What are the required mods/fanfixes to get the most bug free version of VTMB working in 2025? Also why do the girls in the game all have such big racks?
Are there any vampire TV shows that are actually good and not just schlickbait for loser women?
>>720317982No
>>720317626Just the Unofficial Patch, NOT Unofficial Patch Plus. You can find it on moddb.
>>720317982Why is there no post-2000 VTM show? It’s extremely commercially appealing.
>>720317626Final version of Unofficial Patch. For second and onwards playthrough with +patch. Don't listen to autistic retards who screech about it, the +patch content is high quality and almost entirely made up of restored, fleshed out, and polished cut content from the original game, with the rest being minor changes for the sake of logical consistency. Almost every criticism leveraged against it are just about 5-10 years old blunders that have been fixed long ago.
whens my hunter the reckoning schizo game coming out
>>720320742>with the rest being minor changes for the sake of logical consistencyThere is zero need to change the intro, to change songs at the beach and the dozens of other "minor" arbitrary changes.
>>720317982What about VTMB movies? I've already seen Underworld.
>why are the tits so bigHow to tell us you're gay without telling us you're gay
>>720320972Now that you mentioned it, there is one thing that really sours the +patch experience. Wesp nerfed Dominate into the ground and made it useless until you reach level 3 with it. Luckily, all it takes is removing a .txt file and editing another to restore that to vanilla.
>>720321081Did you watch Near Dark?
>>720317626This bitch looks stupid lmao
>>720321241I haven't, but it looks really good. I'll give it a watch, thanks.
>>720321454It's pretty solid. Some other vampire moviesBram Stoker's DraculaInterview with the VampireThe HungerThe Lost BoysFrom Dusk Till Dawn
>>720320742The nerf to Bloodbuff to cuck non-combat, non-stealth builds early in the game, the addition of Bloodheal, and the arbitrary changes to several non-combat Disciplines shows that the UP+ is specifically catered towards combat builds exclusively. UP+ is made in absolute spite of what makes VTM:B so good.
Just finished a social playthruShotty and .44 anaconda really carry the entire game2 skill books and romero + one skill up is enough to make it happen tooReally fun playthru highly recommend it
>>720321872I've seen most of them. I'll check the ones I haven't. Thanks anon.
>>720323309>full stamina>no dodge>no perception>+3 firearms>no strength>+2 melee>no fortitude
>>720323309what in fucks cunt is this
>>720322503Stop being a sissy and pick up a gun
>>720323556>>720324137I beat the game with it shut your goofy asses up
>>720317626>Also why do the girls in the game all have such big racks?adjust to your liking with the money commandi remember it being a float so you can do .5 to make them half as big if you want
>>720324335It is a float, most people who like booba settle on 1.4.
>>720324276It's just strange. I don't see the plan behind it. Just going with what you feel like one dot at a time? Also I for some reason assumed "free" dots from various sources which is probably no longer the case in the current UP.
>>720325015UP still has the skill books and teachers the vanilla game has, it just doesn't have all of the additional dot-givers that UP+ has. It's entirely reasonable for a social butterfly to get 5 in ranged combat with no real XP burning in the process to use the shotgun and .44 Magnum.
>>720323309average ventrue player
>>720323309>Yeah you can do a speech build for the first part of the game but later on you should->I'll do a speech build then>No, but you should really->[I HAVE SPOKEN]Chad Ventrue
>>720323309Tell the class how many times you've used all of the social feats and domination in one conversation you retard
VTM Revised or VTM 2e for best cool vampire lore? V5 kids don't need to apply.
>>720317626Vampires store their blood in their tits.
>>720326375>Erm, your build isn't optimal!Shut up, Nerd
>>720323309Social playthrus are the best. You get to save the two sisters and not only one of them if you have enough persuasion. You also get to seduce the hell out of people and get sex. So yeah, VentruGODS win again.
I'm here for my government assigned vamp gf
>>720326375That's perfectly fine. It gives more options in conversations. Not picking either melee or ranged is what's odd. Especially while already having Dominate to do the heavy lifting in combat when needed.
