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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]=== |
Revision as of 23:58, 16 July 2022
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Developers | |
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Digital Extremes | |
Windows | CD Projekt Black[1] |
Publishers | |
Aspyr Media | |
Noviy Disk | |
City Interactive | |
Engines | |
Evolution | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 23, 2009 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 66 |
IGDB | 70 |
Key points
- Online multiplayer from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions has been removed.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | English/French version | |||
Retail | ProtectDISC Software v9 DRM (German version) Simple Disc check DRM (Hungarian/Polish version) StarForce 5.60.2.4 DRM (Russian version) |
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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] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Configs\[Note 1] %USERPROFILE%\Aspyr\Dark Sector\settings |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29900/pfx/[Note 2] |
- If
<path-to-game>\Configs
doesn't exist (e.g. Green Man Gaming version), create it.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Dark Sector\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29900/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | It has a 2048 pixel resolution limit. Use the widescreen hack as a workaround. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use GameCompanion. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector, see Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- Game defaults to an 800x600 resolution, changing it from within the game rather than the config might cause it to crash.
Widescreen resolution
- Native widescreen support results in vertically stretched picture in fullscreen.
Enable widescreen without vertical distortion[2] |
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- If the config file and/or folder doesn't exist (e.g. Green Man Gaming version), create them. Then launch the game once and quit. Now all config files will be there.
Field of view (FOV)
Change the default value[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Enable windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
SGSSAA (Nvidia only)[3] |
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Note
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Game won't remember changes if remapping is done from within the game rather than directly through the config. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Uses same toggle. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Retail only. | |||
Hungarian | Retail only. Available to download. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation; GGames. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Slovak | Use unofficial Slovak language file (Windows). | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile. Requires important settings, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest |
Issues fixed
Graphical Distortion on bottom right of screen
Turn off Post Processing in the game options |
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"Unable to find the PhysX libraries. The PhysX drivers are not installed correctly"
Instructions |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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 |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (29900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.