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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
| Title = Blood: Fresh Supply<br />
| Image = Blood-Fresh-Supply.jpg<br />
| Size = 220px<br />
| Caption = Promotional artwork<br />
| Developer = [[Night Dive Studios]]<br />
| Publisher = [[Atari]]<br />
| Designer = [[Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]] <br />
| Engine = [[Kex Engine]]<br />
| Version = 1.0<br />
| Released = [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]]<br />
| Genre = [[:wikipedia:First Person Shooter|First Person Shooter]]<br />
| Modes = Single-player, Multiplayer<br />
| Platforms = [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] (Linux and macOS planned)<br />
| UPC/A7 = TBD <br />
| ISBN-10 = TBD<br />
| Media = Digital download<br />
[[Image:Blood-ESRB.gif|center|Blood as rated by the ESRB]]<br />
}} <br />
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{{quote|quotation="Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum. Begin your journey armed with a simple pitchfork and earn more effective implements of destruction like aerosol cans, flare guns, voodoo dolls and more!"|attributedTo=Official description}}<br />
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'''Blood: Fresh Supply''' (also known as the '''Blood Remaster''' and '''[[Blood EX]]''') is a remaster of the original ''[[Blood]]'' developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under permission from [[Atari]]. It uses the studio's in-house [[Kex Engine]], supplanting the original [[Build]]. It was released on [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]] for [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] onto [[GOG.com]], [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] and [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]. A fifty percent discount has been offered to owners of the original incarnation on these stores, with the [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] version of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' included as an extra on GOG. [[:wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] and [[:wikipedia:macOS|macOS]] releases are expected in the near future.<br />
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It features all of the levels from all four episodes of the original ''Blood'' campaign, as well as the ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' and ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' expansions included within the executable; support is also provided for all [[List of Mods for Blood|fan-made add-ons]] such as ''[[Death Wish]]''. The upgrade also supports modern frameworks such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] 11, [[:wikipedia:OpenGL|OpenGL]] 3.2, [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] as well as online multiplayer services [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]].<br />
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It also introduces new features such as high resolution widescreen, high-refresh and variable FOV support, split-screen and modern online multiplayer with up to eight players, a customizable difficulty mode, additional [[voxel]]s and effects (such as Antialiasing, Ambient Occlusion, V-sync and Interpolation support), and a new mouse-aiming interface, as well as controller support (in addition to an emulation of the original control scheme).<br />
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== Announcement ==<br />
[[File:Blood-Remaster.png|thumb|left|300px|Pre-Release Screamshot]]<br />
{{#ev:youtube|Da8x89BBjI8|320|right|"Blood: Fresh Supply - Release Trailer" - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
{{quote|quotation="Blood stood up extremely well over time and we are taking care to preserve all the qualities that made the game so special... It really only needs minor updates to provide a better user experience for contemporary audiences. By using some of the functions of Nightdive’s KEX engine, we’ll be able to provide compatibility with today’s video standards, with DirectX and Vulkan support. Similarly, we’ll provide compatibility with the current audio standards. We’ll add support for modern networks, Steamworks, and GOG Galaxy to bring this original game to more players. As part of this, we will preserve the accuracy of the game behavior. While these upgrades are relatively minor, we are confident that they will provide fans with a better, current generation gameplay experience."|attributedTo=Daniel Grayshon, producer at Night Dive Studios}}<br />
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A remastered version of ''[[Blood]]'', developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under license from [[Atari]], was announced on [[Fact Timeline#2018|December 7, 2018]]. The port was stated to support modern graphics libraries such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] and [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] (as opposed to the original only having partial [[:wikipedia:Glide (API)|Glide]] support via an alpha patch), as well as multiplayer networks such as [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]]. The remaster was said to be based on reverse engineering rather than the original source code (implying no [[Blood Source Campaign|original source code release]] is likely; the new code could be though), built atop of [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samuel_Villarreal_(Kaiser) Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]'s [[Kex Engine]] from his earlier unofficial [[Blood EX]] effort; he was also being assisted by [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/James_Haley_(Quasar) James "Quasar" Haley] and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Edward_Richardson_(Edward850) Edward "Edward850" Richardson] on the project. Kaiser confirmed on [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] that the engine supports all ''Blood'' [[List of Mods for Blood|custom maps]]. The engine even allows proper modding, with scripting possible in a way [[Blood#Modernization Attempts|not present]] in the original [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] executable. A quickly deleted tweet by Kaiser indicated a possible April 2019 release, which in the end extended to early May.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Yup, I am working on it. I was actually working on it on my spare time since 2015... Reverse engineered. I've been disassembling the game for several years and have a more or less clear outline of how everything works. Its somewhat pressuring as I am looking to go over the disassembly multiple times to make sure everything is perfect... Some things like the slipperiness is going to remain as it was intentionally designed to do that, but none of the engine's collision detection is going to be used. Though the new collision code will produce nearly exact same results; just less glitchy results... None of the original assets will be modified. This includes levels (despite my temptations)... Modding will definitely be possible in BloodEX... There will be mod support. The idea is that you put your mod into a folder along with any modded .ART files or INI files you include and you should be able to load a mod from there. Additionally BloodEX will allow you to define your own enemies and scripted AI logic. Additionally you'll be able to define your own custom actors and scripted AI logic..."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1071133111650537477 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] gave the effort their blessing on their own company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We're very happy for our friends @NightdiveStudio! They'll carry the torch with distinction, we have no doubt. Can't wait to play!"|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1072624962891063296 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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Atari only retains the distribution rights to the ''[[Blood]]'' series, and so is only able to authorize the project due to provisions that allowed for the upgrading of the game.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Atari, however, owns the digital distribution rights for the original game, which came out in 1997. The terms of its ownership includes limited provisions for updating the game. Atari chief operating officer Todd Shallbetter emailed Polygon with the following statement: “We are not changing the game. We have distribution rights and this version is just being updated and optimized for modern operating systems and hardware.”"|attributedTo=[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/12/18138389/blood-reboot-rights-atari-warner-nightdive How do two companies own the rights to Blood?], [[:wikipedia:Polygon (website)|Polygon]] (December 12, 2018)}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="It has been both a great pleasure and an honor to have had the opportunity to work with Atari to update this classic game title that helped firmly cement the FPS as one of the most popular game genre. We look forward to sharing the gory splendor of Blood: Fresh Supply with a new generation of gamers as well as with the many current fans eager to play one of their favorite titles on contemporary PCs."|attributedTo=[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development at Nightdive Studios]}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
{{#ev:youtube|-2GLB-rhttk|320|right|"The Blood Remaster Is Really Good (Review) - GmanLives" ([[Gmanlives]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|EkG29e-nE-A|320|right|"BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE" ([[Civvie 11]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|iaRQK5ThKlU|320|right|'''"Nightdive's remaster is finally out! ... and it needs fixing. It is inferior to both BloodGDX and nBlood. Just look at those stretched voxels, or those floating Blood splats... In short, this is like a World of Warcraft private server, it uses the assets and mimics the source material, but it is *not* the real thing. However, kudos for making it look as close as possible to the original software renderer."''' ([[pagb666]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|vFLRDSGuhzY|320|right|"BloodGDX vs. Blood: Fresh Supply" ([https://www.youtube.com/user/Cimlite Cim]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I haven't tried it myself so I can't comment on the quality of the remaster, but the list of features does seem to be pretty extensive for such an old game. That said, I have noticed some complaints about the gameplay feeling slightly off when compared to the original, so if you do decide to grab yourself a copy, make sure to do a bit of research beforehand."|attributedTo=[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]}}<br />
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Even prior to release, the effort was criticised for its usage of [[Nightdive]]'s own [[Kex Engine]] rather than the actual [[Build Engine]]. In effect, this qualifies the release as more of a [[recreation]], like the fan made ''[[Transfusion]]'' or ''[[ZBlood]]'', than a true [[source port]]. Unlike either of those however, it does still work with the authentic files and formats, supporting all established [[List of Mods for Blood|fan add-on content]], which further blurs the lines. It also has notably higher system requirements than the other ports already available, limiting its appeal to users of older hardware.<br />
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Post-launch Fresh Supply has been harshly received by many in the community, particularly by regulars on the [[Altar of Stone]], the denizens of the [[Duke4]] forums, and critic [[Civvie 11]], for its perceived inaccuracy (including sound and graphical issues, off physics and balancing, and odd enemy and entity behaviours) compared to Build powered ports like [[BloodGDX]] and [[NBlood]] as well as the [[:wikipedia:MS DOS|DOS]] original. Such inaccuracies are particularly apparent in user maps, such as crashes in the [[DWE2M1: Armada|first level]] of [[Death Wish#Episode 2: Scar Trek|second episode]] of ''[[Death Wish]]''. Demos are also not provided, which has been the main means of benchmarking accuracy in the other ports.<br />
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Other concerns pertain to its effect on the game's legacy, with controversy swirling around Fresh Supply supplanting the vintage release on services such as [[GOG.com]]; even with the DOS version of [[One Unit: Whole Blood]] still available as an extra, thereby also retaining access for other ports. Reservations also remain about commercial re-releases of older games in general, where there are already community supported solutions available. It should be noted however that unlike with ''[[Doom]]'' or ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D|Duke Nukem 3D]]'', none of the unofficial ''Blood'' ports are legally sanctioned by route of an open source code release.<br />
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Fresh Supply has however been positively received by the general audience, with high scores on its store pages. It also was graced with positive notices by reviewers and publications such as [[Gmanlives]], [[:wikipedia:Rock Paper Shotgun|Rock Paper Shotgun]], [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]], [[:wikipedia:AusGamers|AusGamers]] and more.<br />
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This can partly be ascribed to excitement by casual players simply at the chance to revisit the cult classic; much of the press coverage serves more as a retrospective on the design of the actual game itself than an in-depth look at the intricacies of the re-release.<br />
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Sympathizers are apt to defend the variations from the original as part and parcel of so-called "quality of life" improvements considered necessary to bring the game to modern audiences. This includes the additional display modes, controls schemes and difficulty settings, as well as appreciation of the new features such as split-screen multiplayer and the fresh graphics and effects. This creates a similar sort of dichotomy between those who like limit-removing ''[[Doom]]'' source ports like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/GZDoom GZDoom] (favoured by [[wikipedia:John Romero|John Romero]]) or more conservative options like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Chocolate_Doom Chocolate Doom].<br />
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It should be also be remembered that at the time of the game's first digital re-release onto [[Good Old Games]] back in 2010, and again with the Steam re-issue in 2014, a sizable minority protested that all that was included was the DOS version without any modernizations or upgrades (aside from a [[:wikipedia:Dosbox|Dosbox]] wrapper).<br />
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This was particularly in comparison to releases such as [[:wikipedia:Devolver Digital|Devolver Digital]]'s upgraded [[Build]] kin ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition|Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Shadow Warrior Classic Redux|Shadow Warrior Classic Redux]]''. The controversial release of variants like ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour|Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour]]'', which corresponded to the outright removal of the DOS ''Atomic Edition'' from store-fronts and broke backward compatibility, has soured many on such projects however.<br />
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There is also an ill feeling among sections of the community that ''Fresh Supply'' was green-lit, while the [[Jason Hall#Possible Blood Revival|upgraded version]] pitched by original producer [[Jason Hall]] in 2012, said to be using the actual binary source code, was spurned by [[Atari]]. Finally, it is partly a case of bad timing, because if Fresh Supply had come out in 2015 or 2016, during the initial development of progenitor [[Blood EX]], it would not have been contrasted to the other ports; which at that time were seen as unlikely if not impossible to come to pass after years of [[List of Source Ports and Recreations|attempts and false starts]].<br />
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For his part, lead developer Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal has said he is open to all feedback and criticism (save comparisons to ''[[BloodCM]]'').<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I am taking every feedback, comment, and harassment seriously and will address every problem for Blood: Fresh Supply and I appreciate every single one of them. Except for those who say its inferior to BloodCM. They can just fuck right off."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1126922637475766272 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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Indeed, a common view is that the initial release feels rushed and unpolished, but at least offers potential to be properly patched out with time. A lack of day-one support for platforms other than [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] was also seen as disappointment to some. Additionally it has been questioned how much value there is in the remaster's add-on support given it does not provide a modern replacement for [[MapEdit]] (which, in fairness, has not yet been done elsewhere either, but would certainly have been a justifiable inclusion for a commercial product).<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] has also again given the effort their endorsement on their company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] account.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Congratulations to @NightdiveStudio for their full-blooded remaster of our old classic! Thank you for carrying the torch forward with such obvious love, and for giving Blood fans the remaster they've been asking for and deserve. Well done, friends."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1126601188269383680 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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The release of Fresh Supply [https://www.pcgamer.com/biggest-stories-5-10-2019/ received] a spot on [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]'s top stories of the week, as well as [https://www.pcworld.com/article/3394305/this-week-in-games-john-wick-tactics-a-blood-remaster-and-a-survival-focused-ghost-recon.html a place] on the this week in games column of [[:wikipedia:PC World|PC World]].<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[List of Source Ports and Recreations]]<br />
*[[Future of Blood]]<br />
*[[BloodGDX]]<br />
*[[NBlood]]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/games/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[Atari]]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/game/blood_fresh_supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[GOG.com]]<br />
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010750/Blood_Fresh_Supply/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]]<br />
*[https://www.humblebundle.com/store/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]<br />
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]<br />
*[https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Blood:_Fresh_Supply Blood: Fresh Supply - PCGamingWiki]<br />
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=== Pre-Release ===<br />
