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NotBlood Chosen 1.2

NotBlood Chosen is NotBlood (the Blood source port) with computer players (bots), new match types, co-op saves, internet play without port forwarding, a live game dashboard, a MODS menu and a LAN game finder. It runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iPad/iPhone, and all of them play together.

You need your own Blood files (One Unit Whole Blood: CD, GOG or Steam). The game files are not included.

Downloads

File For
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-win64.zip Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-linux-x64.zip Linux on PCs (x86_64): any distribution from about 2022 on (Ubuntu 22.04, Mint 21, Debian 12, Fedora 36, Arch, SteamOS or newer), nothing to install
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-linux-arm64.zip Linux on ARM (arm64/aarch64): Raspberry Pi 4/5 with a 64-bit system, ARM laptops and handhelds, same distributions
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-macos.zip macOS 11 or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-android.apk Android 5 or newer (phones, tablets, Chromebooks)
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-ios.ipa iPad/iPhone with iOS 15 or newer (unsigned: sideload it with Signulous, Sideloadly or AltStore)
NotBlood-Chosen-1.2-web.zip the web version; every NotBlood server installs it by itself and serves it at /play/ (SERVER.md)

No install at all: if you or a friend runs a NotBlood server, open its address followed by /play/ in Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox. Pick your Blood files once, add it to the home screen and it works offline, with everything below except LAN games (more).

The iPad/iPhone IPA is the same build that's in NotBlood-iOS, which has iOS install notes.

Everybody in a network game needs 1.2. Older versions can't join a 1.2 game, and 1.2 can't join theirs.

Setup

Windows / Linux

  1. Unzip into a folder of its own, for example NotBlood.
  2. Copy your Blood files next to the game: BLOOD.INI, BLOOD.RFF, GUI.RFF, SOUNDS.RFF, SURFACE.DAT, TABLES.DAT, VOXEL.DAT and TILES000.ART to TILES017.ART.
  3. Start notblood.exe (Windows) or ./notblood (Linux; nothing else to install, it works under X11 and Wayland).

macOS

  1. Unzip and put the NotBlood folder anywhere in your home folder, for example in Documents. You don't need an administrator.
  2. Copy your Blood files into the folder, next to NotBlood.app.
  3. The app isn't signed by Apple, so macOS blocks it the first time. Open Terminal and type xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine with a space at the end. Drag the NotBlood folder onto the Terminal window and press Return.
  4. Double-click NotBlood.app.

Android

  1. Install the APK and start it once. Allow it "access to all files".
  2. Copy your Blood files into the NotBlood folder of the main storage (next to Download) and start the game again.
  3. 1.2 installs over NotBlood Chosen 1.0 and over the bots test builds, and keeps your files and settings.

iPad / iPhone

  1. Sign and install the IPA with Signulous, Sideloadly or AltStore, and start it once.
  2. Copy your Blood files to Files > On My iPad > NotBlood.

Optional extras (all platforms, in the game folder)

  • movie/: the cutscenes from the Blood CD's MOVIE folder.
  • addons/: add-on episodes, one folder each (for example Cryptic Passage in addons/cryptic).
  • mods/: mods as folders, .zip, .grp or .pk3 files. Pick them in the main menu under MODS.
  • CD music: save the CD audio tracks as blood02.ogg, blood03.ogg, and so on, then turn on OPTIONS > SOUND > REDBOOK AUDIO.

What NotBlood Chosen adds to NotBlood

Bots (new in 1.2)

  • Computer players that play like people. They hide, jump, chase, flee, ambush you at doorways, flank, take the high ground, ride lifts and open doors. They only know what a player could know: what they see and hear, and where they last saw you.
  • 4 difficulties (easy, normal, hard, nightmare) and 6 personalities (balanced, rusher, camper, trickster, coward, jumper), or a mix of them.
  • FINE TUNING for all bots: aim, reaction time, aggression, jumping, ambushes, flanking, camping, high ground, taunts, the cultist look, and how much damage they take. GRUDGES and ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY are optional.
  • SET EACH BOT (new in 1.2): give each bot its own name, difficulty, personality, team, damage and fine tuning.
  • Offline: MULTIPLAYER > PLAY WITH BOTS, plus a 10-match CAREER and WATCH BOTS (only bots play while you watch).
  • In LAN and online games (new in 1.2): the host adds bots in the MULTIPLAYER setup under BOTS. The host's computer plays them, so everybody sees the same bots.
  • BOT ORDERS (ESC): follow me, hold this spot, go ahead. These are for the bots on your side in co-op and teams.

