VTMB: Camarilla Edition is an Expansion Overhaul that completely changes the game mechanics and how we approach the game of Bloodlines. After playing through Bloodlines over 10 times the replay value has decreased, and we started thinking of ways to improve the game to make it much more realistic. I have long since been a fan of Bethesda's Open Ended Sandbox games so that is the feel I wanted to bring to Bloodlines. One of the biggest problems with Bloodlines is that you never get the sense of BEING a Vampire. I mean you have powers and you drink blood, but only to fuel those powers most of which are extremely short lived. Not only that but I have never dropped below a humanity of 10 because I was never in danger of going hungry. So what we did was completely overhaul how everything from Feeding and Regeneration, to Bloodpool and Disciplines work, giving you a completely new experience to Bloodlines unlike anything you've played in the past.
Can't go back to the vanilla game after this.
Really it only gets 3/10 because effort should account for something, even tho it fails on pretty much everything it tried to do.
As far as new content goes, you got one NPC, and its recycled for TFN. So basically its just plain old VTMB, but without any books. In first 10 minutes of VTMB you usually have 3 books, and at expenditure of $60 total they give you 18xp (or simplified, you get Firearms 2, Stealth 2 and Computers 2 for $60). In this mod, valuation is $250 per 3 xp. How exactly do you come up with such ridiculous valuation? You cannot farm money in this game. In total you get maybe $8000 total, over course of full playthrough, and have to spend portions of it on armor, ammo, weapons, blood, ...
The readme states you can get 45 'lessons' each worth 3xp, at cost of $250 for 3xp. Basic math says that 45 x $250 is $11,250. I am pretty sure that there is no $11, 250 in this game in total, and that is without us ever buying ammo, armor, blood packs or anything else.
So I'd summarize this mod as simply buggier version of plain VTMB, in which you play with less overall xp. And if that is what you want, only reason to play this over TFN is if you want it on base 7 clans.
My overall feeling of this mod is that its developers do not play this game much. Very bad design decisions. Very low fun factor.
There is not much to say. Just install it, play it. Great job!
A smaller god in Santa Monica dinner?! What were you thinking?!
This ruins the game. It make disciplines useless. YOU HAVE REMOVED "POSSESION" FROM DOMINATE ALONG WITH THE SUICIDES ??? Dominate couldnt be more useless... Also Dementaton doesnt feel like true Dementation like it feeled in the vanilla game.
This mod is simply da worst VTMB mod in existance
Great mod
Adds realism to a otherwise almost perfect game. Its something I've been looking for to spice up the game for a third and fourth play through. It's amazing it some small changes can add to the game and make it more like the pen and paper game.
For every player, every clan, either light or very strong changes, corrections, and awesomeness ;)