworld. There they will face the Nightmare, a strong and powerful physic terror that creeps through the Wasteland. Features include: Four unique solo adventures in which each character faces his or her worst nightmare; six new multiplayer levels; a new multiplayer mode called Blood Ball in which participants play soccer with the heads of decapitated opponents; exclusive solo game enemies, including the menacing Gremlin, the sinister Nightmare, and the evil Cultist; new playable creatures for deathmatch including the Gremlin, the male and female Cultists, the Prophet, the Soul Drudge, and the Civilian; and two new weapons, including the flayer and the combat shotgun."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991110182729/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=2171999-161117 The Adrenaline Vault]}}<br />
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This was also the day the 2.0 patch was launched. February 18th saw two more screamshots released by [https://web.archive.org/web/20000305093309/http://www.ga-source.com/news/mainbits/01+18+1999/15:14:49.shtml G-A Source], reported much the same details. February 19th featured a Q&A with James Wilson about the add-on discussing the story line, weapons, monsters, and more, as well as announcing the new point release for ''Blood II''.<br />
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''Blood II'' was [http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.28/topshelf/ reviewed] by loonygames on March 8th, concluding that "if you long for the days before RPG elements started creeping their way into first person shooters, then check out Blood 2. You'll not only dig it, you'll think it's to die for."<br />
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Also on the eighth of March, Planet Blood published a letter from Jason Hall:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 source is on the way soon (VERY). With that users will be able to modify the heck out of the game. We will be releasing a Blood 2 patch soon (bugfixes) Users should expect a continued committed support effort from Monolith with regards to mods and level editing. We are still looking into the "High Ping" issue (this only happens on certain modems). We haven't found a way to fix that yet. We won't stop looking until we find and fix it. The Nightmares Add-On is coming out soon. It is quite p1mp. The main thing that I'd like to point out to the gamers is that Monolith is always doing the best that it can. Sometimes, that may not be good enough, but rest assured that we are working hard to satisfy. The frustrations that the Blood community has felt, Monolith has felt as well. We want Blood 2 to be as flawless as possible. We care about our game. We are doing the best that we can. That is all we can do. Trust me when I say that Monolith wholeheartedly appreciates the patience that the community has shown us."|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/s/570/jason-hall-letter Jason Hall]}}<br />
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March 19, 1999 featured the launch of a [https://web.archive.org/web/19991009055851/http://gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/action/bl2nl_uk/preview.html preview] of ''The Nightmare Levels'' by [[:wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]], which basically covered the final release, despite is own prediction that more levels and elements were to be added into it. March 1999 also saw ''The Nightmare Levels'' [http://www.game-over.net/review/mar99/nightmare/ reviewed negatively] by GameOver.<br />
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March 23rd had [[Jason Hall]] [http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.30/feat/index2.php interviewed] by loonygames, while April 1st saw the release of the 2.1 patch for ''Blood II'' featuring fixes developed alongside ''The Nightmare Levels''.<br />
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On April 5, 1999 the final update on the LithTech Linux porting effort was released by [["Loki" Blackman]]:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I've done a lot more work on the Linux port, and hopefully I'll have more good news soon. I've tried to keep the code relatively clean, but I haven't tried compiling it under FreeBSD or SunOS lately, so I can't swear I still compile perfectly under them. I'm still going to try to keep the UNIX port fairly clean so it should compile on more than just Linux."|attributedTo=[http://www.bluesnews.com/s/1209/linux-lithtech-update "Loki" Blackman]}}<br />
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Although never directly seeing the light of day, these efforts were later recycled in the ports of ''[[Shogo]]'' by [[:wikipedia:Hyperion Entertainment|Hyperion Entertainment]] in 2001.<br />
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[[File:Revelations-April-1999.jpg|thumb|right|200px|April 27, 1999 Blood II: Revelations screamshot]]<br />
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On April 10th Jason Hall partook of a Q&A with Planet Blood about the release of the game's tools, internet play, he possibility that Monolith would offer "some limited support to a key mod group so that Blood 2 may live on and take some of the directions that various Bloodites would like it to take." On April 20th, [[Mike Dussault]] announced work on the next incarnation of [[LithTech]], version 2.0. The same day the tools and game source for ''Blood II'' were finally released.<br />
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GA-Source posted an [https://web.archive.org/web/19991130224447/http://www.ga-source.com/all/news/bits/03+26+1999/11:17:4.shtml update] on the status of ''[[Blood II: Revelations]]'' on April 26, as well as nine [https://web.archive.org/web/20010202073500/http://www.ga-source.com/all/news/bits/03+27+1999/8:58:53.shtml new screamshots] on the 27th:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Revelations is going very well, 75% of level design is now complete, with levels ranging from Temples, a warehouse, a train ride, a train yard, the city streets and many others. There are lots of original ideas and huge scripted parts in it, Cultists being thrown through windows by Shikaris, Zealots surprise attacking you, walls caving in. In revelations we have tried to re-capture the Blood 1 feel (with darkness and the element of surprise) but set in Blood 2 times, Here at Tequila we want to immerse the player into a world which is not only visually captivating, but also involves the player with what is actually going on in the surroundings, we also want people to feel emotions including fright and surprise. The coding is also near completion (including the Revelations launcher, front end ) but a few bugs are being ironed out at present."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991130224447/http://www.ga-source.com/all/news/bits/03+26+1999/11:17:4.shtml Peter Hopkins, Tequila Software]}}<br />
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May 4, 1999 saw The Adrenaline Vault give ''The Nightmare Levels'' a [https://web.archive.org/web/19990827145559/http://avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=nmare&page=1 negative review], while May 25th saw the expansion [https://web.archive.org/web/19990821075352/http://www.gamesmania.com/english/reviews/new/blood2e/blood2e.htm reviewed negatively] by GamesMania.<br />
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=== Aftermath ===<br />
{{#ev:youtube|YJ6IFY79nd8|320|right|"Blood II: The Chosen - What Happened?" (Matt McMuscles) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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August 20, 1999 had The Habitat interview various mod-makers, including [[Interviews#Tren_UK|Tren]] of the ''Blood II'' mod ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#FX Enhancer|FX Enhancer]]''. October 22nd saw updates to the official FAQs for ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817083700/http://www.the-chosen.com/faq/ Blood II]'' and ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085042/http://www.shogo-mad.com/faq/ Shogo]''. On November 15, 1999 it was announced that [[GT Interactive]] had been bought out by [[:wikipedia:Infogrames|Infogrames]], transferring the ''Blood'' properties to them. [[Fact Time Line#2000|January 17, 2000]] had GA-Source [https://web.archive.org/web/20010222100611/http://www.ga-source.com/news/mainbits/00+17+2000/9:05:36.shtml announced] that ''[[Blood II: Revelations]]'' would be released as freeware, although in the end no files from the project were released [[Blood II: Revelations#Legacy|until 2015]].<br />
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On January 19, 2000 it as [https://web.archive.org/web/20001210082300/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=1192000-02954 announced] by The Adrenaline Vault that James Wilson III had been hired by [[:wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] after his first post-Monolith employer [[:wikipedia:Cavedog Entertainment|Cavedog Entertainment]] collapsed during the development of ''[[:wikipedia:Amen: The Awakening|Amen: The Awakening]]''. They also published an [https://web.archive.org/web/20000611110600/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=472000-91237 interview] with him about his latest project, ''[[:wikipedia:The World Is Not Enough|The World Is Not Enough]]'' video game [[:wikipedia:The World Is Not Enough (video game)|adaptation]], on April 17, 2000.<br />
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On July 10, 2000 [[Jason Hall]] [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_28423 revealed] the whole troubled story of the ''Blood II'' development and support process in a tell all [https://web.archive.org/web/20010221193918/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith2.php interview] with Junk Extreme, followed further by an August 2, 2000 [http://gultig.planetcrap.com/topics/108/617/ interview] with Planet Crap, in which he took aim at the game's publisher [[GT Interactive]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="It bothers us that Blood 2 happened the way it did, but the bottom line is that GT Interactive controlled whether additional work and support got done on Blood 2 or not. This concept is something that eludes most gamers. They think that Monolith could have just gone on and “fixed” Blood 2 if we really wanted to. Not true. I’ll explain why… GT Interactive completely owns the Blood franchise, not us. We were paid by GT to produce Blood 2. We were given 11 months to do it in. GT was our customer. As our customer, they had every right to take the work that we were doing for them, and ship it whenever they felt was the right time. Certainly, there were many factors involved with regard to why Blood 2 got shipped when it did, but all of those factors were based on GT 's needs and direction, not Monolith's. Monolith did not control the ship date (I wish we did!). Monolith did not hold Blood 2 in the air and say to GT, 'We are done! There is nothing more for us to do!' No, all Monolith said to GT was, 'Based on the amount of time we were allocated, and the various events that have occurred during development, here is where we are. If you want us to continue, here is what it will cost. We would encourage you to allow us to continue.' Then, GT shipped Blood 2..."|attributedTo=[[Jason Hall]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010221193918/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith2.php July 10, 2000]}}<br />
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[[File:Jason Hall.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Jason Hall]] made tough decisions to save the company]]<br />
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The question of whether it is acceptable or advisable to delay a game versus narrowing the game's design actually came up during the game's development.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="It's not really my choice. We aren't in the position as a developer to perpetually delay a product. We're a smaller developer without an endless cash supply. But if I had to choose I'd say there is a middle ground there. If a developer delays they're product a year past their initial ship date than in my opinion they need to better estimate their ship dates. :) However, game development is hard to predict, and I think delays are sometimes inevitable, and always the smart way to go if they'll make the product better. It's a balancing act. If Blood hadn't delayed so much maybe we would have sold more copies, since our technology wouldn't have been as outdated. But I don't think 3 or 4 year development cycles are justified. If you can't make it in 12-24 months than your planning needs to be better, or you need to wait until a time when what you want to do is more possible."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III, September 8, 1998]}}<br />
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And indeed, Hall did admit some fault on Monolith's part for the situation.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Over ambitious game design, unchecked team communication with end-users (i.e. a lot of promises got made by Blood 2 team members that shouldn't have been made), severe feature creep (GT wanted us to add stuff), etc. All these things contributed to the fact that Monolith could not get Blood 2 done and polished in the 11 months allocated. These underestimations are common pitfalls that developers make and wind up needing more time and money to finish their product. Monolith fell right into this trap, and GT was not interested in spending more money for a prolonged development of a product that would have limited success at best (due to the violence and subject matter)."|attributedTo=[[Jason Hall]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010221193918/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith2.php July 10, 2000]}}<br />
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Incidentally, the topic of communication with the community also came up early during the game's development.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="One of the biggest problems is players know what to expect before a game ever comes out, so they are never shocked, surprised, or scared when what they have known for months would happen finally does. This is why we are keeping such a tight lid on the levels and creatures of the game. I want people to experience those things, not read about them months ahead of time. Blood 2 will be full of surprises all the way through to ensure players never grow complacent. No, we do not think players are immune to fear, and we intend to prove it. "|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III, May 17, 1998]}}<br />
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However the crux of the matter for many was not that ''Blood II'' was less ambitious than planned, but that it was poorly supported.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Fixing Blood 2 on Monolith's dime would have killed Monolith. This is a fact. - And for what? To make GT Interactive slightly more money? The answer was "No." I feel really bad for the gamers that bought Blood 2 and were unable to have fun with it due to bugs. I wish it didn't happen this way, but there was nothing I could do. GT wasn't interested in paying for more development, and I was not going to send 65 families to the unemployment line just so that a minor few could have smooth internet multiplayer, or AI that didn't get stuck in corner, etc. Basically, Blood 2 just needed more time. Time costs money, and Monolith didn't have a business model with the Blood 2 project that could justify additional work - GT needed to step up, and really they should have because it is their game that they sold. To be honest though, I don't blame them for dropping it. The overall interest wasn't there for the Blood franchise (except for the Blood community, which r0x0rs). So there it is (in over simplified fashion). Monolith has certainly taken its lumps for the whole situation, and GT has, well, gone out of business basically (for many reasons), so there you go."|attributedTo=[[Jason Hall]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010222161422/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith3.php July 10, 2000]}}<br />
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[[File:GT-Interactive-Blood2-Logo.webm|320x200px|right|thumb|GT opener for ''Blood II'']]<br />
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He explained how Monolith in fact did not make any money from the sales of ''Blood II'', only receiving payments to carry on development.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I knew that if we attempted to fix Blood 2, Monolith would run out of money and go out of business. We simply did not have the money to do it. It would have cost Monolith close to $105,000 a month to fix Blood 2 properly, and we were looking at 3 months minimum. NO WAY. Why would I elect to go down that path? If GT (the people who own Blood 2 and the whole franchise) weren't willing to spend that money to support their own product, why would I spend that money (and risk people's job security) to support THEIR product? It doesn't make sense. You see, what gamers don't understand is that Monolith never received a single dollar from any Blood 2 sale. NEVER. Monolith did not take any gamer's money for Blood 2. Monolith did not put Blood 2 on the shelf and collect the fee. That was GT. If Blood 2 sold through the roof, GT would have made all the money, not Monolith. Our royalty was never going to see the light of day (this is the bad side of the business coming through). Maybe we would have made some money off of Blood 2 after it sold its 600,000th copy, but I knew that there was no way that was going to happen. So Blood 2 didn't get "fixed" by Monolith on Monolith's dime. Now, if we OWNED the Blood franchise this entire story would be different I assure you. Business models start making more sense when you are the owner."|attributedTo=[[Jason Hall]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010222161422/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith3.php July 10, 2000]}}<br />
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As to why Monolith remained silent on the situation despite the considerable backlash, Hall explained the business realities involved.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Frankly, we did not want to upset GT. We were doing a lot of new business with them and it just isn't good, from a business to business side of things, to start complaining and pointing fingers at your publisher publicly NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON. The fact is that doing that could have placed future Monolith deals in jeopardy with GT, and honestly what other publisher would want to work with a developer that "pulls the curtain back" (so to speak) in such a public way when it is under the gun. No. That is not us. That is not me. It was a better business decision for me to decide that we were going to bear the brunt of the negative feedback, and that we would just keep our mouths shut and just do the best we could to support the Blood community with the limited resources that we had (which just wasn't enough). The game community really went after us too. It was very tough to just sit by and listen to all of the angry conjecture, misleading comments, personal attacks and pure unfounded theory on the whole mess that the Blood community had about the whole situation. Agreed though that there was a right for gamers to be upset at the situation, but all that Monolith pointing the finger at GT would do (even though it is the complete story) is basically create excuses for things that there really are no excuses for. So Monolith took its lumps. For a long time - and still takes some to this day."|attributedTo=[http://gultig.planetcrap.com/topics/108/617/ Jason Hall, August 2, 2000]}}<br />