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==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://cerebral-overload.com/2018/12/atari-partners-with-nightdive-studios-for-reboot-of-adventure-horror-pc-title-blood/ Atari Press Release]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/night-dive-studios-may-be-possibly-teasing-a-blood-remaster/ DSO Gaming]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2018/12/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-remaster-announced-for-pc Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/1997-horror-shooter-blood-is-coming-back/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/7/18129658/blood-reboot-nightdive-atari Polygon]<br />
*[https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/467687-blood-remastered-edition-coming-from-nightdive-studios Game Revolution]<br />
*[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-08-there-will-be-blood-again Eurogamer]<br />
*[https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2018/12/08/iconic-horror-pc-shooter-blood-receiving-remastered-treatment-by-nightdive-studios Geek Reply]<br />
*[https://www.worldweeklynews.com/2018/12/08/blood-station-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter/ World Weekly News]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2018/12/7/news/112103/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.eteknix.com/monoliths-horror-fps-classic-blood-is-getting-remastered/ eTeknix]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3536986/classic-shooter-blood-remastered-nightdive/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2018/12/hot-news-as-blood-remaster-has-been.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/1997s-blood-returning-nightdive-studios/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://ps4pro.eu/2018/12/08/blood-is-getting-a-remaster/ PS4Pro En]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3612003/nightdive-studios-is-bringing-back-cult-pc-shooter-blood AusGamers.com]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-studios-will-be-remastering-blood-534674.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/12/09/blood-monoliths-classic-1997-fps-is-getting-a-reboot Kotaku]<br />
*[http://www.twoeggz.com/int/12496807.html Two Eggz]<br />
*[https://www.tweaktown.com/news/64118/90s-hit-blood-being-remastered-nightdive-studios/index.html TweakTown]<br />
*[https://screenrant.com/video-game-remasters-wish-coming/ Screen Rant]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/2019-fps-games/ "18 promising FPSes coming in 2019" - PC Gamer]<br />
*[http://m.hardocp.com/news/2018/12/08/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_gory_90s_shooter HardOCP]<br />
*[https://www.gamestar.hu/hoskori-leletek/blood-remaster-megjelenes-260846.html Games Star] ([[:wikipedia:Hungarian language|Hungarian]])<br />
*[https://www.playm.de/2018/12/blood-remaster-des-blutigen-shooter-klassikers-angekuendigt-431070/ PlayM] ([[:wikipedia:German language|German]])<br />
*[https://www.warlegend.net/blood-nightdive-studios-date-sortie/ War Legend] ([[:wikipedia:French language|French]])<br />
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==== Screamshots ====<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/03/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-gets-new-screenshots Gaming Union]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a-ton-of-gory-screens-from-the-upcoming-blood-remaster-547255.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Destructoid]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2019/3/21/news/113439/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/16/18268565/blood-re-release-windows-pc-release-date-nightdive Polygon]<br />
*[https://en.ostrog.com/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ Ostrog]<br />
*[https://n4g.com/news/2250840/blood-remaster-screenshots N4G]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/03/21/new-screenshots-for-blood-remaster/ NicheGamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3552185/nightdive-reveals-new-blood-remaster-screenshots/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://androidtechnews.com/blood-remaster-screenshots/ Android Tech News]<br />
*[http://www.vgchartz.com/article/436560/blood-remaster-screenshots-released/ VGChratz]<br />
*[https://en.cbreaker.net/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ CBreaker.net]<br />
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==== Release Rumours ====<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/blood-remaster-will-supposedly-come-out-in-april/ IndianNoob]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/blood-remastered-release-date PCGamesN]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-rumoured-to-be-released-in-april-2019/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://se7en.ws/it-looks-like-blood-remastered-is-coming-out-next-month/?lang=en SE7EN.ws]<br />
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===== Threads =====<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_of_gory_90s_shooter Thread] - [[Good Old Games]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/?forum-showposts-399-p1#1713 Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=30661#p30661 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-set-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter.1973222/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/blood-remaster-by-nightdive-studios-published-by-atari.125138/ RPG Codex]<br />
*[https://metacouncil.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.397/ MetaCouncil]<br />
*[https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.424283/ Guru3D]<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-by-night-dive-finally.85694/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://forum.facepunch.com/sh/bungw/Blood-remaster-in-development-by-Nightdive/1/ FacePunch]<br />
*[https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/blood-259546/nightdive-is-remaking-blood-1997-1859087/ Giant Bomb]<br />
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=== Post-Release ===<br />
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==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Press Release] ([https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/342400/Nightdive_Studios_and_Atari_Release_Legendary_PC_Horror_Shooter_Reboot_Blood_Fresh_Supply.php Mirror], [http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/09/1821068/0/en/Nightdive-Studios-and-Atari-Release-Legendary-PC-Horror-Shooter-Reboot-Blood-Fresh-Supply.html?culture=en-us Mirror])<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/news/release_blood_fresh_supply GOG Release Announcement]<br />
*[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/05/09/blood-fresh-supply-revives-the-ghoulish-horror-fps/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-s-blood-remaster-is-now-available-on-gog-553043.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/blood-fresh-supply-pc/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3560191/blood-fresh-supply-remastered-version-blood-available-now/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[https://realotakugamer.com/nightdive-studios-blood-fresh-supply-remaster-out-now-on-gog-com REAL OTAKU GAMER]<br />
*[https://www.futuregamereleases.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-remaster-gog/ Future Game Releases]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/blood-fresh-supply-out-steam/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://www.bluesnews.com/s/199968/blood-fresh-supply-released Blue's News]<br />
*[https://www.gamingcypher.com/atari-and-nightdive-studios-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Gaming Cypher]<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/classic-fps-blood-has-been-remastered-and-is-called-blood-fresh-supply/ Indian Noob]<br />
*[https://techraptor.net/content/blood-gets-bloodier-with-blood-fresh-supply TechRaptor]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-blood-remaster-has.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/09/blood-remaster-now-available-gets-fresh-supply-subtitle/ Nice Gamer]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2019/05/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/nightdive-studios-latest-revamp-with-blood-fresh-supply-is-coming-to-linux.14103 GamingOnLinux]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now AusGamers]<br />
*[https://www.dlh.net/en/gaming-news/61463/retro-horror-fps-blood-fresh-supply-is-out-today.html dlh.Net]<br />
*[https://www.lanmaniax.nl/blood-fresh-supply-a-restoration-of-blood-is-available-now/ Lanmaniax]<br />
*[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]<br />
*[https://www.todaygame.online/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available.html TODAYGAME.ONLINE]<br />
*[https://sparkchronicles.com/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-blood-in-a-remastered-version/ Spark Chronicles]<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/05/horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply-now-available-for-pc Gaming Union]<br />
*[http://thathashtagshow.com/2019/05/09/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ That Hastag Show]<br />
*[https://www.gamingnexus.com/News/43598/NightDive-resurrects-Caleb-in-Blood-Fresh-Supply/ Gaming Nexus]<br />
*[https://nerd4.life/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-the-blood-in-the-remastered-version/ Nerd4.life]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-called-blood-fresh-supply-is-now-available-on-gog-and-steam/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://www.warpzoned.com/2019/05/nightdives-blood-remaster-is-now-available-for-the-pc-through-steam-gog-humble-store-and-discord/ Warped Zoned]<br />
*[https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/news/blood-fresh-supply-brings-back-the-horror-in-4k/ GameSpace.com]<br />
*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05/10/atari-reboot-pc-horror-shooter-blood-fresh-supply/ Bleeding Cool]<br />
*[http://thegg.net/press-releases/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now-for-pc-blood-has-just-been-updated/ TGG]<br />
*[https://brutalgamer.com/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-oozes-onto-pc/ Brutal Gamer]<br />
*[http://www.game-over.com/content/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now/#sthash.RTF4E4Zz.dpbs Game Over]<br />
*[http://www.slipgatecomplex.blogspot.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-review.html Splipgate Complex]<br />
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==== Threads ====<br />
*[https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=272 Thread] - [[Altar of Stone]] ([https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&p=266&sid=3ae6ac5276c47a7b159a02fee44532bc#p266 mapping thread])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2460 Thread] - [[The Postmortem]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/index.php?news-140 Post/Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[https://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2902 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://forums.duke4.net/topic/10574-blood-fresh-supply/ Thread] - [[Duke4]]<br />
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bml5r8/release_blood_fresh_supply_blood_remaster/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] ([https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/bmlc1t/blood_fresh_supply_release_trailer/ release trailer thread])<br />
*[https://boards.fireden.net/v/last/50/461534970/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:4chan|4chan]] ([https://boards.4channel.org/vr/thread/5562542 source port vs thread])<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-studios-remaster-of-the-90s-horror-shooter-classic-is-out-now-on-gog-steam.116015/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916373-pc/77703596 Game FAQs]<br />
*[https://kiwifarms.net/threads/blood-fresh-supply.56223/ Kiwi Farms]<br />
*[https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=64635 ZDoom Forums]<br />
*[https://mrantifun.net/index.php?threads/blood-fresh-supply.19369/ MrAntiFun]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply.1981449/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://forum.quartertothree.com/t/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-refreshes-a-build-classic/142067 Quarter To Three]<br />
*[http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=52740 Racket Boy]<br />
*[https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=323194.0 Blockland Forums]<br />
*[http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/t661051.html KMC Forums]<br />
*[https://tildes.net/~games/d9l/blood_fresh_supply_drags_the_classic_horror_fps_out_of_the_dos_era Tildes]<br />
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[[Category:Blood]] [[Category:Windows/MS DOS Games]] [[Category:Technology]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fresh_Supply&diff=45039Fresh Supply2019-05-13T02:32:43Z<p>192.252.238.73: /* Reception */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
| Title = Blood: Fresh Supply<br />
| Image = Blood-Fresh-Supply.jpg<br />
| Size = 220px<br />
| Caption = Promotional artwork<br />
| Developer = [[Night Dive Studios]]<br />
| Publisher = [[Atari]]<br />
| Designer = [[Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]] <br />
| Engine = [[Kex Engine]]<br />
| Version = 1.0<br />
| Released = [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]]<br />
| Genre = [[:wikipedia:First Person Shooter|First Person Shooter]]<br />
| Modes = Single-player, Multiplayer<br />
| Platforms = [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] (Linux and macOS planned)<br />
| UPC/A7 = TBD <br />
| ISBN-10 = TBD<br />
| Media = Digital download<br />
[[Image:Blood-ESRB.gif|center|Blood as rated by the ESRB]]<br />
}} <br />
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{{quote|quotation="Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum. Begin your journey armed with a simple pitchfork and earn more effective implements of destruction like aerosol cans, flare guns, voodoo dolls and more!"|attributedTo=Official description}}<br />
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'''Blood: Fresh Supply''' (also known as the '''Blood Remaster''' and '''[[Blood EX]]''') is a remaster of the original ''[[Blood]]'' developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under permission from [[Atari]]. It uses the studio's in-house [[Kex Engine]], supplanting the original [[Build]]. It was released on [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]] for [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] onto [[GOG.com]], [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] and [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]. A fifty percent discount has been offered to owners of the original incarnation on these stores, with the [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] version of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' included as an extra on GOG. [[:wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] and [[:wikipedia:macOS|macOS]] releases are expected in the near future.<br />
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It features all of the levels from all four episodes of the original ''Blood'' campaign, as well as the ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' and ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' expansions included within the executable; support is also provided for all [[List of Mods for Blood|fan-made add-ons]] such as ''[[Death Wish]]''. The upgrade also supports modern frameworks such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] 11, [[:wikipedia:OpenGL|OpenGL]] 3.2, [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] as well as online multiplayer services [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]].<br />
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It also introduces new features such as high resolution widescreen, high-refresh and variable FOV support, split-screen and modern online multiplayer with up to eight players, a customizable difficulty mode, additional [[voxel]]s and effects (such as Antialiasing, Ambient Occlusion, V-sync and Interpolation support), and a new mouse-aiming interface, as well as controller support (in addition to an emulation of the original control scheme).<br />
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== Announcement ==<br />
[[File:Blood-Remaster.png|thumb|left|300px|Pre-Release Screamshot]]<br />
{{#ev:youtube|Da8x89BBjI8|320|right|"Blood: Fresh Supply - Release Trailer" - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
{{quote|quotation="Blood stood up extremely well over time and we are taking care to preserve all the qualities that made the game so special... It really only needs minor updates to provide a better user experience for contemporary audiences. By using some of the functions of Nightdive’s KEX engine, we’ll be able to provide compatibility with today’s video standards, with DirectX and Vulkan support. Similarly, we’ll provide compatibility with the current audio standards. We’ll add support for modern networks, Steamworks, and GOG Galaxy to bring this original game to more players. As part of this, we will preserve the accuracy of the game behavior. While these upgrades are relatively minor, we are confident that they will provide fans with a better, current generation gameplay experience."|attributedTo=Daniel Grayshon, producer at Night Dive Studios}}<br />
