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Revision as of 19:39, 20 May 2023
Developers | |
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Radon Labs | |
Publishers | |
DTP Entertainment | |
Spain | FX Interactive |
Engines | |
Nebula Device | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 1, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
IGDB | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Genres | RPG |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Drakensang, The Dark Eye |
Drakensang | |
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Subseries of The Dark Eye | |
Drakensang: The Dark Eye | 2008 |
Drakensang: The River of Time | 2010 |
Drakensang Online | 2011 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM in international and most German releases. ProtectDISC Software 11 DRM in German Software Pyramide budget release.[1] | |||
Retail | Bundled with German gaming magazine Computer Bild Spiele (issue 8/2012). | |||
GOG.com | High Resolution Texture Pack included. | |||
Steam | High Resolution Texture Pack included. Unavailable in Australia and New Zealand. | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | SecuROM PA DRM. English only. No Hi-Res patch included. |
- A free German language demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The original German release has had several patches released, listed on Patches-Scrolls.
- The international retail and digital versions are already patched to the latest version.
High Resolution Texture Pack
- Requires patch 1.02 on the German version of the game, as it was not launched with it.
- International and digital releases include it.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Drakensang\profiles\default\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12640/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Edit
profile.xml
, which appears after launching the game and editing an option. Save the file but do not check read-only as this will cause a runtime error.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Drakensang\profiles\default\save |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12640/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Not all supported resolutions are listed in-game; manually edit "width" and "height" parameters in the configuration file. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Manually edit the configuration file. HUD scales well on 4k. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or launch the game with the -windowed option.[2] |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | x2, x4 | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped frame rate and refresh rate, no in-game frame rate cap.[citation needed] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Camera sensitivity, as opposed to general mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, ambient, SFX, user interface, dialogue. | |
Surround sound | Stereo 2.0. | |
Subtitles | English and German, depending on language of game. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Background music continues to play and loop when necessary. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | English voices with English editions only. | |||
French | French voices with French editions only. | |||
German | German voices with German editions only. | |||
Italian | Italian voices with Italian editions only. | |||
Russian | Russian voices with Russian editions only. | |||
Spanish | Retail version, download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. Note: Profile requires an officially unprotected game, for example from the German magazine Computer Bild Spiele 8/2012. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes when trying to play videos
Run the game with the -novideo parameter.
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Sidequest mini-game crashes with Factory::Create('Actions::SetNextMove'): unknown class name error
- This error only occurs with German digital versions of the game, it does not occur with international versions or the German disc version.
Use SQLite[3][4] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 7, 9.0c | Gameplay uses Direct3D 9; FMVs use Direct3D 7.[5] |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Mods
The Eye of the Goddess
The Eye of the Goddess (Das Auge der Göttin) is a free mod that adds 20–30 hours of gameplay and takes place after the end of the original campaign. Available in German and English (German version is fully voice-acted). Download here.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista) | 2 GB (XP), 3 GB (Vista, 7) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | 10 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8800 series |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Welcher Kopierschutz wird verwendet werden? • dtp entertainment Forum (retrieved; German language)
- ↑ Solution for those looking for windowed mode - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ www.gog.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ https://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/438269-Bekannte-Bugs-und-wie-man-sie-umgeht/page2?p=26228963&viewfull=1#post26228963
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-11-27