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− | {{ | + | {{distinguish|The Heart of Darkness}} |
{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = Heart of Darkness cover.jpg | |cover = Heart of Darkness cover.jpg | ||
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|engines = | |engines = | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1998}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 26, 1998}} |
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Side view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Platform }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Fantasy }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|wikipedia = Heart of Darkness (video game) | |wikipedia = Heart of Darkness (video game) | ||
+ | |mobygames = 262 | ||
|winehq = 516 | |winehq = 516 | ||
+ | |official site=https://web.archive.org/web/19980710130958/http://interplay.com/heart/index.html | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''General information''' | ||
+ | {{mm}} [http://heartofdarkness.ca/ heartofdarkness.ca] - fan remake of official website with demos, trailers and concept art. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | {{DRM|SecuROM}} disc check. | | Windows }} |
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{ii}} A [http://heartofdarkness.ca/HOD_dwn.html demo] is available in English and French. | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
− | ===[http://www. | + | |
− | {{ii}} | + | ===[https://github.com/MaximLopez/HeartOfDarkness-SDL HeartOfDarkness-SDL]=== |
− | {{ii}} Removes the black frame around the game screen | + | {{ii}} HeartOfDarkness-SDL is a reimplementation of the engine, it is a fork of [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323072317/http://cyxdown.free.fr/hode/ "hode"]. |
− | {{ii}} Fixes some occasional color glitches that happen when the game updates the palette | + | {{++}} Fixes many bugs and issues from the original release. |
+ | {{++}} Options for linear, nearest-neighbor and xBRz texture filtering. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44312848 Peixoto's patch]=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Nearest neighbor or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel-art_scaling_algorithms#xBR_family xBRz scaling]. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Removes the black frame around the game screen. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Fixes some occasional color glitches that happen when the game updates the palette. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[DgVoodoo 2#Installation|dgVoodoo 2]]=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Fixes broken color rendering. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Support for integer scaling. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\SETUP.CFG}} |
}} | }} | ||
===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/saves|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\SETUP.CFG}} |
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
− | {{Video | + | {{Video |
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | ||
|4k ultra hd wsgf award = | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | ||
− | |widescreen resolution = | + | |widescreen resolution = false |
− | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= 4:3 {{term|pillarboxed}}. |
− | |multimonitor = | + | |multimonitor = false |
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
− | |ultrawidescreen = | + | |ultrawidescreen = false |
|ultrawidescreen notes = | |ultrawidescreen notes = | ||
− | |4k ultra hd = | + | |4k ultra hd = false |
− | |4k ultra hd notes = | + | |4k ultra hd notes = Game renders internally at 256x192. |
− | |fov = | + | |fov = n/a |
|fov notes = | |fov notes = | ||
− | |windowed = | + | |windowed = hackable |
− | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = Use [[#HeartOfDarkness-SDL|HeartOfDarkness-SDL]]. |
− | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = false |
|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
− | |anisotropic = | + | |anisotropic = n/a |
|anisotropic notes = | |anisotropic notes = | ||
− | |antialiasing = | + | |antialiasing = n/a |
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
− | |vsync = | + | |upscaling = false |
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
+ | |vsync = false | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
− | |60 fps = | + | |60 fps = false |
− | |60 fps notes = | + | |60 fps notes = Game logic is tied to the framerate, which is capped at 12 FPS in-game, and 10 FPS for {{term|FMV}}s. |
− | |120 fps = | + | |120 fps = false |
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
− | |hdr = | + | |hdr = false |
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
− | |color blind = | + | |color blind = false |
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
− | {{Input | + | {{Image|Heart Of Darkness - control options.png|Control options menus.}} |
− | |key remap = | + | {{Input |
− | |key remap notes = | + | |key remap = limited |
− | |acceleration option = | + | |key remap notes = Movement is locked to arrow keys. |
+ | |acceleration option = false | ||
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
− | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = false |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
− | |mouse menu = | + | |mouse menu = false |
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
− | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = false |
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
− | |touchscreen = | + | |touchscreen = false |
|touchscreen notes = | |touchscreen notes = | ||
− | |controller support = | + | |controller support = true |
− | |controller support notes = | + | |controller support notes = Only DirectInput. |
− | |full controller = | + | |full controller = false |
|full controller notes = | |full controller notes = | ||
− | |controller remap = | + | |controller remap = limited |
− | |controller remap notes = | + | |controller remap notes = Movement is locked to left stick. |
− | |controller sensitivity = | + | |controller sensitivity = false |
|controller sensitivity notes= | |controller sensitivity notes= | ||
− | |invert controller y-axis = | + | |invert controller y-axis = false |
|invert controller y-axis notes= | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
− | |xinput controllers = | + | |xinput controllers = hackable |
− | |xinput controllers notes = | + | |xinput controllers notes = Use [[#HeartOfDarkness-SDL|HeartOfDarkness-SDL]] |
− | |xbox prompts = | + | |xbox prompts = false |
|xbox prompts notes = | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
− | |impulse triggers = | + | |impulse triggers = false |
|impulse triggers notes = | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
− | |dualshock 4 = | + | |dualshock 4 = hackable |
− | |dualshock 4 notes = | + | |dualshock 4 notes = Use [[#HeartOfDarkness-SDL|HeartOfDarkness-SDL]] |
− | |dualshock prompts = | + | |dualshock prompts = false |