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A remastered version of ''[[Blood]]'', developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under license from [[Atari]], was announced on [[Fact Timeline#2018|December 7, 2018]]. The port was stated to support modern graphics libraries such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] and [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] (as opposed to the original only having partial [[:wikipedia:Glide (API)|Glide]] support via an alpha patch), as well as multiplayer networks such as [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]]. The remaster was said to be based on reverse engineering rather than the original source code (implying no [[Blood Source Campaign|original source code release]] is likely; the new code could be though), built atop of [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samuel_Villarreal_(Kaiser) Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]'s [[Kex Engine]] from his earlier unofficial [[Blood EX]] effort; he was also being assisted by [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/James_Haley_(Quasar) James "Quasar" Haley] and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Edward_Richardson_(Edward850) Edward "Edward850" Richardson] on the project. Kaiser confirmed on [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] that the engine supports all ''Blood'' [[List of Mods for Blood|custom maps]]. The engine even allows proper modding, with scripting possible in a way [[Blood#Modernization Attempts|not present]] in the original [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] executable. A quickly deleted tweet by Kaiser indicated a possible April 2019 release, which in the end extended to early May.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Yup, I am working on it. I was actually working on it on my spare time since 2015... Reverse engineered. I've been disassembling the game for several years and have a more or less clear outline of how everything works. Its somewhat pressuring as I am looking to go over the disassembly multiple times to make sure everything is perfect... Some things like the slipperiness is going to remain as it was intentionally designed to do that, but none of the engine's collision detection is going to be used. Though the new collision code will produce nearly exact same results; just less glitchy results... None of the original assets will be modified. This includes levels (despite my temptations)... Modding will definitely be possible in BloodEX... There will be mod support. The idea is that you put your mod into a folder along with any modded .ART files or INI files you include and you should be able to load a mod from there. Additionally BloodEX will allow you to define your own enemies and scripted AI logic. Additionally you'll be able to define your own custom actors and scripted AI logic..."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1071133111650537477 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] gave the effort their blessing on their own company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We're very happy for our friends @NightdiveStudio! They'll carry the torch with distinction, we have no doubt. Can't wait to play!"|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1072624962891063296 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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Atari only retains the distribution rights to the ''[[Blood]]'' series, and so is only able to authorize the project due to provisions that allowed for the upgrading of the game.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Atari, however, owns the digital distribution rights for the original game, which came out in 1997. The terms of its ownership includes limited provisions for updating the game. Atari chief operating officer Todd Shallbetter emailed Polygon with the following statement: “We are not changing the game. We have distribution rights and this version is just being updated and optimized for modern operating systems and hardware.”"|attributedTo=[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/12/18138389/blood-reboot-rights-atari-warner-nightdive How do two companies own the rights to Blood?], [[:wikipedia:Polygon (website)|Polygon]] (December 12, 2018)}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="It has been both a great pleasure and an honor to have had the opportunity to work with Atari to update this classic game title that helped firmly cement the FPS as one of the most popular game genre. We look forward to sharing the gory splendor of Blood: Fresh Supply with a new generation of gamers as well as with the many current fans eager to play one of their favorite titles on contemporary PCs."|attributedTo=[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development at Nightdive Studios]}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
{{#ev:youtube|-2GLB-rhttk|320|right|"The Blood Remaster Is Really Good (Review) - GmanLives" ([[Gmanlives]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|EkG29e-nE-A|320|right|"BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE" ([[Civvie 11]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|iaRQK5ThKlU|320|right|'''"Nightdive's remaster is finally out! ... and it needs fixing. It is inferior to both BloodGDX and nBlood. Just look at those stretched voxels, or those floating Blood splats... In short, this is like a World of Warcraft private server, it uses the assets and mimics the source material, but it is *not* the real thing. However, kudos for making it look as close as possible to the original software renderer."''' ([[pagb666]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|vFLRDSGuhzY|320|right|"BloodGDX vs. Blood: Fresh Supply" ([https://www.youtube.com/user/Cimlite Cim]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I haven't tried it myself so I can't comment on the quality of the remaster, but the list of features does seem to be pretty extensive for such an old game. That said, I have noticed some complaints about the gameplay feeling slightly off when compared to the original, so if you do decide to grab yourself a copy, make sure to do a bit of research beforehand."|attributedTo=[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]}}<br />
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Even prior to release, the effort was criticised for its usage of [[Nightdive]]'s own [[Kex Engine]] rather than the actual [[Build Engine]]. In effect, this qualifies the release as more of a [[recreation]], like the fan made ''[[Transfusion]]'' or ''[[ZBlood]]'', than a true [[source port]]. Unlike either of those however, it does still work with the authentic files and formats, supporting all established [[List of Mods for Blood|fan add-on content]], which further blurs the lines. It also has notably higher system requirements than the other ports already available, limiting its appeal to users of older hardware.<br />
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Post-launch Fresh Supply has been harshly received by many in the community, particularly by regulars on the [[Altar of Stone]], the denizens of the [[Duke4]] forums, and critic [[Civvie 11]], for its perceived inaccuracy (including sound and graphical issues, off physics and balancing, and odd enemy and entity behaviours) compared to Build powered ports like [[BloodGDX]] and [[NBlood]] as well as the [[:wikipedia:MS DOS|DOS]] original. Such inaccuracies are particularly apparent in user maps, such as crashes in the [[DWE2M1: Armada|first level]] of [[Death Wish#Episode 2: Scar Trek|second episode of]] ''[[Death Wish]]''. Demos are also not provided, which has been the main means of benchmarking accuracy in the other ports.<br />
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Other concerns pertain to its effect on the game's legacy, with controversy swirling around Fresh Supply supplanting the vintage release on services such as [[GOG.com]]; even with the DOS version of [[One Unit: Whole Blood]] still available as an extra, thereby also retaining access for other ports. Reservations also remain about commercial re-releases of older games in general, where there are already community supported solutions available. It should be noted however that unlike with ''[[Doom]]'' or ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D|Duke Nukem 3D]]'', none of the unofficial ''Blood'' ports are legally sanctioned by route of an open source code release.<br />
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Fresh Supply has however been positively received by the general audience, with high scores on its store pages. It also was graced with positive notices by reviewers and publications such as [[Gmanlives]], [[:wikipedia:Rock Paper Shotgun|Rock Paper Shotgun]], [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]], [[:wikipedia:AusGamers|AusGamers]] and more.<br />
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This can partly be ascribed to excitement by casual players simply at the chance to revisit the cult classic; much of the press coverage serves more as a retrospective on the design of the actual game itself than an in-depth look at the intricacies of the re-release.<br />
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Sympathizers are apt to defend the variations from the original as part and parcel of so-called "quality of life" improvements considered necessary to bring the game to modern audiences. This includes the additional display modes, controls schemes and difficulty settings, as well as appreciation of the new features such as split-screen multiplayer and the fresh graphics and effects. This creates a similar sort of dichotomy between those who like limit-removing ''[[Doom]]'' source ports like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/GZDoom GZDoom] (favoured by [[wikipedia:John Romero|John Romero]]) or more conservative options like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Chocolate_Doom Chocolate Doom].<br />
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It should be also be remembered that at the time of the game's first digital re-release onto [[Good Old Games]] back in 2010, and again with the Steam re-issue in 2014, a sizable minority protested that all that was included was the DOS version without any modernizations or upgrades (aside from a [[:wikipedia:Dosbox|Dosbox]] wrapper).<br />
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This was particularly in comparison to releases such as [[:wikipedia:Devolver Digital|Devolver Digital]]'s upgraded [[Build]] kin ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition|Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Shadow Warrior Classic Redux|Shadow Warrior Classic Redux]]''. The controversial release of variants like ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour|Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour]]'', which corresponded to the outright removal of the DOS ''Atomic Edition'' from store-fronts and broke backward compatibility, has soured many on such projects however.<br />
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There is also an ill feeling among sections of the community that ''Fresh Supply'' was green-lit, while the [[Jason Hall#Possible Blood Revival|upgraded version]] pitched by original producer [[Jason Hall]] in 2012, said to be using the actual binary source code, was spurned by [[Atari]]. Finally, it is partly a case of bad timing, because if Fresh Supply had come out in 2015 or 2016, during the initial development of progenitor [[Blood EX]], it would not have been contrasted to the other ports; which at that time were seen as unlikely if not impossible to come to pass after years of [[List of Source Ports and Recreations|attempts and false starts]].<br />
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For his part, lead developer Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal has said he is open to all feedback and criticism (save comparisons to ''[[BloodCM]]'').<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I am taking every feedback, comment, and harassment seriously and will address every problem for Blood: Fresh Supply and I appreciate every single one of them. Except for those who say its inferior to BloodCM. They can just fuck right off."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1126922637475766272 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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Indeed, a common view is that the initial release feels rushed and unpolished, but at least offers potential to be properly patched out with time. A lack of day-one support for platforms other than [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] was also seen as disappointment to some. Additionally it has been questioned how much value there is in the remaster's add-on support given it does not provide a modern replacement for [[MapEdit]] (which, in fairness, has not yet been done elsewhere either, but would certainly have been a justifiable inclusion for a commercial product).<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] has also again given the effort their endorsement on their company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] account.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Congratulations to @NightdiveStudio for their full-blooded remaster of our old classic! Thank you for carrying the torch forward with such obvious love, and for giving Blood fans the remaster they've been asking for and deserve. Well done, friends."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1126601188269383680 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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The release of Fresh Supply [https://www.pcgamer.com/biggest-stories-5-10-2019/ received] a spot on [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]'s top stories of the week, as well as [https://www.pcworld.com/article/3394305/this-week-in-games-john-wick-tactics-a-blood-remaster-and-a-survival-focused-ghost-recon.html a place] on the this week in games column of [[:wikipedia:PC World|PC World]].<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[List of Source Ports and Recreations]]<br />
*[[Future of Blood]]<br />
*[[BloodGDX]]<br />
*[[NBlood]]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/games/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[Atari]]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/game/blood_fresh_supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[GOG.com]]<br />
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010750/Blood_Fresh_Supply/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]]<br />
*[https://www.humblebundle.com/store/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]<br />
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]<br />
*[https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Blood:_Fresh_Supply Blood: Fresh Supply - PCGamingWiki]<br />
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=== Pre-Release ===<br />
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==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://cerebral-overload.com/2018/12/atari-partners-with-nightdive-studios-for-reboot-of-adventure-horror-pc-title-blood/ Atari Press Release]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/night-dive-studios-may-be-possibly-teasing-a-blood-remaster/ DSO Gaming]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2018/12/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-remaster-announced-for-pc Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/1997-horror-shooter-blood-is-coming-back/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/7/18129658/blood-reboot-nightdive-atari Polygon]<br />
*[https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/467687-blood-remastered-edition-coming-from-nightdive-studios Game Revolution]<br />
*[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-08-there-will-be-blood-again Eurogamer]<br />
*[https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2018/12/08/iconic-horror-pc-shooter-blood-receiving-remastered-treatment-by-nightdive-studios Geek Reply]<br />
*[https://www.worldweeklynews.com/2018/12/08/blood-station-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter/ World Weekly News]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2018/12/7/news/112103/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.eteknix.com/monoliths-horror-fps-classic-blood-is-getting-remastered/ eTeknix]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3536986/classic-shooter-blood-remastered-nightdive/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2018/12/hot-news-as-blood-remaster-has-been.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/1997s-blood-returning-nightdive-studios/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://ps4pro.eu/2018/12/08/blood-is-getting-a-remaster/ PS4Pro En]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3612003/nightdive-studios-is-bringing-back-cult-pc-shooter-blood AusGamers.com]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-studios-will-be-remastering-blood-534674.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/12/09/blood-monoliths-classic-1997-fps-is-getting-a-reboot Kotaku]<br />
*[http://www.twoeggz.com/int/12496807.html Two Eggz]<br />
*[https://www.tweaktown.com/news/64118/90s-hit-blood-being-remastered-nightdive-studios/index.html TweakTown]<br />
*[https://screenrant.com/video-game-remasters-wish-coming/ Screen Rant]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/2019-fps-games/ "18 promising FPSes coming in 2019" - PC Gamer]<br />
*[http://m.hardocp.com/news/2018/12/08/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_gory_90s_shooter HardOCP]<br />
*[https://www.gamestar.hu/hoskori-leletek/blood-remaster-megjelenes-260846.html Games Star] ([[:wikipedia:Hungarian language|Hungarian]])<br />
*[https://www.playm.de/2018/12/blood-remaster-des-blutigen-shooter-klassikers-angekuendigt-431070/ PlayM] ([[:wikipedia:German language|German]])<br />
*[https://www.warlegend.net/blood-nightdive-studios-date-sortie/ War Legend] ([[:wikipedia:French language|French]])<br />
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==== Screamshots ====<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/03/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-gets-new-screenshots Gaming Union]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a-ton-of-gory-screens-from-the-upcoming-blood-remaster-547255.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Destructoid]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2019/3/21/news/113439/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/16/18268565/blood-re-release-windows-pc-release-date-nightdive Polygon]<br />
*[https://en.ostrog.com/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ Ostrog]<br />
*[https://n4g.com/news/2250840/blood-remaster-screenshots N4G]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/03/21/new-screenshots-for-blood-remaster/ NicheGamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3552185/nightdive-reveals-new-blood-remaster-screenshots/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://androidtechnews.com/blood-remaster-screenshots/ Android Tech News]<br />
*[http://www.vgchartz.com/article/436560/blood-remaster-screenshots-released/ VGChratz]<br />
*[https://en.cbreaker.net/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ CBreaker.net]<br />
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==== Release Rumours ====<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/blood-remaster-will-supposedly-come-out-in-april/ IndianNoob]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/blood-remastered-release-date PCGamesN]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-rumoured-to-be-released-in-april-2019/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://se7en.ws/it-looks-like-blood-remastered-is-coming-out-next-month/?lang=en SE7EN.ws]<br />
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===== Threads =====<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_of_gory_90s_shooter Thread] - [[Good Old Games]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/?forum-showposts-399-p1#1713 Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=30661#p30661 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-set-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter.1973222/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/blood-remaster-by-nightdive-studios-published-by-atari.125138/ RPG Codex]<br />
*[https://metacouncil.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.397/ MetaCouncil]<br />
*[https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.424283/ Guru3D]<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-by-night-dive-finally.85694/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://forum.facepunch.com/sh/bungw/Blood-remaster-in-development-by-Nightdive/1/ FacePunch]<br />
*[https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/blood-259546/nightdive-is-remaking-blood-1997-1859087/ Giant Bomb]<br />
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=== Post-Release ===<br />
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==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Press Release] ([https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/342400/Nightdive_Studios_and_Atari_Release_Legendary_PC_Horror_Shooter_Reboot_Blood_Fresh_Supply.php Mirror], [http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/09/1821068/0/en/Nightdive-Studios-and-Atari-Release-Legendary-PC-Horror-Shooter-Reboot-Blood-Fresh-Supply.html?culture=en-us Mirror])<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/news/release_blood_fresh_supply GOG Release Announcement]<br />