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Seemingly in response to the patching crisis, Monolith released the game source code to modders on [[Fact Time Line#1999|April 20, 1999]], which lead to a proliferation of [[List of Mods for Blood II#Tweaks|tweak mods]] right up to the modern ''[[Extra Crispy]]''.<br />
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On January 4, 2001 the FAQs for ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20001018024853/http://blood.com/ Blood]'', ''Blood II'' and ''Shogo'' were revamped by Monolith. On March 1, 2001 it was reported by Blues News that the ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Ze Rein's Bastard CTF|Bastard CTF]]'' mod for ''Blood II'' had reached version 1.0, and from there contemporary coverage ended.<br />
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== Design ==<br />
{{quote|quotation="Where to start? One of the most readily apparent differences is the four playable characters. Each one will play differently, and give the story a unique twist. We are still holding back some major details about the Chosen, but suffice to say the player will feel a real investment in their chosen character. Blood 2 also puts a lot more concentration on the single-player game than Blood did, with story-based, goal-oriented levels, advanced AI that emulates real creature behavior, a highly developed storyline with complex and engaging characters, a worthy and recognizable villain in Gideon, a menacing cast of baddies that throw in a lot of twists on what players might have come to expect from a bad guy, and atmosphere so thick you can cut it with a gore-covered knife. This is, of course, just to name a few things. Of course, some changes come as a result of technology. True 3D with mouselook changes the way 3D games play quite a bit, so much so [that] we are actually trying to overcome the technology through gameplay. We want to keep the same feel of the movement and weapon balance, and translate those things into a new style of gameplay. A tricky maneuver, but one I think we are doing well."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060615065021/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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=== LithTech ===<br />
Being one of two launch games for the engine, the other being ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'', a lot of emphasis was put on what [[LithTech]] would bring to the game.<br />
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[[File:Blood-II-Motion-Capture.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[:wikipedia:Motion capture|Motion capture]] was a key new feature of LithTech]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 uses the Lithtech engine, which is getting a lot of attention through Shogo, which is nearing release. Most web sites that have previewed Shogo say the graphics are better than Quake 2, but not quite as good as Unreal, but the performance is better, and the special effects are better. So from a graphics standpoint Blood 2 looks great. The single player game has a lot to offer beyond good graphics though. The environments are creative and based around real locations, with some really impressive looking levels like a moving subway train, an airship in flight that you can walk around on outside, and a rather gruesome meat packing plant. There is a fairly complex story that is told throughout the single player game, involving many primary and supporting characters, and several dramatic confrontations as well as times where the other three Chosen will fight alongside you. Progress through the single player game is very logical, and moves almost like a movie. Using Lithtech's LOD system we can display a LOT more models on the screen at one time than either the Quake or Unreal engine, which allows for gameplay where you are fighting a lot more enemies at a time."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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James Wilson also provided a more complete list of features he was enjoying, both in the game and the engine.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="A character system that allows for complete customization of character attributes, including physical attributes, inventory items, and weapons, including many weapons dual-handed. Motion captured animation. Hit detection on creatures which allow for body-specific recoils and deaths on the creatures. Dynamic limb loss creating an almost infinite number of death animations. Multiple modeling techniques on the same model, like deformation and jointing, which allow us a much greater diversity of look with the models at a lower poly cost. 250 levels of detail on models, which means we draw less polies the further away from the model you are, but with 250 different transitions there is no popping in and out of polies. 700 or 800 poly models can be processed down to as little as 200-300 polies at a medium distance. Those are just some of the features, but we have a whole host more obvious features, like dynamic lighting, AI scripting, 21 different weapons, over 20 creatures, advanced AI, and such. I'd say my favorite feature is either the motion captured animation or the levels of detail. The mo-cap makes a huge difference in bringing the creatures to life, more so than I thought it would. You can really tell the difference between it and hand animation. The levels of detail allow us to have a lot more enemies on the screen at once, which is also a big plus, since that has been a limitation of 3D-based engines. "|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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It was also stressed that the two launch titles were still intended as games, separate ones at that, and not just engine demonstrations.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Speaking for myself, I'm far more interested in making a fun game than a good technology demonstrator. If you have a competitive engine and take advantage of it as a game designer, the technology pretty much demonstrates itself. The cooler the game is, the more impressive the technology seems. Otherwise, you get people saying things like, "Wow, just think what a creative game developer could do with this engine!" We intend to settle that question with [[Shogo|Riot]] and Blood 2. :) I think one of the engine's greatest strengths is its flexibility. Riot and Blood 2 are both looking incredible, but they both look incredibly different as well. There are features in Blood 2 you won't see in Riot and vice versa, because we've let game design determine how we use the technology rather than trying to demo every possible engine feature in both games."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991006010816/http://www.pvr-net.com/articles/interviews/Monolith/interview_monolith.htm Craig Hubbard]}}<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Vision-Coloured-Lighting.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Coloured lighting was another selling point for the game]]<br />
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It was hoped this next generation engine would prevent the game from being marginalized due to using an outdated [[Build|rendering engine]] the way ''Blood'' was.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Well, Blood was certainly well-received in a lot of ways, and we're really proud of it, but we don't think it got the attention it deserved due to the fact that it used outdated technology. With Blood 2 our main goal is to make a game that is as fun and engrossing as Blood was. Along the way we're also hoping to improve upon the things we didn't like about Blood, and add a few new ways to look at the genre in general."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Mention was also made about how the engine made things easier for the people behind the game.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Everything is easier. I find myself making engineering requests that would have been near impossible in Build and having my engineers say, "Have it in an hour." Often, stuff that took months of tweaking and finesse in Build comes out the first try. We have been able to transfer some of our Blood code over, mainly for movement and to capture the spirit of some effects. From the level design side of things it was incredibly liberating, at least after that first cognitive leap into 3D design. I spend all my time putting in cool stuff instead of fighting with the engine. Still, I miss Build from time to time. It was a good, fast engine, and level development was faster and in many ways easier, but technology improves, and Build certainly had its day!"|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Emphasis was also put on duplicating the fast, smooth movement of the original game despite the now heavier graphics.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="There are several things about going to a 3D engine that can slow things down, some of the major ones being mouselook, which makes hitting targets and hitting them accurately more difficult, and environment navigation, generally due to more complex architecture. We are going to overcome the mouselook problem through weapon design. Plain and simple, you will have more power in Blood 2. Some characters will be able to carry two-handed weapons all the time instead of with a guns akimbo power-up, and many weapons will be beefed up. Not all the weapons will be more powerful, though... Other than improved mouselook, we have emulated character movement almost exactly. We had to make a few minor tweaks, mainly because our characters, and therefore their viewpoint, are taller. This affects the perception of speed and jump height, so we beefed these up a tad."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Vision-Objects.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Smooth navigation around obstacles was priority]]<br />
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The designers were also concious of the problems that can occur when trying to produce smooth movement within fully three dimensional engines.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="The area of effect weapons, like rocket launchers and such, will probably be scaled back to reflect the fact that they are more powerful in a true 3D engine, due to the ability to use the walls and floors to detonate these weapons near opponents.... As far as the player negotiating geometry and objects, many 3D action games have done a good job of keeping the floors and walls relatively free of obstructions, but there are two things that interfere with and slow down the action. The first is jumping, which I find to be generally unresponsive in many games. Blood 2 will emulates the quick, smooth jump of the first game that makes it easy to get on top of things and control where you land. The other is getting stuck on stuff. Be it walls or other players, there are many games where you simply touch a wall or another player and come to a screeching halt. This will not be the case in Blood 2."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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This was all tied to a strong design emphasis on smooth movement as a whole, as was the case for [[Development of Blood#Game Balance|its predecessor]]:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Movement is absolutely the number one priority for an action game. It's how the player interfaces with the world, so NOTHING is more important. It takes tons of work to get movement right. Getting the movement in Blood to the state it was at for the final game took dozens and dozens of revisions, and getting Blood 2's movement right has required the same amount of work. Most shooters seem to have fairly slow movement that is under-sampled with a pathetic jump. Not Blood 2. Movement is fast, control is strong, and the jump is good. We have taken a lot of Blood's original movement code to assure all of that."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Designer [[James Wilson III]] also hoped that the team's previous experiences and complete control over their technology would produce a polished, bug free game.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Yes, much more stable for many reasons. Blood was our first product, and our testing base was not nearly as well-developed as it is now. We learned, and Claw came out almost bug-free. I expect this to be the case with all future products. We also have the advantage of a more engineers on this project. We have three Blood 2 engineers, plus the Riot engineers and the LithTech engineering team, who will be spending several months just on compatibility testing. We have learned our lesson as well. Blood 2 will be more rigorously tested than Blood, and we will freeze the feature set earlier in development."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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In the end however, ''Blood II'' became notoriously buggy due to its rushed release by its publisher, exacerbated by a difficult patching process in terms of acquiring support from [[GT Interactive]].<br />
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=== Themes ===<br />
[[File:B2 Gideon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A more prominent villain in the form of [[Gideon]]]]<br />
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James Wilson III had desired to provide ''Blood II'' with a more realistic horror experience, as opposed to the somewhat cartoonish feel of the original ''Blood''.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We had a clear vision of Blood 2's world before we started, and this will make it a lot more realistic. The player will not only be able to recognize the places that they are in, but from level to level the world will stay consistent to the point that it will seem like a continuous world. On top of that, we've gone a long way to define within the story exactly what kind of world the Blood 2 world is, so it will feel like a very rich and immersive environment to kill things in. :) Speaking of story, it is pretty complex, and evolves within the game instead of cut scenes at the beginning and the end.." |attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19971211065018/http://o3dfx.allgames.com/interviews/1997/oct/blood2.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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However, he was quick to point out that ''Blood II'' would not be betraying its fast action routes, being willing to compromise realism where necessary.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I think it depends on what type of game you are going for. I think a game based around realism could be made and could be great, but it's going to play very differently from something like Quake. Realism tends to make for a much more strategic game, versus a fast-paced one. Simply adding realism to a game like Quake is in my opinion a mistake, because it contradicts what the game is going for in the first place. I wish people were making more shooters aiming for realism, like Goldeneye and Outlaws, because we have plenty going for fast action, but I don't think watering down a fast-paced game with realism is the answer. Blood 2 is going for an extremely fast pace, so we take LOTS of liberties with realism, but we do it on purpose, for the gameplay." |attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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And despite all the hype being propagated about LithTech, he was quick to point out the necessity for a game-play focused design.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="First and foremost a game has to be fun to be great. It has to be satisfying and challenging, without needless frustration. I think a lot of things prevent this from happening, emphasizing technology over gameplay, over-designing a game, and/or adding features or realism for the sake of having them even though they make gameplay suffer. I think if you look at any great game you'll find that at its core it is extremely focused in the style of gameplay it goes for. Practically any idea can be made fun, but the gameplay has to be well-conceived and thought out. There are other things that are important, good concept, technology, overall consistency, but you can sacrifice in some areas and still have a great game, although if you sacrifice in technology no one may care. :)" |attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Most of all he wanted to craft a genuinely horrifying game, closer to the original design for the first game:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We wanted Blood to be a horror game; that was one of the intentions from the beginning. We all have a pretty sick sense of humor, and with time that creeped its way into the game. Since Build was not the best engine for displaying atmosphere, at least not when held up to Quake, this humor started to fill in where the atmosphere failed. We are all very happy with the end product, but now that we have an engine that can lay down the serious mood, it would seem a shame not to take advantage of it, especially when games like Duke Nukem Forever will provide all the humor players could ever want. No 3D action game has gone the true horror route. There will be a hefty dose of humor in the sequel; however, overall it is a more serious, more terrifying experience." |attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Shikari-Concept-Art.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[Shikari|creature]] of [[Reality Beta|another world]]...]]<br />