>>720326204Just go Toreador chad and seduce everyone while also turning the game into Matrix or Max Payne once you reach the combat sections late game. Most fun playthrough I've had.
>>720325354Why spend anything on melee then? Not brawl for feeding, melee. And nothing into strength.
>>7203264182e is much more badass because of how global it is, but Revised edition is where most people get the idea that V:tM is grimdark since it focuses on the scum and grime within a local setting. For example, no one cares about Sabbat uprisings in Chicago while there's a bunch of thin-blood KKK members in Bumfuck, Alabama who are rapidly turning rednecks into pseudo-wights to exterminate the black population in Revised. Meanwhile, trying to ghoul the President of the United States before he agrees to sign papers that would reduce pollution in the rivers near Chinese sweatshops which would incidentally empower Keui-jin and werewolves is something you could expect in 2e.
>>720326767I'm not justifying behavior, I'm only trying to explain what I can see. I know the past few threads someone has been mentioning "getting the fire axe" repeatedly. Perhaps that's what they did, put points into melee, and tried using it.
>>720323309Screencap this. If this guy can beat the game with this absolute shitpost build, anyone can beat VtMB.
>>720322503>UP+ is specifically catered towards combat builds exclusivelyWith all due respect how the ever-loving fuck do you expect to get through the game with a "non-combat" build? Fighting is not optional.
>>720326853I guess that's plausible. I'd make a save and revert to it if the game didn't feel like it's going in a direction I want. But few have the patience today.
>>720317626She gonna appear in smash bros?
>>720323309SpeechLORD
>>720326898>this absolute shitpost buildWhere? He has 5 stamina to survive, which is plenty with the last armour. He also has 5 in dominate which lets you suicide even other Kindred with a failure chance, not to mention wipe out groups of Kine with a click and a need to drink a few blood bags.
>>720323309https://files.catbox.moe/bp1w2p.mp4
>>720327046Stamina only improves bashing soak, so it'll only help against guns. He has access to Fortitude and Presence, both of which improve survivability from everything. He put zero points into perception despite having 4 firearms which is just inefficient if you want more firearm damage. In fact in general he kept increasing talents/skills/knowledges at a level where it would've been more efficient to just increase their related attributes.Good on him for beating the game but that sheet is unhinged.
>>720317626
>>720327261Is that a ni
>>720327384Holy cross say no thot.
>>720327261Are Therese's heels massive or something?
>>720327261How is Therese taller than Jeanette?
>>720326914Let me try to rephrase:UP+ is specifically catered towards combat builds exclusively, because it makes changes to Disciplines that hurts non-combat and favors combat, AND changes map layouts/adds NPCs to further penalize non-combat. As mentioned by others in these posts:>>720321213>>720327046>>720323309 (if they're to be believed)just UP is enough to make all builds capable of clearing the game with smart playing and planning. UP+ takes away the tools social clans like Ventrue, intelligence clans like Malk, and stealth clans like Nosferatu need to get through the game without needing to invest heavily into strength/perception.
>>720327261Yukie a vampire blood reference
>>720327261>Therese grows a full head taller than Jeanette
>>720326967average space lord enjoyers
>>720327635>AND changes map layouts/adds NPCs to further penalize non-combat.This is wrong though, UP+ adds new ways to solve combat heavy missions that allows you to avoid a lot of combat.
>>720327635>>720327931Whoever can post evidence and not just make an assertion wins.
>>720328008Then I lose, because I'm not going to download UP+ and play through the game to gather three pieces of evidence to back up my claim for strangers on /v/.
>>720328008>>720328060Playing through it right now and just completed Grout's mansion where the UP+ adds a different path where you have to solve some puzzles and go through some wacky rooms and you pretty much skip the combat heavy second part of the mansion. There is also the Sewer skip where you can gain access to a shortcut to skip most of it.
>>720327635>Ventrue>SocialI don't think the game has "Social" clans. Every clan can pick the same stats. Dominate and Presence are combat first, the added dialouge options are just a bonus. All that said, IMHO if you don't play Ventrue as if you were Antitribu, cutting down hordes of unwashed commoners as the tank knight you are meant to be with Fortitude, you are doing it wrong.
