Official Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood Thread

[Flopster]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

yeah..and when u think that STEAM installation is not a SETUP archive but the "INSTALLED ON HDD ITSELF" type or how ever u call it...odd....and DL speed is damn slow for me...

Steam servers are probably busy, since other people are downloading too...

[mitzi76]

i hope to be blasting both mr bigtime and white lightning very soon!

if you cut down my percentage well it might just cut down my aim...(name the film?)

[PNeV]

Originally Posted by mitzi76

if you cut down my percentage well it might just cut down my aim...(name the film?)

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?

[Mr.Bigtime]

Originally Posted by PNeV

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?

probably?

and mitzi;

probably we will gun sling tomorrow..and the good, the bad and the ugly will be chosen!

[Bravo]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

probably?

and mitzi;

probably we will gun sling tomorrow..and the good, the bad and the ugly will be chosen!

If my game actually gets unlocked tomorrow...can I join?

[Mr.Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Bravo

If my game actually gets unlocked tomorrow...can I join?

Indeed man! a Gun sling will not be FUN without u! and i guess NOBODY here still knows the MULTIPLAYER part of the game..yeah?

[Bravo]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

Indeed man! a Gun sling will not be FUN without u! and i guess NOBODY here still knows the MULTIPLAYER part of the game..yeah?

Now I just hope that my game is actually unlocked tomorrow. Its annoying buying a game and not being able to play it right away...my own fault though it did say that its being released tomorrow...

[Mr.Bigtime]

Played abit before coming to office..visuals r stunning..iam impressed..couldn't play much.. i still no idea about the GAME.. i mean.. IS THIS A SANDBOX game for gods sake? big maps, open area? freedom of choice?

[WhiteLightning]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

Played abit before coming to office..visuals r stunning..iam impressed..couldn't play much.. i still no idea about the GAME.. i mean.. IS THIS A SANDBOX game for gods sake? big maps, open area? freedom of choice?

can you try the multiplayer part today plz ? i really want to know how thats like

[Mr.Bigtime]

Originally Posted by WhiteLightning

can you try the multiplayer part today plz ? i really want to know how thats like

Ofcourse i will try..infact i TRIED to TRY multiplayer but it asked me the SERIAL NUMBER and i didnt have time to write it down and create account etc etc..but will do tonight..

[WhiteLightning]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

Ofcourse i will try..infact i TRIED to TRY multiplayer but it asked me the SERIAL NUMBER and i didnt have time to write it down and create account etc etc..but will do tonight..

ah ok hopfully it will be good.

[masterchiefx2]

i would also like to know, the thought of a shootout on a game like this with others makes me wanna click the buy it button

[DgtlOutcst]

Damn, it's unlocked in 14 hours on steam, which basically means It's unlocked tomorrow. Damn timezones.

[Bravo]

Originally Posted by DgtlOutcst

Damn, it's unlocked in 14 hours on steam, which basically means It's unlocked tomorrow. Damn timezones.

Yeah thats super annoying. I guess we have to wait.

[Darren Hodgson]

Looks like I should get my copy tomorrow from Amazon but I wish now that I'd pre-ordered from GAME because with first-class postage the game was only 9p cheaper and I'd have had it today as GAME send games out on Wednesday with free first-class post! Oh well!

So what tweaks do people recommend for this game seeing as the in-game Display options neglect to include either AA or V-Sync options? I know you can force V-Sync on (which I'll be doing as I loathe screen tearing) but how do you enable AA? Can you add it through the game's Video.src file or do you have to force it?

[Darren Hodgson]

Originally Posted by DiGiTaL HunTeR

you can use dx10 shaders if you change shader path in video.src file (renamed it to ini and then back), dunno i dont have vista installed atm but it probably selects pixel shader 4.0 automatically.

!ShaderPath(i) // 3 - 3.0, 5 - 4.0,

!Filtering(s) // Anisotropic, AnisotropicTrilinear

!FSAA(i) // Full Screen AntiAliasing, 0 - none, higher is better


i chose Anisotropic, but then i saw there is also anisotropicTrilinear - lacks in most games ....

Just spotted this post...

So am I right in saying that if I set...

ShaderPath(5)
Filtering(AnisotropicTrilinear)
FSAA(4)

...it'll set SM 4.0, trilinear anisotropic filtering and 4X AA respectively? What performance penalty is there for using AA?

[Mr.Bigtime]

and how much u paid in ur countries? i paid 49.99 $.probably many of u get VAts sht and pay more?

[Bravo]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

and how much u paid in ur countries? i paid 49.99 $.probably many of u get VAts sht and pay more?

I paid 49,99€...Such unfair pricing.

[blinx]

I didn't really like the first one too much but this one is getting decent reviews gonna pick it up tommorow an give it a run

[WhiteLightning]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

and how much u paid in ur countries? i paid 49.99 $.probably many of u get VAts sht and pay more?

is that on steam ?

[Darren Hodgson]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

and how much u paid in ur countries? i paid 49.99 $.probably many of u get VAts sht and pay more?

The game is costing me £24.90 here in the UK which is about the going rate for a game purchased from an online retailer. If I bought the game locally from a shop then it'd be £29.99 - £34.99.

[])rStrangelove]

Nice, i like the screens. Really enjoyed the 1st title, gonna buy this one on steam when it's a cheaper.

Originally Posted by JonasBeckman

(Will wait until the price drops a bit, might replay the first game as it's quite a bit better with the DX10 and gameplay change patch.)

Gameplay change patch?

[Mr.Bigtime]

Originally Posted by WhiteLightning

is that on steam ?

yeah my friend...if u have STEAM at work u can see i already purchased it

49.99 is ogod price...retails store says will come end of JULY to Turkey and the price is around 70$..i love STEAM!

