DeathKeep


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General information

Requires a workaround to install and play on modern systems. See Installing on modern versions of Windows.

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Keys.sav^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2350540/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

All settings other than key bindings are stored in each save file rather than being shared.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\DkSave**.sav^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2350540/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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		No frame rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw		Digital re-releases use cnc-ddraw 5.0.0.0.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology

Issues fixed

Installing on modern versions of Windows

Copy necessary files^[1]
Make a new folder. This will be the installation folder. Go into the `DK` folder on the CD. Copy `DK.exe` into the folder made in step 1. Go into the `SYS` folder on the CD. Copy `SMACKW32.DLL` into the folder made in step 1. Download dgVoodoo 2. Copy the contents of the `MS` folder into the folder made in step 1. Run the game with `DK.exe`.

"There has been an unhandled exception" error on launch

Full error message: "There has been an unhandled exception, so this application must close. Code: c0000005 Flags: 0 Address: 409f35 EAX: 0 EBX: 42ad10 EDX: 220" (or similar)

Use dgVoodoo 2^[1]
Download dgVoodoo 2. Copy the contents of the `MS` folder into the installation folder. Run the game normally.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	80486
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 3 compatible

Notes

↑ ^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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2350540/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2350540) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Garrett on May 11, 2017

[gamedir-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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2350540/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2350540) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2350540/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (2350540) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[refcheck_Garrett-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Garrett on May 11, 2017

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

Developers

	Lion Entertainment Inc.
Publishers
Retail	Strategic Simulations Inc.
Digital	SNEG
Release dates
Windows	1996
Taxonomy
Series	Dungeons & Dragons