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To achieve this, Wilson set out hoping to craft a genuinely menacing atmosphere.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="As any good movie director will tell you, it is all about implementation. Sure, plenty of horror films use the old "cat trick" to scare you, but occasionally a movie goes a step beyond and truly taps into something unsettling, and then the viewer knows fear. This is what we want to achieve with Blood 2. A sense of menace in the world is extremely important. The player should not feel that something is going to jump out at them around every corner; it becomes expected, and is no longer frightening. Instead, the player should be fearful of where danger will come from next, and what that danger will be. Are they being hunted at that very moment? Was that creak in the floor from their own foot, or the foot of something much larger that is waiting, just out of sight? The player should never be able to predict what is going to happen next because it kills the fear." |attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Although originally hired as a level designer, James Wilson III hoped that the ''Blood II'' project would allow him to stretch his talents as a writer.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="From a personal standpoint, I want a story-oriented game because, at heart, I am a writer. Before getting involved in the gaming industry, I wanted to be a novelist, and had already developed a draft of my first book. All my game ideas start with the story and develop from there. This is the case with many of Monolith's game designers, including Nathan Hendrickson and Craig Hubbard, who wrote the extremely complex and cool story for Riot. Craig has a degree in professional writing, and Nathan was a professional writer before coming to Monolith. I think this is a current trend in first-person shooters simply because it is the least explored area of the genre. Is it the way all shooters should go? No, not necessarily. Good game design should always be the winning factor, and I think any title with awesome gameplay will do well regardless of the story. Story is not always a good thing, either. I have played plenty of great action games where I felt I was muddling my way through a story I had no interest in. I still played, though, because the gameplay was there." |attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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He particularly wanted the story to feel like it developed meaningfully as it progressed.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="The story will twist and turn several times, developing the characters and going in new directions as the player discovers the ramifications of what's REALLY going on. The story links heavily into events that occured in Blood, as well as events that occur in Blood 2. My goal with the story for Blood 2 is to make it much more than just window dressing for action, or a setup for why you are killing things, but rather a complex set of events that all relate to one another. The characters will develop over the course of the game, and your opinions about them may be vastly different by the end. The player will constantly be discovering elements of what's going on that will remain consistent throughout. Like a character in a movie, the player will have to deal with events that may occur unlike they expected, and will be constantly intrigued regarding not just what is happening, but why." |attributedTo=[http://www.csoon.com/issue31/bld2int.htm James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Consideration was also made on how interactive storytelling could do things different from conventional narrative.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I think the main thing you can do is invest the player in the story in a way that simply can't be done in any other medium. In a movie or book you basically follow the actions of someone else, with no control over how the story turns out. But in a game the player becomes the character. A victory feels more satisfying, and a defeat is more painful. I think this has only been touched on in computer games, mainly because up until very recently story has taken a back seat to gameplay. I think in a way that should always be the case, but in the future I think we'll see more games that have a whole section of the team that is just working on the story and accomplishing elements of that."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Vision-Zealot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[Zealot#Blood II|Zealot]] and [[C1L11: The Cathedral|the Cathedral]] were one of the better received remaining gothic touches]]<br />
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Despite a vast hundred year time jump from the past into the near future, James Wilson argued that the game's setting was still derived from that of the original.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 takes the world that was established in Blood and gives it depth and substance. I have gone to great lengths to not simply tack a story onto the end of the first game, but to integrate the two games together. Even things we simply made up for fun now have purpose and reason, and every major element is expanded and given a history... Many people have expressed concern that the sequel will be sci-fi because it occurs in the near future. Let me assure you this will not be the case. The world is one ruled by what was only a shadow in the first game. ...This world is a time of repression and despair, a future hopelessly caught in the past that is quickly deteriorating around them. In this way, I view Blood 2 as a tribute to Blood and the time period it was set in. We did not move forward in time to get away from Blood, but rather to romanticize the world in the way only long-term history truly can."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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At least a few elements were directly inspired from ideas cut from the first game. [[Concept Art Image Gallery#Pre-Alpha Blood|Concept art from 1994]] shows that both the [[Bone Leech]] and [[Soul Drudge]] were originally created for use in ''Blood'', appearing very much as they would later be realized in ''Blood II''.<br />
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Even so, many reviewers missed the more overtly gothic and anachronistic aesthetics of the original, and the two demo levels ([[C1L6: Center for Disease Management]] and [[C1L7: Movin' On Up]]) were regularly challenged as being too bright and "techie" for a game with the pedigree of ''Blood''.<br />
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=== Structure ===<br />
[[File:Weekly-Vision-Subway.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Subways were regularly revisited in ''Blood II'']]<br />
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''Blood II'' was originally intended to be [[:wikipedia:Nonlinear_gameplay|non-linear]], objective-based and contained within a [[:wikipedia:Open world|open hub]] (similar to the ''[[:wikipedia:Hexen (video game)|Hexen]]'' [[:wikipedia:Hexen II|games]]), requiring some amount of back-tracking:<br />
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{{quote|quotation="All the levels are goal based, with no key hunting, and advance the story appropriately. You will have very well defined reasons for being where you are, and fairly involved goals, some of which will be vastly divergent from your typical run and gun. You will also be able to freely move back and forth between levels, but we are taking great pains to make sure that this is not cumbersome. You won't be hitting switches on one level that do something on another. Returning to levels will be done for a reason, and will present new dangers, and possibly new areas to explore. Players can also expect the innovation in our levels that they saw in Blood with levels like the Train." |attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19971211065018/http://o3dfx.allgames.com/interviews/1997/oct/blood2.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Elements of this original design can be seen in the similar nature between [[C1L2: Pickman St. Station]] and [[C1L10: Hard Hat Area]], with the player even able to enter [[C1L11: The Cathedral]] from the former using no-clipping cheats. Similarly, there is repetition with [[C2L5: Horlock's Station]] and [[C2L8: Horlock's Station 2]], as well as the related trilogy of [[C1L1: Cabalco Transit System]], [[C2L1: Cabalco Transit System 2]], and [[C2L7: Cabalco Transit System 3]]. Finally, there is same with [[C3L4: Cabalco Enterprises]], [[C3L6: Cabalco Enterprises 2]], and [[C3L8: Cabalco Enterprises 3]] in the third chapter. This adaptation of the earlier model into a simpler linear model has been a source of criticism for the game, with some reveiwers commenting that the player revisits the same locations a few too many times.<br />
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Early on James Wilson III admitted that this more ambitious form of level design was going to be more work, but was optimistic anyhow.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Story and mission structures invest the player in the game and give them something to fight for. They have also made for more interesting levels on the whole. Goal-based levels are more work, but my original specifications for Blood 2, which I created before the project went into production, had 90 percent of the levels planned out, both in terms of story and goal content. This has been a wonderful tool for organizing the designers. We had nearly two hundred partially completed levels for Blood when we were done, mainly because we never had a plan of what the levels were going to be. Blood 2 will have almost no excess because we knew what we were going to do from the start. A few levels have been scrapped and re-designed, but most were pulled off on the first attempt. The main complication has come with resolving how the story will unfold for each of the four separate playable characters, and how the levels will work together regardless of which character you play. Challenging, to say the least, but if it were not challenging, it would not be fun!" |attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060615065021/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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=== The Chosen ===<br />
{{quote|quotation="I hope [players] find the Chosen, the playable characters, the most unsettling part of the game once the story comes full circle. Their grim insanity is really the catalyst for the most horrific aspects of the game. I am very proud of what we have done with them as a whole...The Chosen are not there as wall decorations, or to deliver the occasional quip, but are distinct personalities, catalysts that drive the story."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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A major selling point for ''Blood II: The Chosen'' was its inclusion of four playable characters in the form of the [[Chosen]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="One of the most readily apparent differences is the four playable characters. Each one will play differently, and give the story a unique twist. We are still holding back some major details about the Chosen, but suffice to say the player will feel a real investment in their chosen character."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Gabriella-concept-art.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Gabriella]] was the most radical redesign, changing gender]]<br />
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This was a design idea [[Development of Blood#Bloodlust|carried over]] the from the original [[Development of Blood|''Blood'' development]].<br />
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Although in the end only really predominate in multiplayer, they were all intended to all have an active role to play as protagonists of the story.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Caleb has a slightly more prominent role than the other three Chosen, mainly because he is the catalyst for much of what is going on, but once the game gets underway he is treated as an equal character, and only features more in the cutscenes when you specifically play him. We have worked hard to make sure the other three Chosen get just as much attention. "|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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The final decision to make only [[Caleb]] have a story mode in the game was the result of development time pressure, and was settled upon following an online poll in July-August 1998 asking if users preferred a stronger story with Caleb in the focus, or a weaker story made to work with all four Chosen. The single-player campaign can still be played as any of the four, but only Caleb receives story text or experiences the game's cutscenes.<br />
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This also lead to the final story where the Chosen are resurrected gradually through the game via the [[Singularity Generator]]. Originally Caleb was to begin the game by collecting the artefacts needed to bring back the Chosen from the Cabal, and then have the four of them form a pact.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2's story is pretty involved. We are only revealing the setup for the story right now. Blood 2 starts off 100 years after Blood in the year 2028. Caleb, Blood's main character, has continued his crusade against the Cabal, the ancient organization dedicated to the Dark God, Tchernobog. Caleb was a servant to Tchernobog and leader of the Cabal who was cast down from his position in the first game. He fought the Cabal and destroyed Tchernobog out of revenge. At the beginning of Blood 2 Caleb is trying to figure out a way to regain his position as head of the Cabal, which has grown in size from a backwards cult to a huge global organization that fronts its activities through a megacorporation called "Cabalco". He discovers the location of several artifacts that are in the Cabal's possession that will allow him to bring back "The Chosen", the three others like Caleb who were killed in Blood 1. The game starts off with Caleb bringing back the Chosen in the first level and them joining Caleb in a shaky alliance to retake the Cabal. Little do they know that their actions and the events from Blood 1 could result in the end of everything."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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In terms of implementation, Wilson placed the statistical variations between each of the Chosen into various categories.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="The differences in the characters revolve around their physical attributes, and a special ability. Physical attributes are Speed, Strength, Resistance, and Magic. Speed controls how fast the player moves. Resistance controls how much damage the player can take. Strength controls how much ammo the player can hold and some aspects of recovering health. Magic controls how much magic ammo the player can have, and how fast magic ammo regenerates, and some aspects of how armor is recovered."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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He then defined the values for each of the characters based on these lines.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="The differences between the characters are that each have different default values of these abilities. Caleb has high strength, average speed and resistance, and low magic. Ophelia has high speed and magic, but low strength and resistance. Ishmael has high magic, average speed and resistance, and low strength. Gabriella has high strength and resistance, but low magic and speed. Each character also may have a special ability, but we haven't finalized that yet."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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The player was to have the option to modify the basic statistics for their character within certain parameters.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 offers something that no 3D shooter to date has offered: in-game character customizability. You can modify and customize your character's physical attributes and weapons, allowing each player to customize their playing persona to their personal style.... You can modify any character's attributes as you see fit. For example, Ophelia has high speed and magic, but low strength and resistance. You could crank up Ophelia's strength by pulling it away from her resistance. You can also swap special abilities. By default each character is very different, but since you can change attributes at will you aren't limited to their default configuration. Yes, this means all the characters can basically be the same on a gameplay level, so you may be asking what's the point of having multiple characters? We didn't want multiple characters to act as a restriction on the player, preventing them from using certain weapons or having certain abilities, we wanted the player to decide what they wanted there character's abilities to be, so we've put those things completely in the hands of the player.|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Blood-2-Character-Setup.png|thumb|right|200px|Character setup only ended up available for Bloodbath play]]<br />
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This was pitched as a way to allow players to create character types even beyond the four standard models provided.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Want someone fast but with high strength? That option isn't one of the defaults, but is still possible. I think putting these decisions in the hands of the player is very important, because it allows the player to make the game what they want it to be. The other thing I like about this system is that while it adds elements of a role-playing game, it doesn't slow down the action at all, since all these decisions are made when you originally make your character, and not altered in the game itself. The individual characters have default values so that players who don't want to mess around with creating their own character don't have to, but rather use the character that suits them the most. We'll also include several pre-made versions of each character for a variety of quick options."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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James Wilson did however stress the ways that ''Blood II'' still differed from a full on [[:wikipedia:Role playing game|role playing game]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Blood 2 allows a lot of customization of the player's characters, but it is not a role-playing game. Keeping that in mind we decided that you would not gain experience or new abilities throughout the game, at least not moreso than any other shooter. When you start the game you can choose any one of the Chosen's pre-set values, or you can alter attributes about them. This effects four major elements of the character, attributes, weapons, inventory items, and spells. Attributes define all the physical aspects of the character, movement speed, ability to withstand damage, and weapon and magic capabilities. Players can trade points back and forth between different attributes by taking a point away from one field and adding it to another. Once chosen these values remain consistent throughout the game. The weapons field is limited in single player, basically you can choose one weapon from a few starter weapons. In multiplayer you choose your entire arsenal and start the game with your weapons in hand, although with insufficient ammo to use them. Items and spells are gained throughout the single player game, but in multiplayer you also choose these ahead of time."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991011034814/http://www.3dgaming.net/features/blood2/interview.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Ultimately none of the above made it into the single-player game (though it is available for [[Bloodbath]]), and instead players simply choose a character based on their pre-defined statistics. This proved to be to the game's detriment, as [[List of Mods for Blood II#Tweaks|demonstrated by mods]] such as ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#FX Enhancer|FX Enahncer]]'' and ''[[Extra Crispy]]'' which were partially designed to tweak the hard-coded character attributes that were originally going to be dynamically alterable. For example, in ''EC'' the amount of [[Focus]] given to certain characters has been changed, allowing the default character of [[Caleb]] to make greater use of magical weapons; Caleb can now actually make use of the alternative fire mode of [[Orb|The Orb]].<br />
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However, Wilson still saw value in even this limited implementation from an aesthetic point of view.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Finally, having different characters is appealing simply from an aesthetic standpoint. With each character you not only get a different look, but different height (which affects your first person viewpoint), and tons of unique one-liners and dialogue that give your on-line persona personality. :) The dialogue is, of course, optional."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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=== Gameplay ===<br />