*[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/05/09/blood-fresh-supply-revives-the-ghoulish-horror-fps/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-s-blood-remaster-is-now-available-on-gog-553043.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/blood-fresh-supply-pc/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3560191/blood-fresh-supply-remastered-version-blood-available-now/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[https://realotakugamer.com/nightdive-studios-blood-fresh-supply-remaster-out-now-on-gog-com REAL OTAKU GAMER]<br />
*[https://www.futuregamereleases.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-remaster-gog/ Future Game Releases]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/blood-fresh-supply-out-steam/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://www.bluesnews.com/s/199968/blood-fresh-supply-released Blue's News]<br />
*[https://www.gamingcypher.com/atari-and-nightdive-studios-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Gaming Cypher]<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/classic-fps-blood-has-been-remastered-and-is-called-blood-fresh-supply/ Indian Noob]<br />
*[https://techraptor.net/content/blood-gets-bloodier-with-blood-fresh-supply TechRaptor]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-blood-remaster-has.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/09/blood-remaster-now-available-gets-fresh-supply-subtitle/ Nice Gamer]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2019/05/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/nightdive-studios-latest-revamp-with-blood-fresh-supply-is-coming-to-linux.14103 GamingOnLinux]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now AusGamers]<br />
*[https://www.dlh.net/en/gaming-news/61463/retro-horror-fps-blood-fresh-supply-is-out-today.html dlh.Net]<br />
*[https://www.lanmaniax.nl/blood-fresh-supply-a-restoration-of-blood-is-available-now/ Lanmaniax]<br />
*[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]<br />
*[https://www.todaygame.online/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available.html TODAYGAME.ONLINE]<br />
*[https://sparkchronicles.com/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-blood-in-a-remastered-version/ Spark Chronicles]<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/05/horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply-now-available-for-pc Gaming Union]<br />
*[http://thathashtagshow.com/2019/05/09/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ That Hastag Show]<br />
*[https://www.gamingnexus.com/News/43598/NightDive-resurrects-Caleb-in-Blood-Fresh-Supply/ Gaming Nexus]<br />
*[https://nerd4.life/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-the-blood-in-the-remastered-version/ Nerd4.life]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-called-blood-fresh-supply-is-now-available-on-gog-and-steam/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://www.warpzoned.com/2019/05/nightdives-blood-remaster-is-now-available-for-the-pc-through-steam-gog-humble-store-and-discord/ Warped Zoned]<br />
*[https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/news/blood-fresh-supply-brings-back-the-horror-in-4k/ GameSpace.com]<br />
*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05/10/atari-reboot-pc-horror-shooter-blood-fresh-supply/ Bleeding Cool]<br />
*[http://thegg.net/press-releases/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now-for-pc-blood-has-just-been-updated/ TGG]<br />
*[https://brutalgamer.com/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-oozes-onto-pc/ Brutal Gamer]<br />
*[http://www.game-over.com/content/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now/#sthash.RTF4E4Zz.dpbs Game Over]<br />
*[http://www.slipgatecomplex.blogspot.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-review.html Splipgate Complex]<br />
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==== Threads ====<br />
*[https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=272 Thread] - [[Altar of Stone]] ([https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&p=266&sid=3ae6ac5276c47a7b159a02fee44532bc#p266 mapping thread])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2460 Thread] - [[The Postmortem]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/index.php?news-140 Post/Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[https://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2902 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://forums.duke4.net/topic/10574-blood-fresh-supply/ Thread] - [[Duke4]]<br />
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bml5r8/release_blood_fresh_supply_blood_remaster/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] ([https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/bmlc1t/blood_fresh_supply_release_trailer/ release trailer thread])<br />
*[https://boards.fireden.net/v/last/50/461534970/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:4chan|4chan]] ([https://boards.4channel.org/vr/thread/5562542 source port vs thread])<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-studios-remaster-of-the-90s-horror-shooter-classic-is-out-now-on-gog-steam.116015/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916373-pc/77703596 Game FAQs]<br />
*[https://kiwifarms.net/threads/blood-fresh-supply.56223/ Kiwi Farms]<br />
*[https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=64635 ZDoom Forums]<br />
*[https://mrantifun.net/index.php?threads/blood-fresh-supply.19369/ MrAntiFun]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply.1981449/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://forum.quartertothree.com/t/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-refreshes-a-build-classic/142067 Quarter To Three]<br />
*[http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=52740 Racket Boy]<br />
*[https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=323194.0 Blockland Forums]<br />
*[http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/t661051.html KMC Forums]<br />
*[https://tildes.net/~games/d9l/blood_fresh_supply_drags_the_classic_horror_fps_out_of_the_dos_era Tildes]<br />
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[[Category:Blood]] [[Category:Windows/MS DOS Games]] [[Category:Technology]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fresh_Supply&diff=45038Fresh Supply2019-05-13T01:46:00Z<p>192.252.238.73: /* Reception */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
| Title = Blood: Fresh Supply<br />
| Image = Blood-Fresh-Supply.jpg<br />
| Size = 220px<br />
| Caption = Promotional artwork<br />
| Developer = [[Night Dive Studios]]<br />
| Publisher = [[Atari]]<br />
| Designer = [[Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]] <br />
| Engine = [[Kex Engine]]<br />
| Version = 1.0<br />
| Released = [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]]<br />
| Genre = [[:wikipedia:First Person Shooter|First Person Shooter]]<br />
| Modes = Single-player, Multiplayer<br />
| Platforms = [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] (Linux and macOS planned)<br />
| UPC/A7 = TBD <br />
| ISBN-10 = TBD<br />
| Media = Digital download<br />
[[Image:Blood-ESRB.gif|center|Blood as rated by the ESRB]]<br />
}} <br />
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{{quote|quotation="Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum. Begin your journey armed with a simple pitchfork and earn more effective implements of destruction like aerosol cans, flare guns, voodoo dolls and more!"|attributedTo=Official description}}<br />
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'''Blood: Fresh Supply''' (also known as the '''Blood Remaster''' and '''[[Blood EX]]''') is a remaster of the original ''[[Blood]]'' developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under permission from [[Atari]]. It uses the studio's in-house [[Kex Engine]], supplanting the original [[Build]]. It was released on [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]] for [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] onto [[GOG.com]], [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] and [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]. A fifty percent discount has been offered to owners of the original incarnation on these stores, with the [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] version of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' included as an extra on GOG. [[:wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] and [[:wikipedia:macOS|macOS]] releases are expected in the near future.<br />
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It features all of the levels from all four episodes of the original ''Blood'' campaign, as well as the ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' and ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' expansions included within the executable; support is also provided for all [[List of Mods for Blood|fan-made add-ons]] such as ''[[Death Wish]]''. The upgrade also supports modern frameworks such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] 11, [[:wikipedia:OpenGL|OpenGL]] 3.2, [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] as well as online multiplayer services [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]].<br />
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It also introduces new features such as high resolution widescreen, high-refresh and variable FOV support, split-screen and modern online multiplayer with up to eight players, a customizable difficulty mode, additional [[voxel]]s and effects (such as Antialiasing, Ambient Occlusion, V-sync and Interpolation support), and a new mouse-aiming interface, as well as controller support (in addition to an emulation of the original control scheme).<br />
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== Announcement ==<br />
[[File:Blood-Remaster.png|thumb|left|300px|Pre-Release Screamshot]]<br />
{{#ev:youtube|Da8x89BBjI8|320|right|"Blood: Fresh Supply - Release Trailer" - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
{{quote|quotation="Blood stood up extremely well over time and we are taking care to preserve all the qualities that made the game so special... It really only needs minor updates to provide a better user experience for contemporary audiences. By using some of the functions of Nightdive’s KEX engine, we’ll be able to provide compatibility with today’s video standards, with DirectX and Vulkan support. Similarly, we’ll provide compatibility with the current audio standards. We’ll add support for modern networks, Steamworks, and GOG Galaxy to bring this original game to more players. As part of this, we will preserve the accuracy of the game behavior. While these upgrades are relatively minor, we are confident that they will provide fans with a better, current generation gameplay experience."|attributedTo=Daniel Grayshon, producer at Night Dive Studios}}<br />
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A remastered version of ''[[Blood]]'', developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under license from [[Atari]], was announced on [[Fact Timeline#2018|December 7, 2018]]. The port was stated to support modern graphics libraries such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] and [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] (as opposed to the original only having partial [[:wikipedia:Glide (API)|Glide]] support via an alpha patch), as well as multiplayer networks such as [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]]. The remaster was said to be based on reverse engineering rather than the original source code (implying no [[Blood Source Campaign|original source code release]] is likely; the new code could be though), built atop of [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samuel_Villarreal_(Kaiser) Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]'s [[Kex Engine]] from his earlier unofficial [[Blood EX]] effort; he was also being assisted by [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/James_Haley_(Quasar) James "Quasar" Haley] and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Edward_Richardson_(Edward850) Edward "Edward850" Richardson] on the project. Kaiser confirmed on [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] that the engine supports all ''Blood'' [[List of Mods for Blood|custom maps]]. The engine even allows proper modding, with scripting possible in a way [[Blood#Modernization Attempts|not present]] in the original [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] executable. A quickly deleted tweet by Kaiser indicated a possible April 2019 release, which in the end extended to early May.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Yup, I am working on it. I was actually working on it on my spare time since 2015... Reverse engineered. I've been disassembling the game for several years and have a more or less clear outline of how everything works. Its somewhat pressuring as I am looking to go over the disassembly multiple times to make sure everything is perfect... Some things like the slipperiness is going to remain as it was intentionally designed to do that, but none of the engine's collision detection is going to be used. Though the new collision code will produce nearly exact same results; just less glitchy results... None of the original assets will be modified. This includes levels (despite my temptations)... Modding will definitely be possible in BloodEX... There will be mod support. The idea is that you put your mod into a folder along with any modded .ART files or INI files you include and you should be able to load a mod from there. Additionally BloodEX will allow you to define your own enemies and scripted AI logic. Additionally you'll be able to define your own custom actors and scripted AI logic..."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1071133111650537477 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] gave the effort their blessing on their own company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We're very happy for our friends @NightdiveStudio! They'll carry the torch with distinction, we have no doubt. Can't wait to play!"|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1072624962891063296 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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Atari only retains the distribution rights to the ''[[Blood]]'' series, and so is only able to authorize the project due to provisions that allowed for the upgrading of the game.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Atari, however, owns the digital distribution rights for the original game, which came out in 1997. The terms of its ownership includes limited provisions for updating the game. Atari chief operating officer Todd Shallbetter emailed Polygon with the following statement: “We are not changing the game. We have distribution rights and this version is just being updated and optimized for modern operating systems and hardware.”"|attributedTo=[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/12/18138389/blood-reboot-rights-atari-warner-nightdive How do two companies own the rights to Blood?], [[:wikipedia:Polygon (website)|Polygon]] (December 12, 2018)}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="It has been both a great pleasure and an honor to have had the opportunity to work with Atari to update this classic game title that helped firmly cement the FPS as one of the most popular game genre. We look forward to sharing the gory splendor of Blood: Fresh Supply with a new generation of gamers as well as with the many current fans eager to play one of their favorite titles on contemporary PCs."|attributedTo=[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development at Nightdive Studios]}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
{{#ev:youtube|-2GLB-rhttk|320|right|"The Blood Remaster Is Really Good (Review) - GmanLives" ([[Gmanlives]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|EkG29e-nE-A|320|right|"BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE" ([[Civvie 11]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|iaRQK5ThKlU|320|right|'''"Nightdive's remaster is finally out! ... and it needs fixing. It is inferior to both BloodGDX and nBlood. Just look at those stretched voxels, or those floating Blood splats... In short, this is like a World of Warcraft private server, it uses the assets and mimics the source material, but it is *not* the real thing. However, kudos for making it look as close as possible to the original software renderer."''' ([[pagb666]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|vFLRDSGuhzY|320|right|"BloodGDX vs. Blood: Fresh Supply" ([https://www.youtube.com/user/Cimlite Cim]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I haven't tried it myself so I can't comment on the quality of the remaster, but the list of features does seem to be pretty extensive for such an old game. That said, I have noticed some complaints about the gameplay feeling slightly off when compared to the original, so if you do decide to grab yourself a copy, make sure to do a bit of research beforehand."|attributedTo=[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]}}<br />
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Even prior to release, the effort was criticised for its usage of [[Nightdive]]'s own [[Kex Engine]] rather than the actual [[Build Engine]]. In effect, this qualifies the release as more of a [[recreation]], like the fan made ''[[Transfusion]]'' or ''[[ZBlood]]'', than a true [[source port]]. Unlike either of those however, it does still work with the authentic files and formats, supporting all established [[List of Mods for Blood|fan add-on content]], which further blurs the lines. It also has notably higher system requirements than the other ports already available, limiting its appeal to users of older hardware.<br />
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Post-launch Fresh Supply has been harshly received by many in the community, particularly by regulars on the [[Altar of Stone]], the denizens of the [[Duke4]] forums, and critic [[Civvie 11]], for its perceived inaccuracy (including sound and graphical issues, off physics and balancing, and odd enemy and entity behaviours) compared to Build powered ports like [[BloodGDX]] and [[NBlood]] as well as the [[:wikipedia:MS DOS|DOS]] original. Such inaccuracies are particularly apparent in user maps, such as crashes in the first level of second episode of ''[[Death Wish]]''. Demos are also not provided, which has been the main means of benchmarking accuracy in the other ports.<br />
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Other concerns pertain to its effect on the game's legacy, with controversy swirling around Fresh Supply supplanting the vintage release on services such as [[GOG.com]]; even with the DOS version of [[One Unit: Whole Blood]] still available as an extra, thereby also retaining access for other ports. Reservations also remain about commercial re-releases of older games in general, where there are already community supported solutions available. It should be noted however that unlike with ''[[Doom]]'' or ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D|Duke Nukem 3D]]'', none of the unofficial ''Blood'' ports are legally sanctioned by route of an open source code release.<br />
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Fresh Supply has however been positively received by the general audience, with high scores on its store pages. It also was graced with positive notices by reviewers and publications such as [[Gmanlives]], [[:wikipedia:Rock Paper Shotgun|Rock Paper Shotgun]], [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]], [[:wikipedia:AusGamers|AusGamers]] and more.<br />