>>720327358Bashing soak is the most used too. You do want 5 in Fortitude eventually for those really nasty exceptions but mostly if you're unarmed or melee, which he isn't. It's fine to avoid it for a ranged character and with Dominate it's very similar to Thaumaturgy except you don't get a shield but do get an more powerful kill at will ability.1 in Fortitude is a meme.Presence is an even bigger meme unless it was massively buffed in current UP.>He put zero points into perception despite having 4 firearmsThat's the kind of things I mean. Spreading combat-related attributes and skills too thin. But if it's all just from "free" dots it's not a problem obviously. I just don't remember there being so many free dots but that was a long time ago.Everything else there is fine.
>>720317626Just play vanilla with the Lurk patchhttps://lurk.moe/vtmb/doku.php?id=setting_up_the_game
>>720328806why this?
>Game has cheat code to increase breast sizeUHHH BASED???
>>720328915It's just the vanilla game
>>720328915Because some people autisticly hate Wesp so they would recomend any haphazardly made noname crap patch rather than the one that has been in development for like 10 years.
>>720326785Didn't the Sabbat and other minor factions really got powered up on Revised though? I've read Revised is the more flexible setting in which you can play everything from action Blade vampire or woe is me.
>>720329421Revised went more in depth with the Sabbat to make them a worthy rival for the Camarilla, and had them going on a massive, unprecedented offensive because Revised was operating on Gehenna actually being around the corner for real this time.Honestly, I think both 2e and Revised have some great stuff and some stinkers. Pick and choose and develop your own "VTM setting". I'd highly recommend it.
How do you respond?
>>720317626I have a copy of every different fan patch saved and I play a game with one of them depending on my mood
>>720329608Thanks bro. Currently I'm with core and want to go to the clan books. Is there any essentials beside that on either version?
>>720329004>haphazardly made noname crap patchBro, it's literally Lurk's patch. He's one of the top guys in the VTMB speedrunning community and the patch was made so speedrunner could play vanilla. It's the only patch allowed for official runs
>>720331197Sorry, I didn't know, I'm not trans.
>>720317626Futa mod link?
>>720317982American ZOGflix shows? No. Fuck no.Maybe Yuropeens or resident Asians know of some good ones, but I sure don't.
>>720328323Every clan can pick the same stats, but some clans have a natural inclination towards certain feats. Bruja's a good example. Normally they're absurdly good at starting with high Unarmed (Strength 2 + Brawl 3 + Brujah bonus = 6). However, if you turn on histories you can change your history and instead have a Brujah that's amazing with Seduction (Appearance 2 + Subterfuge 3 = 5). Without histories, clans have distinct build preferences.
>>720330758Guide to the Camarilla is a good one, there's two Guides to the Sabbat, one for 2e and Revised. They're very different. 2e is a lot more "vampire jihadi death cult", Revised has a lot more complex internal politics. Some actually think Revised went too far and made the Sabbat feel too "Camarilla-esuqe" with its political factions. I'd also suggest>Midnight Siege. All about how vampires actually go to war at scale, with common tactics and plot hooks.>Archons and Templars. About playing high level operatives of both the Camarilla and Sabbat, how they work, and giving you some example NPCs.>The Red List: This one's a guilty pleasure of mine, some people really hate it. A collection of the Camarilla's most wanted. >The Book of NodThose will cover you pretty well for high level sect stuff. Core and clanbooks generally handle the night to night fairly well. If you want premade adventures>Alien Hunger: An intro for clueless neonate PCs, very very old book with a lot of soul from the first edition of the game.>Diablerie: Mexico and Diablerie: Britain. Also very early adventures, all about trying to diablerize Methuselah. Complete with full on D&D dungeon crawls.I can't remember what it was called but there was a late revised adventure all about a secret bit of Noddist lore being unveiled in Montreal while a witch hunt for demon worshippers was going on.Oh and if you want to get really crackhead schizolore, Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand. Even if you hate it, everyone should read it once. If you really end up liking the late revised stuff, give Time of Judgement: Gehenna a go.
