I've got even more respect for the modders restoring Bloodlines' cut content after watching these videos about the Unofficial Patch

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When I first read about the Unofficial Patch for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, there was division between those who embraced it wholeheartedly for fixing so many of the problems holding back this RPG masterpiece, and those who tempered their praise with complaints about its over-reach. The Unofficial Patch restores cut content as well as fixing bugs, you see, and some of what it resurrects from the grave isn't up to the standard of the rest.

Modder Wesp5 has recently put together some videos on the making-of the Unofficial Patch, and they're full of wonderful little details that leave me even more impressed with what this team of modders have achieved. So much of what they've done has involved restoring unused assets found in the game files, including a model of The General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard that now sits in the museum's car park, but also multiple tracks by composer Rick Schaffer that would otherwise go unheard.

When the team has had to get creative, it's usually based on meticulous research. Even the added shortcut that lets you blessedly bypass the Warrens, the infamous sewer maze that's among the weaker parts of Bloodlines, uses maps based on screenshots from the beta.

The latest video is the perfect example, as it documents the creation of the Night at the Library quest. The longest cut quest restored by the Unofficial Patch, it's based on comments Troika's Brian Mitsoda made in an interview as well as emails asking what he remembered about it. Set mainly in the LA Public Library, the quest relies on unused models and textures found in the game files and wholly new assets based on photos taken by modder Burgermeister, who traveled to Los Angeles to gather reference material. That's dedication.

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