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|widescreen resolution notes= In Setup.cfg, change the values of set G_ScreenX and set G_ScreenY to the desired horizontal and vertical resolutions respectively. Screen change is Vert-. See [[#Widescreen FOV|Widescreen FOV]].
 
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===Widescreen FOV===
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{{Fixbox|description=Modify the game executable|fix=
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# Open '''Skye.exe''' with a hex-editor.
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# Find "00 00 B4 42 A1 9C D0 54".
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# Replace "00 00 B4 42" with "1F 85 D4 42".
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# Find "00 00 B4 42 89 2D 3C AF".
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# Replace "00 00 B4 42" with "1F 85 D4 42".
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# Find "C7 05 54 D0 54 00 00 00 B4 42 5E DD".
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# Replace "C7 05 54 D0" with "90 05 54 D0".
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# Save the file.
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References:
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00 00 B4 42 = 90 (Default 4:3)
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1F 85 D4 42 = 106.26 (16:9)
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{{--}} Some UI elements might be misplaced or difficult to see.
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{{ii}} Use the custom "I_Border.GRP" to remove the borders in the middle of the screen during gameplay. Download here (pending).
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}}
 
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Revision as of 23:47, 3 May 2023

Darkened Skye
Darkened Skye cover
Developers
Boston Animation
Publishers
Simon & Schuster Interactive
Release dates
Windows January 27, 2002
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Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Simple disc check.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1]

Video

External graphics settings.
External graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
In Setup.cfg, change the values of set G_ScreenX and set G_ScreenY to the desired horizontal and vertical resolutions respectively. Screen change is Vert-. See Widescreen FOV.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
See Widescreen FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Default
120+ FPS
Change value of set G_Refresh to desired refresh rate in Setup.cfg
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen FOV

Modify the game executable
  1. Open Skye.exe with a hex-editor.
  2. Find "00 00 B4 42 A1 9C D0 54".
  3. Replace "00 00 B4 42" with "1F 85 D4 42".
  4. Find "00 00 B4 42 89 2D 3C AF".
  5. Replace "00 00 B4 42" with "1F 85 D4 42".
  6. Find "C7 05 54 D0 54 00 00 00 B4 42 5E DD".
  7. Replace "C7 05 54 D0" with "90 05 54 D0".
  8. Save the file.


References:

00 00 B4 42 = 90 (Default 4:3)

1F 85 D4 42 = 106.26 (16:9)


Some UI elements might be misplaced or difficult to see.
Use the custom "I_Border.GRP" to remove the borders in the middle of the screen during gameplay. Download here (pending).

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
Local retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
Z3D
User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution.
Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).

References