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Blackwell
The Blackwell Legacy	2006
Blackwell Unbound	2007
The Blackwell Convergence	2009
Blackwell Deception	2011
Blackwell Epiphany	2014

Blackwell Deception is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game in the Blackwell series.

General information

Developer Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
GOG.com		Includes the first four games.
Steam		Can be played without Steam.^[1]
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

A demo is available from the developer website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Blackwell Deception\acsetup.cfg
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg
Linux	<path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Blackwell Deception\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Blackwell Deception/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Blackwell Deception/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

$Graphics options for Blackwell Deception accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.$

Graphics options for Blackwell Deception accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		640x480 (4:3) static aspect, stretched, or pixel-perfect. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Resolution can be set, but will be pillarboxed (Stretch, preserving aspect ratio setting) or stretched (Fill whole screen setting).
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set with `winsetup.exe` or use `-windowed` parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration		Enabled by default. See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Mouse acceleration

Disable mouse acceleration in allegro.cfg.^{[citation needed]}

In <path-to-game>, create a file allegro.cfg and edit it with text editor.
Add in lines:

[mouse]
mouse_accel_factor=0

Audio

In-game options, mostly for audio.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Audio and voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Voice only, text only or both.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Issues fixed

Intel GMA compatibility

Set DirectDraw 5^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Run `setup.exe`. Change the driver to DirectDraw 5 and save your changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9	Despite its name, the SDL 2D Software renderer option outputs to Direct3D 9.^[2]
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB
Video card (GPU)	640x400, 32-bit colour DirectX 5.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu, Debian, Arch
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL

Notes

↑ Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.6.0.50^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-20
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-28
Tested with Bandicam, Special K.

[2] Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.6.0.50^[1]

[engineversion-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-20

[3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-28
Tested with Bandicam, Special K.

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

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+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2023-07-20}}</ref>|build=3.6.0.50}}
 |release dates=
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB||}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen, Side view }}
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 |igdb         = the-blackwell-deception
 |lutris       = the-blackwell-deception
+|mobygames    = 53340
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = blackwell-deception
+|wikipedia    = The Blackwell Deception
-|wikipedia    = Blackwell (series)
 |winehq       = 13618
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
 '''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWs Developer Discord server]
 {{GOG.com links|1207662913|blackwell_series|for game series}}
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+{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/blackwell-deception/ | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | blackwell_bundle | DRM-free | Includes the first four games. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | the-blackwell-deception | Playfire | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 80360 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam.<ref name="engineversion"/> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | the-blackwell-deception | Playfire | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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+{{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/blackwell-deception/ developer website].
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 ==Video==
-{{Image|Blackwell Deception - AGS.png|Graphics options for Blackwell Deception accessed through <code>{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe</code>.}}
+{{Image|Blackwell Deception - AGS.png|Graphics options for Blackwell Deception accessed through {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}}.}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
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 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
 |4k ultra hd                = false
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Resolution can be set, but will have black borders ('''Stretch, preserving aspect ratio''' setting), or be stretched ('''Fill whole screen''' setting).
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Resolution can be set, but will be {{term|pillarboxed}} ('''Stretch, preserving aspect ratio''' setting) or {{term|stretched}} ('''Fill whole screen''' setting).
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Set with <code>winsetup.exe</code> or use <code>-windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
+|windowed notes             = Set with {{file|winsetup.exe}} or use <code>-windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
-|borderless windowed        = false
+|borderless windowed        = true
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = n/a
@@ Line 117: / Line 127: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 135: / Line 148: @@
 |acceleration option       = hackable
 |acceleration option notes = Enabled by default. See [[#Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]].
-|mouse sensitivity         = false
+|mouse sensitivity         = true
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 195: / Line 208: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Disable mouse acceleration in allegro.cfg.|ref={{cn}}|fix=
-# In {{file|{{p|game}}}} create a file {{file|allegro.cfg}} and edit it with text editor.
+# In {{folder|{{p|game}}}}, create a file {{file|allegro.cfg}} and edit it with text editor.
 # Add in lines:
 <pre>[mouse]
@@ Line 206: / Line 219: @@
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Audio and voice.
-|surround sound           = false
+|surround sound           = n/a
 |surround sound notes     =
 |subtitles                = true
@@ Line 215: / Line 228: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 249: / Line 264: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Set DirectDraw 5|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the installation folder.
-# Run <code>setup.exe</code>
+# Run {{file|setup.exe}}.
 # Change the driver to DirectDraw 5 and save your changes.
 }}
@@ Line 257: / Line 272: @@
 {{API
 |direct3d versions      = 9
-|direct3d notes         =
+|direct3d notes         = Despite its name, the '''SDL 2D Software renderer''' option outputs to Direct3D 9.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2023-07-28|comment=Tested with Bandicam, [[Special K]].}}</ref>
-|directdraw versions    = 5
+|directdraw versions    =
-|directdraw notes       = Labeled '''Software renderer''' in the external setup utility.
+|directdraw notes       =
 |wing                   =
 |wing notes             =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows arm app        =
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = false
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
-|linux powerpc app      =
+|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 |linux 32-bit executable= true
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
-|linux arm app          =
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Wadjet Eye Games
Engines
	Adventure Game Studio^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 12, 2011
macOS (OS X)	January 24, 2013
Linux	June 16, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Supernatural
Series	Blackwell