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This can partly be ascribed to excitement by casual players simply at the chance to revisit the cult classic; much of the press coverage serves more as a retrospective on the design of the actual game itself than an in-depth look at the intricacies of the re-release.<br />
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Sympathizers are apt to defend the variations from the original as part and parcel of so-called "quality of life" improvements considered necessary to bring the game to modern audiences. This includes the additional display modes, controls schemes and difficulty settings, as well as appreciation of the new features such as split-screen multiplayer and the fresh graphics and effects. This creates a similar sort of dichotomy between those who like limit-removing ''[[Doom]]'' source ports like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/GZDoom GZDoom] (favoured by [[wikipedia:John Romero|John Romero]]) or more conservative options like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Chocolate_Doom Chocolate Doom].<br />
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It should be also be remembered that at the time of the game's first digital re-release onto [[Good Old Games]] back in 2010, and again with the Steam re-issue in 2014, a sizable minority protested that all that was included was the DOS version without any modernizations or upgrades (aside from a [[:wikipedia:Dosbox|Dosbox]] wrapper).<br />
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This was particularly in comparison to releases such as [[:wikipedia:Devolver Digital|Devolver Digital]]'s upgraded [[Build]] kin ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition|Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Shadow Warrior Classic Redux|Shadow Warrior Classic Redux]]''. The controversial release of variants like ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour|Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour]]'', which corresponded to the outright removal of the DOS ''Atomic Edition'' from store-fronts and broke backward compatibility, has soured many on such projects however.<br />
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There is also an ill feeling among sections of the community that ''Fresh Supply'' was green-lit, while the [[Jason Hall#Possible Blood Revival|upgraded version]] pitched by original producer [[Jason Hall]] in 2012, said to be using the actual binary source code, was spurned by [[Atari]]. Finally, it is partly a case of bad timing, because if Fresh Supply had come out in 2015 or 2016, during the initial development of progenitor [[Blood EX]], it would not have been contrasted to the other ports; which at that time were seen as unlikely if not impossible to come to pass after years of [[List of Source Ports and Recreations|attempts and false starts]].<br />
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For his part, lead developer Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal has said he is open to all feedback and criticism (save comparisons to ''[[BloodCM]]'').<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I am taking every feedback, comment, and harassment seriously and will address every problem for Blood: Fresh Supply and I appreciate every single one of them. Except for those who say its inferior to BloodCM. They can just fuck right off."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1126922637475766272 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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Indeed, a common view is that the initial release feels rushed and unpolished, but at least offers potential to be properly patched out with time. A lack of day-one support for platforms other than [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] was also seen as disappointment to some. Additionally it has been questioned how much value there is in the remaster's add-on support given it does not provide a modern replacement for [[MapEdit]] (which, in fairness, has not yet been done elsewhere either, but would certainly have been a justifiable inclusion for a commercial product).<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] has also again given the effort their endorsement on their company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] account.<br />
<br />
{{quote|quotation="Congratulations to @NightdiveStudio for their full-blooded remaster of our old classic! Thank you for carrying the torch forward with such obvious love, and for giving Blood fans the remaster they've been asking for and deserve. Well done, friends."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1126601188269383680 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
<br />
The release of Fresh Supply [https://www.pcgamer.com/biggest-stories-5-10-2019/ received] a spot on [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]'s top stories of the week, as well as [https://www.pcworld.com/article/3394305/this-week-in-games-john-wick-tactics-a-blood-remaster-and-a-survival-focused-ghost-recon.html a place] on the this week in games column of [[:wikipedia:PC World|PC World]].<br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
*[[List of Source Ports and Recreations]]<br />
*[[Future of Blood]]<br />
*[[BloodGDX]]<br />
*[[NBlood]]<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/games/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[Atari]]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/game/blood_fresh_supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[GOG.com]]<br />
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010750/Blood_Fresh_Supply/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]]<br />
*[https://www.humblebundle.com/store/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]<br />
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]<br />
*[https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Blood:_Fresh_Supply Blood: Fresh Supply - PCGamingWiki]<br />
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=== Pre-Release ===<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" "toccolours" style="right; margin-right: 1em; width: 75%;"><br />
==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://cerebral-overload.com/2018/12/atari-partners-with-nightdive-studios-for-reboot-of-adventure-horror-pc-title-blood/ Atari Press Release]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/night-dive-studios-may-be-possibly-teasing-a-blood-remaster/ DSO Gaming]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2018/12/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-remaster-announced-for-pc Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/1997-horror-shooter-blood-is-coming-back/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/7/18129658/blood-reboot-nightdive-atari Polygon]<br />
*[https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/467687-blood-remastered-edition-coming-from-nightdive-studios Game Revolution]<br />
*[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-08-there-will-be-blood-again Eurogamer]<br />
*[https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2018/12/08/iconic-horror-pc-shooter-blood-receiving-remastered-treatment-by-nightdive-studios Geek Reply]<br />
*[https://www.worldweeklynews.com/2018/12/08/blood-station-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter/ World Weekly News]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2018/12/7/news/112103/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.eteknix.com/monoliths-horror-fps-classic-blood-is-getting-remastered/ eTeknix]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3536986/classic-shooter-blood-remastered-nightdive/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2018/12/hot-news-as-blood-remaster-has-been.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/1997s-blood-returning-nightdive-studios/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://ps4pro.eu/2018/12/08/blood-is-getting-a-remaster/ PS4Pro En]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3612003/nightdive-studios-is-bringing-back-cult-pc-shooter-blood AusGamers.com]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-studios-will-be-remastering-blood-534674.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/12/09/blood-monoliths-classic-1997-fps-is-getting-a-reboot Kotaku]<br />
*[http://www.twoeggz.com/int/12496807.html Two Eggz]<br />
*[https://www.tweaktown.com/news/64118/90s-hit-blood-being-remastered-nightdive-studios/index.html TweakTown]<br />
*[https://screenrant.com/video-game-remasters-wish-coming/ Screen Rant]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/2019-fps-games/ "18 promising FPSes coming in 2019" - PC Gamer]<br />
*[http://m.hardocp.com/news/2018/12/08/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_gory_90s_shooter HardOCP]<br />
*[https://www.gamestar.hu/hoskori-leletek/blood-remaster-megjelenes-260846.html Games Star] ([[:wikipedia:Hungarian language|Hungarian]])<br />
*[https://www.playm.de/2018/12/blood-remaster-des-blutigen-shooter-klassikers-angekuendigt-431070/ PlayM] ([[:wikipedia:German language|German]])<br />
*[https://www.warlegend.net/blood-nightdive-studios-date-sortie/ War Legend] ([[:wikipedia:French language|French]])<br />
<br />
==== Screamshots ====<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/03/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-gets-new-screenshots Gaming Union]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a-ton-of-gory-screens-from-the-upcoming-blood-remaster-547255.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Destructoid]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2019/3/21/news/113439/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/16/18268565/blood-re-release-windows-pc-release-date-nightdive Polygon]<br />
*[https://en.ostrog.com/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ Ostrog]<br />
*[https://n4g.com/news/2250840/blood-remaster-screenshots N4G]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/03/21/new-screenshots-for-blood-remaster/ NicheGamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3552185/nightdive-reveals-new-blood-remaster-screenshots/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://androidtechnews.com/blood-remaster-screenshots/ Android Tech News]<br />
*[http://www.vgchartz.com/article/436560/blood-remaster-screenshots-released/ VGChratz]<br />
*[https://en.cbreaker.net/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ CBreaker.net]<br />
<br />
==== Release Rumours ====<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/blood-remaster-will-supposedly-come-out-in-april/ IndianNoob]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/blood-remastered-release-date PCGamesN]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-rumoured-to-be-released-in-april-2019/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://se7en.ws/it-looks-like-blood-remastered-is-coming-out-next-month/?lang=en SE7EN.ws]<br />
<br />
===== Threads =====<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_of_gory_90s_shooter Thread] - [[Good Old Games]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/?forum-showposts-399-p1#1713 Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=30661#p30661 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-set-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter.1973222/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/blood-remaster-by-nightdive-studios-published-by-atari.125138/ RPG Codex]<br />
*[https://metacouncil.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.397/ MetaCouncil]<br />
*[https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.424283/ Guru3D]<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-by-night-dive-finally.85694/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://forum.facepunch.com/sh/bungw/Blood-remaster-in-development-by-Nightdive/1/ FacePunch]<br />
*[https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/blood-259546/nightdive-is-remaking-blood-1997-1859087/ Giant Bomb]<br />
</div><br />
<br />
=== Post-Release ===<br />
<br />
==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Press Release] ([https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/342400/Nightdive_Studios_and_Atari_Release_Legendary_PC_Horror_Shooter_Reboot_Blood_Fresh_Supply.php Mirror], [http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/09/1821068/0/en/Nightdive-Studios-and-Atari-Release-Legendary-PC-Horror-Shooter-Reboot-Blood-Fresh-Supply.html?culture=en-us Mirror])<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/news/release_blood_fresh_supply GOG Release Announcement]<br />
*[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/05/09/blood-fresh-supply-revives-the-ghoulish-horror-fps/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-s-blood-remaster-is-now-available-on-gog-553043.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/blood-fresh-supply-pc/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3560191/blood-fresh-supply-remastered-version-blood-available-now/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[https://realotakugamer.com/nightdive-studios-blood-fresh-supply-remaster-out-now-on-gog-com REAL OTAKU GAMER]<br />
*[https://www.futuregamereleases.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-remaster-gog/ Future Game Releases]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/blood-fresh-supply-out-steam/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://www.bluesnews.com/s/199968/blood-fresh-supply-released Blue's News]<br />
*[https://www.gamingcypher.com/atari-and-nightdive-studios-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Gaming Cypher]<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/classic-fps-blood-has-been-remastered-and-is-called-blood-fresh-supply/ Indian Noob]<br />
*[https://techraptor.net/content/blood-gets-bloodier-with-blood-fresh-supply TechRaptor]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-blood-remaster-has.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/09/blood-remaster-now-available-gets-fresh-supply-subtitle/ Nice Gamer]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2019/05/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/nightdive-studios-latest-revamp-with-blood-fresh-supply-is-coming-to-linux.14103 GamingOnLinux]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now AusGamers]<br />
*[https://www.dlh.net/en/gaming-news/61463/retro-horror-fps-blood-fresh-supply-is-out-today.html dlh.Net]<br />
*[https://www.lanmaniax.nl/blood-fresh-supply-a-restoration-of-blood-is-available-now/ Lanmaniax]<br />
*[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]<br />
*[https://www.todaygame.online/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available.html TODAYGAME.ONLINE]<br />
*[https://sparkchronicles.com/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-blood-in-a-remastered-version/ Spark Chronicles]<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/05/horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply-now-available-for-pc Gaming Union]<br />
*[http://thathashtagshow.com/2019/05/09/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ That Hastag Show]<br />
*[https://www.gamingnexus.com/News/43598/NightDive-resurrects-Caleb-in-Blood-Fresh-Supply/ Gaming Nexus]<br />
*[https://nerd4.life/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-the-blood-in-the-remastered-version/ Nerd4.life]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-called-blood-fresh-supply-is-now-available-on-gog-and-steam/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://www.warpzoned.com/2019/05/nightdives-blood-remaster-is-now-available-for-the-pc-through-steam-gog-humble-store-and-discord/ Warped Zoned]<br />
*[https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/news/blood-fresh-supply-brings-back-the-horror-in-4k/ GameSpace.com]<br />
*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05/10/atari-reboot-pc-horror-shooter-blood-fresh-supply/ Bleeding Cool]<br />
*[http://thegg.net/press-releases/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now-for-pc-blood-has-just-been-updated/ TGG]<br />
*[https://brutalgamer.com/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-oozes-onto-pc/ Brutal Gamer]<br />
*[http://www.game-over.com/content/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now/#sthash.RTF4E4Zz.dpbs Game Over]<br />
*[http://www.slipgatecomplex.blogspot.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-review.html Splipgate Complex]<br />
<br />
==== Threads ====<br />
*[https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=272 Thread] - [[Altar of Stone]] ([https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&p=266&sid=3ae6ac5276c47a7b159a02fee44532bc#p266 mapping thread])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2460 Thread] - [[The Postmortem]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/index.php?news-140 Post/Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[https://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2902 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://forums.duke4.net/topic/10574-blood-fresh-supply/ Thread] - [[Duke4]]<br />
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bml5r8/release_blood_fresh_supply_blood_remaster/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] ([https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/bmlc1t/blood_fresh_supply_release_trailer/ release trailer thread])<br />
*[https://boards.fireden.net/v/last/50/461534970/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:4chan|4chan]] ([https://boards.4channel.org/vr/thread/5562542 source port vs thread])<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-studios-remaster-of-the-90s-horror-shooter-classic-is-out-now-on-gog-steam.116015/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916373-pc/77703596 Game FAQs]<br />
*[https://kiwifarms.net/threads/blood-fresh-supply.56223/ Kiwi Farms]<br />
*[https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=64635 ZDoom Forums]<br />
*[https://mrantifun.net/index.php?threads/blood-fresh-supply.19369/ MrAntiFun]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply.1981449/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://forum.quartertothree.com/t/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-refreshes-a-build-classic/142067 Quarter To Three]<br />
*[http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=52740 Racket Boy]<br />
*[https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=323194.0 Blockland Forums]<br />
*[http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/t661051.html KMC Forums]<br />
*[https://tildes.net/~games/d9l/blood_fresh_supply_drags_the_classic_horror_fps_out_of_the_dos_era Tildes]<br />
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[[Category:Blood]] [[Category:Windows/MS DOS Games]] [[Category:Technology]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=E6M9:_Forgotten_Catacombs&diff=45037E6M9: Forgotten Catacombs2019-05-12T23:54:05Z<p>192.252.238.73: /* Fun Stuff */</p>
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<div>{{B1E6}} '''Forgotten Catacombs (E6M9)''' is the secret level of ''[[Plasma Pak]]'', an expansion for [[Blood]], also known as Episode 6. It takes place in an underground crypt. <br />
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{{level_stats|designer=[[Nick Newhard]] & [[James Wilson]]|song=6 - [[Father Time]] (CD-Audio) cblood6 (MIDI) |1=55|2=56|3=71|4=86|5=??|secrets=5}} <br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
