Difference between revisions of "Dark Ages"

Latest revision as of 16:24, 13 August 2023

Dark Ages is a singleplayer side view platform game.

Re-released as freeware in 2009.^[2]

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Run in DOSBox.
Publisher website		Run in DOSBox.
ZOOM Platform		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Steam (unavailable)		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\KEYBOARD.CFG
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358440/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.DA1 <path-to-game>\HIGHSCOR.DA1
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358440/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

File extensions include the episode number (1-3).

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
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 and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Choice of presets only.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only.
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

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	EGA

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.10.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/358440/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (358440) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!
↑ 3D Realms News: Several old games released as Freeware - last accessed on May 2023

[DOSBox_mounted-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/358440/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (358440) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[release_date-1] 1.0 ^1.1 News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!

[2] 3D Realms News: Several old games released as Freeware - last accessed on May 2023

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox game
-|cover        = Dark Ages title screen.png
+|cover        = Dark Ages cover.jpg
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Scenario Software}}
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 5, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://store.steampowered.com/news/16559/ News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!]</ref>}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 358440
 |gogcom id    =
@@ Line 15: / Line 28: @@
 |igdb         = dark-ages
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = dark-ages
+|mobygames    = 81716
 |wikipedia    = Dark Ages (1991 video game)
 |winehq       = 10508
@@ Line 21: / Line 34: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{++}} Re-released as freeware in 2009.<ref>[http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2009/03/several_old_games_released_as_freeware.html 3D Realms News: Several old games released as Freeware]</ref>
+|introduction      =
+|release history   = Re-released as freeware in 2009.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2009/03/several_old_games_released_as_freeware.html|title=3D Realms News: Several old games released as Freeware|date=May 2023}}</ref>
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 30: / Line 48: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
-{{Availability/row| publisher | http://legacy.3drealms.com/downloads.html | DRM-free | Freeware release. Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
+{{Availability/row| publisher | https://legacy.3drealms.com/downloads.html | DRM-free | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
-{{Availability/row| Zoom | dark-ages | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Zoom | dark-ages | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 358440 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 358440 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 }}
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 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 184: / Line 205: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio        =
 |red book cd audio notes  =
@@ Line 223: / Line 246: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
 |windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Scenario Software
Publishers
	Apogee Software
Release dates
DOS	February 1, 1991
Windows (DOSBox)	May 5, 2015^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	May 5, 2015^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Themes	Fantasy