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BioShock Patches, Free Plasmid DLC to Hit Next Week (Updated)

by Nick Breckon, Nov 30, 2007 1:39pm PST

Related Topics – BioShock, The Scourge Project, Beijing 2008, DLC, 2K Games

Publisher 2K Games sends word that a few BioShock patches will be released next week, in addition to a free downloadable content pack for the hit game. (Update: It's here!)

2K community manager Elizabeth Tobey tells Shacknews that the DLC will at least include extra plasmids for players to mess around with, a way to disable Vita-Chambers for hardcore play, and bug fixes.

The patches will also address the game's field-of-vision perspective, following an intense bout of controversy over the way BioShock handles its widescreen display.

A title update to the Xbox 360 version will be released alongside the DLC, while the PC patch will come bundled with the content. Expect a patch list to be posted on The Cult of Rapture website when the downloads go live.

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I've been waiting to buy this game when they released a patch to fix the FOV, mouse input, and subtitles issue. Now I've pretty much lost all interest in the game. With a lot of Shackers saying the game got boring quick and the ending sucked, that was the final nail in the coffin for me.

Still, it sure looks gorgeous.

Nov 30, 2007 3:31pm PST

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Cool, I got back into playing this thing - when I go through a second time and do the whole save the little sisters instead of harvesting thing, I'll try it sans vita-chambers.

Overall I thought it was very AH FUCK ANOTHER SPLICER SHIT I DON'T HAVE AMMO SWITCH TO THE OTHER AMMO TYPE GODDAMMIT NOOO!!! NOT THE FUCKING CAMERA!!!! good

Dec 01, 2007 12:49pm PST

Cool, I got back into playing this thing - when I go through a second time and do the whole save the litt : Schnapple

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Yeah, fuck those Vita-Chambers. I never used them and it was a bit of a nuisance waiting to spawn in one before I could pause and load my saved game.

As far as new biotics go, I wants to crawl on the ceiling and teleport around my enemies. Seems like they'd be awkward powers to use but its even more awkward that the player and the splicers don't share the same biotics. Doesn't make a lot of sense that no one ever throws bees at me.

Nov 30, 2007 3:27pm PST

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Yeah, fuck those Vita-Chambers. I never used them and it was a bit of a nuisance waiting to spawn in one... : Rich McNinch
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Is there a patch to make the game fun?

Dec 01, 2007 9:49am PST

Is there a patch to make the game fun? : SovietOrchestra

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Will the subtitles also be fixed?
http://pebui.shackspace.com/Video/BioShock

It's current state is unbearable.

Nov 30, 2007 2:21pm PST

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Will the subtitles also be fixed? http://pebui.shackspace.com/Video/BioShock It's current state is un... : Sailor of Fortune
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- Thats one of the new plasmids! : Beady
- You just became my new BFF. I thought I was only geek who bothered to record videos of captioning in game... : brushbaron
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  BTW, videos Intro and Plasmid did work for me but Arrival did. : brushbaron
  - er, did NOT work for me... : brushbaron
  - hmm, strange. : Sailor of Fortune
- please let it be fixed with this patch... : yossapw

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Sweet! I was looking for a reason to replay this. Any chance we'll ever get a map editor?

Dec 01, 2007 5:23am PST

Sweet! I was looking for a reason to replay this. Any chance we'll ever get a map editor? : smegmar

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This coincides with my assembly of my new (well mostly new) PC tommorow; cool (Bioshock was one of the first things I planned to install and test the performance of)!

Nov 30, 2007 10:45pm PST

This coincides with my assembly of my new (well mostly new) PC tommorow; cool (Bioshock was one of the fi... : Vorlonesque

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Will it fix the key mapping issue? It was kind of weird that only the R and maybe another key couldn't be remapped.

Nov 30, 2007 8:29pm PST

Will it fix the key mapping issue? It was kind of weird that only the R and maybe another key couldn't be... : Bingo

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You guys think this patch will break previous saves? I just started playing recently, might finish before the patch.

Nov 30, 2007 1:49pm PST

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- Hopefully not. The game started crashing on me pretty regularly around the middle of the game and I've b... : jet-poop
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  no, for both 360 and PC your saves will not be deleted. : dahanese
  - I hope it wouldn't be deleted :) sometimes patches break the old saves and corrupt them. thats all. ;( (p... : shotgun1

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Good thing I waited before buying the game. This is the next one on my list. Or maybe the Witcher.

Nov 30, 2007 5:16pm PST

Good thing I waited before buying the game. This is the next one on my list. Or maybe the Witcher. : razlebol

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Is this the patch that makes the game work?

Nov 30, 2007 4:03pm PST

Is this the patch that makes the game work? : TheIneffableBob

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I'll be ecstatic if this patch actually lets me continue the game from the Chapter 4 checkpoint without crashing to desktop.

Nov 30, 2007 3:34pm PST

I'll be ecstatic if this patch actually lets me continue the game from the Chapter 4 checkpoint without c... : wviperw

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i hope this includes a fix to the mouse input. i had real troubles with it on my pc.

Nov 30, 2007 2:19pm PST

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i hope this includes a fix to the mouse input. i had real troubles with it on my pc. : vomitgod
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- I saw a post on the 2K forums that said that it is indeed fixed! Also, there's a couple methods out ther... : Liquid

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It's always a little freaky to see her full name like that.

Nov 30, 2007 1:45pm PST

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It's always a little freaky to see her full name like that. : SinistarX
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- ohshi : dahanese
- At least I can stop e-stalking her now! : Liquid

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