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Dusk
Dusk	2018
Dusk '82	2021

Dusk is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action and FPS game in the Dusk series.

General information

Official Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Contains an additional Endless Level, "THE GOGATORIUM". Intruder Edition also available.
Humble Store
Steam		Intruder Edition also available.

Linux and macOS support was dropped on release of Dusk HD and the "moddable" version of the game.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Dusk HD	Free DLC with overhauled graphics.

Essential improvements

Skip splash screen

Use the start parameter^{[citation needed]}
Launch the game with the `-skip-dos` parameter

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config\dusk.ini^{[Note 3]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>/config

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saves^{[Note 3]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>/saves

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		"Fullscreen" is actually a borderless window rendered at fullscreen resolution. With "Fullscreen" enabled, "Resolution" only affects the internal renderer resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Up to 150
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		"Fullscreen" is a borderless fullscreen window. Optionally, a windowed mode with the `-popupwindow` parameter can be used to disable minimize on focus loss behavior.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Can be forced with Special K
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Input settings.

Controller layout.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		There is no option to enable it.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Croatian				Fan translation Download.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese				Shown as supported but not available.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish				Shown as supported but not available.
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		^[2]
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		^[2]
Self-hosting
Direct IP		^[2]

Issues fixed

Game fails to start

Re-install Citrix Workspace.^[3]

Judder

The in-game FPS limiter produces extremely fluctuating frame times.

Use Riva Tuner Statistics Server's built-in framerate limiter or the limiter of the GPU driver

Lag & Stutter

Dusk doesn't use flip presentation and thus, even with fullscreen enabled, runs in a borderless window with the compositor still running.

Use the `-window-mode exclusive` command line argument Enforces a true exclusive fullscreen

Use the `-force-d3d12` command line argument Enforces the usage of DirectX12 and subsequently the flip presentation model

Enable the Windows setting: "Optimizations for windowed games" Requires Windows 11+ Converts windowed DirectX10/11 games to the flip presentation model Microsoft Support - last accessed on [unknown]

Launch DUSK HD from desktop

Launching DUSK from the default Steam shortcut will always launch vanilla DUSK.

Enter the full path to your game + %command% as a launch option

Eg: "yourdrivehere:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dusk\DLC\DUSK HD\Dusk.exe" %command%

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4	OS X and Linux versions only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux			64-bit only.^[1]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11	10.14.3
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.6.2p1
↑ Unity engine build: 2018.2.8f1
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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 ^1.2 DUSK is now available for Mac, Linux and 32bit OS! 💪🤝💪 - @DUSKdev - Twitter - last accessed on 2019-02-06
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 LAN is BACK - Steam Community :: DUSK :: Events - last accessed on 2019-10-03
"Both you and our new DRM-free players can now LAN, Direct IP connect and even join our dedicated servers with Steam players for Frag Night."
↑ DUSK crashing immediately on launch - last accessed on 2020-10-29
"Do you have Citrix Workplace installed? It's been known to cause issues like this with DUSK."

[1] Unity engine build: 5.6.2p1

[2] Unity engine build: 2018.2.8f1

[gamedir-4] 3.0 ^3.1 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).

[MacLin32-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 DUSK is now available for Mac, Linux and 32bit OS! 💪🤝💪 - @DUSKdev - Twitter - last accessed on 2019-02-06

[lan-5] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 LAN is BACK - Steam Community :: DUSK :: Events - last accessed on 2019-10-03
"Both you and our new DRM-free players can now LAN, Direct IP connect and even join our dedicated servers with Steam players for Frag Night."

[6] DUSK crashing immediately on launch - last accessed on 2020-10-29
"Do you have Citrix Workplace installed? It's been known to cause issues like this with DUSK."

