This update includes an xdelta patch. This download contains a set of files that replace the some of the lower quality audio files in the Windows port of "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain" with those from the original PlayStation release.
Section 1: Introduction
This download contains a set of files that replace the some of the lower quality audio files in the Windows port of "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain" with those from the original PlayStation release.
Included in the "Main" folder is everything required to patch the audio files with either Blood Pill or xdelta UI.
The "Extras" folder contains three folders and a zipped folder.
A - The folder titled "bigfile audio PS to PC" has .wav conversions of the audio files that are replaced.
B - A copy of Blood Pill version 1.1, the source code is also included.
C - The folder titled "scripts" has two custom batch scripts I made when working on this patch.
C.1 - A modified version of "patch_pillbig.bat" that allows the Command Line can be run as an administrator in the same directory that the script is located in.
C.2 - A modified version of "bigfile_unpack_oggsounds.bat" called "bigfile_unpack_wavsounds.bat" that I used to convert all the audio files to .wav format.
D - A copy of WinMD5Free version 1.20 in the folder titled "WinMD5Free" is included in order to compare checksum values for the PILL.BIG file.
The checksum value for the original PILL.BIG file is c6f9cd50b11def2d9a302b7183c19d91
The checksum value for the patched PILL.BIG file is eca343e0fadabdbd191f4b8622d1d1d4
To know the differences of the sound files replaced, go to Section 3.
If I missed anything major, please let me know.
Section 2.1.1: xdelta UI Instructions
Step 1: Go into the game's folder with PILL.BIG and rename it to something else.
- If you used Verok's installer, it should be located at "C:\Program Files (x86)\KAIN\KAIN" or at "C:\Program Files\KAIN\KAIN".
- If you used CubanRaul's installer, it should be located at "C:\Games\KAIN\KAIN".
Step 2: Go into the "Main" folder for the patch and go into the "xdeltaUI" folder and launch xdeltaUI.exe.
- If your game is located in one of the "Program Files" folders, run xdeltaUI.exe as an administrator.
Step 3: Select "bohqsound.xdelta" as the patch file.
Step 4: Select the renamed PILL.BIG file from your installation as the source file.
Step 5: For the output file, name it "PILL.BIG".
Section 2.1.2: Restoring PILL.BIG
Step 1: Go in the "kain" folder and delete the patched PILL.BIG file.
Step 2: Rename the original PILL.BIG file.
Section 2.2.1: Blood Pill Instructions
Step 1: Go into the "main" folder and then into the "Blood Pill" folder and copy all of its contents.
Step 2: Go to the directory that you installed "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain".
- If you used Verok's installer, it should be located at "C:\Program Files (x86)\KAIN" or at "C:\Program Files\KAIN".
- If you used CubanRaul's installer, it should be located at "C:\Games\KAIN".
Step 3: Paste the contents of the "Main" folder into the game's installation folder.
Step 4: Run "HQ Audio Patch.bat" AS AN ADMINISTRATOR or else Blood Pill will crash as it buffers PILL.BIG.
- If you did not run the script as an administrator, go to Section 2.1, then start the installation process all over again.
Section 2.2.2: Restoring PILL.BIG
Step 1: Go in the "kain" folder and then go into the "backup" folder.
Step 2: Move the original PILL.BIG file back into the "kain" directory.
OPTIONAL - Section 2.3: Verifying the Patched File
Step 1: To find out if you patched the file correctly go to the "Extras" folder, then extract and run WinMD5.exe.
Step 2: Drag the patched version of PILL.BIG on the WinMD5Free window and see if it matches the given checksum value.
