Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez	2006
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood	2009
Call of Juarez: The Cartel	2011
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger	2013

Key points

Online multiplayer services are no longer available.^[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		^[2]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Steam		Free demo available (only per direct link): `steam://install/33290`
Humble Store (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 (2009-09) is the latest patch available

GOG sells version 1.1.0.0na

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files^{[citation needed]} Go to `<path-to-game>\CoJ2\Data\Menu\Movies` Delete or rename `attract.wmv` and `Ubisoft_720p.wmv`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood\Out\Settings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood\Out\save\<user-id>\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood\Out\profiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default vertical FOV is 46°. Use Data0.pak of Realism Mod. Swapping Data0.pak may prevent loading existing save data.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Force in the graphics driver or see Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Use Nvidia Profile Inspector^[3]
Select the included `Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood` profile from the `Profiles` dropdown menu. Set the `Antialiasing compatibility` flag to `0x000012C1`

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Enabling Vsync^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Video.scr with a text editor; this can be done by drag and dropping the file into notepad, for example.
Scroll to the bottom and enter VSync().

alt-tab disables Vsync for the current session, unless the game is in windowed mode.

Input

Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		One key per action.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Controller must be enabled in the options menu before use.
Controller remapping		2 presets: for left- and right-handed.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Controller inputs can be used in the keyboard remapping menu

Keybinding options (1/3).
Keybinding options (2/3).
Keybinding options (3/3).

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		12
Online play		12	The official multiplayer service was shut down on September 24, 2016.^[4]

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed

Game crashes during the first story cinematic

Switch your audio card to DVD Quality format^{[citation needed]}
Right click the Windows Volume Mixer icon in the taskbar Select Playback devices Choose your current playback device in the list Click Properties Open Advanced tab In the drop down make sure that 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality) option is selected Hit OK

Intro and menu videos play upside down and/or are black and white

Apply this fix^{[citation needed]}
Download and install Movies fix

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Max refresh rate is 60 Hz; this does not affect game render FPS, but determines your monitor's refresh rate.

Set refresh rate manually^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Video.scr` with a text editor. Change `MaxRefresh(60)` to the screen refresh rate.

Possible fix for 60Hz cap^{[citation needed]}

Create a custom resolution using your graphics card's control panel, so that only one resolution with that specific refresh rate exists. For example: on a 1080p monitor, create a desktop resolution of 1920x1079 with a refresh rate of 144 or 240 or 360 (or any value).
Set that specific resolution in the game; since only that specific instance of that specific resolution exists, the game will force whichever refresh rate you set that resolution to.

Assertion Error At Start-Up

Game does not work on some drives^{[citation needed]} Install game to C drive If the game does not work on the C drive, install it to a vhd.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+	Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/21980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Ubisoft forums - Online services update (2015-07-08)
↑ The Ubi DRM-Free Games List - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ Call of Juarez: Gunslinger – An awesome budget game and FSAA on nVidia - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Multiplayer and Online Services availability in Ubisoft games - Ubisoft Help - last accessed on 2022-11-12

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/21980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[online_services-1] Ubisoft forums - Online services update (2015-07-08)

[2] The Ubi DRM-Free Games List - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[4] Call of Juarez: Gunslinger – An awesome budget game and FSAA on nVidia - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[5] Multiplayer and Online Services availability in Ubisoft games - Ubisoft Help - last accessed on 2022-11-12

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Developers

	Techland
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Chrome Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	June 30, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	78
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Western
Series	Call of Juarez