Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Requires the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software to prevent crashing issues on Windows.[citation needed]
- For OS X Lion (10.7) and later install the Version 1.06 patch.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.04 adds a mouse smoothing option, keybind support for more mouse buttons, numpad, and various bug fixes.
Patch 1.05 adds a new Instant Action mode after completing the campaign.
Patch 1.06 for OS X only makes the game compatible with OS X 10.7 (Lion) and later.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Use console command[1]
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- Bind ~ to console in the control options.
- Open console and enter
set player.fov 60 command.
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Disable Motion Blur
Use console command[1]
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- Bind ~ to console in the control options.
- Open console and enter
set render.post.motionblur 0 command.
- The game will give an error about "invalid variable", but it disables motion blur anyway.
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Input
In-game mouse/keyboard settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Master, Effects, Music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Game crashes on new game or PhysX benchmark
Poor screen scaling (DPI issues)
- If you are experiencing scaling issues, it can help to change the DPI settings of the game executable.
Change DPI settings
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- Right-click on
darkestofdays.exe and click Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility tab and in the Settings section click on Change high DPI settings.
- Make sure Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: is checked and set on Application.
- Launch the game.
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Issues unresolved
Black screen with sounds when starting the game on AMD GPUs
- Multiple users with AMD GPUs are reporting this issue as Nvidia's PhysX cannot be disabled in the options. There are no known fixes.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
2.0 GHz
| 2.0 GHz or better dual-core CPU |
System memory (RAM) |
768 MB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 9800 Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| ATI Radeon 3000 Nvidia GeForce 8800 |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.6 (Snow Leopard) |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel, 2.16 GHz or faster |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References