|dualshock prompts notes = | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
|light bar support = unknown | |light bar support = unknown | ||
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|tracked motion prompts = unknown | |tracked motion prompts = unknown | ||
|tracked motion prompts notes = | |tracked motion prompts notes = | ||
− | |other controllers = | + | |other controllers = true |
|other controllers notes = | |other controllers notes = | ||
− | |other button prompts = | + | |other button prompts = generic |
|other button prompts notes= | |other button prompts notes= | ||
− | |controller hotplug = | + | |controller hotplug = false |
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
− | |haptic feedback = | + | |haptic feedback = false |
|haptic feedback notes = | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
− | |simultaneous input = | + | |simultaneous input = true |
|simultaneous input notes = | |simultaneous input notes = | ||
|steam input api = unknown | |steam input api = unknown | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
− | {{Audio | + | {{Image|Heart Of Darkness - sound options.png|Sound options menu.}} |
− | |separate volume = | + | {{Audio |
+ | |separate volume = false | ||
|separate volume notes = | |separate volume notes = | ||
− | |surround sound = | + | |surround sound = false |
− | |surround sound notes = | + | |surround sound notes = Options for Mono and Stereo only. |
− | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = false |
|subtitles notes = | |subtitles notes = | ||
− | |closed captions = | + | |closed captions = false |
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
− | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = true |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
− | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | {{L10n|content= |
− | === | + | {{L10n/switch |
− | {{ | + | |language = English |
− | {{ | + | |interface = true |
+ | |audio = true | ||
+ | |subtitles = false | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |ref = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = French | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = true | ||
+ | |subtitles = false | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |ref = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = German | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = true | ||
+ | |subtitles = false | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |ref = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Italian | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = true | ||
+ | |subtitles = false | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |ref = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Spanish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = true | ||
+ | |subtitles = false | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |ref = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
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|direct3d versions = | |direct3d versions = | ||
|direct3d notes = | |direct3d notes = | ||
− | |directdraw versions = | + | |directdraw versions = 5 |
|directdraw notes = | |directdraw notes = | ||
|opengl versions = | |opengl versions = | ||
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|shader model versions = | |shader model versions = | ||
|shader model notes = | |shader model notes = | ||
− | |windows 32-bit exe = | + | |windows 32-bit exe = true |
− | |windows 64-bit exe = unknown | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
− | |macos 32-bit app | + | |macos intel 32-bit app = |
− | |macos 64-bit app | + | |macos intel 64-bit app = |
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==System requirements== | ==System requirements== | ||
− | {{System requirements|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Jofrie|date=2018-01-21|comment=System requirements taken from the official Heart of Darkness manual}}</ref> | + | {{System requirements|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Jofrie|date=2018-01-21|comment=System requirements taken from the official Heart of Darkness manual.}}</ref> |
|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
Latest revision as of 21:52, 8 May 2024
Not to be confused with The Heart of Darkness.
Developers | |
---|---|
Amazing Studios | |
Publishers | |
Europe | Ocean Software |
North America | Interplay Entertainment |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 26, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Themes | Fantasy |
Heart of Darkness is a singleplayer side view platform game.
General information
- heartofdarkness.ca - fan remake of official website with demos, trailers and concept art.
Availability
- A demo is available in English and French.
Essential improvements
HeartOfDarkness-SDL
- HeartOfDarkness-SDL is a reimplementation of the engine, it is a fork of "hode".
- Fixes many bugs and issues from the original release.
- Options for linear, nearest-neighbor and xBRz texture filtering.
Peixoto's patch
- Nearest neighbor or xBRz scaling.
- Removes the black frame around the game screen.
- Fixes some occasional color glitches that happen when the game updates the palette.
dgVoodoo 2
- Fixes broken color rendering.
- Support for integer scaling.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\SETUP.CFG[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\SETUP.CFG[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 4:3 pillarboxed. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Game renders internally at 256x192. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use HeartOfDarkness-SDL. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game logic is tied to the framerate, which is capped at 12 FPS in-game, and 10 FPS for FMVs. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Movement is locked to arrow keys. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Only DirectInput. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Movement is locked to left stick. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
---|
XInput-compatible controllers | Use HeartOfDarkness-SDL | |
---|---|---|
Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Use HeartOfDarkness-SDL | |
---|---|---|
PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | ||
---|---|---|
Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
---|---|---|
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Options for Mono and Stereo only. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows[1] | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 DX2 66 MHz Intel Pentium 75 MHz |
Intel Pentium 90 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB (24 MB on NT 4.0) | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 84 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | PCI or VLB SVGA video card 1 MB of VRAM | PCI SVGA graphics accelerator |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Jofrie on 2018-01-21
- System requirements taken from the official Heart of Darkness manual.