>>720331350Newfag shit
>>720332181Whatever, Commie.
helpevery time i put the game down i want to pick it up again
>>720327261Sloppy paizuri into mating press sex upstairs with Venus because she is late on her rent.
>>720330494I will cum in your Dane, Elizabeth.
>>720326660your vamp gf is from the Samedi bloodline
>>720321872>>720321081How can anyone not recommend What We Do in the Shadows?
>>720331860Thanks man! That really helps. I've been digging to read these and get deep into the whole old WoD stuff and lore. Maybe is because octuber is near or something. But yeah that greatly helps. I even re-watched the Underworld movie.>Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand.This one was by the adult division of White Wolf wasn't it? I will give it a go after I'm done with the more tame stuff.
>>720330494Malks should've been able to give him a schizo response despite of the mind control
>>720320148because white wolf and then paradox are fucking retarded.WoD would make for an amazing universe of shows/movies. Maybe its also because other shittier series gave everyone vampire fadege while also making vampires look like sissy faggots that only manchildren women like A hunter series would be really simple to make and a fun way to start shit, then add in VTM then furfags and finally mages as the final boss of humanity
>>720334294Surprisingly no, it wasn't a Black Dog book.
>>720327687>>720327632look at the heels shes wearing anon..... she stands slightly sideways too making her look taller thus the older sister
>>720335234Archmages wouldn't be interested in being bosses probably. True fae might.
should i choose a different clanthe npc tutorial dude is saying that i picked bad but the personality quiz picked it for me so idk what to do here
>>720335862Malk isn't a good choice for a first playthrough
>>720335862>malk filtered by the tutorial
>>720335862Nah you're good the only clan that isn't fit for a 1st playthrough is nosferatu. Malkavian insight might spoil some things but that's it.
>>720317982Bakemonogatari
>>720335862You only have one opportunity to have a genuine Malk playthrough, where you have secret knowledge but can't understand what your own thoughts are trying to tell you, and that's your first playthrough. Stick with it.
>>720335862play the game the way that seems the most interesting you you, dont listen to infographics or shit that tries to 'optimize' the experience
>>720336091My first playthrough was Nosferatu and I had a jolly good time. Finally getting Level 5 Obfuscate and seeing the map was such a good feeling and I didn't get any analpain from the sewers since, like, I'd been in the sewers most of the run.
>>720327648saya my beloved
>>720336261ThisEveryone who didn't get Malk the first time totally missed out on the REAL game experience
>>720336271SameI played Nos for my first playthrough and I thought it was fine. If anything it improved replayability since on subsequent runs I didn't feel pressured to stay in the sewers so I got to experience more of the town hubs
>>720336091nosferatu subterfuge is such a nothingburger, if it was all 4chanons hyped it up to be it'd be genuinely impossible to enter asylum since five npcs mull around the entrance constantly
Fun fact: The console has a command called "autolvl_info" that will explicitly tell you how your auto-level dots will be allocated, and in which order, for each clan. The order is predetermined both by what your clan's attribute preferences and abilities preferences first, and then by the clan itself. If you were to change your history, then the auto-leveler will try to accommodate the change at character creation without impacting your clan's auto-leveler.Note how the Gangrel auto-leveler ONLY checks and puts dots into Strength, Dexterity, Stamina, Brawl, Dodge, Melee, Stealth, and all of its Disciplines, and then has a bizarre Perception dot included towards the end of the game.
>>720324380>It is a float, most people who like booba settle on 1.4.damn I haven't played this game in 10+ years and I still remember the exact number I liked: 1.2I played this game a LOT, I probably typed in that command hundreds of times
>>720338621IIRC most of the environmental NPCs that wander around generally stay away from important story area entrances like the apartment / hotel, etc.
For me, its Velvet
>>720335862Malks are good for a 2nd or 3rd playthrough since a lot of their dialogue/monologue is metacommentary on the game and setting.
malks aren't good for ANY playthrough because it's not 2004 and "monkey chease *holds up a fish* XD" humor aged badly over the last 20 years
>>720342679Based
>>720344003how else would you know that the cab driver is caine?