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[Note 3]

[2]

[3]

Developers

	David Szymanski
Publishers
	New Blood Interactive
Engines
Former	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
	Unity 2018^{[Note 2]}
Release dates
Windows	December 10, 2018
macOS (OS X)	February 6, 2019^[1]
Linux	February 6, 2019^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	88
OpenCritic	90
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror
Series	Dusk

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|New Blood Interactive}}
 |engines      =
-{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|Former}}
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|build=5.6.2p1|Former}}
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|build=2018.2.8f1}}
 |release dates=
@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|February 6, 2019|ref=<ref name="MacLin32">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1093291821785001984|title=DUSK is now available for Mac, Linux and 32bit OS! 💪🤝💪 - @DUSKdev - Twitter|date=2019-02-06}}</ref>}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 6, 2019|ref=<ref name="MacLin32"/>}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|dusk|88}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4927/dusk|90}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|dusk|90}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Dusk }}
 |steam appid  = 519860
-|steam appid side  =
+|steam appid side  = 994820, 994821, 1846130, 2717300
 |gogcom id    = 1150392214
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = dusk
+|hltb         = 50829
+|mobygames    = 101077
 |wikipedia    = Dusk (video game)
-|winehq       =
+|winehq       = 18693
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [https://discordapp.com/invite/NewBlood Publisher Discord server]
+{{mm}} [https://discordapp.com/invite/NewBlood Official Discord server]
 {{GOG.com links|1150392214|dusk}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/519860/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 31: / Line 57: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | dusk | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|dusk_intruder_edition|Intruder Edition}} also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | dusk | DRM-free | Contains an additional Endless Level, "THE GOGATORIUM". {{store link|GOG.com|dusk_intruder_edition|Intruder Edition}} also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | dusk | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 519860 | Steam | Intruder Edition also available. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 519860 | DRM-free | Intruder Edition also available. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+}}
+{{--}} Linux and macOS support was dropped on release of Dusk HD and the "moddable" version of the game.
+==Monetization==
+{{Monetization
+|ad-supported           =
+|dlc                    =
+|expansion pack         =
+|freeware               =
+|free-to-play           =
+|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
+|sponsored              =
+|subscription           =
+}}
+===Microtransactions===
+{{Microtransactions
+|boost               =
+|cosmetic            =
+|currency            =
+|finite spend        =
+|infinite spend      =
+|free-to-grind       =
+|loot box            =
+|none                = Game does not contain any microtransactions.
+|player trading      =
+|time-limited        =
+|unlock              =
+}}
+{{DLC|
+{{DLC/row | Dusk HD | Free DLC with overhauled graphics. | Windows }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip splash screen===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the start parameter|ref={{cn|date=July 2021}}|fix=
+# Launch the game with the <code>-skip-dos</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]
 }}
@@ Line 39: / Line 103: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|HKCU}}\Software\David Szymanski\Dusk}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\config\dusk.ini}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|game}}/config}}
@@ Line 54: / Line 118: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Dusk - Video Settings.png|Video settings.}}
 {{Image|Dusk - Advanced Video Settings.png|Advanced video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 80: / Line 144: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= Fullscreen is actually borderless window rendered at fullscreen resolution. With "fullscreen" enabled, resolution only affects the internal renderer resolution.
+|widescreen resolution notes= "Fullscreen" is actually a borderless window rendered at fullscreen resolution. With "Fullscreen" enabled, "Resolution" only affects the internal renderer resolution.
 |multimonitor               = true
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 92: / Line 156: @@
 |windowed notes             =
 |borderless windowed        = true
-|borderless windowed notes  = Fullscreen is actually borderless fullscreen windowed. Optionally, a windowed mode with <code>-popupwindow</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] can be used to disable minimise on focus loss behaviour.
+|borderless windowed notes  = "Fullscreen" is a borderless fullscreen window. Optionally, a windowed mode with the <code>-popupwindow</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] can be used to disable minimize on focus loss behavior.
 |anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 103: / Line 170: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = hackable
-|hdr notes                  =
+|hdr notes                  = Can be forced with [[Special K]]
+|ray tracing                = false
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Dusk - Input Settings.png|Input settings.}}
 {{Image|Dusk - Controller layout.png|Controller layout.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 159: / Line 228: @@
 |controller hotplug        = unknown
