Rename the 'Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines' portion of the original installation directory to 'VTBM - Original ': However, backing up the original installation requires that you have enough hard disk space for two copies of the game (Generally 10 Gig minimum is recommended). This allows you to play VTMB with or without the Companion Mod. You can play either version by simply renaming the directories before starting up the game. It is possible to have two versions of the game installed on one computer.
Many users decide to backup their VTMB game so that they can restore it should CompMod not meet expectations or they simply desire access to those old save games. If you had other mods or unofficial patches installed, those save games will not be compatible either. Nor will your new save games be compatible with the original game. Therefore old save games will not be compatible with the Companion Mod. Save games were expanded to include party information.
