DarkSpyre
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Developers | |
---|---|
Event Horizon Software | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Zoo | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1990 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | DarkSpyre |
DarkSpyre | |
---|---|
DarkSpyre | 1990 |
The Summoning | 1992 |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Prompts for answers from the manual. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
DarkDraw: DarkSpyre Drawing Board | Game editor. Includes additional levels. |
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\DS*.DAT <path-to-game>\SAVE.DIR <path-to-game>\HISCORE |
- Saves are
DS0.DAT
toDS8.DAT
-
SAVE.DIR
contains save names (this file is not needed to load saved games). - The
HISCORE
file (no extension) contains high scores. - Settings are not stored between sessions.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | On/off only (toggle with F9). | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
Command line arguments
- DarkSpyre detects the available sound and video hardware but this can also be set manually by adding the desired command(s) after the executable name, e.g.
DARKSPYRE VS
[1]
Command | Description |
---|---|
V | VGA graphics |
E | EGA graphics |
C | CGA graphics |
T | Tandy graphics |
Vl | Alternate VGA graphics, if V does not work right on your computer |
El | Alternate EGA graphics, if E does not work right on your computer |
X | To run with EGA graphics on a VGA equipped machine |
I | Internal IBM 1-voice music |
M | Tandy 3-voice music |
S | SoundBlaster/Adlib music |
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 512K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | EGA, CGA, VGA, Tandy |
References
- ↑ DarkSpyre IBM-PC/100% compatibles Reference Card - last accessed on May 2023