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[[James Wilson III]] stated prominently how the ''Blood'' series gameplay differed from that of the first-person shooter standard bearing series ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (series)|Quake]]''.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="One of the main things I think Blood 2 has to offer is that it isn't Quake, and it doesn't play like Quake. Even most non-id 3D shooters can't say that. But Blood 2, like Blood, simply offers a very different style of game than Quake. The movement is faster, the jumping is higher, many weapons can be used dual-handed, and the weapons are a lot more powerful. Bloodbath also just has a lot more style. Four playable characters each with a lot of personality and one-liners that are used during the game. Humiliation Deaths, which allow you to mock your defeated opponents. You can use many weapons dual-handed, one in each hand, and nice touches like the "voice", an in-game multiplayer commentator, and being able to kick around body parts, and dynamically dismember dead bodies. Sure these are just bells and whistles that don't affect gameplay, but they certainly add to the fun."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Vision-Soul-Drudges.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Soul Drudge]]s about to swarm the player in the sewers]]<br />
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The original ''Blood'' featured only one principle antagonist: [[Tchernobog]]'s [[Cabal]]. ''Blood II'' however features two: [[Gideon]]'s [[CabalCo]], and the forces of [[Reality Beta|another reality]] penetrating into our world loosely directed by [[The Ancient One]]. However, this roughly translates enemies into being the same as the previous game's two primary categories: humans and monsters, with the second game not seeing the return of any of the Cabal's beastly minions or [[zombie]]s (save for [[Hand]]s). However, the enemy list for the game was still a key focus for the game's designers.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="And on creatures, that area has been one of our main focuses. They are simply cooler than any creatures I have seen in a game. I don't like to say such non-descriptive statements, but it is hard to explain in an interview. Zombie-like Soul Drudges stagger at you, swinging a variety of bludgeoning weapons. The spider-like thief attaches to your face, causing nausea in the form of screen effects, and the human enemies use a variety of weapons and techniques, like dodging, and running while firing. Most of the movement has been motion captured, so the creature animations are much more vibrant and realistic than most other games. Also, the design of our creatures allows for a much broader arrangement of play styles. In Unreal, for example, they have smarter enemies, but fewer of them. In Blood 2 we have a variety of situations, smart enemies that you fight one-on-one, dumb enemies that you fight in large groups, and a nice mix in-between. The humans can be mowed down in a way that hasn't been seen since Doom, but some creatures will take a serious beating before going down."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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In order to bring them to life, the [[:wikipedia:Artificial intelligence (video games)|artificial intelligence]] in ''Blood II'' was intended to be quite ambitious, but was left somewhat half-finished in the end.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I think Blood 2's AI is very strong. Instead of trying to emulate a bot with our AI, we're trying to make them act like real creatures. Real creatures have a will to live, and will not always make the player their first priority. Human enemies have a variety of skills they can use. They carry multiple weapons, have limited ammo, and can pick up new weapons and health. They also have tons of animations they can use. You won't see the enemies run at you, stop, and then fire. They'll roll from side to side, forwards or backwards. They'll fire while running or walking at you, attack crouched and standing. Some of the creatures can attach to you to do damage, and you must hit your 'use' key repeatedly to get them off. Some enemies work together, some have mortal enemies other than the player. Some enemies use special abilities like teleporting, or jump over and around you to through off your aim. I think people will be very impressed with Blood 2's creatures and the code that drives them."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Update-Soul-Drudge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|AI test in [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724034130/http://www.the-chosen.com/news/week3.asp Weekly Update #3]]]<br />
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Indeed, it was claimed that the game's enemies would posses realistic human-like sensory perception.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We've tried to make an AI system that is not only advanced, but goes in a new direction for game AI. Everyone seems to be concerned with making bot-level AI, but bots don't really reflect how creatures would actually react. I don't want to fight a deathmatch opponent in single player, that's what I play deathmatch for. I want to fight an enemy that is afraid to die, gets angry and goes into rages, makes mistakes, and practices smart tactics. Our creatures use realistic senses, like sight, smell, and hearing, and having individual strengths and weaknesses. Some prefer to attack in groups, some are braver than others, they'll fire at your last position, and many other techniques."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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All of this based on a fine tuned fuzzy logic system by programmer [[Scott Schlegel]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Scott Schlegel is working on the AI, and he's created an incredible fuzzy logic system that allows for a large variety of emotional states and reactions. When the fanatic, a militaristic member of the Cabal, gets injured they may activate a pack on their back that injects them with a berserker fluid that will send them into a mindless rage where they can take enormous damage and run straight at the player. After 20 or so seconds the pack on their explodes, turning the crazed fanatic into a suicide attack! The Shikari, an extremely intelligent pack hunter, will attack in groups, is as good in water as out, and can crawl on walls and ceilings. Players can expect a lot of other reactions, like fear, anger, and AI that work intelligently in groups."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html James Wilson III]}}<br />
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''Blood II'' was different from many other games in having a large arsenal of weapons (19 at retail, 21 with the expansion, out of an originally planned 30), of which only ten could be carried by the player at one time. In the end this was a point of some criticism, as many players found it tedious to have to drop old weapons to pick up new ones, and not all the weapons were given the same effort to develop and balance.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We didn't want to restrict the player to a certain weapon setup. In games that have done that I've always been frustrated by the inevitably smaller number of weapons you could carry at once, and the fact that my favorite weapons would be spread across several characters. In Blood 2 any character can use any weapon. There are around 20 weapons total, but the player can only carry 10 weapons at a time. In single player when the player reaches their maximum of 10 weapons they must drop a weapon they are currently holding to pick up a new weapon. In multiplayer, you choose all your weapons ahead of time, and spawn in with a full arsenal but with little or no ammo. You don't pick up weapons in multiplayer, only ammo, items, and power-ups. So even though you may have the big bfg weapon when you spawn in, you won't have any ammo for it. Also, many weapons can be used dual-handed, like carrying a shotgun in your left and right hand, but that requires two weapon slots, one for each hand."|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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Others however have instead given the game praise for how it offers the players a very varied arsenal with weapons other games would have eschewed as niche. The game was specifically marketed with promises that it would offer "more ways to kill and be killed than in any other 3D first person shooter."<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Vision-Combat-Shotgun.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Early design for the [[Combat Shotgun]], later dropped and then re-added in [[The Nightmare Levels|the add-on]]]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Most of the weapons from Blood will make a literal or functional return in Blood 2, the voodoo doll being a noteable mention. Some of the new weapons include a magical weapon called the Flayer, which is essentially a large iron hook. When the player uses it they can direct long hooked chains at their enemy that rip and tear at their skin. One of the other new weapons is a basic Beretta 9MM pistol. Don't expect this to be a weak weapon, though. Like a real Beretta, the player can fire it fully semi-auto, as fast as they can pull the trigger. Of course this weapon is also a natural for dual-handed use. Anyone who has ever seen a good John Woo film knows how satisfying this can be. :)"|attributedTo=[http://www.csoon.com/issue31/bld2int.htm James Wilson III]}}<br />
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That said, the initial idea for potentially over thirty weapons was cut down considerably during development.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I'll say it right here and right now, Monolith is the king of weapon balance! :) We all play so many games and we'll keep kicking something and kicking something until it is perfect. That's what happened with Blood, and we all think the weapon balance turned out wonderfully. Actually, though, it looks like we are going to have less than 30 weapons after all, mainly because some of the weapons were either redundant or out of place within the context of the game. The weapons we have will be better for it, and there will still be more weapons in Blood 2 than almost any shooter out there!"|attributedTo=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991011034814/http://www.3dgaming.net/features/blood2/interview.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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James Wilson III also felt that the function of the weapon should be to empower the player and feel enjoyable to use.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="There is no such thing as too much power! All right, maybe that is a little dramatic, and not even completely true, but it is not too far off from how I feel about weapons in games. I take a page from the Peter Molyneux book, one of the designers whose work and philosophy I admire: I play games to be empowered. The first time I saw a meteor blacken the countryside in Magic Carpet, my jaw hit the floor, and I want people to feel the same way when they play a game I design. Flying around a corner with guns blazing and tearing apart everyone in your path, or taking out multiple targets with a single rocket blast. That kind of power is satisfying, and I will take that any day over the frustration of an under-powered and useless weapon. Who enjoyed using Quake's shotgun? Or even the super shotgun for that matter? Shotguns should shred an opponent, not annoy them."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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However, he still maintained that this emphasis would not necessarily get in the way of producing a balanced weapon set.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Some people argue weaker weapons are more balanced, but I disagree. I think Blood's weapons were very well balanced other than a few hitches, such as the Voodoo Doll alt. fire and the Life Leech. Weaker weapons are not as much fun, and having fun is why I make and play games. This debate will probably go on and on, but I have seen enough to convince me we are on the right track. There are a lot of serious players at Monolith, many of which only play one-on-one games, where weapon balance is a critical part of the design. Blood is still everyone's favorite because the power of the weapons is just enough it allows for a good fight while keeping the action and the kills fast and furious. So the answer? The same people will have the same complaint about Blood 2, and probably even more so."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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[[File:Weekly-Update-Magic-System.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The magic system appears to have been cancelled early in the game's development]]<br />
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Rather than rest on their laurels from the first game, James Wilson hoped to innovate the first-person shooter in a number of ways.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I think execution is an extremely important, and often under-rated, aspect of any game, and Blood 2 will certainly deliver there. Still, I view Blood 2 as a very innovative product. The primary leaps forward in this genre have been technological ones, not gameplay or design ones. Technology is cool, and we certainly have that, but nobody is doing anything that advanced 3D programs have not been doing for 10 years now, including us. Once the jump to true 3D was made, the advances beyond that have been nice, but certainly nothing has been done that changes how games actually play. It is time for design to have its day. Blood 2 will be one of the few products aimed at expanding the 3D action genre beyond its current constraints by incorporating major elements of other genres into a completely new game design concept. Obviously, the features I am talking about have not been announced, so I cannot give specific examples. What I will say is everything we have shown of Blood 2 makes it a contender, and if we had nothing else I still think we would compete on a purely content-based level. The really ground-breaking concepts behind its design have only been hinted at. To me, everything we have shown so far is gravy; I have not even started talking about the real meat and potatoes yet. "|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060615065021/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv2.asp James Wilson III]}}<br />
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In the end however, with the removal of the non-linear interlocked levels, a magic system (partially revisited by the [[List of Mods for Blood II#Voodoo|Voodoo]] mod), fuller character customization, reliable limbloss (later remedied by a [http://www.fileplanet.com/9870/0/fileinfo/LimbLoss1.1 modification] by [[Andy Guillaume|Andy "Guzz" Guillaume]]), and a storyline viewable from four different characters, all for the sake of development time expediency, the best praise ''Blood II'' got was from not diluting its core gameplay with innovative risks and instead sticking to the fundamentals. Many noticed a distinct lack of elements in ''Blood II'' to make it stand out among the crowd, particularly against recent releases such as ''[[:wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'' or even its stable-mate ''[[Shogo]]''; several even criticised the game for having key hunts at all. In time however, many have come to respect the version of ''Blood II'' released as is in terms of a fun old-fashioned action shooter, rather than dreaming of the more ambitious game that could have been.<br />
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===Nightmare Levels===<br />
{{quote|quotation="So anyway, there we were at the end of the production cycle, with a Blood 2 product (that GT decided to ship) that really could benefit from some patchwork. Ok, that is fine. Blood 2 is owned by GT, and they can ship and sell whatever they want, whenever they want. Monolith has no say in that. BUT - we all felt that we needed to do something, thusly the Nightmare levels add-on pack was born. Basically Monolith and GT had the idea to build a simple add-on pack (something that GT was willing to pay for - since it would be an additional product for the channel and perhaps keep Blood 2 evergreen) and during that time, use some of the money they gave us to work on a Blood 2 patch. This sorta worked, as we were able to fix some things, but the bottom line was that Blood 2 was going to need a lot more money if we were going to get it to a truly polished state. That proved to be impossible to accomplish with the small advance we got to do the add-on (which invariably suffered as well). So after all this was done, GT (having other internal financial issues) pretty much decided that they were done with the Blood franchise. They were not interested in spending any more money on that property at all. End of story."|attributedTo=[[Jason Hall]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010221193918/http://junkextreme.com/interviews/july2000/lith2.php July 2000]}}<br />
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[[File:B2 gremlin 2.JPG|thumb|left|The gremlin was originally made for the full game]]<br />
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''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' was largely devised as a means of providing the ''Blood II'' patches to customers at retail, a point made more necessary due to the unpolished nature of the original retail release. Back in 1998 the availability of reliable high-speed Internet was limited enough that downloading patches from the game's website was prohibitive for many gamers; indeed, even the game's demo was considered troublesomely large by many. The expansion was also necessary due to the reluctance of GT to keep funding the game beyond its original development period, something it was marginally more willing to do in the name of development of a new retail product that would also promote new purchases of the original. However, the full price GT charged for what is essentially a glorified patch and, somewhat threadbare, content extra provoked a considerable backlash from both the press and from players.<br />
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As [[Development of Blood#Plasma Pak|had been done]] with the earlier ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' expansion released for ''[[Blood]]'', ''The Nightmare Levels'' built upon dropped design elements from the original ''Blood II''. This includes integrating the cancelled [[Flayer]] and [[Combat Shotgun]] weapons, as well as the removed [[Gremlin]] opponent. Even [[The Nightmare]] itself was originally conceived during the parent game's development. Also, although still not playable by each character, each member of the Chosen gets one level shown from their perspective, an ambition dating very early on from the ''Blood II'' development. Full blown [[Head Soccer]] was also implemented, finalizing a notorious recurring element of the series, as well as developing the side character of [[JoJo]]. [[Gideon]] narrates the pack, as was [[Gideon#Development|originally intended]] and even recorded for ''Blood II'' before late storyline changes necessitated its removal. Players were also given the ability to play as additional characters during [[Bloodbath]], such as the male and female [[Cultist#Blood II|Cultist]], the [[Prophet]], [[Soul Drudge]] and the new [[Clown Guard]].<br />
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[[File:B2 robed cultist.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Robed cultist]]<br />
