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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://zoetrope-interactive.com/game-info/darkness-within-1/ Official website]
 
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{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
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{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder advanced.png|In-game advanced settings.}}
 
{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder advanced.png|In-game advanced settings.}}
 
{{ii}} {{code|External configuration tool}} creates file {{code|cmdline.txt}}, which game applies during every launch. It has higher priority than main config file {{code|config.txt}}, see [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|Configuration file(s) location]].
 
{{ii}} {{code|External configuration tool}} creates file {{code|cmdline.txt}}, which game applies during every launch. It has higher priority than main config file {{code|config.txt}}, see [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|Configuration file(s) location]].
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
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|120 fps notes              = Uncapped by default. Custom value can be set with {{code|external configuration tool}}. Video cutscenes are 25 fps.
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|120 fps notes              = Uncapped by default. Custom value can be set with {{code|external configuration tool}}. {{term|FMV}} cutscenes are 25 fps.
 
|hdr                        = false
 
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{{ii}} Game uses 4:3 aspect ratio by default.
 
{{ii}} Game uses 4:3 aspect ratio by default.
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{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder gameplay.png|In-game gameplay settings.}}
 
{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder gameplay.png|In-game gameplay settings.}}
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
 
|key remap notes          = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Darkness Within 1 In Pursuit of Loath Nolder audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX, Music, Ambient
 
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|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
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|language  = Spanish
 
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|notes    = Fan translation, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=367373268 download].
 
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=367373268 download].
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|recGPU  =  
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:26, 8 October 2023

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder cover
Developers
Zoetrope Interactive
Publishers
Iceberg Interactive
Release dates
Windows August 14, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 52
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pre-rendered graphics, Stylized
Themes Contemporary, Horror
Series Darkness Within
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Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder on HowLongToBeat
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder on IGDB
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Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder on MobyGames
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder on Wikipedia
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Darkness Within
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder 2007
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage 2010

General information

Official website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows

Game data

External configuration tool accessed with <path-to-game>\Config.exe.
External configuration tool accessed with <path-to-game>\Config.exe.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within\config.txt
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within\cmdline.txt
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298930/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298930/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game advanced settings.
In-game advanced settings.
External configuration tool creates file cmdline.txt, which game applies during every launch. It has higher priority than main config file config.txt, see Configuration file(s) location.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Stretched by default. See Aspect ratio.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Stretched by default. See Aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD
Stretched by default. See Aspect ratio.
Field of view (FOV)
Set with external configuration tool or in config.txt. Value defines vertical FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped by default. Custom value can be set with external configuration tool. FMV cutscenes are 25 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Aspect ratio

Game uses 4:3 aspect ratio by default.
FMV cutscenes are stretched with any aspect ratio except 4:3.
Set custom aspect ratio in config file[1]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within.
  2. Open the config.txt file with Notepad or other text editor.
  3. Change value of aspect to the ratio of width/height of desired resolution, e.g.:
    1. 1.25000 - 5:4
    2. 1.33333 - 4:3
    3. 1.77778 - 16:9
    4. 2.33333 - 21:9
    5. 2.37037 - 2560x1080
  4. Save the file.
  5. Launch the game.

Input

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, Music, Ambient
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Details
Russian
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz Intel Pentium processor 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium processor
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1100 MB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 2.0 support


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023