LaCroix's dominate should have worked. The Neonate should have given over the key.Now that doesn't stop the Neonate from immediately shooting LaCroix after the fact but there shouldn't have been any ability to ignore LaCroix's orders. LaCroix should have just been able to continue giving orders until he ran out of blood points.
>>720347205I can understand both perspectives. On one hand, having LaCroix be genuinely incompetent while high up on the Camarilla totem pole helps convey how weak the organization is despite its vast wealth. The only thing propping it up is that there's a "masquerade" where everyone who's a part of it intentionally believes and perpetuates the lies of its strengths. On the other, having everyone criticize and talk shit about LaCroix only for him to be a legitimate Domination powerhouse would have been surprising, and made the ending where he blows himself up all the more hilarious if LaCroix's second command after [GIVE ME THE KEY] was [NOW LEAVE MY TOWER].
>>720347205Not necessarily. If the Neonate had enough willpower (and after the cab ride and murder spree they just might have) they could have been able to resist anything besides a 5th level domination.If you believe the cab driver is Cain, and that Cain has been buffing the fledgling up over the course of the game:>A vampire who is blood bound to another is nearly impossible to Dominateor the fledgling's generation is lower than LaCroix's by the end game, so same difference.
>>720321081Have you seen the first Blade movie? VtMB seemed to take a lot of inspiration from it.
>>720344003Not every response is like that. Especially if you're doing a low humanity character.Dementation and Obfuscate are fun to use and I'd enjoy playing them just for that.
>>720340869>and then has a bizarre Perception dot included towards the end of the game.That's neat info though I never used autolevel.I assume the Perception point would be for the flamethrower to just give a little buff to it.
I finally beat the game. It only took me 7ish years. Anyways, how are you supposed to get the Body Armor because I never got it? I'm kind of curious.
>>720349531Also, when did Jack plant the bombs?
>>720349531>Body ArmorHeather gives it to you before dying>>720349862On the Elizabeth Dane
>>720348583As an 8th gen LaCroix probably had level 6 dominate.>>720348583Pretty sure the cab driver's whole schtick was that he was a neutral party just driving you places and letting you make your own fate.
Listening to L.A. By Night was a mistakeDoes Ishii fakecry again in the other episodes?
>>720335862Nah, Bender is fucking with you
>>720349862Jack and Beckett are the only people in the game who remain level-headed almost the entire time. Jack is collected because he intentionally tried to get LaCroix's panties in a twist by making the Ankaran Sarcophagus a huge deal by slaughtering the entire crew of the Elizabeth Dane, altering the cargo, and falsifying evidence. Beckett is an '04 *tips fedora* Amazing Atheist who only starts shitting himself after having a conversation with Jack at the very end of the story, because Beckett's superior intellect never considered a Brujah would be able to cause a kerfuffle on that scale.
>>720336009This is bullshit. I had a blast.
>>720347527>On one hand, having LaCroix be genuinely incompetent while high up on the Camarilla totem pole helps convey how weak the organization is despite its vast wealth. He's not high up on the Camarilla pole. The Camarilla literally deemed him expendable the second they sent him to LA. LA isn't a Camarilla turf, it's the Anarch turf. So the Elders sending LaCroix to LA are only giving him enough rope to hang himself. He'll make LA the Camarilla land - cool, a victory for the Cams. He'll get killed by the Anarchs - cool, we got rid of an asshole nobody gives a fuck about.
>>720336009>>720336091I genuinely don't understand this kind of mentality. The quiz at the start of the game isn't just for show. For the first run through a game, the clan you're given by it really does complement the kind of experience you're looking for. Sneakybois like Nos gameplay. T34 P3NGU1N 0F D00000M!!! spork-users like Malk gameplay. Unga-bunga retards like Bruja gameplay. Sissybois like Ventrue gameplay. Powergamers like Treme gameplay. And so on.
Man I used the money console command expecting to cheat currency. I went into the map and the entire map was the breasts of the prostitute. I thought it was a graphical glitch.Only now that I read the posts here do I realize it was a breast size value.
>>720317626because big racks are awesome fag... also money cheat in console for bigger racks
>>720350018>>720350736Very Interesting. Thanks for the info.
