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.
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.
- MobyGames entry
Availability
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Disc check; install the latest patch to play without the CD. |
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- This game is not available digitally.
- Demo available (mirror1/mirror2/mirror3)
Essential improvements
Hidden developer settings.
Patches
Patch 445
(Arokh's Lair (4th link)/Mod DB)
- Removes CD-Check from the game.
Unofficial Patches
(Arokh's Lair (2nd link)/Google Drive/Mod DB)
- Contains all previous patches.
- Improves stability of game and level editor.
- Fixes multiplayer problems on modern Windows and Wine.
- Adds widescreen fixes.
(Arokh's Lair (1st link))
- Uses AiO Patch as base with additional fixes.
- Contains all fan made singleplayer & multiplayer levels and mods.
- Recommended for playing multiplayer. Includes various fixes for community made levels and restores balance.
Modifications
- Drakan: 10th Anniversary is a mod fixing the majority of known bugs and adding new graphic effects based on an additional DirectX 9 rendering engine.
- Deprecated and abandoned. Causes various graphical glitches. Use dgVoodoo 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 dev mode[citation needed]
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- Hold ⇧ Shift while opening the game via double clicking the game icon.
- In the Riot Engine Options window, click the Developer tab.
- Click Enable Developer Mode. Now click OK to start Drakan.
- To select difficulty, hold Ctrl when you click New Game, otherwise, it defaults to Normal difficulty.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- AiO Patch changes the default path to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Drakan\Drakan.cfg
Save game data location
- AiO Patch changes the default path to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Drakan\Saves\
. Patch specific config is stored in Arokh.ini
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Video settings
External graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/joystick/gamepad settings.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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[citation needed]
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- If this doesn't work, try disabling dithering from the developer mode and then enabling it again after getting out of Alwarren. Dithering is useless except on ancient hardware that couldn't support 32-bit color modes.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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
References