[[File:E6M9 - Forgotten Catacombs.png|thumb|right|200px|Forgotten Catacombs]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Go around the corner, and activate the switch to call the lift down. Take it up (note the Skull key door to your left), and follow the passage to your right to the Skull key. Retrace your steps, and go through the Skull key door. After you go through a metal door, you'll see a wooden bridge leading the Eye key door on your left. Underneath the wooden bridge is the Eye key, jump down, and grab the key. It shouldn't prove to be too difficult find your way back to the Eye key door. Go through it, across the wooden bridge, and down the ramp to your right. Go through the metal door, grab the Fire key, and go back up the ramp. Keep going forward, and across another wooden bridge to the Fire key door. Go through it, and push the symbol to end the level."|attributedTo=[[Steven Clubb|Baytor's Guide]]}}<br />
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TBD <br />
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== Enemies Present ==<br />
TBD <br />
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== Weapons Available ==<br />
TBD <br />
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== Secrets ==<br />
*From the start, walk around the corner and push the wall to your right. ''Reward: Flare Gun'' <br />
*Push the switch next to the Skull Key door. A platform will lower. ''Reward: Life Leech'' <br />
*After going into the Skull Key door, there is an area with bridges on the left. Go forward and turn left. There is a different-coloured wall that contains a lift to a secret area. ''Reward: Life Seed'' <br />
*Through the Eye Key door, there is a ramp going up to a wall. Go up and push the wall. ''Reward: Cloak of Invisibility'' <br />
*Outside the room with the Fire Key, there is a switch that lowers a gate on your right. Jump to the ledge, turn around, and jump to the ledge with the voodoo doll. Walk down the path, and press the wall behind the super armour to reveal a teleporter. It will take you to a room with a switch. Hit the switch, take the lift up, and jump to the ledge. ''Reward: Doctor's Bag, Proximity Detonators''<br />
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== Fun Stuff ==<br />
''See also: [[References in Blood|References in Blood]]'' <br />
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*This level is similar to the secret level of episode three "[[E3M8: Catacombs]]".<br />
*The official remaster ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' features an achievement that [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1010750/discussions/0/1649918058730816282/ references] [[YouTube]]r [[Civvie 11]], stating "So Forgotten That They're Still Full of Cultists" for accessing this level.<br />
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<center>[[E6M6: Forbidden Rituals|<< E6M6: Forbidden Rituals]] | [[E6M7: The Dungeon|E6M7: The Dungeon >>]]</center> <br />
[[Category:Blood]] [[Category:Levels]] [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Secret Levels]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=E6M9:_Forgotten_Catacombs&diff=45036E6M9: Forgotten Catacombs2019-05-12T23:53:49Z<p>192.252.238.73: /* Fun Stuff */ *The official remaster ''Blood: Fresh Supply'' features an achievement that [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1010750/discussions/0/1649918058730816282/ references] YouTubeer Civvie 11, stating "So Forgotten That They're Still F</p>
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<div>{{B1E6}} '''Forgotten Catacombs (E6M9)''' is the secret level of ''[[Plasma Pak]]'', an expansion for [[Blood]], also known as Episode 6. It takes place in an underground crypt. <br />
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{{level_stats|designer=[[Nick Newhard]] & [[James Wilson]]|song=6 - [[Father Time]] (CD-Audio) cblood6 (MIDI) |1=55|2=56|3=71|4=86|5=??|secrets=5}} <br />
<br />
== Walkthrough ==<br />
[[File:E6M9 - Forgotten Catacombs.png|thumb|right|200px|Forgotten Catacombs]]<br />
<br />
{{quote|quotation="Go around the corner, and activate the switch to call the lift down. Take it up (note the Skull key door to your left), and follow the passage to your right to the Skull key. Retrace your steps, and go through the Skull key door. After you go through a metal door, you'll see a wooden bridge leading the Eye key door on your left. Underneath the wooden bridge is the Eye key, jump down, and grab the key. It shouldn't prove to be too difficult find your way back to the Eye key door. Go through it, across the wooden bridge, and down the ramp to your right. Go through the metal door, grab the Fire key, and go back up the ramp. Keep going forward, and across another wooden bridge to the Fire key door. Go through it, and push the symbol to end the level."|attributedTo=[[Steven Clubb|Baytor's Guide]]}}<br />
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TBD <br />
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== Enemies Present ==<br />
TBD <br />
<br />
== Weapons Available ==<br />
TBD <br />
<br />
== Secrets ==<br />
*From the start, walk around the corner and push the wall to your right. ''Reward: Flare Gun'' <br />
*Push the switch next to the Skull Key door. A platform will lower. ''Reward: Life Leech'' <br />
*After going into the Skull Key door, there is an area with bridges on the left. Go forward and turn left. There is a different-coloured wall that contains a lift to a secret area. ''Reward: Life Seed'' <br />
*Through the Eye Key door, there is a ramp going up to a wall. Go up and push the wall. ''Reward: Cloak of Invisibility'' <br />
*Outside the room with the Fire Key, there is a switch that lowers a gate on your right. Jump to the ledge, turn around, and jump to the ledge with the voodoo doll. Walk down the path, and press the wall behind the super armour to reveal a teleporter. It will take you to a room with a switch. Hit the switch, take the lift up, and jump to the ledge. ''Reward: Doctor's Bag, Proximity Detonators''<br />
<br />
== Fun Stuff ==<br />
''See also: [[References in Blood|References in Blood]]'' <br />
<br />
*This level is similar to the secret level of episode three "[[E3M8: Catacombs]]".<br />
*The official remaster ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' features an achievement that [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1010750/discussions/0/1649918058730816282/ references] [[YouTube]]er [[Civvie 11]], stating "So Forgotten That They're Still Full of Cultists" for accessing this level.<br />
----<br />
<center>[[E6M6: Forbidden Rituals|<< E6M6: Forbidden Rituals]] | [[E6M7: The Dungeon|E6M7: The Dungeon >>]]</center> <br />
[[Category:Blood]] [[Category:Levels]] [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Secret Levels]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Civvie_11&diff=45035Civvie 112019-05-12T23:52:06Z<p>192.252.238.73: </p>
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<div>[[File:Civvie-11.png|thumb|Channel banner]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="[[:wikipedia:Capstone Software|The Pinnacle of]] [[:wikipedia:Sarcasm|Online Entertainment.]]"|attributedTo=Civvie 11}}<br />
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'''Civvie 11''' (also known as '''Civvie's Dungeon''') is a [[YouTube]] channel that features humourous overviews of games and occasionally movies.<br />
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The official remaster ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' features an achievement that [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1010750/discussions/0/1649918058730816282/ references] Civvie, stating "So Forgotten That They're Still Full of Cultists" for accessing [[E6M9: Forgotten Catacombs]].<br />
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== Pro Blood ==<br />
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An abridged commentated playthrough of ''[[Blood]]'' showcasing his attempt to play the notoriously difficult game like a pro.<br />
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="100%"<br />
| colspan="6" align = center|Pro Blood:<br />
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|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/puYhzJvXz2s/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puYhzJvXz2s PRO BLOOD #1]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2018|November 11, 2018]]<br />
| 19:36<br />
| Features his attempt at [[The Way of All Flesh]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/47O-887d2v4/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47O-887d2v4 PRO BLOOD #2]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2018|December 2, 2018]]<br />
| 17:23<br />
| Features his attempt at [[Even Death May Die]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/TaVItsJG4To/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVItsJG4To PRO BLOOD #3]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|January 3, 2019]]<br />
| 14:43<br />
| Features his attempt at [[A Farewell to Arms]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/9eAfUmzeZxI/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eAfUmzeZxI PRO BLOOD #4]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|January 21, 2019]]<br />
| 17:49<br />
| Features his attempt at [[Dead Reckoning]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dr8oZ3wSOyI/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr8oZ3wSOyI PRO BLOOD: POST MORTEM]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|March 4, 2019]]<br />
| 16:48<br />
| Features his attempt at [[Post Mortem]]. Uses [[NBlood]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/EkG29e-nE-A/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkG29e-nE-A BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 12, 2019]]<br />
| 6:45<br />
| A look at the initial release of ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' noting its rocky start.<br />
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|}<br />
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== (old and crap) Blood II ==<br />
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An abridged commentated playthrough of ''[[Blood II]]'' with a particular focus on its flaws, eccentricities and peculiarities owing to its [[Development of Blood II|rushed development]].<br />
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="100%"<br />
| colspan="6" align = center|(old and crap) Blood II<br />
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|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/g_cHAtwr8_U/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cHAtwr8_U (old and crap) Blood 2 - Part 1 / Raw Deal]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2017|July 27, 2017]]<br />
| 29:38<br />
| Features his attempt at most of [[Chapter One]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZjAYgEWDO5Y/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjAYgEWDO5Y (old and crap) Blood 2 - Part 2 / Rawpocalypse]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2017|August 9, 2017]]<br />
| 22:04<br />
| Features his attempt from the end of [[Chapter One]], all of [[Chapter Two]] and the start of [[Chapter Three]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/1DbDa2Vk1Bs/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DbDa2Vk1Bs (old and crap) Blood 2 - Part 3 / Rawsurrection]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2017|September 1, 2017]]<br />
| 23:44<br />
| Features his attempt at the rest of [[Chapter Three]] and all of [[Chapter Four]]. Ends on a death compilation.<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/PlopAkgoA54/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlopAkgoA54 BLOOD 2: THE NIGHTMARE LEVELS - BUTCHERY LOVES COMPANY]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2018|June 20, 2018]]<br />
| 23:17<br />
| Features his attempt at [[The Nightmare Levels]].<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Shogo: Mobile Armor Divison - Raw Power ==<br />
An abridged commentated playthrough of ''[[Shogo]]'' following up from his ''Blood II'' videos.<br />
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{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="100%"<br />
| colspan="6" align = center|Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Raw Power<br />
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|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/kmCwdC9FBH0/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmCwdC9FBH0 Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Raw Power]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#201(|January 13, 2019]]<br />
| 32:10<br />
| Follows the [[Shogo: MAD#Option One|Gabriel ending]].<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA YouTube]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/civvie11?lang=en Twitter]<br />
* [https://www.patreon.com/civvie11 Patreon]<br />
<hr><br />
* [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/Civvie11 TV Tropes article]<br />
* [https://steamcommunity.com/app/519860/discussions/0/1743358239850473269/ Steam community thread]<br />
* [https://forum.facepunch.com/f/videos/btdux/Civvie-11-Small-old-game-and-movie-reviewer/1/ Facepunch thread]<br />
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[[Category:YouTube Channels]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Civvie_11&diff=45034Civvie 112019-05-12T23:48:51Z<p>192.252.238.73: /* Pro Blood */ |- align = center | https://img.youtube.com/vi/EkG29e-nE-A/default.jpg | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkG29e-nE-A BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE] | [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11] | [[Fact</p>
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<div>[[File:Civvie-11.png|thumb|Channel banner]]<br />
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{{quote|quotation="[[:wikipedia:Capstone Software|The Pinnacle of]] [[:wikipedia:Sarcasm|Online Entertainment.]]"|attributedTo=Civvie 11}}<br />
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'''Civvie 11''' (also known as '''Civvie's Dungeon''') is a [[YouTube]] channel that features humourous overviews of games and occasionally movies.<br />
<br />
The official remaster ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' features an achievement that [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1010750/discussions/0/1649918058730816282/ references] Civvie, stating "So Forgotten That They're Still Full of Cultists" for [[E6M9: Forgotten Catacombs]].<br />
<br />
== Pro Blood ==<br />
<br />
An abridged commentated playthrough of ''[[Blood]]'' showcasing his attempt to play the notoriously difficult game like a pro.<br />
<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="100%"<br />
| colspan="6" align = center|Pro Blood:<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/puYhzJvXz2s/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puYhzJvXz2s PRO BLOOD #1]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2018|November 11, 2018]]<br />
| 19:36<br />
| Features his attempt at [[The Way of All Flesh]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/47O-887d2v4/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47O-887d2v4 PRO BLOOD #2]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2018|December 2, 2018]]<br />
| 17:23<br />
| Features his attempt at [[Even Death May Die]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/TaVItsJG4To/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVItsJG4To PRO BLOOD #3]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|January 3, 2019]]<br />
| 14:43<br />
| Features his attempt at [[A Farewell to Arms]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/9eAfUmzeZxI/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eAfUmzeZxI PRO BLOOD #4]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|January 21, 2019]]<br />
| 17:49<br />
| Features his attempt at [[Dead Reckoning]]. Uses [[BloodGDX]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dr8oZ3wSOyI/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr8oZ3wSOyI PRO BLOOD: POST MORTEM]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|March 4, 2019]]<br />
| 16:48<br />
| Features his attempt at [[Post Mortem]]. Uses [[NBlood]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/EkG29e-nE-A/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkG29e-nE-A BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 12, 2019]]<br />
| 6:45<br />
| A look at the initial release of ''[[Blood: Fresh Supply]]'' noting its rocky start.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== (old and crap) Blood II ==<br />
<br />
An abridged commentated playthrough of ''[[Blood II]]'' with a particular focus on its flaws, eccentricities and peculiarities owing to its [[Development of Blood II|rushed development]].<br />
<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="100%"<br />
| colspan="6" align = center|(old and crap) Blood II<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/g_cHAtwr8_U/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cHAtwr8_U (old and crap) Blood 2 - Part 1 / Raw Deal]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2017|July 27, 2017]]<br />
| 29:38<br />
| Features his attempt at most of [[Chapter One]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZjAYgEWDO5Y/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjAYgEWDO5Y (old and crap) Blood 2 - Part 2 / Rawpocalypse]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2017|August 9, 2017]]<br />
| 22:04<br />
| Features his attempt from the end of [[Chapter One]], all of [[Chapter Two]] and the start of [[Chapter Three]].<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/1DbDa2Vk1Bs/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DbDa2Vk1Bs (old and crap) Blood 2 - Part 3 / Rawsurrection]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2017|September 1, 2017]]<br />
| 23:44<br />
| Features his attempt at the rest of [[Chapter Three]] and all of [[Chapter Four]]. Ends on a death compilation.<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/PlopAkgoA54/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlopAkgoA54 BLOOD 2: THE NIGHTMARE LEVELS - BUTCHERY LOVES COMPANY]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#2018|June 20, 2018]]<br />
| 23:17<br />
| Features his attempt at [[The Nightmare Levels]].<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Shogo: Mobile Armor Divison - Raw Power ==<br />
An abridged commentated playthrough of ''[[Shogo]]'' following up from his ''Blood II'' videos.<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="100%"<br />
| colspan="6" align = center|Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Raw Power<br />
<br />
|- align = center<br />
| https://img.youtube.com/vi/kmCwdC9FBH0/default.jpg<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmCwdC9FBH0 Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Raw Power]<br />
| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA Civvie11]<br />
| [[Fact Timeline#201(|January 13, 2019]]<br />
| 32:10<br />
| Follows the [[Shogo: MAD#Option One|Gabriel ending]].<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21uZkfXpT8rPY-gPgMiCwA YouTube]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/civvie11?lang=en Twitter]<br />
* [https://www.patreon.com/civvie11 Patreon]<br />
<hr><br />
* [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/Civvie11 TV Tropes article]<br />
* [https://steamcommunity.com/app/519860/discussions/0/1743358239850473269/ Steam community thread]<br />
* [https://forum.facepunch.com/f/videos/btdux/Civvie-11-Small-old-game-and-movie-reviewer/1/ Facepunch thread]<br />
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[[Category:YouTube Channels]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fresh_Supply&diff=45033Fresh Supply2019-05-12T23:47:05Z<p>192.252.238.73: {{#ev:youtube|EkG29e-nE-A|320|right|"BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE" (Civvie 11) - YouTube|frame}}</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
