Black & White
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Developers | |
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Lionhead Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Zonic Limited |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Sold Out Software | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 25, 2001 |
Mac OS (Classic) | February 7, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | February 7, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 90 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Strategy, RPG |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Black & White |
Black & White | |
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Black & White | 2001 |
Black & White 2 | 2005 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Black & White is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building, strategy and RPG game in the Black & White series.
General information
- Black & White Community - A forum and downloads site for the series
- Black & White BaW Patch Dev
- Black & White Online - Multiplayer client
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Creature Isle expansion.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes new creatures, skills, miracles, enemies and improved AI. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Creature Isle |
Essential improvements
Patches
v1.2 Patch
- Is the recommended official patch, includes all fixes from v1.1 Patch.
v1.3 Patch
- Is the latest official patch but not recommended.
- Only adds support for P5-Glove. Requires P5DLL.dll.
v1.1.1 Mac Patch
- Is the latest official patch for OS X.
Unofficial patches
v1.42 Unofficial Fan Patch
- Removes SafeDisc DRM[Note 2], enabling the game to run on Windows Vista and later.
- Fixes crashing on display resolutions greater than 1080p or high DPI displays.
- Fixes various issues experienced on modern systems, including washed textures and massive draw distance reduction.[5]
- Fixes addons like football and villager banter and unlocks all creatures, including the rhino.
- Includes fixed setup dialog that allows resolution and windowed mode to be changed easily.
BaW Patch
- Fixes various issues experienced on modern systems, including washed textures and massive draw distance reduction.
- Fixes addons & extra features not being detected.
Creature Isle Fan Patch 1.24 - only for the expansion
- Removes SafeDisc DRM[Note 3], enabling the game to run on Windows Vista and later.
- Fixes crashing on display resolutions greater than 1080p or high DPI displays.
- Fixes low resolution textures and landscapes on PCs with high video memory.
- Fixes addons such as football addon not activating once installed.
- Fixes windowed mode.
Skip intro videos
Move, delete or rename <path-to-game>\Data\logo.bik
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\Black & White\ |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\[Note 4] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\Black & White\LHMultiplayer |
macOS (OS X) |
- In-game settings and profile data for the Windows version are stored in the registry.
Video
- Most video settings have to be changed through the external configuration tool.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use 1.42 Unofficial Fan Patch. Set with BWSetup.exe . |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use 1.42 Unofficial Fan Patch. Without it, anything above 1080p will crash. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use 1.42 Unofficial Fan Patch. Set with BWSetup.exe . Fixes Alt+Tab ↹ related crashes. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | While playing. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Tracked motion controllers | Supports the Essential Reality P5 with a patch 1.3.0.[8] | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Haptic feedback |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | English Language Pack | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | EA Brasil | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | The official multiplayer servers have been shut down.[9] Online features can be restored with Black & White Resurrection. |
Issues fixed
Compatibility problems
- Make sure to run the game and the setup launcher as an admin on newer versions of Windows.[citation needed]
P5DLL.dll is missing
Download fixed dll[citation needed] |
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Bad textures/landscape
Install an unofficial patch |
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Missing music
Copy the Audio folder on the CD into <path-to-game>
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Missing or malfunctioning add-ons
Install an unofficial patch |
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Poor framerate on Windows 8
Instructions[citation needed] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | 2D 2D with dgVoodoo 2 base profile. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
DirectDraw | 7 | |
OpenGL | Mac OS only. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | QSound | 5.00 (QMixer.dll) |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.0w |
Misc
Black & White Online Launcher
- Streamlined client, makes playing online far easier.
- Fairly buggy on more modern operating systems, still in development.
Patch Uninstaller
- Useful for either quickly downgrading or reinstalling a certain patch quickly.
Addons
- Require either unofficial patch to work.
- Villager Banter Add-On
- Football Addon
- MP3 Addon
- Dancing Bear Plug-in - the Dancing Bear plug-in for your WinAmp music program
- English Language Pack
- Creature Isle English Language Pack
Additional Creatures
- Require either unofficial patch to work.
- Leopard
- Mandrill
- Gorilla
- Horse
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME, 2000 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 350 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible |
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Other | 4X CD-ROM |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | G3 333 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 96 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[6] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[7]
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ 🚧 A set of patches for Black & White (2001) - GitHub
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ LGR Oddware - Essential Reality P5 Glove - last accessed on 2021-07-06
- ↑ End of an era: Black & White Multiplayer goes Off-Line - Lionhead Studios News