Match types and mutators

  • Bloodbath: normal, gun game, king of the hill, juggernaut, last man standing.
  • Teams (new in 1.2: all four modes): team bloodbath, capture the flag, king of the hill, last team standing.
  • Co-op: normal, survival (waves of monsters).
  • SET TEAMS (new in 1.2): put every player and bot on AUTO, BLUE or RED. Uneven teams are allowed.
  • Mutators: low or moon gravity, vampire, one-hit kills, random or single weapon.
  • MATCH STATS: frags, deaths, aim, best streak, favourite weapon, nemesis.

Co-op saves

  • 8 slots, saved on every player's machine.
  • Load where you saved (positions, keys, enemies) or restart the level with your gear.
  • Players get their saves by name. New players start with the pitchfork. When somebody leaves, the game saves itself.

Online and LAN

  • Online lobbies through your own relay server (how to run it: SERVER.md). They are protected by a key and need no port forwarding. There is no default server: enter your own server's address and key.
  • A live dashboard in the browser: lobbies, players' health, armor, weapons and keys, a live level map and an event list.
  • FIND LAN GAMES. The host screen shows your address, and you get clear messages when versions or mods differ.

Everything else

  • MODS menu for add-on episodes and mods. A mod that breaks the start is switched off again.
  • Cutscenes from the CD's movie folder in any upper or lower case.
  • Touch controls, gyro aiming and render scale on Android and iPad. The touch buttons hide while a controller is connected.
  • A macOS app (Apple Silicon and Intel) that needs no administrator. Android keeps everything in the NotBlood folder.
  • Settings are saved whenever a menu closes. On Android there is a crash report in notblood.log.

New in 1.2 compared to 1.0

  • Bots, the match types, mutators and match stats (all of these were only in the bots test builds before).
  • Bots in LAN and online games, SET EACH BOT and SET TEAMS.
  • Team bloodbath without flags, and last team standing.
  • MODE now sits right under GAME in GAME SETTINGS.
  • No default online server.
  • Android: the black sky, explosions turning the world black, settings not being kept and slow drawing are fixed.
  • macOS: faster drawing on Apple GPUs.

Quick start

You against bots: MULTIPLAYER > PLAY WITH BOTS. Set BOTS, DIFFICULTY and PERSONALITY, then START MATCH. Change the map, mode and limits in MATCH SETTINGS.

2 players on a LAN plus 2 bots

  1. Player 1: MULTIPLAYER > HOST A GAME.
  2. In the setup, set BOTS (under GAME) to 2.
  3. Player 2: MULTIPLAYER > FIND LAN GAMES and join.
  4. Player 1: once player 2 has joined, START GAME.

Teams: GAME SETTINGS > GAME: TEAMS. Pick the MODE, then use SET TEAMS to choose who plays on which side.

Online: set up your own server once (SERVER.md: Docker on a Raspberry Pi, a home PC or a VPS). Then MULTIPLAYER > ONLINE: enter the server address and key, then HOST A LOBBY or FIND LOBBIES. Bots work the same way as on a LAN.

Game modes

Mode What it is
Bloodbath: normal Everyone for themselves, most frags wins
Bloodbath: gun game Every kill gives you the next of 10 weapons. A pitchfork kill with the last one wins
Bloodbath: king of the hill Score while you're alone in the flag-marked area. It moves every 90 seconds
Bloodbath: juggernaut Kill the juggernaut to become it (200 health, armor, double guns)
Bloodbath: last man standing Limited lives, and the last one alive wins
Teams: team bloodbath Blue against red, frags only
Teams: capture the flag Bring the enemy flag to your base
Teams: king of the hill Your team scores while only your side holds the hill
Teams: last team standing Limited lives, and the last team with someone left wins
Co-op: normal The episodes together, against the monsters
Co-op: survival Growing waves of monsters, shared lives, your best wave is kept; WAVES from VERY EASY to HARD

Every mode works with only people, only bots, or both. The README in the download explains every menu in more detail, and README - Bots.txt covers the bots.

Known issues

  • Blood's demo files close the game: if the game folder has Blood's demo files (*.DEM, the gameplay behind the main menu), the game closes when a match with bots starts (seen on Windows). Remove the .DEM files from the game folder or start the game with -nodemo.
  • Co-op saves: they are off in games with bots.
  • Broadcast games: bots can't be added to games started with -broadcast.
  • Platform testing: Linux and Windows are tested most. Cross-platform games and the iPad build are less tested, so please report problems with notblood.log from the game folder.

NotBlood Chosen is GPL 2, like NotBlood. Source: AdrianPol-projects/NotBlood-Chosen.

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