Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Developers
	Capcom
Windows	QLOC
GOG.com	General Arcade
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	MT Framework
Release dates
Windows	January 15, 2016
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, Open world, Hack and slash
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Dragon's Dogma

Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma Online	2015
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	2016
Dragon's Dogma II	2024

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
GOG.com		GOG version lacks the last two patches released on Steam, an unofficial patch is available on Nexus, though it may not fix all the bugs. The online pawn system is bugged and players may not receive their rewards.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Version differences

The GOG.com and Steam versions have separate servers for online features (the Pawn system and Ur Dragon).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\CAPCOM\DRAGONS DOGMA DARK ARISEN\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/367500/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\49987265717041704\Storage\Shared\Files\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\367500\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/367500/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor			Use Agnostic Dragon to fix the UI/aspect ratio.
Ultra-widescreen			Use Agnostic Dragon to fix the UI/aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Ranges from +0 to +15. Cheat Table also available.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use GeDoSaTo or dinput8.dll hooks.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, FXAA3 and FXAA3HQ
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 150 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		↵ Enter and ← Backspace are reserved for menu navigation and cannot be bound to controls.
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration. Mouse smoothing can not be turned off.
Mouse sensitivity		Called Camera Sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Cannot scroll lists with a scroll wheel. Some nav elements are non-clickable.
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also possible.
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		DirectInput only. For XInput 6 presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also possible.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Updated alongside the Japanese release
Spanish
Traditional Chinese
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download. Nexus Mods.

DDDA Japanese VoiceOver Project

The project fulfills the wishes of those fans who wanted to hear the original Japanese voices in the game instead of English dubbing. The authors converted the original lines from the console edition released in Japan and converted them to PC version of the game.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dragons Dogma.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.Note: The profile has not yet been confirmed to work with both games (Dragons Dogma and Dark Arisen).

Issues fixed

Low audio volume

Enable surround sound[citation needed]
Use surround sound, either natively or through software (Razer Surround works fine). Notes Approximates surround sound without actual 5.1/7.1 hardware. Virtualization is limited to discrete positions. Requires headphones and 3rd-party software. Lacks low tone range without specialized headphones.

Enable Loudness Equalization[citation needed]
Enabling Loudness Equalization under Enhancements in Speaker Properties alleviates this issue for users without headsets or users streaming through Steam Link. Notes Requires no specific hardware or 3rd-party software. The volume contrast finesse will be lost. Far warcries, close explosions — all will sound blandly same.

Use Erquint's DDDA Sound Hack[citation needed]
The thread at Steam Guides explains how it works and has a download link. Notes Sound quality after the game loads user settings is untouched. Requires no specific hardware. Requires 3rd-party software tampering with the game itself. Some clipping on the title screen.

Black Screen on start-up

Delete config.ini[citation needed]
Go to the configuration files location. Delete config.ini. Notes May be caused by v-sync[citation needed]

Micro-stuttering when the framerate is capped at 60 FPS

Change the framerate cap to 30 FPS in the options menu May not be a desirable option for anyone wishing to play at a framerate higher than the console versions.

Set the FPS limit to 60 in third-party program, like Rivatuner Statistic Server or NVIDIA Control Panel

Other information

Original theme song

The original console release of Dragon's Dogma featured a different theme song, "Into Free -Dangan-", performed by Japanese rock duo B'z and licensed by Vermillion Records. This license was not renewed for Dark Arisen and was subsequently replaced with an original music track, "Eternal Return", sung by Aubrey Ashburn.

Replace Dark Arisen theme with "Into Free -Dangan-" with one of the following options
Use Combined Intro Music Mod Restores the original theme, which then segues into the one normally played in Dark Arisen, like in the original console release. Follow the steps on this Reddit thread Completely replaces "Eternal Return" with "Into Free -Dangan-".

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 660	Intel Core i7-4770K
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	22 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 5870 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible
Controller	XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock 4, Steam Controller and Logitech Controllers.

Some high-end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.