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Many elements in the add-on pack were designed to evoke nostalgia for the [[Blood|first game]], most notably the [[C5L1: Cold, Cold Grave|first level]] designed to slot somewhere into the [[Blood#Episode 2: Even Death May Die|second episode]] of ''Blood'', complete with [[Cultist Language|chanting]] [[Cultist#Blood|robed cultists]] (as opposed to the [[Cultist#Blood II|business suit wearing version]] from ''Blood II'') remade on the [[LithTech]] engine. The [[C5L3: JoJo's Big Adventure|third level]] also homages [[E1M4: Dark Carnival]], while [[C5L4: Spooky Mansion|the fourth]] recalls [[E2M5: The Haunting]], bringing back the prominence of the [[Hand]] opponent which had been shared virtually unchanged between ''Blood'' and ''Blood II''. The [[C5L2: Iota Eta Pi|second level]] is not even indirectly based on ''Blood'', but carries over that game's tradition of basing an entire map on a horror reference, in this case the films ''[[:wikipedia:Re-Animator|Re-Animator]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Night of the Creeps|Night of the Creeps]]''.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="In a lot of ways, we want the add-on to recall the feeling of Blood, as opposed to Blood 2."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/20061020065535/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=181999-16509 James Wilson III]}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="[I am most excited about] the return of the robed Cultist from Blood 1, complete with sound effects. :) I think the strongest aspect of the Blood 2 add-on is the idea that we didn't want to create a tack-on to the Blood 2 story, but rather have fun with our concepts in the Blood world. By tack-on I mean that most add-ons are footnotes to the storyline of the original product. In the original game, the player fights the greatest evil/villain/mutant ever seen, and in the add-on they clean up whatever's left, like they're running janitor duty. :) For the Blood 2 add-on we came up with a campy idea that would allow us to have fun with the characters, settings, and enemies, creating a whole new experience apart from Blood 2. We also plan to take advantage of the multiplayer enhancements that will be added to Blood 2 by the multiplayer point release. We'll be adding quite a few new multiplayer levels and at least one new multiplayer mod."|attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/19990125091434/http://planetblood.com/ James Wilson III]}}<br />
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The expansion is also quite tongue in cheek in nature, even ending with [[Ishmael]] breaking the fourth wall during [[Gideon]]'s epilogue, and starting with the Chosen sitting around a camp-fire together roasting "weenies". In fact, Gideon's entire narration for the pack is glib. <br />
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{{quote|quotation="We didn't want the add-on to be as serious as the original game, so the storyline for the add-on is there more for setup and humor's sake than anything else. The add-on picks up where the first game left off, with the Chosen stranded in the Ancient One's realm, trying to make their way back to Earth. They set up camp one night and begin to tell scary stories about their past around the campfire. This attracts the attention of the Nightmare, a creature that inhabits the Ancient One's realm. The Chosen are then subjected to their greatest nightmares one-by-one before Caleb finally faces off with the creature itself." |attributedTo=[http://web.archive.org/web/19990420005053/http://www.planetblood.com/tomb/nightmares.shtml James Wilson III]}}<br />
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According to [[Joel "Reactor" Blackwell]], the team behind the ''[[List of Mods for Blood II#Gods 2|Gods 2]]'' fan add-on project convinced Monolith to get [[Stephan Weyte]] to record some custom dialogue during the recording sessions for ''The Nightmare Levels''; it seems likely that this was also the point where the new [[Caleb]] dialogue for ''[[Blood II: Revelations]]'' was recorded.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Development of Blood]]<br />
*[[Shogo Development]]<br />
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== Resources ==<br />
{{#ev:youtube|hdL_ojGrygk|320|right|Blood II Development Summary (Gordon Threemen) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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*[[Changelog.txt]]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090308131850/http://www.planetblood.com/gameinfo/lithtech.shtml Planet Blood on LithTech]<br />
*[http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/finger.pl?id=388 plan file archives]<br />
*[http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/ Blues News archives] (December 13, 1997 - March 1, 2001)<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000831084659/http://www.stormcity.com/tjaiden/index.htm Bloodlust news updates]<br />
*[[Concept Art Image Gallery]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFPkdI4ypfs Blood II development footage on YouTube]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1461 Release Dates] - [[Transfusion#Community|Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2513 Blood 1/2 Title Fonts] - [[Transfusion#Community|Transfusion Forums]]<br />
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=== Previews ===<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990420123226/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/previews/3525_1.html Preview - Next Generation (March 10, 1998)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980615040520/http://www.ogr.com/specials/e398/01blood2.html OGR's Coverage of E3 - Blood 2: The Chosen Preview (June 10, 1998)]<br />
*[http://www.bluesnews.com/articles/e3p2_2.html Blues News - 1998 E3 Round Up: Part Two - More FPS Games]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817083746/http://www.bloodshack.com/e3.php3 The Blood Shack E3 Coverage]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980218063449/http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/p_blood2.html Preview] - [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990428112748/http://www.ogr.com/dailynews/9801/19blood2.html Blood 2 Looms: Halloween 1998 - OGR (January 19, 1998)]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980615015603/http://www.ogr.com/previews/blood2_1.shtml Preview - OGR]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990219192737/http://www.ogr.com/previews/blood2_init.phtml Blood 2 Initial Impressions - OGR]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990210074758/http://www.3dgaming.net/features/blood2/ 3D Gaming Feature - Blood 2]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980613201413/http://www.gamepen.com/dpow/2398.html Game Pen's Development Pic of the Week -- Blood 2]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990220035320/http://www.3dgaming.net/online_chats/blood_2/ Blood 2 On-Line Chat - 3D Gaming]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009184450/http://www.bloodshack.com/preview/ The Blood Shack preview]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980423223132/http://gamespot.com/features/blood2/index.html Gamespot preview]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19981203104741/http://meccaworld.com/gamesdb/b/blood2/ Mecca World preview]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009055851/http://gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/action/bl2nl_uk/preview.html Gamespot Nightmare Levels preview]<br />
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=== Interviews ===<br />
*[http://www.csoon.com/issue31/bld2int.htm 1998 interview with Coming Soon Magazine]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009005129/http://pcgamer.ign.com/interviews/jwilson.shtml 1998 interview with PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817085319/http://www.voodooextreme.com/interviews/Blood2/interview_jw.html Talking nasty with Monolith's Jay Wilson (Blood 2) - Voodoo Extreme (September 8th 1998)]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617091607/http://www.avault.com/featured/blood2/interv1.asp Jay Wilson Blood II interview from The Adrenaline Vault] <br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991011034814/http://www.3dgaming.net/features/blood2/interview.shtml Jaw Wilson Blood II interview from 3D Gaming.Net]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19971211065018/http://o3dfx.allgames.com/interviews/1997/oct/blood2.shtml Interview with: James Wilson, Blood 2 Project Leader]<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991006010816/http://www.pvr-net.com/articles/interviews/Monolith/interview_monolith.htm The LithTech Interview]<br />
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<div>[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 19:02, 12 January 2023 (EST): Another milestone achieved as the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' turns [[Blood:15th Anniversary|fifteen]]. Pestis cruento durbentia lokemundux!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 20:32, 12 January 2022 (EST): The ''Blood Wiki'' is [[Blood:14th Anniversary|fourteen now]]. The same age that [[User: Gideon|Gideon]] and I turned the year we started it.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 15:26, 7 December 2021 (EST): I have updated the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] extension to version 2.8.0 which seems to resolve the formatting issues with embedded [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] videos. If you are still experiencing problems clear the cache in your web browser for the change to take full effect.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:16, 12 January 2021 (EST): Make that [[Blood:13th Anniversary|thirteen years now]]. May the bloodfeud continue!</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Template:News_Archive&diff=51280Template:News Archive2023-01-13T04:39:36Z<p>Tchernobog: Moved news to archive</p>
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<div>[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 02:06, 28 September 2020 (EDT): Four months after I started it, our new Main Page layout is live! This new design uses collapsible elements to help highlight the most relevant items while still leaving the rest easily accessible. It should hopefully scale across different resolutions better as well.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 21:56, 12 January 2020 (EST): Another [[Blood:12th Anniversary|trip around the sun]] under our belt, and more blood on our hands. Here's to another crimson new year!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 22:26, 4 December 2019 (EST) That which is dead may never die! ''[[French Meat 2]]'' ready to tear you through!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 03:45, 1 October 2019 (BST) A new eight level ''[[Blood]]'' fan add-on entitled ''[[The Way of Ira]]'' was released a week ago. Hop to it Bloodites!<br />
*Also turns out that another campaign, ''[[Out for Blood]]'', was released in August. So hop to that too!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 01:50, 10 May 2019 (BST): So the remaster is officially out under the title of ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]''. It is only available for [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] on day one, so not an instant buy for me. Also been hearing some mixed things about it; [[Gmanlives]] likes it, but [[Daedalus]] has posted several complaints over on [[Altar of Stone]]. Quite a bit of controversy about them merging the old GOG store page into the new one as well, though at least the DOS version is still included as an extra (so you can still use it for [[BloodGDX]] or [[NBlood]]). Feeling rather conflicted about all of this at the moment.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 02:57, 22 February 2019 (GMT): Maybe if we had not been in the depths of one of the worst cold snaps in twenty years I might have gotten to this more promptly, but [[NBlood]] was released last week. This means not only do we have more options to play the game, but we actually have source code this time to go along with it. Your move now [[NightDive]]...<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (GMT): [[Blood:11th Anniversary|Another year gone by]]. That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 20:09, 8 December 2018 (GMT): Hold on to your hats folks, but it looks like it is official. [[Atari]] has granted [[Night Dive Studios]], who have previously [[Future of Blood#Proposed Remakes|mentioned]] interest, a license to produce a [[Future of Blood#Remaster Announced|remaster]] of the original ''[[Blood]]''. Releases for [[GOG]] and [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] are mentioned, but no word yet on platforms. It will be developed by [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samuel_Villarreal_%28Kaiser%29 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal] with features from his [[Kex Engine]], seemingly birthed from his earlier [[Blood EX]] work. Support for [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]] is mentioned. Will have to see how this develops.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:48, 14 September 2018 (UTC): While a little late to the party, with two of our administrators working hard extracting honey, and another working overtime recieving it (not to mention finding the time to haul 400 square bales of hay in a day) we have nonetheless finally gotten around to uploading our ''[[Shogo: MAD]]'' [[:File:Shogo 20th Anniversary.gif|20th anniversary banner]] for September.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 18:27, 23 June 2018 (UTC): Late to the party, as always, but back in March the legendary [[:wikipedia:Ken Silverman|Ken Silverman]] released an [http://advsys.net/ken/buildsrc/build2.htm unfinished prototype] of a successor to the [[Build]] engine he worked on between 2006 to 2011 called [[:wikipedia:Build (game engine)#Build2|Build2]]. All in conjunction with [https://www.youtube.com/user/CuteFloor/ CuteFloor] doing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtmkkdND6M a video in detail] on it. Fascinating.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 18:32, 28 February 2018 (UTC): [[wikipedia:Ion Maiden|Ion Maiden]], a new [[Build engine]] FPS game from [[wikipedia:3D Realms|3D Realms]], now has a preview campaign available in Early Access with more to follow. Reminds one of old fashioned [[wikipedia:Shareware|Shareware]] does it not? More information on the game can be found from the [https://3drealms.com/catalog/ion-maiden_56 Ion Maiden] page on 3D Realm's website as well as on [https://www.gog.com/game/ion_maiden GOG.com] and [http://store.steampowered.com/app/562860/agecheck Steam].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 07:16, 12 January 2018 (UTC): Well, this is the big one folks. The ''Blood Wiki'' was founded on a cold day in January ten years back from today. How fitting that the temperature is once again [https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?ab18#1943435391840891868201801090501ww1676cwwg predicted to break -30°C] here. Stay warm and make sure to celebrate our [[Blood:10th_Anniversary|Tenth Anniversary]] of keeping the ''Blood'' flowing in style. [[:File:Blood_Wiki_-_10th_Birthday.webm|We sure did]].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 19:25, 13 July 2017 (UTC): I have been sick as a dog for the past few weeks, so any action on this had been delayed, but guest editing should now be restored.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 17:39, 29 June 2017 (UTC): Same drill as before; due to a sharp increase in spambot activity I have been forced to suspend guest editing for the next week or so in order to try and deter them. As always feel free to contact me if you would like to create an account.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 19:40, 19 May 2017 (UTC): [[Alexander Makarov|Alexander "[M210]" Makarov]], previously of ''[[BloodCM]]'', has just released the first public beta (v0.75) of his actual port of the original ''[[Blood]]'' to the [[:wikipedia:libGDX|libGDX]] framework, entitled ''[[BloodGDX]]''. This is the furthest developed [[List of Source Ports and Recreations|reversed engineered source port]] of the game to ever achieve a public release. Exciting!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 07:13, 1 March 2017 (UTC): It was [[Development of Blood#Final Release|twenty years ago this month]] that ''[[Blood]]'' started to flow from the hands of [[Monolith Productions]] out to the public at large. To celebrate this, the ''Blood Wiki'' will be hosting animated banners on its Main Page for each [[Fact_Timeline#1997|significant milestone]] starting with the release of the ''Blood'' Shareware in March. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 07:20, 26 January 2017 (UTC): So as of this month ''[[BloodCM]]'' has been declared finished by its developers with v12_2016 being the final release of this ambitious EDuke32 total conversion project. Now would be a great time to give the game a try and improve its ''Blood Wiki'' article. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 01:57, 13 January 2017 (UTC): Another day, another corpse. Another year, [[Blood:9th Anniversary|another anniversary]]. Now, where did all those gun-toting madmen get to?<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 06:36, 17 October 2016 (UTC): I have now restored guest editing on the Blood Wiki. Let's see how long it takes to get abused.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 00:47, 9 October 2016 (UTC): Due to a sharp increase in spambot activity I have been forced to suspend guest editing for the next week or so in order to try and deter them. As always feel free to contact me if you would like to create an account.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 05:36, 8 June 2016 (UTC): [[Jason Hall]] is once again trying to gauge interest for the idea of reviving ''Blood'' in some form, and he has been using [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-big-three-build-engine-games-on-gog.5491/article_page=3 my own words] to try and make his case for it. I speak with the voice of many, apparently. To show your support you can comment on [http://www.twingalaxies.com/content.php/4192-Blood-Should-It-Live-Again this article] or interact with the following [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154160432594303&set=a.367646344302.152156.623404302&type=3&theater Facebook post].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:24, 22 January 2016 (UTC): After getting extremely fed up with how the old formatting did not scale well over different displays, I have now gone and completely redesigned the main page layout while doing my best to keep it consistent with the old main page's visual style.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 23:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC): As the ''Blood Wiki'' [[Blood:8th_Anniversary|marks its eighth year]] on the internet, it is time for us to think on the better things in life, like returning guest editing. Don't let the spam bots bite!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 06:05, 31 October 2015 (UTC): [[Joe Volante]] is once again hosting a [[Halloween BloodBath#2015 BloodBath|Halloween BloodBath]] server this time using the ''[[Extra Crispy]]'' modification. The [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] is 68.37.158.110 and you must have both Extra Crispy Version 5.0 and ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' installed. The server will be up all weekend. For more information see [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2641&start=15 this forum thread] on the ''[[Transfusion Forums]]''.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 04:05, 3 September 2015 (UTC): Thankfully the damage was far less extensive and difficult to remove than I had first thought it would be, and barring any pages that I may have missed for whatever reason, all of our articles should now be in good working order again. The block on edits from unregistered users will remain in place for the next little while though, until I can be more alert in checking for malicious edits again.