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Difference between revisions of "The Dark Eye (1995)"

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===Games doesn't work on Windows 10===
 
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#Download and unzip "The Dark Eye Fix" somewhere.
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#Download and unzip [http://www.mediafire.com/file/rllu6y6l7xdn3ej/The_Dark_Eye_Fix.zip "The Dark Eye Fix"]
 
#Insert The Dark Eye CD, go to the folder on the disc called <code>SETUP</code>.
 
#Insert The Dark Eye CD, go to the folder on the disc called <code>SETUP</code>.
 
#Inside that folder is the file <code>DKYINSTL.EXE</code>, keep this one in mind.
 
#Inside that folder is the file <code>DKYINSTL.EXE</code>, keep this one in mind.
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==

Revision as of 15:19, 29 November 2020

The Dark Eye (1995)
Developers
Inscape
Publishers
Atari Games
Release dates
Windows 1995
The Dark Eye (1995) on MobyGames
The Dark Eye (1995) on Wikipedia

Key points

Does not work on modern Windows, see this fix

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
This game is not available digitally


Video

Input

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

Audio

[[File:|300px|alt=Audio settings]]
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Games doesn't work on Windows 10

Use "The Dark Eye Fix"
  1. Download and unzip "The Dark Eye Fix"
  2. Insert The Dark Eye CD, go to the folder on the disc called SETUP.
  3. Inside that folder is the file DKYINSTL.EXE, keep this one in mind.
  4. Open your "The Dark Eye Fix" folder and find the program otvdm.exe.
  5. Drag DKYINSTL.EXE from your CD into otvdm.exe.
  6. During install make sure to uncheck "Quicktime For Windows 2.03".
  7. After Install, go to the <path-to-game> you installed the game in.
  8. Drag DARKEYE.EXE into otvdm.exe and the game should start.
The game is made for 640×480, set your resolution to either that or 800x600 for full screen.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel i486 DX
System memory (RAM) 12 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM


References