Blackguards

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.

The Dark Eye
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

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
Amazon.com		Deluxe Edition is also available.
Amazon.com		Deluxe Edition is also available.
Amazon.com		Deluxe Edition is also available.
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Origin
Steam
ZOOM Platform
Mac App Store (unavailable)

A demo is available on Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
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.
Untold Legends

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
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
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
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
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).
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]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards` Change `res_height_h4152408033` and `res_width_h1023409048` according to your screen resolution.

Windowed

Edit registry settings
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards` Change `fullscreen_h1476830426` to 0.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
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
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
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

Some users reported game freezes or crashes to desktop at random/certain situations.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2	OS X only.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^[8]

System requirements

Windows
	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)
	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."

[2] Unity engine build: 3.5.6f4^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 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.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/249650/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (249650) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-21

[4] Resolution help? :: Blackguards General Discussions

[5] Input Not Supported :: Blackguards General Discussions

[6] Touch Enabled :: Blackguards General Discussions

[7] Sick of constant game freezes :: Blackguards General Discussions

[8] Crashing :: Blackguards General Discussions

[9] HELP instant crash, cannot play :: Blackguards General Discussions

[10] 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."

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Developers

	Daedalic Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 3^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	January 22, 2014
macOS (OS X)	January 22, 2014