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:56, 2 September 2015 (UTC): Due to an unprecedented amount of abuse from spam bots I have been forced to block all edits from unregistered users until I have the time to deal with the problem in a more acceptable way. Due to my current work situation I may also not have the time to fix all of the damage that has already been done anytime soon, so I hope you will bear with us as we try to deal with all of the problems that have been introduced. In the meantime, if you would like to register an account in order to keep editing, please go to my [[User:Tchernobog|user page]] and select "E-mail this user" to get in touch.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:56, 2 September 2015 (UTC): Due to an unprecedented amount of abuse from spam bots I have been forced to block all edits from unregistered users until I have the time to deal with the problem in a more acceptable way. Due to my current work situation I may also not have the time to fix all of the damage that has already been done anytime soon, so I hope you will bear with us as we try to deal with all of the problems that have been introduced. In the meantime, if you would like to register an account in order to keep editing, please go to my [[User:Tchernobog|user page]] and select "E-mail this user" to get in touch.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:55, 23 June 2015 (UTC): As part of my role as an Editor for the website [[wikipedia:GamingOnLinux|GamingOnLinux]] I have written an article reviewing each of the Linux releases for [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-big-three-build-engine-games-on-gog.5491 The Big Three Build Engine Games On GOG]. Included are some of my thoughts on Blood as well as further information as to how the Blood DOSBox wrapper performs on Linux.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:59, 18 May 2015 (UTC): [[GOG.com]] are now selling their version of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' with Linux support provided through [[wikipedia:DOSBox|DOSBox]], meaning that Linux users can now also enjoy the simplicity of an already setup and configured ''Blood'' experience. If you have not already bought the game from there, you can do so by clicking [https://www.gog.com/game/one_unit_whole_blood the following link].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 16:29, 10 March 2015 (UTC): I am little late in covering this due to it being the middle of calving season, but John "VGames" Carrizales recently released a massive new update to his ''[[Extra Crispy]]'' modification for ''Blood II''. Those interested can find download links as well as a full change log and trailer by [http://www.moddb.com/mods/blood-2-the-chosen-extra-crispy/news/blood-2-extra-crispy-version-50-released following this link].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 22:24, 12 January 2015 (UTC): Once again, the Blood Wiki [[Blood:7th Anniversary|marks another anniversary]] online. Here's to the next seven years!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:22, 10 January 2015 (UTC): [[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]] has convinced Peter Hopkins, formerly of Tequila Software, to release what he has of the once attempted ''[[Blood II: Revelations]]'' expansion pack for ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]''. This includes a wealth of new material, including two new music tracks and five new recorded [[Caleb]] lines. Those interested can find out more from [http://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/blood_2_revelations_unreleasedunfinished_expansion_pack this forum thread].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:26, 29 December 2014 (UTC): The final installment of [[Tome of Blood#Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts|Scroll]], a story I originally began in the summer of [[Fact Time Line#2008|2008]] as a kind of retelling of the story behind ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' in an attempt to bring it further in line with the main ''Blood'' canon, has now been released. This ends the episodic fiction's forty three week long run that started on March 9th.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:01, 31 October 2014 (UTC): After the success of last years [[Halloween BloodBath#2013 BloodBath|Halloween BloodBath]] [[Joe Volante]] is once again hosting a ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' multiplayer server for the next three days. Players can connect using the [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] 75.38.210.17 assuming they have vanilla ''Blood II'' with ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' disabled. Joe Volante himself will be online today hopefully sometime after 11:00 PM EDT. More information can be found from [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2641 this thread] on the ''[[Transfusion Forums]]''.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 07:07, 7 September 2014 (UTC): I just corrected the copyright tagging on just about every image on this wiki, as can be shown by [[:Category:Fair Use Images|Category:Fair Use Images]]. Yes, I just went over 1000 images this evening, thank you very much! So please everybody keep in mind tags like [[:Template:Fair Use|Template:Fair Use]] in your future [[Special:Upload|uploads]] and spare me the future headache!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:58, 25 July 2014 (UTC): So apparently on the 14th of July both ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' and ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' along with ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' were put up for sale on [[wikipedia:Valve Software|Valve Software]]'s [[wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] service. Whether or not these differ at all from the releases already available from [[GOG.com]] is not known to me, but for those who actually would be interested in such an offer the games can be found [http://store.steampowered.com/app/299030 here] and [http://store.steampowered.com/app/299050/ here].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 17:14, 12 May 2014 (UTC): A new [[wikipedia:German|German]] [[wikipedia:independent film|independent film]] has recently come to my attention called ''[[FPS - First Person Shooter]]'' which stars the voice of [[Stephan Weyte]] as the protagonist. They are currently looking for distributors and premièring the film at festivals.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:46, 9 March 2014 (CDT): Some might recall that I had previously made mention as part of the Blood Wiki's sixth anniversary that I had plans to once again invest some of my time in an area of ''Blood'' fandom that I had formerly been quite involved in. To that end I present [[Tome of Blood#Scroll - Blood Fiction in Weekly Parts|Scroll]], a story I originally began in the summer of [[Fact Time Line#2008|2008]] as a kind of retelling of the story behind ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' in an attempt to bring it further in line with the main ''Blood'' canon. Designed to be published in multiple parts, I shall endeavour to release a new instalment of Scroll every Sunday from March 9th on until the story is complete.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 12:33, 3 March 2014 (CST): Over the weekend our host [[DeathMask]] was hit with an apparently random [[wikipedia:Denial-of-service attack|DoS attack]]. The actual service interruption would have been from about 4:30 - 8:30 PM CST on March 1st, but due to a problem with some internet backbones not having the routing properly restored afterwards the Blood Wiki staff, as well as probably several others, were unable to access the website until the morning of March 3rd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:07, 12 January 2014 (CST): Another year goes by, and the Blood Wiki continues moving forwards just as it has ever done. A sincere happy [[Blood:6th Anniversary|sixth anniversary]] to the Blood Wiki and all of the contributors who help keep it going!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:31, 3 June 2013 (CDT): Well, that was fast. With account creation being restored for only about an hour, four new spam bot accounts were created. As such I have restored the block and the [[Blood:Questions and Answers#June 2013 - Account Creation Disabled|same rule stands]]: if an actual human being wants to get an account they can post on my talk page as a guest with their desired username and I can create one for you. Guest edits are still allowed and welcomed, as that is one right I am not willing to take away from our readers and contributors.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 12:10, 25 May 2013 (CDT): Due to an unprecedented amount of abuse, I have been forced to prevent the creation of new user accounts on this Wiki. This move is only temporary, and I will try to remove the block at the end of the month, at which point we will see whether or not the same level of abuse returns again. In the meantime, if an actual human being wants to get an account they can post on my talk page as a guest with their desired username and I can create one for you.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:23, 3 June 2013 (CDT): Guests should now be able to create their own user accounts on their own again. Sorry for the slight delay in restoring this, the turn of the month kind of sneaked up on me.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 23:53, 13 May 2013 (CDT): In order to further clarify the wiki's copyright situation, I have created or improved some new templates. [[:Template:GFDL]] should be used for [[:wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]] licensed works, [[:Template:CC BY-SA]] for [[:wikipedia:Creative Commons|CC BY-SA]] licensed works ([[:Template:Copyleft]] for both) and finally [[:Template:Fair Use]] for anything formally copyrighted. Please use these templates in your new uploads and feel more than welcome to tag present images. If you want a new license tag for an upload, please [[User talk:Gideon|get in touch]].<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 18:23, 31 January 2013 (CST): The ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' [[Blood:5th Anniversary|commemorates]] five years in operation (as of January 12, 2013), with some modest retrospection.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 16:10, 4 August 2012 (CDT): On August 2, 2012 [[Jason Hall]] posted on [[The Postmortem]] forums about his interest in the idea of reviving ''[[Blood]]'' in some form. He stated that he is in a position to do this and has resolved any potential legal issues. He has also stated that he wishes for all [[Bloodites]] to offer him suggestions and ideas through this [http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1889 forum thread]. I can also [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?p=27658#p27658 personally vouch] to it's legitimacy.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 17:34, 15 April 2012 (CDT): The first part of [[Dwayne Anderson]]'s reimagining of his ''[[List of Mods#Legends of the Iconoclast|Legends of the Iconclast]]'' saga, ''Scourge of Humanity'', has now been officially released. You can grab this new ''[[Blood]]'' [[List of Mods|modification]] from [http://www.moddb.com/games/blood/addons/legends-of-iconoclast-scourge-of-humanity Mod DB] or from [http://www.freeminded.de/index.php?section=maps&id=360 Blood.Freeminded.De].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 23:35, 20 February 2012 (CST): After some unfortunate problems in post production, the first episode of the amateur film ''[[Blood: Resurrection of Evil]]'' has been finally released to the public. Be sure to catch both the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7-qn7xhJs Introduction] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vtD5fe_f0&feature=youtu.be Caleb's Awakening] on [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]], and congratulations to both Kung Vanargand and the rest of his team for this accomplishment!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:34, 12 January 2012 (CST): On this date four years ago, the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' was founded and initial editing began. We on the staff would like to wish the Wiki a [[Blood:4th Anniversary|Happy Anniversary]]!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 01:28, 27 November 2011 (CST): Taking advantage of an unlimited bandwidth promo from our [[:wikipedia:Internet service provider|ISP]], I took the liberty of doing another ''Blood'' crawl on ''[[Blood on YouTube|YouTube]]''. Mostly I did not add anything new to the main article, but decentralized it and added numerous videos to their own relevant topic articles (fan games, mods, etc). If only our ISP had mentioned this offer back in May when it began and not November 11th... Also, expect some new ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo]]'' [[Shogo Community#Videos|video listings]] soon as well.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:21, 24 November 2011 (CST): After a non-contentious vote (so much so that I forgot about it until now), the article for ''[[Blood III]]'' is no longer under contention and as such I have removed the notice from the article.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 00:06, 2 November 2011 (CDT): The article for ''[[Blood III]]'', which describes the prospects of a new cannon ''Blood'' game, has been under contention for years with no resolution. To finally resolve the matter, I have decided it should be [[Blood:Vote#Blood III Article|put to a vote]]. The vote will run between ''November 1, 2011'' until ''November 15, 2011''. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:23, 1 November 2011 (CDT): Bloatoid has released his new ''[[Blood]]'' modification ''[[List of Mods#Death Wish|Death Wish]]'', which features over thirty new levels spread out across three episodes. You can find out more information from this [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2476&p=27233#p27233 forum thread], as well as [http://bloatoid.blogspot.com/ Bloatoid's blog], and the ''[http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/ Death Wish'' page] at ''[[wikipedia:ModDB|ModDB]]''. Also, a belated Happy Halloween to everyone!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 13:46, 14 July 2011 (CDT): Due to a recent rise in [[wikipedia:spambot|spambot]] activity, we have have updated to the latest version of [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] (1.17.0) and have installed the ConfirmEdit extension which adds a math based captcha to user registration as well as to all edits that introduce a [[wikipedia:URL|URL]] into an article. For the moment we are leaving it at it's default configuration, but if it is too intrusive to registered users or not effective enough, we can change it's configuration. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause, and are always open to new suggestions on how this whole situation can be handled.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 03:25, 7 May 2011 (CDT): Thanks to the efforts of our [[DeathMask|generous host]], the ''[[Blood Wiki]]'' now has an internal FTP server to be used mainly for archiving. Files now uploaded there include the ''[[Tome of Blood]]'', the ''[[PlanetBlood]]'' "[[:Category:Planet Blood Pic of the Day Images|Pic of the Day]]" archive (and [[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day |others]]), [[List of Mods#Other|my mod]] for ''[[:wikipedia:GNOME|GNOME]] [[:wikipedia:Robots (computer game)|Robots]] 2'', ''[[Shogo Community#The Expanded Canon|Shogo: The Expanded Canon]]'', [[List of Fan Fiction#Miscellaneous Blood Fiction by Eric J. Juneau (Komkat/The Wallflower)|works]] by [[Eric J. Juneau]] and ''Blood'' [[:wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] [[List of Fan Art#ASCII Art|artwork]]. The offer of hosting is available to all those with ''Blood'' related content - either from us or from ''DeathMask'' proper (well, if you are as lucky as we are!).<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 13:59, 9 April 2011 (CDT): Just as a friendly shout out, [[wikipedia:Tux Games|Tux Games]] is having a massive sale from now until midnight at the end of 14th April. So if you have ever considered getting the [http://www.tuxgames.com/details.cgi?&gameref=46 Linux version] of ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]'', now would be a good time to get yourself a copy. For Windows users, [[Good Old Games]] is of course still selling ''[[Blood]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and ''[[Shogo]]'' as a digital download for the low price of $5.99 USD.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:07, 3 April 2011 (CDT): The move to the new host should now be complete. It is highly recommended that you read over this [[Blood:Move Status|status report]] that describes the current state of the Wiki, any remaining problems that might have to be overcome, and where we might go from here. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:30, 28 March 2011 (IST): As we are in the process of changing hosts, please refrain from making any edits to the Blood Wiki at this time. We will most likely announce the new website at the end of the week.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:20, 17 March 2011 (IST): The vote on whether or not we should change hosts passed unanimously in favour of [[DeathMask]]. If you desire, you can still see the results from the [[Blood:Vote/Archives|Vote Archives]] article. We shall now continue to be in discussions with [[William Weilep]] on how to best proceed with the move.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:32, 9 March 2011 (IST): [[William Weilep|William "Willis" Weilep]] of [[DeathMask]] has given us his own offer of hosting, and you can now vote on this as well as the previous offer from ''[http://tropicalwikis.com/wiki/Main_Page Tropical Wikis]''. You can read the full proposal in full [[Blood:Move Proposal|from here]], and [[Blood:Vote#Change_Host|the polls]] have been extend until March 16, 2011. If you have already voted, you can still choose to change your vote at any time while the polls are open.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 03:06, 6 March 2011 (IST): The [[Blood Wiki]] has been invited to switch hosts to ''[http://tropicalwikis.com/wiki/Main_Page Tropical Wikis]''. You can determine whether or not we decide to go through with the move. Read the [[Blood:Move Proposal|move proposal]] and be sure to [[Blood:Vote#Change_Host|vote on it]]. The polls are open from now until March 12, 2011.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 10:25, 27 February 2011 (IST): Just did a massive Spam clean up after having left it for about three weeks. If you encounter Spam, please, do not hesitate to remove it! Any help on this matter would be most appreciated!<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 14:06, 16 January 2011 (IST): The ''Blood Wiki'' [[Blood:3rd Anniversary|finally recognizes]] its third anniversary which occurred on [[Fact Time Line#2011|January 12, 2011]].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 22:34, 4 December 2010 (IST): After some unexpected downtime, the [[Transfusion]] website has risen from the grave. [[William Weilep|William "Willis" Weilep]] of [[DeathMask]] fame has also put some work into giving the [[Transfusion#Community|Transfusion Forums]] some much needed updates which should hopefully help curb some of the recent spambot problems. More information can be found in [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2395&p=26577#p26577 this thread].