The first, 15mb patch for Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines has been released. It reportedly fixes notable errors like Isaac failing to acknowledge the completion of a key quest, and most notably the crash to desktop at the end of the Society of Leopold section.

It can be found here.

Thanks to Nimrod on the RPGnet forum for the news.

Read more for a full list of features, taken from the patch's Readme file.

FIXES IN THE PATCH


· Fixed C++ Runtime error on launch of the game due to older versions of Python interpreter.

· Fixed Invalid dialog responses due to older versions of Python interpreter.

· Fixed problem where keys and keycards may disappear from player’s inventory.

· Fixed problem where binding either Enter or Right Mouse Button to the Use key would cause the inventory window to immediately close after opening. These bindings are now no longer permitted.

· Added “Inventory Full – Items Dropped” message when player receives items beyond the inventory limit and added inspection particles to the dropped items. This addresses the issue with cameras being lost in the “Model Citizen quest.

· Fixed problem where a player would have both the vampire and warform models stuck together when both Fortitude and Protean (level 5) are activated.

· Fixed crash to desktop when the player returns to the boat after rescuing Johansen from the Society of Leopold.

· Fixed problem where the newspaper would report success in the “Model Citizen” quest even though the player had failed it.

· Fixed problem where the player can log on to the Theater computer before receiving the “Tangled Web” quest from Mitnick.

· Fixed problem with haven mailboxes not receiving award for completing the food critic quest. quest.

· Modified E dialog so that it is easier to receive the “Thinned Blood” quest.

· Modified Regent dialog so that he now recognizes completion of the Gargoyle quest.

· Modified Isaac dialog so that he now recognizes completion of the King’s Way and Gargoyle quests.