Patch 1.1 Edit

Released December 4, 2007 (PC)

Notes: A number of users running Windows Vista and Windows 7 experience crashes after applying the 1.1 fix. Setting the game to "Windows XP SP2" compatibility mode and running it as an administrator often resolves this issue.

Fixes and Features Edit

• Added compatibility with Matrox TripleHead2Go - Allows BioShock users to play in Surround Gaming Mode across three screens simultaneously
• Added rendering support for TripleHead2Go
• Added support for a walk toggle keybind
• Added Horizontal FOV Lock option
• Added Disable Vita-Chamber option
• Added Human Inferno tonic that was missing from the retail release.
• Added EVE Saver, Machine Buster, Machine Buster 2, Vending Expert, and Vending Expert 2 Gene Tonics
• Added Sonic Boom Plasmid
• Changed behavior of subtitles so that inappropriate queuing is improved
• Fixed mouse acceleration issues
• Fixed issue of subtitles not clearing correctly on occasion
• Fixed issue of potential situation in Fort Frolic where taking a picture of Silas Cobb is impossible if his body gets stuck behind a fallen pillar
• Fixed subtitle timings to more accurately match the on screen audio
• Fixed issue causing stuttering audio when using Windows Vista
• Fixed issue with characters squirming and wiggling after death
• Fixed blood decals and other projectors not showing up on ATI hardware
• Fixed audio issues stemming from having a Speaker Setting in Windows that was invalid for the current sound card
• Fixed reserved keys not functioning properly when keys are unbound
• Fixed multiple cases of keys not allowing a rebind
• Fixed incorrect Training Message concerning bots who are friendly to enemy AIs
• Fixed incorrect Training Message when shooting a Mimic
• Fixed refresh rate being locked at 60 Hz in DX10 mode
• Fixed VSync disabling in DX10 mode
• Removed erroneous "Reload" binding in a no-weapons context
• "Use Creative EAX Audio" option is now greyed out when EAX-capable hardware is not present
• Volume increased for Atlas voice-over for German release

Update 1.1 Edit

Released December 4, 2007 (Xbox 360)

Fixes and features Edit

• Added widescreen option: Horizontal FOV
• Fix for rare case where a partial cache is not cleared
• Fix for GUI sounds not playing during heavy action
• Fix for not being able to take picture of Cobb in Rec
• Fix for pauses or hangs when opening flash bink movies
• Fix for switching difficulty breaking achievement
• Fix for small texture streaming bug
• Fix for rare hang when a lot of things are going on at once
• Volume increased for Atlas voice-over for German releases

Plasmid Pack DLC Edit

• Added Disable Vita-Chamber option
• Added EVE Saver, Machine Buster, Machine Buster 2, Vending Expert, and Vending Expert 2 Gene Tonics
• Added Sonic Boom Plasmid
• Added 100 point "Brass Balls" achievement
  • Must beat the game on Hard
  • Must not use a Vita-Chamber
  • Vita-Chamber Disabled option can be on or off, as long as the player does not resurrect after dying

Patch 1.1.1Edit

Released April 19, 2012 (Mac)

Fixes and features Edit

• Improves stability
• Adds support for additional game controllers
• Fixes some minor issues
• Gives owners of the DVD version of the game the option to activate their game online

External links Edit

• PC download link at 2K Games BioShock Support
• "BioShock PC Patch, Xbox 360 Title Update, and Free DLC Available at Midnight PST Tonight" article at the Cult of Rapture
• "BioShock Patch Tightens Rapture’s Rivets" article at FeralInteractive.com