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 20:48, 8 November 2010 (IST): [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=128 Wrim] has announced that he has started work on a ''[[Blood]]'' based Online RPG called ''[[Lokemundux Cruo - The World of Blood]]'' after previously showing his experiments on the [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2342&start=0 Transfusion Forums]. Here at [[Blood Wiki|The Blood Wiki]] we wish him the best of luck in his endeavour.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:05, 31 October 2010 (IST): As of today it has now been twelve years since the release of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]''. The original ''[[Blood]]'' turned thirteen last June.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:10, 29 April 2010 (IDT): ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' and ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]'' are now available from [[Good Old Games]] following the release of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' last Thursday. For more information [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2025 see this thread] or [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/blood_2_the_chosen_expansion buy it from GOG]. And for those who are interested, ''[[Shogo: MAD|Shogo: Mobile Armour Division]]'' for [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] is also [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/shogo_mobile_armor_division available from GOG].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 23:10, 22 April 2010 (IDT): ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' is now available for purchase from [[Good Old Games]] as a digital download. Packaged with [[wikipedia:Dosbox|Dosbox]], this should allow it to run on most modern [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] computers. Other platforms unfortunately are not supported directly. For more information [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2027 see this thread] or [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/one_unit_whole_blood buy it from GOG].<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 01:12, 18 April 2010 (IDT): Work has begun again on ''[[Transfusion]]''. Take a [http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=2016 look] at what's going on and what you can do to help!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 21:37, 17 February 2010 (IST): '''A NOTE TO ALL USERS:''' Please disable the rich text editor, as it is buggy and has screwed up the formatting on several articles. We have been asking Wiki-site to turn it off since January '08, but have not been succseful. You can turn it off yourselves by going to your user preferences, selecting the "Misc" tab, and un-selecting the rich editor options. Thank you.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 06:13, 12 January 2010 (IST): The Blood Wiki is now [[Blood:2nd Anniversary|two years old]].<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 09:24, 19 December 2009 (IST): The Blood Wiki now hosts [[Tom Bramwell|arch]][[Shogo Community#Fan Art/Pic of the Day|ives]] for both the [[Planet Blood]] and [[Shogo Community#Planet Shogo|Planet Shogo]] Pic of the Days.<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]], 8 December 2009 (IST): Thanks to our coverage of Blood [[:category:Fan Made Games|fan games]], The Blood Wiki [http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/i-live-again/ has been] [http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2009/11/quality-family-entertainment.html linked to] on [http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/ Linux Gaming News] and [http://freegamer.blogspot.com/ Free Gamer].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]], 7 November 2009 (IST): Thanks to [[HYPERTENSION]], The Blood Wiki has been linked to on [[wikipedia:LinuxGames|LinuxGames]]. [http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/14348 http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/14348]<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:39, 29 October 2009 (IST): Due to numerous destructive edits, unregistered users can no longer edit the [[Russian Blood Community]] article.<br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 07:47, 12 September 2009 (IDT): The Blood Wiki now has a page on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Blood-Wiki/130640806157 Facebook].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 10:33, 30 July 2009 (IDT): The Blood Wiki now hosts a gallery of Blood fan art from deviantART. [[Fan_Art_Image_Gallery#deviantART_Artwork|Go ahead and take a peek]].<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 11:40, 19 May 2009 (IDT): [[Ryan Williams|Ryan William's]] and RedFanatic's two episode masterpiece [[List_of_Mods#Bloody_Pulp_Fiction|Bloody Pulp Fiction]] has finally been released. Lets get [http://www.moddb.com/mods/bloody-pulp-fiction/downloads/bloody-pulp-fiction-addon-11-update1 Bloody!]<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 00:45, 7 April 2009 (IDT): [[User:Tchernobog/reviews/transfusion|Transfusion: A Users Perspective]] is posted in [[User:Tchernobog/reviews|Tchernobog's Reviews]]<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 15:57, 12 January 2009 (EST): [[Blood Wiki|The Blood Wiki]] celebrates its [[Blood:1st Anniversary|First Anniversary!]]<br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 16:46, 8 January 2009 (EST): '''New Policy Proposal''' - ''"Different Languages"'' in [[Blood talk:Vote]]. This is '''not''' a voting issue but mearly a policy suggestion, comments and suggests are however, appretiated.<br />
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[[User:Dr.zalost|zZaRDoZz]] 14:01, 30 December 2008 (EST): An interview with the HYPERTENSION team: [[User:Dr.zalost/Hypertension-Interview|Hypertension Interview]]<br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 04:34, 25 December 2008 (EST): [[List of Fan Fiction#A Caleb Carol|Happy]] "Bloody" [[:Image:Tree.png|Holidays]] from the [[Blood Wiki]], don't get stuck in a hedge maze!<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 03:22, 18 December 2008 (EST): A new [[Interviews#Dwayne Anderson|interview with Dwayne Anderson]] has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 01:45, 22 November 2008 (EST): A new [[Interviews#Wangho|interview with Wangho]] (A.K.A. [[Ryan Williams]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 16:16, 23 October 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#Ken Silverman|interview with Ken Silverman]] has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 23:14, 20 October 2008 (EDT) '''New item''' ''New Main Page'' put up for vote on the [[Blood:Vote|policy voting]] page.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:31, 6 October 2008 (EDT): Because of a recent increase of spam on their servers, Wiki-Site has stopped guest posts on the [[Blood Wiki]]. Sorry if this causes any inconvenience. <br />
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[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 16:07, 28 September 2008 (EDT): '''New item''' ''Template Laboratory'' put up for vote on the [[Blood:Vote|policy voting]] page.<br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 15:57, 16 September 2008 (EDT): [[Eric J. Juneau|Eric J. Juneau]] releases [[List of Fan Fiction#Miscellaneous Blood Fiction.C2.A0by Eric J. Juneau .28Komkat.2FThe Wallflower.29|Blood 2: The Unforgiven]] in serial format on [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4541407/1/Blood_2_The_Unforgiven FanFiction.net] and in full version on the [[Blood Wiki|Blood Wiki]]. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 18:53, 9 August 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#Squall85|interview with Squal85]] (A.K.A. [[Tamás Tóth|Tamás Tóth]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 22:26, 2 August 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#Psyren|interview with Psyren]] (A.K.A. [[J. S. Graham|Jeffrey Graham]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] 19:18, 24 July 2008 (EDT): A new [[Interviews#The Wallflower|interview with TheWallflower]] (A.K.A. [[Eric J. Juneau|Eric J. Juneau]]) has been posted. <br />
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[[User:Gideon|Gideon]] 21:19, 8 June 2008 (EDT): The [[:Category:Shogo Sub-Section|Shogo Sub-Section]] is now open to editors, be careful to not intermingle it with [[Blood|Blood]] articles.<br />
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[[Category:Wiki Administration]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51259Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-13T03:19:10Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Introduction (By Tchernobog) */</p>
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<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
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Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
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''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
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Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
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That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know. [[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]] ([[User talk:Tchernobog|talk]]) 22:19, 12 January 2023 (EST)<br />
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== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Blood Art 7.png|thumb|right|200px|Behold the [[Soul Drudge]]...]]<br />
[[2022]] may be remembered most in the retro first-person shooter community as the year of leaks. For most, the one to remember was the the release of a [[2001]] [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever_2001 beta version] of ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem Forever|Duke Nukem Forever]]'', but we have also [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/X0r_jmp seen more] from the [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|same studio]] with a [[1995]] version of ''[[:wikipedia:Prey (2006 video game)|Prey]]'' and even the original [[1996]] [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever_(Side-Scroller) ''DNF'' platformer]. Most recently, a [[Blood Alpha#Versions|newer version]] of the [[Blood Alpha]] from July 1996 has hit the internet, although we have long had the version from February so this news is not quite as momentous as some sources are reporting (not even the remarked upon tensions with [[:wikipedia:Ken Silverman|Ken Silverman]] were unknown before). Some would also argue that the released version of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' was also a beta version, having never quite fulfilled the lofty ambitions it [[Development of Blood|set out to reach]].<br />
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On an even brighter note, we were also provided some authorized joy from the [[:wikipedia:Apogee Software|Apogee]] archives. [[:wikipedia:Scott Miller (entrepreneur)|Scott Miller]] was kind enough to share some previously unreleased [[Concept Art Image Gallery#Pre-Alpha Blood|concept artwork]] at the end of the year, as well as some [https://mobile.twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1598410574102142976 magazine scans]. His newly revamped Apogee (separate from the currently [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embraced]] 3D Realms) seems to have a particular soft spot for ''Blood'' and the [[:wikipedia:Descent (video game)|others]] that [[:wikipedia:PowerSlave|got away]]. The revelation that the [[Bone Leech]] and [[Soul Drudge]] actually date back to the drafting of the original game is utterly mindblowing.<br />
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[[File:Nightfall.png|left|thumb|frame|right|Splendid, Batsy, you've done it again!]]<br />
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My year on the wiki got underway with a revamp and expansion of the [[List of Realities]] article, filled to the brink with the finest fan cruft, followed by a year long revamp and expansion of the [[Monolith Productions]] history sections (whose legacy has been further solidified on [[gog.com]] in the past year). As is often the case, my activity rate picked up towards the end of the year with a [[Fan Art Image Gallery|fan artwork crawl]] in August (still have an array of tabs to sort through all these months later), coverage of [[NBlood]] [[NBlood#Forks|forks]] in September, and most notably the completion of several more [[:Category:Developers|developer biographies]] as well as updates to existing ones towards the end of 2022.<br />
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I also finally finished a project I began way back in [[2012]] of transcribing all of the objective text from ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' onto their level articles, using [https://www.youtube.com/@Kadorhal Gordon Threemen]'s excellent [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlSfgbfAhzDjyOmmUzGOxbSrSF38BxSi5 20th Anniversary] let's play as a guide. All inspired by my finally replaying ''Blood II'' through [[:wikipedia:Wine|Wine]] after all these years to break up my trek through each ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (series)|Quake]]'' on my shiny new laptop, with my having cheated on this place with [[User:Gideon#Mods|several other]] [[Wiki Index|game wikis]]. My plans for the coming year are to finish a revamp of the [[:Category:Levels|level]] articles I first envisioned in 2018 as well as finally documenting the ''Blood'' and ''Blood II'' strategy guides that have been collecting dust on my shelf of forgotten lore.<br />
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I also dipped my toes in bloody waters with my [[:wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]] game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', a modest ghost ride with a perhaps somewhat familiar [[Life Essence|heart powerup]]. I actually have plans for an expanded version this year with potentially even a few more ''Blood'' allusions. In addition, I finally worked my way through [[Blood in Other Media#References|the depths]] of ''[[:wikipedia:Dusk (video game)|Dusk]]'' and faced off against [[Stephan Weyte]]'s [https://dusk.fandom.com/wiki/Nyarlathotep Nyarlathotep]. Overall while fun enough, the game did not quite jell well enough to me to be worthy of the moniker [[:wikipedia:New Blood Interactive|New Blood]], seemingly lacking something in character compared to its inspirations. Perhaps ''[[Cultic]]'' may scratch that particular itch, should it land on my preferred [[Good Old Games|retailer]] and [[:wikipedia:Fedora (operating system)|platform]] down the road, and ''[https://dedreek.itch.io/grim-pray Grim Pray]'' did offer up a tasteful nibble. Until then, there are still many more [[fan add-on]]s I have yet to experience. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 23:52, 11 January 2023 (EST)<br />
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*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
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*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
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*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
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*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
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*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
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*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
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*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
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For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51227Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-12T07:10:45Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Blood Art 7.png|thumb|right|200px|Behold the [[Soul Drudge]]...]]<br />
[[2022]] may be remembered most in the retro first-person shooter community as the year of leaks. For most, the one to remember was the the release of a [[2001]] [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever_2001 beta version] of ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem Forever|Duke Nukem Forever]]'', but we have also [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/X0r_jmp seen more] from the [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|same studio]] with a [[1995]] version of ''[[:wikipedia:Prey (2006 video game)|Prey]]'' and even the original [[1996]] [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever_(Side-Scroller) ''DNF'' platformer]. Most recently, a [[Blood Alpha#Versions|newer version]] of the [[Blood Alpha]] from July 1996 has hit the internet, although we have long had the version from February so this news is not quite as momentous as some sources are reporting. Some would also argue that the released version of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' was also a beta version, having never quite fulfilled the lofty ambitions it [[Development of Blood|set out to reach]].<br />
<br />
On an even brighter note, we were also provided some authorized joy from the [[:wikipedia:Apogee Software|Apogee]] archives. [[:wikipedia:Scott Miller (entrepreneur)|Scott Miller]] was kind enough to share some previously unreleased [[Concept Art Image Gallery#Pre-Alpha Blood|concept artwork]] at the end of the year, as well as some [https://mobile.twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1598410574102142976 magazine scans]. His newly revamped Apogee (separate from the currently [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embraced]] 3D Realms) seems to have a particular soft spot for ''Blood'' and the [[:wikipedia:Descent (video game)|others]] that [[:wikipedia:PowerSlave|got away]]. The revelation that the [[Bone Leech]] and [[Soul Drudge]] actually date back to the drafting of the original game is utterly mindblowing.<br />
<br />
[[File:Nightfall.png|left|thumb|frame|right|Splendid, Batsy, you've done it again!]]<br />
<br />
My year on the wiki got underway with a revamp and expansion of the [[List of Realities]] article, filled to the brink with the finest fan cruft, followed by a year long revamp and expansion of the [[Monolith Productions]] history sections (whose legacy has been further solidified on [[gog.com]] in the past year). As is often the case, my activity rate picked up towards the end of the year with a [[Fan Art Image Gallery|fan artwork crawl]] in August (still have an array of tabs to sort through all these months later), coverage of [[NBlood]] [[NBlood#Forks|forks]] in September, and most notably the completion of several more [[:Category:Developers|developer biographies]] as well as updates to existing ones towards the end of 2022.<br />
<br />
I also finally finished a project I began way back in [[2012]] of transcribing all of the objective text from ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' onto their level articles, using [https://www.youtube.com/@Kadorhal Gordon Threemen]'s excellent [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlSfgbfAhzDjyOmmUzGOxbSrSF38BxSi5 20th Anniversary] let's play as a guide. All inspired by my finally replaying ''Blood II'' through [[:wikipedia:Wine|Wine]] after all these years to break up my trek through each ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (series)|Quake]]'' on my shiny new laptop, with my having cheated on this place with [[User:Gideon#Mods|several other]] [[Wiki Index|game wikis]]. My plans for the coming year are to finish a revamp of the [[:Category:Levels|level]] articles I first envisioned in 2018 as well as finally documenting the ''Blood'' and ''Blood II'' strategy guides that have been collecting dust on my shelf of forgotten lore.<br />
