Star Wars: Dark Forces
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Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Disney Interactive Studios | |
Engines | |
Jedi | |
iMUSE | |
Release dates | |
DOS | February 15, 1995 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 1995 |
Windows | September 16, 2009 |
Linux | January 20, 2015[1] |
Key points
- Can run on virtually any computer.
General information
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- DF-21 - Modding site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | See Run retail version without the CD on how to bypass the disc check. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam. Pre-packaged with DOSBox 0.73.[3] Update to 0.74 for better performance and some color issue fixes. |
- Demo is available
Essential improvements
Patches
- The DOS version has no patches (the
Install.exe
listed on the support page is not for this game). - The 1.2 Update patch fixes some issues with the Classic version of Dark Forces.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32400/pfx/[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
DOSBox mouse sensitivity
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Game randomly changes colors
Instructions |
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Game appears stretched horizontally
Instructions |
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Run retail version without the CD
Instructions |
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Update Steam DOSBox version/Run without Steam
Instructions |
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Enable Steam overlay
Instructions |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | MCGA, VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
XL Engine port
XL Engine (formerly DarkXL) is a fan project aimed at porting the game to modern systems with additional features. Support for Dark Forces is currently in alpha stage, so some workarounds are required to proceed at certain points in missions (see Getting started with XL Engine).
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386DX 33 MHz | Intel 486DX 33 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | MCGA, VGA |
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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32400/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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- Mac OS
- Windows
- Linux
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