Blackguards
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Developers | |
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Daedalic Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Unity 3[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 22, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) | January 22, 2014 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Series | The Dark Eye |
The Dark Eye | |
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Realms of Arkania (series) | |
Drakensang (series) | |
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav | 2012 |
Memoria | 2013 |
Demonicon | 2013 |
Blackguards | 2014 |
Skilltree Saga | 2014 |
Blackguards 2 | 2015 |
The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes | 2020 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
- Official site
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | Deluxe Edition is also available. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition is also available. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition is also available. |
- A demo is available on Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Deluxe Edition | Artbook, Soundtrack, digital World Map, Developer Interview Videos and 6 Exclusive Wallpapers. No upgrade option, GOG.com version contains some of the content by default. |
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Untold Legends |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249650/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards\Save |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249650/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Some resolutions not listed in-game; see Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or see Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Widescreen resolution
Edit registry settings[2][3] |
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Windowed
Edit registry settings |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Mouse-driven. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Playable but not optimized.[4] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, effects and voice. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Enabled by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Blackguards. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues unresolved
Game freezes or crashes to desktop
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [8] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | 2.4 GHz Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 ATI Radeon 4770 Series |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 3.5.6f4[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/249650/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (249650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-21
- ↑ Resolution help? :: Blackguards General Discussions
- ↑ Input Not Supported :: Blackguards General Discussions
- ↑ Touch Enabled :: Blackguards General Discussions
- ↑ Sick of constant game freezes :: Blackguards General Discussions
- ↑ Crashing :: Blackguards General Discussions
- ↑ HELP instant crash, cannot play :: Blackguards General Discussions
- ↑ Blackguards Special Edition on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-09
- "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."