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Revision as of 08:03, 17 May 2020
Developers | |
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Origin Systems | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 9, 1996 |
Windows | November 4, 1997 |
Windows (DOSBox) | September 19, 2013[1] |
Key points
- Use the Privateer 2 Unofficial Patch to remove FMV interlacing and improve stability.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DOS (original) or Windows (Deluxe). | |||
GOG.com | DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
Essential improvements
Patches
Version 17.0e (Buffalo Wings) patch (DOS)
The Version 17.0e (Buffalo Wings) patch updates the DOS version with fixes and improvements. The GOG.com and Windows versions are already patched.
Privateer 2 Unofficial Patch
- The Privateer 2 Unofficial Patch removes video interlacing and fixes many other issues.
Set up Unofficial Patch[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\DARK.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\DARK.CFG[Note 1] |
- Settings for the Privateer 2 Unofficial Patch are stored in
<path-to-game>\DARK.FIX
.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\GAME0*.IFF |
Windows | <path-to-game>\GAME0*.IFF[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. Use the Privateer 2 Unofficial Patch for pillarboxed. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | True for DOS version (when using DOSBox), false for Windows version. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game is capped to around 30 FPS. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Toggle Flight Model Orientation in in-flight options (Alt+O). | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Space flight only. | |
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Toggle Flight Model Orientation in in-flight options (Alt+O). |
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 |
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Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
German |
Issues fixed
No music during space flight (Windows)
- The Windows version only plays music when running in compatibility mode.
Install Unofficial Patch[3] |
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Install the Privateer 2 Unofficial Patch. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 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).