| Title = Blood: Fresh Supply<br />
| Image = Blood-Fresh-Supply.jpg<br />
| Size = 220px<br />
| Caption = Promotional artwork<br />
| Developer = [[Night Dive Studios]]<br />
| Publisher = [[Atari]]<br />
| Designer = [[Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]] <br />
| Engine = [[Kex Engine]]<br />
| Version = 1.0<br />
| Released = [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]]<br />
| Genre = [[:wikipedia:First Person Shooter|First Person Shooter]]<br />
| Modes = Single-player, Multiplayer<br />
| Platforms = [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] (Linux and macOS planned)<br />
| UPC/A7 = TBD <br />
| ISBN-10 = TBD<br />
| Media = Digital download<br />
[[Image:Blood-ESRB.gif|center|Blood as rated by the ESRB]]<br />
}} <br />
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{{quote|quotation="Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum. Begin your journey armed with a simple pitchfork and earn more effective implements of destruction like aerosol cans, flare guns, voodoo dolls and more!"|attributedTo=Official description}}<br />
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'''Blood: Fresh Supply''' (also known as the '''Blood Remaster''' and '''[[Blood EX]]''') is a remaster of the original ''[[Blood]]'' developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under permission from [[Atari]]. It uses the studio's in-house [[Kex Engine]], supplanting the original [[Build]]. It was released on [[Fact Timeline#2019|May 9, 2019]] for [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] onto [[GOG.com]], [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]] and [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]. A fifty percent discount has been offered to owners of the original incarnation on these stores, with the [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] version of ''[[One Unit: Whole Blood]]'' included as an extra on GOG. [[:wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] and [[:wikipedia:macOS|macOS]] releases are expected in the near future.<br />
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It features all of the levels from all four episodes of the original ''Blood'' campaign, as well as the ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' and ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' expansions included within the executable; support is also provided for all [[List of Mods for Blood|fan-made add-ons]] such as ''[[Death Wish]]''. The upgrade also supports modern frameworks such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] 11, [[:wikipedia:OpenGL|OpenGL]] 3.2, [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] as well as online multiplayer services [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]].<br />
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It also introduces new features such as high resolution widescreen, high-refresh and variable FOV support, split-screen and modern online multiplayer with up to eight players, a customizable difficulty mode, additional [[voxel]]s and effects (such as Antialiasing, Ambient Occlusion, V-sync and Interpolation support), and a new mouse-aiming interface, as well as controller support (in addition to an emulation of the original control scheme).<br />
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== Announcement ==<br />
[[File:Blood-Remaster.png|thumb|left|300px|Pre-Release Screamshot]]<br />
{{#ev:youtube|Da8x89BBjI8|320|right|"Blood: Fresh Supply - Release Trailer" - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
{{quote|quotation="Blood stood up extremely well over time and we are taking care to preserve all the qualities that made the game so special... It really only needs minor updates to provide a better user experience for contemporary audiences. By using some of the functions of Nightdive’s KEX engine, we’ll be able to provide compatibility with today’s video standards, with DirectX and Vulkan support. Similarly, we’ll provide compatibility with the current audio standards. We’ll add support for modern networks, Steamworks, and GOG Galaxy to bring this original game to more players. As part of this, we will preserve the accuracy of the game behavior. While these upgrades are relatively minor, we are confident that they will provide fans with a better, current generation gameplay experience."|attributedTo=Daniel Grayshon, producer at Night Dive Studios}}<br />
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A remastered version of ''[[Blood]]'', developed by [[Night Dive Studios]] under license from [[Atari]], was announced on [[Fact Timeline#2018|December 7, 2018]]. The port was stated to support modern graphics libraries such as [[:wikipedia:DirectX|DirectX]] and [[:wikipedia:Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] (as opposed to the original only having partial [[:wikipedia:Glide (API)|Glide]] support via an alpha patch), as well as multiplayer networks such as [[:wikipedia:Steamworks|Steamworks]] and [[:wikipedia:GOG Galaxy|GOG Galaxy]]. The remaster was said to be based on reverse engineering rather than the original source code (implying no [[Blood Source Campaign|original source code release]] is likely; the new code could be though), built atop of [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Samuel_Villarreal_(Kaiser) Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]'s [[Kex Engine]] from his earlier unofficial [[Blood EX]] effort; he was also being assisted by [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/James_Haley_(Quasar) James "Quasar" Haley] and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Edward_Richardson_(Edward850) Edward "Edward850" Richardson] on the project. Kaiser confirmed on [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] that the engine supports all ''Blood'' [[List of Mods for Blood|custom maps]]. The engine even allows proper modding, with scripting possible in a way [[Blood#Modernization Attempts|not present]] in the original [[:wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] executable. A quickly deleted tweet by Kaiser indicated a possible April 2019 release, which in the end extended to early May.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Yup, I am working on it. I was actually working on it on my spare time since 2015... Reverse engineered. I've been disassembling the game for several years and have a more or less clear outline of how everything works. Its somewhat pressuring as I am looking to go over the disassembly multiple times to make sure everything is perfect... Some things like the slipperiness is going to remain as it was intentionally designed to do that, but none of the engine's collision detection is going to be used. Though the new collision code will produce nearly exact same results; just less glitchy results... None of the original assets will be modified. This includes levels (despite my temptations)... Modding will definitely be possible in BloodEX... There will be mod support. The idea is that you put your mod into a folder along with any modded .ART files or INI files you include and you should be able to load a mod from there. Additionally BloodEX will allow you to define your own enemies and scripted AI logic. Additionally you'll be able to define your own custom actors and scripted AI logic..."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1071133111650537477 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] gave the effort their blessing on their own company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="We're very happy for our friends @NightdiveStudio! They'll carry the torch with distinction, we have no doubt. Can't wait to play!"|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1072624962891063296 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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Atari only retains the distribution rights to the ''[[Blood]]'' series, and so is only able to authorize the project due to provisions that allowed for the upgrading of the game.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Atari, however, owns the digital distribution rights for the original game, which came out in 1997. The terms of its ownership includes limited provisions for updating the game. Atari chief operating officer Todd Shallbetter emailed Polygon with the following statement: “We are not changing the game. We have distribution rights and this version is just being updated and optimized for modern operating systems and hardware.”"|attributedTo=[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/12/18138389/blood-reboot-rights-atari-warner-nightdive How do two companies own the rights to Blood?], [[:wikipedia:Polygon (website)|Polygon]] (December 12, 2018)}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="It has been both a great pleasure and an honor to have had the opportunity to work with Atari to update this classic game title that helped firmly cement the FPS as one of the most popular game genre. We look forward to sharing the gory splendor of Blood: Fresh Supply with a new generation of gamers as well as with the many current fans eager to play one of their favorite titles on contemporary PCs."|attributedTo=[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development at Nightdive Studios]}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
{{#ev:youtube|-2GLB-rhttk|320|right|"The Blood Remaster Is Really Good (Review) - GmanLives" ([[Gmanlives]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|EkG29e-nE-A|320|right|"BLOOD: FRESH SUPPLY - PINK ON THE INSIDE" ([[Civvie 11]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|iaRQK5ThKlU|320|right|'''"Nightdive's remaster is finally out! ... and it needs fixing. It is inferior to both BloodGDX and nBlood. Just look at those stretched voxels, or those floating Blood splats... In short, this is like a World of Warcraft private server, it uses the assets and mimics the source material, but it is *not* the real thing. However, kudos for making it look as close as possible to the original software renderer."''' ([[pagb666]]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|vFLRDSGuhzY|320|right|"BloodGDX vs. Blood: Fresh Supply" ([https://www.youtube.com/user/Cimlite Cim]) - [[YouTube]]|frame}}<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I haven't tried it myself so I can't comment on the quality of the remaster, but the list of features does seem to be pretty extensive for such an old game. That said, I have noticed some complaints about the gameplay feeling slightly off when compared to the original, so if you do decide to grab yourself a copy, make sure to do a bit of research beforehand."|attributedTo=[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]}}<br />
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Even prior to release, the effort was criticised for its usage of [[Nightdive]]'s own [[Kex Engine]] rather than the actual [[Build Engine]]. In effect, this qualifies the release as more of a [[recreation]], like the fan made ''[[Transfusion]]'' or ''[[ZBlood]]'', than a true [[source port]]. Unlike either of those however, it does still work with the authentic files and formats, supporting all established [[List of Mods for Blood|fan add-on content]], which further blurs the lines. It also has notably higher system requirements than the other ports already available, limiting its appeal to users of older hardware.<br />
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Post-launch Fresh Supply has been harshly received by many in the community, particularly by regulars on the [[Altar of Stone]], the denizens of the [[Duke4]] forums, and reviewer [[Civvie 11]], for its perceived inaccuracy (including sound and graphical issues, off physics and balancing, and odd enemy and entity behaviours) compared to Build powered ports like [[BloodGDX]] and [[NBlood]] as well as the [[:wikipedia:MS DOS|DOS]] original. Such inaccuracies are particularly apparent in user maps, such as crashes in the first level of second episode of ''[[Death Wish]]''. Demos are also not provided, which has been the main means of benchmarking accuracy in the other ports.<br />
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Other concerns pertain to its effect on the game's legacy, with controversy swirling around Fresh Supply supplanting the vintage release on services such as [[GOG.com]]; even with the DOS version of [[One Unit: Whole Blood]] still available as an extra, thereby also retaining access for other ports. Reservations also remain about commercial re-releases of older games in general, where there are already community supported solutions available. It should be noted however that unlike with ''[[Doom]]'' or ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D|Duke Nukem 3D]]'', none of the unofficial ''Blood'' ports are legally sanctioned by route of an open source code release.<br />
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Fresh Supply has however been positively received by the general audience, with high scores on its store pages. It also was graced with positive notices by reviewers and publications such as [[Gmanlives]], [[:wikipedia:Rock Paper Shotgun|Rock Paper Shotgun]], [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]], [[:wikipedia:AusGamers|AusGamers]] and more.<br />
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This can partly be ascribed to excitement by casual players simply at the chance to revisit the cult classic; much of the press coverage serves more as a retrospective on the design of the actual game itself than an in-depth look at the intricacies of the re-release.<br />
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Sympathizers are apt to defend the variations from the original as part and parcel of so-called "quality of life" improvements considered necessary to bring the game to modern audiences. This includes the additional display modes, controls schemes and difficulty settings, as well as appreciation of the new features such as split-screen multiplayer and the fresh graphics and effects. This creates a similar sort of dichotomy between those who like limit-removing ''[[Doom]]'' source ports like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/GZDoom GZDoom] (favoured by [[wikipedia:John Romero|John Romero]]) or more conservative options like [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Chocolate_Doom Chocolate Doom].<br />
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It should be also be remembered that at the time of the game's first digital re-release onto [[Good Old Games]] back in 2010, and again with the Steam re-issue in 2014, a sizable minority protested that all that was included was the DOS version without any modernizations or upgrades (aside from a [[:wikipedia:Dosbox|Dosbox]] wrapper).<br />
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This was particularly in comparison to releases such as [[:wikipedia:Devolver Digital|Devolver Digital]]'s upgraded [[Build]] kin ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition|Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition]]'' and ''[[:wikipedia:Shadow Warrior Classic Redux|Shadow Warrior Classic Redux]]''. The controversial release of variants like ''[[:wikipedia:Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour|Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour]]'', which corresponded to the outright removal of the DOS ''Atomic Edition'' from store-fronts and broke backward compatibility, has soured many on such projects however.<br />
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There is also an ill feeling among sections of the community that ''Fresh Supply'' was green-lit, while the [[Jason Hall#Possible Blood Revival|upgraded version]] pitched by original producer [[Jason Hall]] in 2012, said to be using the actual binary source code, was spurned by [[Atari]]. Finally, it is partly a case of bad timing, because if Fresh Supply had come out in 2015 or 2016, during the initial development of progenitor [[Blood EX]], it would not have been contrasted to the other ports; which at that time were seen as unlikely if not impossible to come to pass after years of [[List of Source Ports and Recreations|attempts and false starts]].<br />
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For his part, lead developer Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal has said he is open to all feedback and criticism (save comparisons to ''[[BloodCM]]'').<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I am taking every feedback, comment, and harassment seriously and will address every problem for Blood: Fresh Supply and I appreciate every single one of them. Except for those who say its inferior to BloodCM. They can just fuck right off."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/SVKaiser/status/1126922637475766272 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal]}}<br />
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Indeed, a common view is that the initial release feels rushed and unpolished, but at least offers potential to be properly patched out with time. A lack of day-one support for platforms other than [[:wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] was also seen as disappointment to some. Additionally it has been questioned how much value there is in the remaster's add-on support given it does not provide a modern replacement for [[MapEdit]] (which, in fairness, has not yet been done elsewhere either, but would certainly have been a justifiable inclusion for a commercial product).<br />
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[[Monolith Productions]] has also again given the effort their endorsement on their company [[:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] account.<br />
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{{quote|quotation="Congratulations to @NightdiveStudio for their full-blooded remaster of our old classic! Thank you for carrying the torch forward with such obvious love, and for giving Blood fans the remaster they've been asking for and deserve. Well done, friends."|attributedTo=[https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1126601188269383680 Monolith Productions]}}<br />
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The release of Fresh Supply [https://www.pcgamer.com/biggest-stories-5-10-2019/ received] a spot on [[:wikipedia:PC Gamer|PC Gamer]]'s top stories of the week, as well as [https://www.pcworld.com/article/3394305/this-week-in-games-john-wick-tactics-a-blood-remaster-and-a-survival-focused-ghost-recon.html a place] on the this week in games column of [[:wikipedia:PC World|PC World]].<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[List of Source Ports and Recreations]]<br />
*[[Future of Blood]]<br />
*[[BloodGDX]]<br />
*[[NBlood]]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/games/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[Atari]]<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/game/blood_fresh_supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[GOG.com]]<br />
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010750/Blood_Fresh_Supply/ Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]]<br />
*[https://www.humblebundle.com/store/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:Humble Store|Humble Store]]<br />
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/blood-fresh-supply Blood: Fresh Supply] - [[:wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]<br />
*[https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Blood:_Fresh_Supply Blood: Fresh Supply - PCGamingWiki]<br />
