Difference between revisions of "Black Shades"

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Key points

Free.

Extremely lightweight. Can virtually run on any computer.

There is no menu option. Everything is set from the configuration file.

Power PC applications are no longer supported since OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). macOS release is therefore unplayable.

General information

Official website

Developers' forums

Linux port page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Developer website

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config.txt^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>\config.txt
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Highscore^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>\Data\Highscore
Linux

Highscore file is in plain text format with two lines, the first one being the high score value and the second a binary value indicating wether or not the player beat the game.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

It seems like setting azerty keyboard to 1 in config.txt actually switches the game to QWERTY layout. It is best leaving this value untouched.^[1]

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Audio settings

Game volume can only be set via the OS sound mixer.

It is possible to disable the music in config.txt with the Music binary value.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game doesn't launch

Enable compatibility mode^[1]
Right-click `blackshades.exe` and select "Properties". Tick "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)". Click OK.

Black screen on launch

The above fix is also necessary.

Set game resolution^[1]
Edit `config.txt`. Change `Screenwidth` and `Screenheight`'s values respectively to the desktop resolution width and height. Save and close.

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 MB

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Azatoth on November 30, 2017

[gamedir-1] 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).

[refcheck_Azatoth-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Azatoth on November 30, 2017

[Note 1]

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-{{++}} It is free.
+{{++}} Free.
 {{++}} Extremely lightweight. Can virtually run on any computer.
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+{{--}} Power PC applications are no longer supported since OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). macOS release is therefore unplayable.
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 {{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
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 {{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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Developers
	Wolfire Games
Publishers
	Wolfire Games
Release dates
Windows	2002
Mac OS (Classic)	2002
macOS (OS X)	2002
Linux	2003