Difference between revisions of "Darkstar One"
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | darkstar-one | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | darkstar-one | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2310-1 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2310-1 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 10 November 2021
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| Developers | |
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| Ascaron Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| cdv Software Entertainment | |
| Kalypso Media | |
| Strategy First | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 16, 2006 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 71 |
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Key points
- Some resolutions may cause crashes due to bundling an outdated DLL; see some resolutions crash the game for the fix.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
TAGES 5 DRM.[1] in English release. ProtectDISC Software 6 DRM in German release. StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1] in Russian release. |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Demo
A free demo can be downloaded here or here.
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest patch for the retail version is the Retail 1.3 Patch. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.
Skip intro videos
| Use replacement ascaron.bik |
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Apply the Darkstar One intro skip. |
Advanced controls
The game does a rather poor job explaining its controls. You can actually strafe sideways and fly backwards - use these to your advantage, they make combat much more fun. Some keybindings do not appear in the options menu - look those up in the manual (in the game directory, e.g. Steam\steamapps\common\Darkstar One for the Steam version). For example, you can play in 3rd person perspective by pressing F4 and change the FOV of your cockpit by pressing F3.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ascaron Entertainment\Darkstar One\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12330/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ascaron Entertainment\Darkstar One\Save\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12330/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | If the game crashes delete <path-to-game>\iphlpapi.dll.[4] |
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| Multi-monitor | 3D elements are rendered at a lower resolution. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | If game has black graphics set in-game FSAA to Off.[4] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | 4k makes menus and texts very small, they don't scale accordingly. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | You can change the FOV of your cockpit by pressing F3, and you can change perspective with F4. | ||
| Windowed | Choose in Options. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Works with Borderless Windowed.[5] | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FSAA. Choose in Options. May cause black graphics at higher resolutions.[4] | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Locked to 60 fps. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Mouse-based space flight uses a cursor so can't be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Enable in Options, Gameplay. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Click the red rectangle beside the axis to toggle inversion. |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Supports vibration. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Ambient, Effects and Speech. | |
| Surround sound | Set Speakers in-game accordingly. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| German | Only included in retail. German patch for Steam and GOG version can be downloaded here. German manual is available here. | |||
| English | ||||
| French |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see important hints on copy protection issues with retail game here: vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed
Some resolutions crash the game
- Darkstar One may crash when using certain resolutions due to bundling an outdated version of
iphlpapi.dll.
| Delete Darkstar One's iphlpapi.dll[4] |
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netman.dll not found error
- This is caused by DarkStar One shipping with an outdated version of this file.
| Delete Darkstar One's netman.dll and iphlpapi.dll[citation needed] |
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Ship throttle is backwards
If your controller's throttle is detected the wrong way around (e.g. putting it at the full speed position makes the ship stop instead) invert the "Throttle" axis by clicking the red rectangle beside it.
Black graphics at higher resolutions
| Disable FSAA[4] |
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Set in-game FSAA to Off. |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4 | XP SP2 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12330/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Tages Copyprotection Error - Darkstar One Forum
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 DarkStar One | WSGF
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on 6 August 2013