>>720323556full stam but no dodge, wits, fortitude? wtf...
>>720326436new sex desire unlocked, blood lactation from big titty goth vampire chicks
>>720350453>Does Ishii fakecry again in the other episodes?Almost all the time. Sometimes she stops to lecture other vampires on slutshaming.
>>720342679you mean susan the whore
>>7203414321.22 is my go to. Enough increase to avoid model clipping.
>>720317626if you get the GOG version it has the basic patch pre installed.
I would've loved this game if it wasn't for the obligatory 4 hour combat section towards the end.It wouldn't be all that difficult to fix either, but the game is barely functional as it is so I understand why they didn't have time to hang an anvil on top of Ming Xiao for stealth player to cut loose or anything of the sort.
>>720335234I have the same feeling about Shadowrun. Would make an interesting setting for a solid limited series, or some movies, and especially some current-gen games. Too bad it's in IP hell, split between Microsoft and the tabletop.
>>720317982yes, Kindred: the Embraced is based on the vtmb universe.ends early as the actor playing the main character met his final death due to a motorbike accident(anarchs got him) .>>720321241did not know of this, thanks boss.
>>720353043Activision forcing GAMERS to take the L after two decades...
>don't play malk first you should only play them for a second playthrough because their dialogue has foreshadowing and you won't understand it because you haven't already played the game but also it'll spoil the game because you will understand it >play malk first>i have no idea what's going on>and it's great>play malk second>i have some idea of what's going on>and it's great>play malk 3547910
Malk drinkers always talk about how great their first times were. I've never met another first-time Gangrel player like me who went school shooter the moment things got a teensy bit difficult. I think Hollywood is where I tanked my humanity and spent the rest of the game either in war form or frenzying.
ISOLATED
That fight with the Chinese lady tentacle monster sucks so much. I used noclip to avoid her attacks and it still took a long time to kill her. No cover, no strategy, just endless bullets and fire. Black mark on an otherwise great game.
>>720353451I mean, Deus Ex did it right several years earlier.
>>720336009It's actually optimal to play Malkavian on your first run. You may lose some dialogue for a funny or cryptic sequence but it makes it even better when you inevitably play a second time where you would otherwise lose the mystery behind their visions.
>>720354983I just cheated and went godmode on my first run. I literally had no way to defeat her as she was dealing too much and I was dealing too little. Better to cheat a single boss than let it ruin your entire experience with the game.
is there a reason why the malks are batshit insane, like what happened to their bloodline ? Was the OG just a schizo ?
>>720356364They aren't crazy, they just know too much.
>>720356364They're the Borg, the OG is the Borg Queen. They're no longer bound by silly things like time and space.
Can i run UP+ 11.5 and Clan Quest together or are they mutually exclusive?
>>720350453>>720352449Annabelle, my behated....
>>720357542Clan Quest comes with a specific version of the Unofficial Patch and asks during install if you want basic or plus. Trying to install a newer version of the Unofficial Patch over it will probably just break things.
What generation is your character in the game? I actually cannot recall if it was mentioned or not, are you a thinblood, etc.
>>720358715It's not mentioned but you have 15 blood so you are likely 8th.
wesp is so fucking stupidyou guys should check out his latest """fix""" in the plus patch
Bloodlines and Redemption fans should play the Neverwinter Nights module Heaven Defied. It's about a paladin that gets turned into a vampire, in a heavily WoD-inspired setting
>>720317626VtMB from GOG comes with the basic Unofficial Patch, and honestly if you don't mind bugs I'd even say play the VtMB GOG version with the VtMB (Legacy) icon which essentially runs the game completely vanilla with only the fixes necessary so it doesn't crash or have performance issues on modern machines. Best to experience any game vanilla first, since every single modder is a schizophrenic that changes things nilly-willy on their subjective interpretations, but the basic patch is okay-ish if you will only play the game once.
>>720327261how is yukie that big? isn't she a womanlet in the game? wtf
>>720327261Crazy how hot Venus is, shame you can't romance or sex her.
>>720361482You could eat her.
