Blur Patch 1.2

Removes the very strong blur in the game. One is for retail version, the other is for Steam version.
There are two fixes due to the retail version has not been updated.
Zip should be extracted to
NancyDrew_MidnightInSalem\MidnightInSalem_Data\

The retail copy of Borderlands (2009) uses SecuROM DFA to perform an automatic online-based release date check to prevent pre-release access to the game. The online servers this service relies upon, however, is non-working as of 2019, and this manual tool is required instead.
 
Instructions:
These instructions must be performed before the installation of the game is started from the retail disc.
1. Download and run Borderland-ManualReleaseDateCheck.exe from this page.
2. The tool should automatically start up at the "Generate Request File" step and prompt you to save a "ActivationRequest.dfa" file.
3. Click on "Select..." and pick an appropriate location.
4. Click on "Next". The tool should save the activation request file on the desired location and move unto the next step called "Activate License File". Leave this window open for now.
 
5. Now open SecuROM's official DFA Manual Activation page in a web browser.
6. Click on "Browse..." on the website and select the "ActivationRequest.dfa" file you saved using the tool.
7. Leave the "Serial Number" field empty if your retail copy of Borderlands (2009) didn't come with a serial number (only GOTY-versions did, I believe, and only for the DLCs).
8. Type in the security code, and click on "Submit Query".
9. You should be taken on a new web page that says "Your 'ActivationResponse.lic'-file has been created sucessfully" and give you a link do download said license file. Click on the link to download it.
 
10. Now go back to the SecuROM tool you left at the "Activate License File" step.
11. Click on "Open..." and select the "ActivationResponse.lic" file that was downloaded from the SecuROM webpage.
12. Click on "Activate". You should get a message about the activation process being successful. Click on "Next" to close down the tool.
13. Finally, proceed with the installation of the retail disc copy of Borderlands from the disc.
 
Sources:
* https://support.securom.com/borderlandsdfa/ (non-working upload form, use the generic DFA Manual Activation page linked above instead)
* Official download link of the manual release date check tool: http://download.securom.com/support/2k/BorderlandsManualReleaseDateCheck.zip (obtained from https://web.archive.org/web/20140714091342/https://support.securom.com/pop_borderlands.html)

This is the final and last update that was released to the retail version of Borderlands (2009) before the transition over to Steamworks for multiplayer and as such the update is only applicable to retail copies and installs.
Note that this update includes a SecuROM v7.42.0004 protected executable for the game.

The last known revision of former Pandemic Studio employees Nathan Mates and Ken Miller's unofficial 1.3 patch for Battlezone II: Combat Commander before download links were pulled in March 2018.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180126011036/http://matesfamily.org/bz2/

Original sources: FilePlanet (Czech, Digital Distribution, Poland, Russian, US, Worldwide)
 
The is the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Patch v1.0005. It is the latest official patch available.
 
The patch is available for the following versions/languages:
Czech
Digital Distribution
Poland
Russian
US
Worldwide

Note that the Digital Distribution version of the patch is meant for non-Steam digital copies of the game (ex. Direct2Drive). The Steam version is already patched to v1.0006.
 
Download links for the v1.0004 patch and the recalled v1.0006 patch can be found on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl wiki page.
 
Here is a partial list of fixes:
Implemented - compression option to switch off the network traffic on a server networked games (default is off).This solves the problem of overloading the CPU servers with low productivity.

[*]A bug in the dialogue.
This error resulted in the fact that dialogues with a high degree of nesting were looping.

[*]The possibility of creating servers for tournaments.
Access to the players on the list server implemented on the server (login and password).

[*]Fixed-over 10 crashes in multiplayer game
[*]Maintenance of statistics on MP-match points, the use of weapons, and per-zone hit points