<br />
I also dipped my toes in bloody waters with my [[:wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]] game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', a modest ghost ride with a perhaps somewhat familiar [[Life Essence|heart powerup]]. I actually have plans for an expanded version this year with potentially even a few more ''Blood'' allusions. In addition, I finally worked my way through [[Blood in Other Media#References|the depths]] of ''[[:wikipedia:Dusk (video game)|Dusk]]'' and faced off against [[Stephan Weyte]]'s [https://dusk.fandom.com/wiki/Nyarlathotep Nyarlathotep]. Overall while fun enough, the game did not quite jell well enough to me to be worthy of the moniker [[:wikipedia:New Blood Interactive|New Blood]], seemingly lacking something in character compared to its inspirations. Perhaps ''[[Cultic]]'' may scratch that particular itch, should it land on my preferred [[Good Old Games|retailer]] and [[:wikipedia:Fedora (operating system)|platform]] down the road, and ''[https://dedreek.itch.io/grim-pray Grim Pray]'' did offer up a tasteful nibble. Until then, there are still many more [[fan add-on]]s I have yet to experience. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 23:52, 11 January 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 23523 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10080 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51226Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-12T07:10:26Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
[[File:Blood Art 7.png|thumb|right|200px|Behold the [[Soul Drudge]]...]]<br />
[[2022]] may be remembered most in the retro first-person shooter community as the year of leaks. For most, the one to remember was the the release of a [[2001]] [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever_2001 beta version] of ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem Forever|Duke Nukem Forever]]'', but we have also [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/X0r_jmp seen more] from the [[:wikipedia:3D Realms|same studio]] with a [[1995]] version of ''[[:wikipedia:Prey (2006 video game)|Prey]]'' and even the original [[1996]] [https://dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever_(Side-Scroller) ''DNF'' platformer]. Most recently, a [[Blood Alpha#Versions|newer version]] of the [[Blood Alpha]] from July 1996 has hit the internet, although we have long had the version from February so this news is not quite as momentous as some sources are reporting. Some would also argue that the released version of ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' was also a beta version, having never quite fulfilled the lofty ambitions it [[Development of Blood|set out to reach]].<br />
<br />
On an even brighter note, we were also provided some authorized joy from the [[:wikipedia:Apogee Software|Apogee]] archives. [[:wikipedia:Scott Miller (entrepreneur)|Scott Miller]] was kind enough to share some previously unreleased [[Concept Art Image Gallery#Pre-Alpha Blood|concept artwork]] at the end of the year, as well as some [https://mobile.twitter.com/ScottApogee/status/1598410574102142976 magazine scans]. His newly revamped Apogee (separate from the currently [[:wikipedia:Embracer Group|Embraced]] 3D Realms) seems to have a particular soft spot for ''Blood'' and the [[:wikipedia:Descent (video game)|others]] that [[:wikipedia:PowerSlave|got away]]. The revelation that the [[Bone Leech]] and [[Soul Drudge]] actually date back to the drafting of the original game is utterly mindblowing.<br />
<br />
[[File:Nightfall.png|left|thumb|frame|right|Splendid, Batsy, you've done it again!]]<br />
<br />
My year on the wiki got underway with a revamp and expansion of the [[List of Realities]] article, filled to the brink with the finest fan cruft, followed by a year long revamp and expansion of the [[Monolith Productions]] history sections (whose legacy has been further solidified on [[gog.com]] in the past year). As is often the case, my activity rate picked up towards the end of the year with a [[Fan Art Image Gallery|fan artwork crawl]] in August (still have an array of tabs to sort through all these months later), coverage of [[NBlood]] [[NBlood#Forks|forks]] in September, and most notably the completion of several more [[:Category:Developers|developer biographies]] as well as updates to existing ones towards the end of 2022.<br />
<br />
I also finally finished a project I began way back in [[2012]] of transcribing all of the objective text from ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' onto their level articles, using [https://www.youtube.com/@Kadorhal Gordon Threemen]'s excellent [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlSfgbfAhzDjyOmmUzGOxbSrSF38BxSi5 20th Anniversary] let's play as a guide. All inspired by my finally replaying ''Blood II'' through [[:wikipedia:Wine|Wine]] after all these years to break up my trek through each ''[[:wikipedia:Quake (series)|Quake]]'' on my shiny new laptop, with my having cheated on this place with [[User:Gideon#Mods|several other]] [[Wiki Index|game wikis]]. My plans for the coming year are to finish a revamp of the [[:Category:Levels|level]] articles I first envisioned in 2018 as well as finally documenting the ''Blood'' and ''Blood II'' strategy guides that have been collecting dust on my shelf of forgotten lore.<br />
<br />
I also dipped my toes in bloody waters with my [[:wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween]] game ''[https://pigalore.miraheze.org/wiki/Nightfall Nightfall]'', a modest ghost ride with a perhaps somewhat familiar [[Life Essence|heart powerup]]. I actually have plans for an expanded version this year with potentially even a few more ''Blood'' allusions. In addition, I finally worked my way through [[Blood in Other Media#References|the depths]] of ''[[:wikipedia:Dusk (video game)|Dusk]]'' and faced off against [[Stephan Weyte]]'s [https://dusk.fandom.com/wiki/Nyarlathotep Nyarlathotep]. Overall while fun enough, the game did not quite jell well enough to me to be worthy of the moniker [[:wikipedia:New Blood Interactive|New Blood]], seemingly lacking something in character compared to its inspirations. Perhaps ''[[Cultic]]'' may scratch that particular itch, should it land on my preferred [[Good Old Games|retailer]] and [[:wikipedia:Fedora (operating system)|platform]] down the road, and ''[https://dedreek.itch.io/grim-pray Grim Pray]'' did offer up a tasteful nibble. Until then, there are still many more [[fan add-on]]s I have yet to experience. [[User:Gideon|Gideon]] ([[User talk:Gideon|talk]]) 23:52, 11 January 2023 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 23523 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10080 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51197Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-12T04:39:29Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Contributions */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 23514 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10080 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51196Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-12T04:37:31Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Contributions */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10079 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51195Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-12T04:37:00Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Contributions */ Updated</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10078 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 11 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51162Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T07:03:18Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was stuck up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51161Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T07:02:55Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Introduction (By Tchernobog) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling on my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51160Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T07:02:26Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Introduction (By Tchernobog) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual schedule of moderation tasks and banal responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. This not being ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51159Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T06:59:12Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a pretty quiet year for me outside of my usual moderation tasks and responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. As this was not ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51158Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T06:58:58Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual moderation tasks and responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. As this was not ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51157Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T06:57:55Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual moderation tasks and responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started playing on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', with the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out the party's offensive capabilities as an Archer. As this was not ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51156Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T06:54:55Z<p>Tchernobog: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual moderation tasks and responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started playing on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'' back in 2019, with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage.<br />
<br />
As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out my offensive capabilities as an Archer. As this was not ''[[wikipedia:Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate]]'' their conflicting alignments did not prove to be a problem, although it really does not pay to be an evil party in any of these games.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51155Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T06:46:31Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Introduction (By Tchernobog) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual moderation tasks and responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started playing on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'', with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage. As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out my offensive capabilities as an Archer.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being [[Tchernobog]] of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernoboghttps://blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood:15th_Anniversary&diff=51154Blood:15th Anniversary2023-01-11T06:46:13Z<p>Tchernobog: /* Introduction (By Tchernobog) */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Introduction (By Tchernobog) ==<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Icewind-Dale.png|thumb|right|Character Generation. We are The Chosen.]]<br />
Well, here we are, the 15th Anniversary of the [[Blood Wiki]]. Another milestone year. A shame then that it has been a quiet year for me outside of my usual moderation tasks and responsibilities. In fact, it has been a quiet year for me in terms of ''[[Blood]]'' in general. About the closest I came to playing anything ''Blood'' related in the past year was recreating [[The Chosen]] for use as my adventuring party in ''[[wikipedia:Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor|Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'', one of the many games I started playing on my [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] computer after I finished going through ''[[Shogo]]'', ''[[Blood II]]'', and the ''Blood'' shareware using close to period hardware.<br />
<br />
Now, seeing The Chosen as being analogous to a ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventuring party is an idea that is not unique to me, as even the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Blood TV Tropes article] on ''Blood'' talks about the "Fighter, Mage, Thief" trope at one point during its meanderings. I first adapted The Chosen when creating the adventuring party I would use to play through ''[[wikipedia:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition|Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition]]'', with [[Caleb]] and [[Gabriel]] both serving as as my front line Fighters, [[Ophelia]] being my Rogue, and [[Ishmael]] of course taking the role of my Mage. As ''Icewind Dale'' supports generating a six person party I also brought over [[Kathryn]] and [[Kura]] from ''Shogo'', the former eschewing her pacifist ways just a little to serve as my Cleric, and the latter helping to further flesh out my offensive capabilities as an Archer.<br />
[[File:The-Chosen-Myth-Drannor.png|thumb|200px|left|We are here for you whether you like it or not.]]<br />
''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' only allows for the creation of a four player party, meaning I needed to make some adjustments to my core team. Caleb and Gabriel remained as my front line Fighters, which proved serendipitous as two characters are often needed to block doorways as a vital means of crowd control, and Ophelia could still slide into her role as Rogue with no difficulty. Ishmael saw the most changes, for he now had to dual class as both my Mage and my Cleric, being my all round spell caster of both healing and offensive spells. On reflection I think I should have gone with the name "Gabriella" instead just to keep the even gender balance, but on the whole the party still seems to work.<br />
<br />
Beyond that, I also started a read through of much of the fan fiction written by [[Eric J. Juneau]] for the first time in many years, either while I was travelling from my phone or when I was back home on my Windows 98 computer. I had time to burn when I was up late at night checking on my livestock while lambing and calving in the spring, with Scribbles the cat watching over me from [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office 97|Microsoft Office 97]] as God intended.<br />
<br />
That God being Tchernobog of course. He has a soft spot for animated office assistants made of paper. The more you know.<br />
<br />
== Introduction (By Gideon) ==<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
<div class="toccolours" style="width:40em;"><br />
'''Top ten ''Blood Wiki'' contributors as of January 12, 2021:'''<br />
*[[User:Gideon|Gideon]]: 22720 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Tchernobog|Tchernobog]]: 10033 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Willis|Willis]]: 1754 Contributions (2 for voting, 1 for testing, rest wiki importing)<br />
*[[User:TheWallflower|TheWallflower]]: 1316 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]]: 388 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Clari87|Clari87]]: 247 Contributions (22 as [[User:Corbyn|Corbyn]])<br />
*[[User:3371-Alpha|3371-Alpha]]: 183 Contributions (38 as an unregistered user)<br />
*[[User:Tenpazen|Tenpazen]]: 147 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Drudge Master|Drudge Master]]: 116 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Cheogh|Cheogh]]: 73 Contributions<br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:40em;"><br />
For all other contributors expand here:<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><br />
*[[User:Savagereaper|Savagereaper]]: 70 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Ishmael|Ishmael]]: 50 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kadorhal|Kadorhal]]: 44 Contributions<br />
*[[User:PikaCommando|PikaCommando]]: 38 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dr.zalost|ZZaRDoZz]]: 26 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TerrorBlades|TerrorBlades]]: 17 Contributions*<br />
*[[User:Cplrhumm|Cplrhumm]]: 17 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Racruvido|Racruvido]]: 14 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Blaze Ventura|Blaze Ventura]]: 13 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TheUnbeholden|TheUnbeholden]]: 10 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Minion|Minion]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Rautamiekka|Rautamiekka]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:WiiStation360Games|WiiStation360Games]]: 8 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Jack Kellar|Jack Kellar]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Flea Friend|Flea Friend]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Killerklowns|Killerklowns]]: 7 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DiamondClaw|DiamondClaw]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Dead King|Dead King]]: 6 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Nuthriz|Nuthriz]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Barbara|Barbara]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kitsuneae|Kitsuneae]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:FraX|FraX]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Strogglet27|Strogglet27]]: 5 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Giveall|Giveall]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Reconite|Reconite]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:MarkMcWane|MarkMcWane]]: 4 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sir Seizhak|Sir Seizhak]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Quadratic Lemon|Quadratic Lemon]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Smk|Smk]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Theelder|Theelder]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Kalevi|Kalevi]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Popsoap|Popsoap]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Sacorguy79|Sacorguy79]]: 3 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Tecman|Tecman]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Daffidaff|Daffidaff]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:Catherine|Catherine]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DoomMarine23|DoomMarine23]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DOSGuy|DOSGuy]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:ChrisR91|Chris591]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:LigH|LigH]]: 2 Contributions<br />
*[[User:SixGunShauna|SixGunShauna]]: 1<br />
*[[User:Manfesto|Manfesto]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Meatgoat|Meatgoat]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:DustyStyx|DustyStyx]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Doctorhelp|Doctorhelp]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:MattSaettler|MattSaettler]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Istfemer|Istfemer]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nenni|Nenni]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:WendyDawson|WendyDawson]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Bloodmaster|Bloodmaster]]: 1 Contributions<br />
*[[User:TeenBeach|TeenBeach]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:JBJblaze|JBJblaze]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Victus|Victus]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]]: 1 Contribution<br />
*[[User:Mr. Froz|Mr. Froz]]: 0 Contributions (44 as an unregistered user)</div></div><br />
<br />
For more statistics see the "See Also" section!<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
{{Anniversaries}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Wiki Related]]</div>Tchernobog