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Revision as of 19:50, 30 August 2021
Developers | |
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Ascaron Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
cdv Software Entertainment | |
Kalypso Media | |
Strategy First | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 16, 2006 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 71 |
Key points
- Some resolutions may cause crashes due to bundling an outdated DLL; see some resolutions crash the game for the fix.
General information
Availability
Demo
A free demo can be downloaded here or here.
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest patch for the retail version is the Retail 1.3 Patch. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.
Skip intro videos
Use replacement ascaron.bik |
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Apply the Darkstar One intro skip. |
Advanced controls
The game does a rather poor job explaining its controls. You can actually strafe sideways and fly backwards - use these to your advantage, they make combat much more fun. Some keybindings do not appear in the options menu - look those up in the manual (in the game directory, e.g. Steam\steamapps\common\Darkstar One for the Steam version). For example, you can play in 3rd person perspective by pressing F4 and change the FOV of your cockpit by pressing F3.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ascaron Entertainment\Darkstar One\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12330/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ascaron Entertainment\Darkstar One\Save\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12330/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 settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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German | Only included in retail. German patch for Steam and GOG version can be downloaded here. German manual is available here. | |||
English | ||||
French |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see important hints on copy protection issues with retail game here: vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Some resolutions crash the game
- Darkstar One may crash when using certain resolutions due to bundling an outdated version of
iphlpapi.dll
.
Delete Darkstar One's iphlpapi.dll[2] |
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netman.dll not found error
- This is caused by DarkStar One shipping with an outdated version of this file.
Delete Darkstar One's netman.dll and iphlpapi.dll[citation needed] |
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Ship throttle is backwards
If your controller's throttle is detected the wrong way around (e.g. putting it at the full speed position makes the ship stop instead) invert the "Throttle" axis by clicking the red rectangle beside it.
Black graphics at higher resolutions
Disable FSAA[2] |
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Set in-game FSAA to Off. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4 | XP SP2 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
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 (12330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Tages Copyprotection Error - Darkstar One Forum
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
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