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Revision as of 21:27, 12 February 2017
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| LucasArts | |
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| Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Jedi | |
| iMUSE | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | February 15, 1995 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | June 1995 |
| Windows | September 16, 2009 |
| Linux | January 20, 2015[1] |
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Key points
- Can run on virtually any computer.
General information
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- DF-21 - Modding site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
See Run retail version without the CD on how to bypass the disc check. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
Can be played without Steam. Pre-packaged with DOSBox 0.73.[3] Update to 0.74 for better performance and some color issue fixes. | |
- Demo is available
Essential improvements
Patches
- The DOS version has no patches (the
Install.exelisted on the support page is not for this game). - The 1.2 Update patch fixes some issues with the Classic version of Dark Forces.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32400/pfx/[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game options menu.
Input settings
{{Image|Star Wars Dark Forces INSTALL Video Options.jpg|Video options in INSTALL.EXE. Template:Input settings
DOSBox mouse sensitivity
| Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Issues fixed
Game randomly changes colors
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Game appears stretched horizontally
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Run retail version without the CD
| Instructions |
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Update Steam DOSBox version/Run without Steam
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Enable Steam overlay
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| DOS video modes | MCGA, VGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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XL Engine port
XL Engine (formerly DarkXL) is a fan project aimed at porting the game to modern systems with additional features. Support for Dark Forces is currently in alpha stage, so some workarounds are required to proceed at certain points in missions (see Getting started with XL Engine).
System requirements
| DOS | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386DX 33 MHz | Intel 486DX 33 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | MCGA, VGA | |
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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32400/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- DOS
- Mac OS
- Windows
- Linux
- Invalid template usage (Infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
- Invalid template usage (Availability)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Invalid section order
- Invalid template usage (API)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)