Section 3: Differences with the Sound Files Replaced
av0011.fag - The Windows version awkwardly stops and stretches as Anacrothe calls for Malik.
av0019.fag to av0029.fag - The Windows versions lack the reverb and vocal distortion for the Blood Fountains that the PlayStation versions have.
av0030.fag & av0031.fag - The Windows versions don't have the pitch of Bane's voice lowered like the PlayStation versions do. I edited the PlayStation versions to remove some clicks that were in the recording.
av0032.fag - The Windows versions doesn't have the pitch of Bane's voice lowered like the PlayStation versions does and lacks Dejoule's taunt at the end.
av0033.fag - The Windows version lacks the other assassins at the beginning talking and is both louder and slightly stretched. I edited the PlayStation version to be louder to match the Windows version.
av0205.fag - The Windows version lacks the reverb and vocal distortion for the Spirit Forges that the PlayStation version has and is a different recording.
av0206.fag - The Windows version lacks the reverb and vocal distortion for the Spirit Forges that the PlayStation version has.
av0315.fag - The Windows version uses a different voice recording.
av0363.fag - The Windows version lacks reverb and doesn't have its pitch changed for Dejoule's voice like the PlayStation version does.
song00.vag - The PlayStation version is song06.vag in its PILL.BIG and isn't as loud.
song01.vag - The Windows version has a slight hiss throughout the song.
song02.vag - The Windows version is weaker on the bass frequencies.
song03.vag - The PlayStation version is song09.vag in its PILL.BIG and is stronger on the bass frequencies.
song04.vag - The PlayStation version is song07.vag in its PILL.BIG and is slightly stronger on the bass frequencies.
song05.vag - The PlayStation version is song03.vag in its PILL.BIG and is slightly stronger on the bass frequencies.
song06.vag - The PlayStation version is song10.vag in its PILL.BIG and is both quieter and not as compressed.
song07.vag - The PlayStation version is song05.vag in its PILL.BIG and is both louder and stronger on the bass frequencies.
song08.vag - The Windows version is both quieter and weaker on the bass frequencies.
song09.vag - The PlayStation version is song04.vag in its PILL.BIG and plays at the proper speed.
song10.vag - The PlayStation version is song00.vag in its PILL.BIG and is both quieter and not as compressed.
Section 4: Software Used
Blood Pill version 1.1: Extracting the audio files from the Windows and PlayStation PILL.BIG files to .wav and converting them back to their original formats.
xdelta UI version 1.1 and xdelta version 3.0.11: Creating the .xdelta patch file.
Adobe Audition CC version 6.0: Correcting any issues with the audio files extracted from the PlayStation PILL.BIG file.
WinMD5Free version 1.20: Getting checksum values for the patched and original PILL.BIG file.
Section 5: Thanks and Credits
Pavel [VorteX] Timofeyev for Blood Pill
Mean Person for figuring out Blood Omen's VAG internals
Forest [LordHavoc] Hale for cmdlib and memlib
Balder and Zench from XentaX community (www.xentax.com) for pill.big specs, advices
Klarth (stevemonaco@hotmail.com) and Raul Sobon (Cheekyboy@2-hot.com) for TIM specs
Andrey [Rackot] Grachev for bigfile specs
Ben Lincoln for tile compression decoder
MisterGrim for Jam Decoder
Joshua McDonald for xdelta.
KaioShin for xdelta UI.
Github.com
Xdelta.org
Romhacking.net
Winmd5.com
do i need the other sound files or just this one ?
You don't need any of the previous releases to use this. Sorry for not clarifying earlier.
"This update" ?
So do we need the other releases before this one?
You don't need any of the previous releases to use this. Sorry for not clarifying earlier.
i can't install this , at Section 2.1.1 after step 5 i don't know what to do with xdeltaUI.exe before the next step and even if i click on "PATCH" it's telling me that the source file isn't correct T_T , thx anyway
Try using Verokster's OpenGL wrapper. It includes the HQ patch and fixes many other issues that the PC port has.
Verokster.blogspot.com
The guys won't stop shouting "Please help me kind sir", all at once, making my speakers crackle and pop and I can't hear anything over them. What is going on?
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will this patch work with the re release of the game by GOG.com ??