[WhiteLightning]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bigtime

yeah my friend...if u have STEAM at work u can see i already purchased it

49.99 is ogod price...retails store says will come end of JULY to Turkey and the price is around 70$..i love STEAM!

no everything that has anything to do with gaming is blocked here, but i believe you on your word ofcourse

70$ wow thats damn expensive!

[JonasBeckman]

Yeah that's right, first game got released in the US way after the EU version but with DX10 support, after a while a DX10 support and enhancement patch was made available for the EU versions as well which along with enhanced graphics also changed most levels in the game, in particular the ones where you played as Billy or what his name was.
(Stealth was optional, you got better weapons earlier and some levels changed quite a bit in their layout.)

As for this game I got lucky with a store version (Seems to be available in several places now such as this online store - http://www.webhallen.com/prod.php?id=95757 ), was thinking of getting it on Steam as that's where I have the first one but the price was better and I don't have to wait extra for it to be released or for the price to lower a bit.

Only played the first mission so far but I've been busy with other things and tweaks so I'll list those below.


Developer mode.

Add a shortcut to the game EXE and at the properties window, target field, add the parameter "-debugconf=DebugConf.scr" (There's also -nologos and -level if you know those level names, VillaAttack is one but the command is buggy as menus will be blanked out.)

After that go into the \InstallDir\CoJ2\ folder (And then the \Data\ folder after this step) and open Data0.pak with Winrar or a similar program and copy the DebugConf files to the \Data folder listed above, open them with notepad but first rename DebugConfDefault.scr to DebugConf.scr
(Def file lists all commands available for use.)

In my example the file looks like this.

!include("DebugConf.def")

NoLogos()
Cheats()
UseDeveloperKeys()
EnableLevelSelection()
LoadCheatMenuParamsOnLevelStart()
EasyAchievements()
EnableTestMPLevelMenu()
ShowSubLevels()

The first value will not be loaded due to the "!" symbol (Otherwise it'll load the entire Def file which is unneded, second value removes logos and after that it'll enable cheat commands (Needed for the other stuff to work.) and then developer keys are enabled (I don't know what those do yet) and then level selection for SP and MP maps will be enabled though I haven't found out where those are yet and finally some extra menus will be available along with a easier achievement unlock (Useless for the PC version though.)

Also open Data2.pak and go to either map folder and notice the DLC maps, unsure how to play them as the -level command is a bit bugged (If you know the menu layout you can save ingame after using it and then restart and load the save, will work properly but I don't know the level filenames yet.)

Bonus codes.

They're located in the CoJ .DLL file, there's two of them and they do the same thing so you only need to enter one.

585A926D
735S653J

For all the benefits to work you need to start a new game.
(Extra weapon and more money, also gives silver weapons in MP which is probably just visuals.)

Config files.

This is mostly covered but as mentioned altering some values such as shaders causes that value to reset to default, don't think it's coded yet though the engine supports it.
(They're located in the "C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood\Out" folder by default followed by the \Settings folder.)

Examples of what I use.

video.
!Resolution(i,i)
!WindowOffset(i,i)
!Monitor(i) // -1 primary monitor
!BPP(i)
!FSAA(i) // Full Screen AntiAliasing, 0 - none, higher is better
!TexBPP(i)
!TextureQuality(s) // VeryLow, Low, High
!Filtering(s) // Bilinear, Trilinear, Anisotropic, AnisotropicTrilinear
!GammaFloat(f)
!MaxRefresh(i)
!Shadows(s) // Low, High
!ShadowMapSize(i)
!Lightmaps()
!Fullscreen()
!VSync() // enable vertical sync
!MaterialQuality(i) // lower is better
!WaterQuality(i) // lower is better
!GrassQuality(i) // lower is better
!FXQuality(i) // higher is better
!FXFadeLevel(i) // 0-4 (lower is better)
!EnvQuality(s) // FullDynamic, RareDynamic, Static
!ShaderPath(i) // 0 - 1.1, 1 - 1.4, 2 - 2.0, 3 - 3.0, 4 - x360, 5 - 4.0, 6 - ps3
!PostProcess(s) // Simple, Normal
!DisplayDeviceType(i,f,f,f,f) //device type (LCD TV etc.): 0 - default
!Curves(s) // curves texure

Resolution(1680,1050)
Monitor(0)
BPP(24)
FSAA(4)
TexBPP(32)
TextureQuality("High")
Filtering("AnisotropicTrilinear")
Fullscreen()
Shadows("High")
ShadowMapSize(2048)
Lightmaps()
GammaFloat(1.00)
MaxRefresh(60)
MaterialQuality(0)
FXQuality(3)
FXFadeLevel(0)
WaterQuality(0)
GrassQuality(0)
EnvQuality("FullDynamic")
ShaderPath(3)
Postprocess("Normal")
DisplayDeviceType(0,0.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.0 00000)

Audio.
!API(s) // aDS3D, aOpenAL, aXACT, XAudio2, NoSound
!MixFrequency(i)
!Channels(i)
!ForceSoftware()
!ForceSoftwareEAX()
!ForceNoFXes()
!Quality3D(s) // low, medium, high
!UseEAX()
!ExtraSounds01()
!SpeechVolume(i)
!FXVolume(i)
!WaveVolume(i)
!GlobalSettings(s)
!DebugMode()

API("XAudio2")
MixFrequency(48000)
Channels(64)
Quality3D("high")
FXVolume(18)
WaveVolume(13)
SpeechVolume(35)
GlobalSettings("")


Not a huge change or anything (FSAA enabled, trilinear anistropic filtering, slightly better shading or what it does and larger shadow resolution for video, better frequency and channels for audio), going above the 48000 frequency for audio or having it higher in the control panel or audio driver control panel will cause the game to bug during speech.