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=== Pre-Release ===<br />
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" "toccolours" style="right; margin-right: 1em; width: 75%;"><br />
==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://cerebral-overload.com/2018/12/atari-partners-with-nightdive-studios-for-reboot-of-adventure-horror-pc-title-blood/ Atari Press Release]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/night-dive-studios-may-be-possibly-teasing-a-blood-remaster/ DSO Gaming]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2018/12/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-remaster-announced-for-pc Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/1997-horror-shooter-blood-is-coming-back/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/7/18129658/blood-reboot-nightdive-atari Polygon]<br />
*[https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/467687-blood-remastered-edition-coming-from-nightdive-studios Game Revolution]<br />
*[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-08-there-will-be-blood-again Eurogamer]<br />
*[https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2018/12/08/iconic-horror-pc-shooter-blood-receiving-remastered-treatment-by-nightdive-studios Geek Reply]<br />
*[https://www.worldweeklynews.com/2018/12/08/blood-station-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter/ World Weekly News]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2018/12/7/news/112103/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.eteknix.com/monoliths-horror-fps-classic-blood-is-getting-remastered/ eTeknix]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3536986/classic-shooter-blood-remastered-nightdive/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2018/12/hot-news-as-blood-remaster-has-been.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/1997s-blood-returning-nightdive-studios/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://ps4pro.eu/2018/12/08/blood-is-getting-a-remaster/ PS4Pro En]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3612003/nightdive-studios-is-bringing-back-cult-pc-shooter-blood AusGamers.com]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-studios-will-be-remastering-blood-534674.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/12/09/blood-monoliths-classic-1997-fps-is-getting-a-reboot Kotaku]<br />
*[http://www.twoeggz.com/int/12496807.html Two Eggz]<br />
*[https://www.tweaktown.com/news/64118/90s-hit-blood-being-remastered-nightdive-studios/index.html TweakTown]<br />
*[https://screenrant.com/video-game-remasters-wish-coming/ Screen Rant]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/2019-fps-games/ "18 promising FPSes coming in 2019" - PC Gamer]<br />
*[http://m.hardocp.com/news/2018/12/08/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_gory_90s_shooter HardOCP]<br />
*[https://www.gamestar.hu/hoskori-leletek/blood-remaster-megjelenes-260846.html Games Star] ([[:wikipedia:Hungarian language|Hungarian]])<br />
*[https://www.playm.de/2018/12/blood-remaster-des-blutigen-shooter-klassikers-angekuendigt-431070/ PlayM] ([[:wikipedia:German language|German]])<br />
*[https://www.warlegend.net/blood-nightdive-studios-date-sortie/ War Legend] ([[:wikipedia:French language|French]])<br />
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==== Screamshots ====<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/03/horror-first-person-shooter-blood-gets-new-screenshots Gaming Union]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a-ton-of-gory-screens-from-the-upcoming-blood-remaster-547255.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Destructoid]<br />
*[https://worthplaying.com/article/2019/3/21/news/113439/ Worthplaying]<br />
*[https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/16/18268565/blood-re-release-windows-pc-release-date-nightdive Polygon]<br />
*[https://en.ostrog.com/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ Ostrog]<br />
*[https://n4g.com/news/2250840/blood-remaster-screenshots N4G]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/03/21/new-screenshots-for-blood-remaster/ NicheGamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3552185/nightdive-reveals-new-blood-remaster-screenshots/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[http://androidtechnews.com/blood-remaster-screenshots/ Android Tech News]<br />
*[http://www.vgchartz.com/article/436560/blood-remaster-screenshots-released/ VGChratz]<br />
*[https://en.cbreaker.net/2054-new-blood-remaster-screenshots-revealed/ CBreaker.net]<br />
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==== Release Rumours ====<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/blood-remaster-will-supposedly-come-out-in-april/ IndianNoob]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-one-unit-whole-blood/blood-remastered-release-date PCGamesN]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-rumoured-to-be-released-in-april-2019/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://se7en.ws/it-looks-like-blood-remastered-is-coming-out-next-month/?lang=en SE7EN.ws]<br />
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===== Threads =====<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/blood_set_to_return_in_remaster_of_gory_90s_shooter Thread] - [[Good Old Games]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/?forum-showposts-399-p1#1713 Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=30661#p30661 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-set-to-return-in-remaster-of-gory-90s-shooter.1973222/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/blood-remaster-by-nightdive-studios-published-by-atari.125138/ RPG Codex]<br />
*[https://metacouncil.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.397/ MetaCouncil]<br />
*[https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-for-pc.424283/ Guru3D]<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-remaster-announced-by-night-dive-finally.85694/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://forum.facepunch.com/sh/bungw/Blood-remaster-in-development-by-Nightdive/1/ FacePunch]<br />
*[https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/blood-259546/nightdive-is-remaking-blood-1997-1859087/ Giant Bomb]<br />
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=== Post-Release ===<br />
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==== Articles ====<br />
*[https://www.atari.com/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Press Release] ([https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/342400/Nightdive_Studios_and_Atari_Release_Legendary_PC_Horror_Shooter_Reboot_Blood_Fresh_Supply.php Mirror], [http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/09/1821068/0/en/Nightdive-Studios-and-Atari-Release-Legendary-PC-Horror-Shooter-Reboot-Blood-Fresh-Supply.html?culture=en-us Mirror])<br />
*[https://www.gog.com/news/release_blood_fresh_supply GOG Release Announcement]<br />
*[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/05/09/blood-fresh-supply-revives-the-ghoulish-horror-fps/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun]<br />
*[https://www.destructoid.com/nightdive-s-blood-remaster-is-now-available-on-gog-553043.phtml Destructoid]<br />
*[https://www.pcgamer.com/blood-fresh-supply-pc/ PC Gamer]<br />
*[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3560191/blood-fresh-supply-remastered-version-blood-available-now/ Bloody Disgusting]<br />
*[https://realotakugamer.com/nightdive-studios-blood-fresh-supply-remaster-out-now-on-gog-com REAL OTAKU GAMER]<br />
*[https://www.futuregamereleases.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-remaster-gog/ Future Game Releases]<br />
*[https://www.pcinvasion.com/blood-fresh-supply-out-steam/ PC Invasion]<br />
*[https://www.bluesnews.com/s/199968/blood-fresh-supply-released Blue's News]<br />
*[https://www.gamingcypher.com/atari-and-nightdive-studios-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ Gaming Cypher]<br />
*[https://indiannoob.in/classic-fps-blood-has-been-remastered-and-is-called-blood-fresh-supply/ Indian Noob]<br />
*[https://techraptor.net/content/blood-gets-bloodier-with-blood-fresh-supply TechRaptor]<br />
*[http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-blood-remaster-has.html Indie Retro News]<br />
*[https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/09/blood-remaster-now-available-gets-fresh-supply-subtitle/ Nice Gamer]<br />
*[https://gematsu.com/2019/05/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available Gematsu]<br />
*[https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/nightdive-studios-latest-revamp-with-blood-fresh-supply-is-coming-to-linux.14103 GamingOnLinux]<br />
*[https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3616445/blood-fresh-supply-is-the-remaster-of-the-1997-fps-classic-and-its-out-now AusGamers]<br />
*[https://www.dlh.net/en/gaming-news/61463/retro-horror-fps-blood-fresh-supply-is-out-today.html dlh.Net]<br />
*[https://www.lanmaniax.nl/blood-fresh-supply-a-restoration-of-blood-is-available-now/ Lanmaniax]<br />
*[https://www.gamesear.com/news/blood-fresh-supply-a-remastered-version-of-the-classic-horror-fps-has-now-arrived Gamesear]<br />
*[https://www.todaygame.online/blood-remaster-subtitled-fresh-supply-now-available.html TODAYGAME.ONLINE]<br />
*[https://sparkchronicles.com/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-blood-in-a-remastered-version/ Spark Chronicles]<br />
*[https://www.gamingunion.net/news/2019/05/horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply-now-available-for-pc Gaming Union]<br />
*[http://thathashtagshow.com/2019/05/09/nightdive-studios-and-atari-release-legendary-pc-horror-shooter-reboot-blood-fresh-supply/ That Hastag Show]<br />
*[https://www.gamingnexus.com/News/43598/NightDive-resurrects-Caleb-in-Blood-Fresh-Supply/ Gaming Nexus]<br />
*[https://nerd4.life/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-marks-the-return-of-the-blood-in-the-remastered-version/ Nerd4.life]<br />
*[https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blood-remaster-called-blood-fresh-supply-is-now-available-on-gog-and-steam/ DSOGaming]<br />
*[https://www.warpzoned.com/2019/05/nightdives-blood-remaster-is-now-available-for-the-pc-through-steam-gog-humble-store-and-discord/ Warped Zoned]<br />
*[https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/news/blood-fresh-supply-brings-back-the-horror-in-4k/ GameSpace.com]<br />
*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05/10/atari-reboot-pc-horror-shooter-blood-fresh-supply/ Bleeding Cool]<br />
*[http://thegg.net/press-releases/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now-for-pc-blood-has-just-been-updated/ TGG]<br />
*[https://brutalgamer.com/2019/05/10/blood-fresh-supply-oozes-onto-pc/ Brutal Gamer]<br />
*[http://www.game-over.com/content/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-is-out-now/#sthash.RTF4E4Zz.dpbs Game Over]<br />
*[http://www.slipgatecomplex.blogspot.com/2019/05/blood-fresh-supply-review.html Splipgate Complex]<br />
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==== Threads ====<br />
*[https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=272 Thread] - [[Altar of Stone]] ([https://www.altarofstone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&p=266&sid=3ae6ac5276c47a7b159a02fee44532bc#p266 mapping thread])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2460 Thread] - [[The Postmortem]]<br />
*[http://bloodline.eu/index.php?news-140 Post/Thread] - [[Blood Line]]<br />
*[https://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2902 Thread] - [[Transfusion Forums]]<br />
*[https://forums.duke4.net/topic/10574-blood-fresh-supply/ Thread] - [[Duke4]]<br />
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bml5r8/release_blood_fresh_supply_blood_remaster/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] ([https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/bmlc1t/blood_fresh_supply_release_trailer/ release trailer thread])<br />
*[https://boards.fireden.net/v/last/50/461534970/ Thread] - [[:wikipedia:4chan|4chan]] ([https://boards.4channel.org/vr/thread/5562542 source port vs thread])<br />
*[https://www.resetera.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-studios-remaster-of-the-90s-horror-shooter-classic-is-out-now-on-gog-steam.116015/ ResetEra]<br />
*[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916373-pc/77703596 Game FAQs]<br />
*[https://kiwifarms.net/threads/blood-fresh-supply.56223/ Kiwi Farms]<br />
*[https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=64635 ZDoom Forums]<br />
*[https://mrantifun.net/index.php?threads/blood-fresh-supply.19369/ MrAntiFun]<br />
*[https://hardforum.com/threads/blood-fresh-supply.1981449/ Hard Forum]<br />
*[https://forum.quartertothree.com/t/blood-fresh-supply-nightdive-refreshes-a-build-classic/142067 Quarter To Three]<br />
*[http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=52740 Racket Boy]<br />
*[https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=323194.0 Blockland Forums]<br />
*[http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/t661051.html KMC Forums]<br />
*[https://tildes.net/~games/d9l/blood_fresh_supply_drags_the_classic_horror_fps_out_of_the_dos_era Tildes]<br />
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[[Category:Blood]] [[Category:Windows/MS DOS Games]] [[Category:Technology]]</div>192.252.238.73https://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=The_Postmortem&diff=45032The Postmortem2019-05-12T19:47:21Z<p>192.252.238.73: </p>
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<div>''This article is about the fan website, for the episode included in the Plasma Pak, then see the article: [[Plasma Pak|Plasma Pak]]'' <br />
<div class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 300px; margin-right: 1em"><center>'''The Postmortem'''</center> <br />
[[File:ThePostmortem.png|center]] <br>'''Name:''' The Postmortem <br />
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'''Slogan:''' ''The definitive Blood site''<br />
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'''URL: '''[http://www.the-postmortem.com/ http://www.the-postmortem.com/] <br />
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'''Key People:''' [[Jarmo "Daedolon" Kylmäaho]], [[Matthew "Daedalus" Kallis]], and Dimebog<br />
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'''Created:''' [[Fact Timeline#2002|June 30, 2002]] (website), [[Fact Timeline#2004|March 28, 2004]] (forums)<br />
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'''Host:''' Edge Network (????-2009)<br />
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'''The Postmortem''' is a ''Blood'' fan website that covered ''[[Blood]]'' and its ''[[Cryptic Passage]]'' and ''[[Plasma Pak]]'' expansions, and also covered ''[[Blood II: The Chosen]]'' and its expansion ''[[The Nightmare Levels]]''. It used to include notes on the story line, items, enemies and other general information about the ''Blood'' series, but towards the end of its life only contained incomplete information on certain topics. Currently all that remains active is its forums.<br />
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All texts on The Postmortem were non-free and as such no text from there is allowed to be copied to the [[Blood Wiki]], save for fair use quotations.<br />
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In [[Fact Time Line#2009|November of 2009]] the website went down for a sustained period of time. On November 21, 2009 website representative [[Matthew "Daedalus" Kallis]] commented on the [[Transfusion#Community|Transfusion Forums]] that "There is no need to be alarmed, as order has been restored... The main page had some edgenetwork issues and will be unavailable for some time still. Apologies for the system shock, as it was a rather nasty surprise to all of us."<br />
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Due to the administration being completely surprised by the server downtime, they were unprepared to put up the content pages on such short notice, but they confirmed they working on getting the site back up. As of [[Fact Time Line#2011|May 30, 2011]] some of the content had been recreated and the initial content infrastructure work appeared to have been completed, particularly in terms of listing various game statistics. However, the content pages again vanished in [[Fact Time Line#2016|2016]]. The forum itself vanished briefly in the spring of [[Fact Time Line#2017|2017]], and did so again in early [[Fact Timeline#2018|2018]] before coming back online during the summer. By fall 2018 however all the forums returned was a "connection timed out" message. Prominent member Daedulus established a brand new forum called [[Altar of Stone]] on March 10, 2019.<br />
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Daedolon finally revived the site once again on [[Fact Timeline#2019|March 29, 2019]].<br />
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{{quote|quotation="I was able to jump over the dozen of hurdles that were plaguing the site for years (stating that makes me very sad) and here we finally are; The Postmortem forums are finally back online, for good this time. There were a multitude of factors causing the downfall, including things like phpBB's inability to stay up with the times (with PHP specifically), a Linux distro going end-of-life, even the lack of information on server to server migration on my part, but most of all, it was down to my personal demovation with fighting over these issues for days to weeks on straight. It got to me. Regardless, here we are with a newly set up server and hopefully a more brighter future ahead of us. With the new dawn of Blood ahead of us, we are being gifted with things such as BloodGDX, NBlood and BloodEX. This is the pivotal moment in Blood's history. I want every one of us to be riding the tides together, not alone. I hope you will find it in you to forgive me for these past transgressions. All of the history we have shared on The Postmortem is safe here, from 2014 through today... into infinity."|attributedTo=[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=53448#p53448 Daedolon]}}<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Altar of Stone]]: a fan website later founded by [[Matthew "Daedalus" Kallis]]<br />
*''[[Rage Against the Machine]]'': a ''Blood'' modification made by principal members of ''The Postmortem'' <br />
*[[Fan Art Image Gallery#The Postmortem Artwork|Fan artwork]] by users of ''The Postmortem''. <br />
*''[[List_of_Fan_Fiction#Undead_Poets_Society|Undead Poets Society]]'' entries from ''The Postmortem''<br />
*''[[List of Source Ports and Recreations#Cradle to Grave|Cradle to Grave]]'': a cancelled project similar to ''[[BloodCM]]''<br />
*''[[Cultist Language#The Postmortem Cultist Translator|The Postmortem Cultist Translator]]''<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/ The Postmortem] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160224235941/http://www.the-postmortem.com/ Archive])<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/ The Postmortem Forum] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160611204723/http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/ Archive])<br />
*[http://forums.transfusion-game.com/viewtopic.php?t=1876&start=0 Forum posts regarding The Postmortem's November 2009 Changes]<br />
*[http://www.the-postmortem.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=53379 June 2017 Status Update]<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090129231928/http://postmortem.edgegaming.com/? Edge Gaming hosted version circa 2009]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/PostmortemThe/ YouTube Channel]<br />
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