DarkSpyre
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Event Horizon Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Zoo | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1990 |
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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.DATtoDS8.DAT -
SAVE.DIRcontains save names (this file is not needed to load saved games). - The
HISCOREfile (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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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | ||
| 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. |
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 | |