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As far as unpolished gems go, Troika’s Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines could be classified as a sapphire, maybe an emerald with the 1.2 patch. With the latest unofficial update however, which now sits at version 7.9, it easily hits ruby, and perhaps even diamond, heights. Why the bizarre analogy involving precious stones? Because the game’s just $US5 on Steam, that’s why.
If you’re as utterly crazy about Troika as I am, chances are you still fire up the developer’s awesome, if buggy, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines for a bit of blood-sucking RPG action.
Thankfully, we’re not alone, and we don’t have to put up with anywhere near as much bugginess as we did in 2004. In fact, there’s a bunch of hardcore players who have continued to pump out unofficial patches long after Troika sunk into the sea and Activision silently erased it from their list of supported games.
The latest in this series of unofficial patches is v5.04TA, and you can download it from GameSpot (requires registration).
Full patch release notes after the jump.