 |controller hotplug notes  =
-|haptic feedback           = unknown
+|haptic feedback           = true
 |haptic feedback notes     =
-|simultaneous input        = unknown
+|simultaneous input        = true
 |simultaneous input notes  =
 |steam input api           = false
@@ Line 175: / Line 244: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Dusk - Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
-|separate volume notes    = Master and Music slider only.
+|separate volume notes    = Master, Music
 |surround sound           = false
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = false
+|subtitles                = true
-|subtitles notes          = Planned for next update.
+|subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = false
-|mute on focus lost notes = No option to enable it.
+|mute on focus lost notes = There is no option to enable it.
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 200: / Line 271: @@
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Croatian
+|interface = hackable
+|audio     = false
+|subtitles = hackable
+|notes     = Fan translation [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJeO-rt4qSA0HzCmapfQyPQ8ohUepapT/view?usp=share_link Download].
+|fan       = true
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 210: / Line 289: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = French
+|language  = Traditional Chinese
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
@@ Line 218: / Line 297: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = Italian
+|language  = French
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
@@ Line 234: / Line 313: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = Spanish - Spain
+|language  = Italian
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
@@ Line 283: / Line 362: @@
 {{L10n/switch
 |language  = Russian
+|interface = true
+|audio     = false
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Spanish - Spain
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
@@ Line 295: / Line 382: @@
 |subtitles = false
 |notes     = Shown as supported but not available.
-|fan       =
-}}
-{{L10n/switch
-|language  = Traditional Chinese
-|interface = true
-|audio     = false
-|subtitles = true
-|notes     =
 |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 332: / Line 411: @@
 |lan play players     =
 |lan play modes       =
-|lan play notes       = <ref name="lan">{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/519860/announcements/detail/1595888090485851959|title=LAN is BACK - Steam Community :: DUSK :: Events|date=2019-10-03|snippet=Both you and our new DRM free players can now LAN, Direct IP connect and even join our dedicated servers with Steam players for Frag Night.}}</ref>
+|lan play notes       = <ref name="lan">{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/519860/announcements/detail/1595888090485851959|title=LAN is BACK - Steam Community :: DUSK :: Events|date=2019-10-03|snippet=Both you and our new DRM-free players can now LAN, Direct IP connect and even join our dedicated servers with Steam players for Frag Night.}}</ref>
 |online play          = true
 |online play players  =
@@ Line 346: / Line 425: @@
 |dedicated          = true
 |dedicated notes    = <ref name="lan"/>
-|self-hosting       = unknown
+|self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
 |direct ip          = true
@@ Line 355: / Line 434: @@
 |upnp =
 }}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Game fails to start===
+{{Fixbox|description=Re-install Citrix Workspace.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/519860/discussions/1/3004424478061393195/|title=DUSK crashing immediately on launch|date=2020-10-29|snippet=Do you have Citrix Workplace installed? It's been known to cause issues like this with DUSK.}}</ref>}}
+===Judder===
+{{ii}} The in-game FPS limiter produces extremely fluctuating frame times.
+{{Fixbox|description=Use Riva Tuner Statistics Server's built-in framerate limiter or the limiter of the GPU driver}}
+===Lag & Stutter===
+{{ii}} Dusk doesn't use flip presentation and thus, even with fullscreen enabled, runs in a borderless window with the compositor still running.
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the {{code|-window-mode exclusive}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]
+{{ii}} Enforces a true exclusive fullscreen}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the {{code|-force-d3d12}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]
+{{ii}} Enforces the usage of DirectX12 and subsequently the flip presentation model}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Enable the Windows setting: "Optimizations for windowed games"
+{{ii}} Requires Windows 11+
+{{mm}} Converts windowed DirectX10/11 games to the flip presentation model {{Refurl|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/optimizations-for-windowed-games-in-windows-11-3f006843-2c7e-4ed0-9a5e-f9389e535952|title=Microsoft Support}}}}
+===Launch DUSK HD from desktop===
+{{ii}} Launching DUSK from the default Steam shortcut will always launch vanilla DUSK.
+{{Fixbox|description=Enter the full path to your game + %command% as a launch option}}
+{{ii}} Eg: {{code|"yourdrivehere:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dusk\DLC\DUSK HD\Dusk.exe" %command%}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 381: / Line 483: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = true
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
-|macos 64-bit app       = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= false
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes = 64-bit only.<ref name="MacLin32"/>
 }}
@@ Line 406: / Line 511: @@
 |recHD    =
 |recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
-|recDX    = 9.0
+|recDX    =
 |recother =
 }}
@@ Line 440: / Line 545: @@
 {{References}}
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}