Drakensang: The Dark Eye
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Revision as of 14:38, 9 September 2021 by Mirh (talk | contribs) (→Availability: editing guide says only one "retail" row is allowed... But having it *both* drm-free and securom would make absolutely no sense though. A protectdisc patch also existed but I cannot find it anywhere.)
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| Developers | |
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| Radon Labs | |
| Publishers | |
| DTP Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Nebula Device | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 27, 2009 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 75 |
| IGDB | 70 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Genres | RPG |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | The Dark Eye |
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| The Dark Eye | |
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| Realms of Arkania (series) | |
| Drakensang (series) | |
| The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav | 2012 |
| Memoria | 2013 |
| Demonicon | 2013 |
| Blackguards | 2014 |
| Skilltree Saga | 2014 |
| Blackguards 2 | 2015 |
| The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes | 2020 |
Key points
- German retail version is not patched. All digital versions are.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 7 DRM.[1] High Resolution Texture Pack included.[citation needed] | |
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| Retail | |
ProtectDISC Software 11 DRM. Already patched to last version.[2] | |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
High Resolution Texture Pack included. | |
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| Steam | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
SecuROM PA DRM. English only. No Hi-Res patch included. | |
Demo
German demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Germany version only. List of patches. The Steam and English retail versions are already patched to the latest version.
High Resolution Texture Pack
- Requires Patch 1.02 on the German version of the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Drakensang\profiles\default\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12640/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Edit
profile.xml, which appears after launching the game and editing an option. Save the file but do not check read-only as this will cause a runtime error.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Drakensang\profiles\default\save |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12640/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Not all supported resolutions are listed in-game. See configuration file(s) location. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Can be forced via an .ini edit, see configuration file(s) location. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or launch the game with the -windowed option.[3] |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | x2, x4 | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped frame rate and refresh rate, no in-game frame rate cap.[citation needed] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Input settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Camera sensitivity, as opposed to general mouse sensitivity. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, ambient, SFX, user interface, dialogue. | |
| Surround sound | Stereo 2.0. | |
| Subtitles | English and German, depending on language of game. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Background music continues to play and loop when necessary. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | English voices with English editions only. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | German voices with German editions only. | |||
| Italian | Italian voices with Italian editions only. | |||
| Russian | Russian voices with Russian editions only. | |||
| Spanish | Retail version, download. |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. Note: Profile requires an officially unprotected game, for example from the german magazine Computer Bild Spiele 8/2012. |
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Issues fixed
Game crashes when trying to play videos
Run the game with the -novideo parameter.
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Other information
General settings
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7, 9 | Gameplay uses Direct3D 9; FMVs use Direct3D 7.[4] |
| Shader Model support | 3.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Mods
The Eye of the Goddess
The Eye of the Goddess (Das Auge der Göttin) is a free mod that adds 20–30 hours of gameplay and takes place after the end of the original campaign. Available in German and English (German version is fully voice-acted). Download here.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.6 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 1536 MB | 2 GB (XP), 3 GB (Vista) |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | 10 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 8800 series |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (12640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Welcher Kopierschutz wird verwendet werden? • dtp entertainment Forum (retrieved)
- ↑ [Anleitung - Empfehlung] Wie patche ich Drakensang richtig • dtp entertainment Forum (retrieved)
- ↑ Solution for those looking for windowed mode
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-11-27