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|steam appid = 32670 | |steam appid = 32670 | ||
|steam appid side = 32680 | |steam appid side = 32680 | ||
|gogcom id = 1502840468 | |gogcom id = 1502840468 | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
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|mobygames = delta-force-black-hawk-down | |mobygames = delta-force-black-hawk-down | ||
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|windowed notes = Launch the game with <code>/w</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]. Resolution of 640x480 and Windowed mode can make the game unplayable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stealthradon|date=8 June 2014|comment=The world spins around the player at very high speeds}}</ref> | |windowed notes = Launch the game with <code>/w</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]. Resolution of 640x480 and Windowed mode can make the game unplayable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stealthradon|date=8 June 2014|comment=The world spins around the player at very high speeds}}</ref> | ||
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|vsync notes = Can be forced via graphics control panel (Nvidia). | |vsync notes = Can be forced via graphics control panel (Nvidia). | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 21 February 2021
Developers | |
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NovaLogic | |
Expansion | Ritual Entertainment |
Engines | |
Black Hawk Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 24, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | July 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
IGDB | 68 |
Delta Force | |
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Delta Force | 1998 |
Delta Force 2 | 1999 |
Delta Force: Land Warrior | 2000 |
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | 2002 |
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | 2004 |
Delta Force: Xtreme | 2005 |
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | 2009 |
Key points
- Master servers were shut down. Playing multiplayer is now only possible using GOG.com version, GameRanger or Novaworld.cc.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM 4 DRM. | |||
Developer website | ||||
GOG.com | Bundled with Team Sabre expansion, allows for playing multiplayer. | |||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Team Sabre |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Delta Force - Black Hawk Down - General Update updates the game to the latest version. Team Sabre already includes this patch.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\dfv.cfg[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32670/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\dfvplr.sav[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32670/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- The game natively supports only 4:3 resolutions. It's possible to get the game running in widescreen mode by editing bytes directly in exe file.
Modify and use UniWS[1] |
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THE INI IS BELOW [Apps] version=1.03 a0=Delta Force Black Hawk Down / Delta Force Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre [Delta Force Black Hawk Down / Delta Force Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre] details=Requires 1.5.0.5 version. checkfile=dfbhd.exe modfile=dfbhd.exe undofile=dfbhd.backup sig=EB42BF00040000BE00030000EB36BF sigwild=0000000000000 xoffset=3 yoffset=8 occur=1 Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 50 | Versus, Co-op For co-op use Anaconda's Server Manager. |
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Online play | 64 | Versus, Co-op Only possible using GOG.com version or GameRanger, because of NovaLogic shutting down their database. Novalogic servers are still running |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Run the game with the /serveonly parameter.[2] |
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Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Can't recover password/account details (bug: emails not being sent)
In 2008, Novalogic updated their website. Sadly however, this caused few minor glitches on DFBHD websites that in-game browser is using.
Use Novaworld Community Beta website[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing option is disabled
On some configurations, option for full screen anti-aliasing is disabled. There isn't a known fix for it. Only alternative is forcing different AA settings from graphics card control panel.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1, 1.3 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | NovaWorld |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 733 MHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 860 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia TNT2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 5 series 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
- The Team Sabre expansion pack increases the HDD requirements to 1.4 GB
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.2.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 74xx PowerPC G4 |
|
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D accelerator 32 MB of VRAM |
|
Other | 2x DVD-ROM drive |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | WSGF - last accessed on 2017-04-10
- ↑ Novahq.net Forum - View Single Post - bhd dedicated server