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Revision as of 08:53, 11 May 2020
Developers | |
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Surreal Software | |
Publishers | |
Psygnosis | |
Japan | Imagineer[1] |
Engines | |
Riot Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 14, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action |
Themes | Fantasy |
Key points
- Use Drakan Community Patch to install and run the game on modern systems.
- Riot Engine Level Editor, 3D modeler and export plug-ins for 3D modeling tools are available for making custom content.
- MPlayer.com online services have been shut down. Use alternative master server list provided by Drakan Community Patch.
General information
- Arokh's Lair
- Arokh's Lair Forum - The only Drakan forum. Not very lively.
- OpenDrakan - Open-source recreation of Surreal Software's Riot Engine. Project is still in an early stage.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Disc check; install the latest patch to play without the CD. |
- This game is not available digitally.
- Demo available (mirror1 (4th link)/mirror2/mirror3/mirror4)
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 445
(Arokh's Lair (3rd link)/Mod DB)
- Removes CD-Check from the game.
Unofficial Patches
AiO Unofficial Patch (377/447)
(Arokh's Lair (2nd link)/Google Drive/Mod DB)
- Contains all previous patches.
- Improves stability of game and level editor.
- Fixes crash after selecting difficulty and multiplayer disconnect bug on modern operating systems.
- Adds widescreen fixes.
Drakan Community Patch
- Uses AiO Patch as a base with additional fixes.
- Contains all fan-made singleplayer & multiplayer levels.
- Recommended for playing multiplayer as all community hosted servers are compatible only with this patch.
Modifications
Drakan: 10th Anniversary
(Project Site/Arokh's Lair (8th link)/Mod DB)
- Fixes the majority of known bugs and adds new graphic effects based on an additional DirectX 9 rendering engine.
- Deprecated and abandoned. Causes graphical glitches and low frame rates. Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper (included with Drakan Community Patch) instead.
Developer mode
- This allows you to select and play player-created levels when you select New Game in the main menu.
Enable Developer Mode[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Drakan.cfg[Note 1] |
- AiO Patch changes the default path to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Drakan\Drakan.cfg
. Patch specific config is stored inArokh.ini
.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 1] |
- AiO Patch changes the default path to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Drakan\Saves\
.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | Use AiO Patch for proper widescreen adjustment. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use AiO Patch for proper widescreen adjustment. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use AiO Patch to set the FOV multiplier. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use AiO Patch. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced via driver settings, but it corrupts fonts. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | Preferred frame rate for glitch-free experience. | ||
120+ FPS | Can be run this fast, but is not recommended due to physics and visual glitches (eg. invisible flame on flaming swords). |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Only in menus if Enhance pointer precision setting is enabled in Windows. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | It mutes unless Creative ALchemy is used to restore 3D sound and EAX. | |
EAX support | EAX 1.0 & A3D 1.0[2] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | [1] | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 12 | |||
Online play | 12 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
---|---|
TCP | 27045, 27046, 27910 |
UDP | 27045, 27046, 27910 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Crash after exiting the level "Alwarren"
Install AiO Patch[3] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 6, 9 | D3D9 renderer is provided by Drakan: 10th Anniversary mod. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | MPlayer.com | Mplayer.com services were taken offline in 2001. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 320 MB | 400 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 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).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PC Watch - Drakan: Order of The Flame - Complete Japanese Edition review - last accessed on 2020-04-12
- ↑ Games tech help: Drakan: Order of the Flame - Vortex of Sound (retrieved)
- ↑ Arokh's Lair Forums - Widescreen hack and some other fixes aka AiO Patch - last accessed on 2018-09-19
- "Fixed crash after exiting Alwarren."