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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 28, 2010}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 28, 2010}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|darkness-within-2-the-dark-lineage|}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic||}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|darkness-within-2-the-dark-lineage|50}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Darkness Within }}
 
|steam appid  = 298950
 
|steam appid  = 298950
|steam appid side = 414640
+
|steam appid side = 414640
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= http://zoetrope-interactive.com/game-info/darkness-within-2-the-dark-lineage/
 +
|hltb        = 17350
 +
|igdb        =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = darkness-within-2-the-dark-lineage
 
|wikipedia    = Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
 
|wikipedia    = Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Darkness Within}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/298950/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [http://zoetrope-interactive.com/game-info/darkness-within-2-the-dark-lineage/ Official website]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/298950/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | Russian copies use {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 298950 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 298950 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\Darkness Within 2\config.txt}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Darkness Within 2\config.txt}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\Darkness Within 2\}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Darkness Within 2\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage video.png|In-game video settings.}}
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/darkness-within-2-dark-lineage
+
{{Image|Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage advanced.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 +
{{--}} Switching on '''Ambient Occlusion''' or '''Depth of Field''' in '''Advanced settings''' switches off '''Antialiasing''' and disables its setting.
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/darkness-within-2-dark-lineage
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/darkness-within-2-dark-lineage WSGF entry].
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/darkness-within-2-dark-lineage WSGF entry].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/darkness-within-2-dark-lineage WSGF entry].
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|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/darkness-within-2-dark-lineage WSGF entry].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Stretched}} by default. See [[#Aspect ratio|Aspect ratio]].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|Stretched}} by default. See [[#Aspect ratio|Aspect ratio]]. Resolution can be in unusual place, e.g. [[Media:Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage video 4K position.png|leftmost]].
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = Though '''fov''' setting is present in {{code|config.txt}}, it's autoreverted to 75 every time game starts. Making file readonly does not help.
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = [[MSAA]] up to 8x.
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Aspect ratio]]===
{{Input settings
+
{{ii}} Game uses 4:3 aspect ratio by default.
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{Fixbox|description=Set custom aspect ratio in config file|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/298930/discussions/0/1640915206463698235/|title=Steam Community|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{code|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Darkness Within 2}}.
 +
# Open the {{code|config.txt}} file with Notepad or other text editor.
 +
# Change value of {{code|aspect}} to the ratio of width/height of desired resolution, e.g.:
 +
## {{code|1.25000}} - 5:4
 +
## {{code|1.33333}} - 4:3
 +
## {{code|1.77778}} - 16:9
 +
## {{code|2.33333}} - 21:9
 +
## {{code|2.37037}} - 2560x1080
 +
# Save the file.
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage gameplay.png|In-game input and gameplay settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage keybinds.png|In-game keyboard bindings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Darkness Within 2 The Dark Lineage audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume          = true
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|separate volume notes    = SFX, Music, Ambient, Dialog
 +
|surround sound          = always on
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Polish
 
|language  = Polish
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|language  = Russian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
|notes    =  
+
|notes    = Local retail version. Official localization by [[Company:Noviy Disk|«Новый диск» (ND)]]
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://enpy.net/forum/files/file/60-darkness-within-2-the-dark-lineage/ Fan translation by «ENPY Studio»]
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
|interface = yes
+
|interface = hackable
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = hackable
|notes    =
+
|fan      = true
|fan      = yes
+
|notes     = Fan translation, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=367383128 download].
|fan notes = Fan translation, [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=367383128 download].
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 +
|wing                  =
 +
|wing notes            =
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = PhysX
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 2000
 
|minOS    = 2000
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 1.8 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
 
|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
|recCPU  = 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
|recDX    = 9.0c
+
|recDX    =  
|recSM    = 3.0
+
|recSM    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 01:11, 28 May 2023

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage cover
Developers
Zoetrope Interactive
Publishers
Iceberg Interactive
Release dates
Windows May 28, 2010
Reception
IGDB 50
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Contemporary, Horror
Series Darkness Within
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage on HowLongToBeat
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage on IGDB
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage on MobyGames
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage on Wikipedia
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
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within 2\config.txt
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298950/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within 2\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298950/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 video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Switching on Ambient Occlusion or Depth of Field in Advanced settings switches off Antialiasing and disables its setting.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
Stretched by default. See Aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD
Stretched by default. See Aspect ratio. Resolution can be in unusual place, e.g. leftmost.
Field of view (FOV)
Though fov setting is present in config.txt, it's autoreverted to 75 every time game starts. Making file readonly does not help.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA up to 8x.
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.

Aspect ratio

Game uses 4:3 aspect ratio by default.
Set custom aspect ratio in config file[1]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkness Within 2.
  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 input and gameplay settings.
In-game input and gameplay settings.
In-game keyboard bindings.
In-game keyboard bindings.

Audio

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

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Local retail version. Official localization by «Новый диск» (ND)
Russian
Fan translation by «ENPY Studio»
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support


Notes

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

References

  1. Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023