Dark Sector

Dark Sector

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Developers
	Digital Extremes
Windows	Noviy Disk
Publishers
	Aspyr Media
	Noviy Disk
	City Interactive
Engines
	Evolution
Release dates
Windows	March 23, 2009

General information

Dark Sector Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Retail		StarForce 5.60.2.4 DRM (Russian version)
GamersGate		StarForce DRM. Not available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Japan and South Africa.
Green Man Gaming		SecuROM PA DRM.
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro video[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game> Delete/rename the apyr720.avi file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Configs\ %USERPROFILE%\Aspyr\Dark Sector\settings
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29900/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Dark Sector\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29900/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Widescreen resolution

Native widescreen support results in vertically stretched picture in fullscreen.

Enable widescreen without vertical distortion
Go to <path-to-game>\Configs Open DS.cfg Find [Windows_Config,/Types/Config] Add Graphics.DisplayAspectRatio=FullScreen4x3 underneath it. Set the file as read-only. The game fails to run at any resolution wider than 2048 pixels (all you get is a black screen with piled up menu items even during gameplay).

Field of view (FOV)

Change the default value[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Configs Open DS.cfg Find [Windows_Config,/Types/Config] Add Graphics.FOV=XX underneath it, where XX is your desired FOV (e.g. Graphics.FOV=90). Set the file as read-only.

Windowed

Enable windowed mode[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Configs Open DS.cfg Find [Windows_Config,/Types/Config] Add Graphics.FullScreen=0 underneath it. Open Editor.cfg Find [MainGameWindowed,/Editor/WinRect] Set the SizeX and SizeY lines to the desired resolution. Notes The game fails to run at any resolution wider than 2048 pixels.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Nvidia only solution. Not supported in windowed mode.

Enable SGSSAA using Nvidia Profile Inspector

Download and run NVIDIA Profile Inspector. Search for Dark Sector in the profiles list. Set Antialiasing - Behavior flags to None Set Antialiasing compatibility to 0x004000C0 Set Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting Set Antialiasing - Setting to 2x/4x/8x Multisampling Set Antialiasing - Transparency supersampling to 2x/4x/8x Sparse Grid Supersampling (the level must match the previous setting). Set Texture filtering - LOD Bias to either -0.500 (if using 2x MSAA + 2x SGSSAA), -1.000 (if using 4x) or -1.500 (if using 8x). Click Apply to save the changes.

Input settings

In-game general control settings.

In-game key map settings.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				Retail only.
Hungarian				Retail only.
Italian
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Slovak				Use unofficial Slovak language file (Windows).
Spanish				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Graphical Distortion on bottom right of screen

Turn off Post Processing in the game options.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or similar AMD Athlon 64
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1300 DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3 support