Difference between revisions of "The Darkness II"

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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Game has significant issues on OS X, and the port is only a Wine wrapper.^[1]^[2]

General information

Official Website

The Darkness II 2K Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Humble Store

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\DarknessII\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/67370/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\DarknessII\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/67370/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

All other languages have the in-game option to select English audio.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Yellow Screen Issue

For Nvidia users^{[citation needed]}
Open the Nvidia Control Panel. Go to Manage 3D settings. Select Application-controlled for Antialiasing - Mode under Global Settings. Ensure there is no custom profile for The Darkness II under the Program Settings tab overriding the global option you just set. Play.

For AMD users^{[citation needed]}
Open the Catalyst Control Panel. Set Anti-aliasing to be application-controlled. Play.

For OS X users^{[citation needed]}
Unfortunately, no solution has been found for fixing this issue in the OS X version of The Darkness II, and developer support seems to have ceased. The issue is likely to be caused by Intel integrated graphics cards, and may not occur if using Nvidia or AMD cards.

Crashes right after pressing the Play button

Run in Compatibility Mode^{[citation needed]}
Go the The Darkness II installation folder `C:\Program Files (x86)\2K Games\Digital Extremes\The Darkness II\` Right-click a file named `DarknessII.exe` Go to the 'Compatibility Mode' tab and check 'Disable Desktop Composition'. Try running the game.

"Could not load image"

Run the game from DarknessII.exe^{[citation needed]}
Go to the The Darkness II installation folder `C:\Program Files (x86)\2K Games\Digital Extremes\The Darkness II\` and look for `DarknessII.exe`. Run it directly from this file, rather than using the shortcut or client link.

Getting stuck in an invisible wall inside a vent

Possible solutions^{[citation needed]}
Capping to 60 FPS^[3] Verifying game cache Enable VSync

Performance/FPS problems

Run the game in Windowed Mode^{[citation needed]}
Running the game in windowed mode has been reported to alleviate certain frame rate issues.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1.5 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 256 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX or ATI equivalent 512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	11 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD2600 Nvidia GeForce 9600GT 256 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/67370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (67370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/67370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (67370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] "darkness 2 for mac is just a wine-wrapped pc version" - 2K Forums

[2] "Yellow screen" - Steam Community Discussions

[Invisible_wall_bugfix-4] Invisible wall bug-fix - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

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 '''Key points'''
-{{--}} Game has significant issues on OS X, and the port is only a [[Wine]] wrapper.<ref>[http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?135321-darkness-2-for-mac-is-just-a-wine-wrapped-pc-version "darkness 2 for mac is just a wine-wrapped pc version" - 2K Forums]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/67370/discussions/0/846960628365673473/ "Yellow screen" - Steam Community Discussions]</ref>
+{{--}} Game has significant issues on OS X, and the port is only a [[Wine]] wrapper.<ref>[http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?135321-darkness-2-for-mac-is-just-a-wine-wrapped-pc-version "darkness 2 for mac is just a wine-wrapped pc version" - 2K Forums]</ref><ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/67370/discussions/0/846960628365673473/ "Yellow screen" - Steam Community Discussions]</ref>
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Developers

	Digital Extremes
Publishers
	2K Games
Engines
	Evolution
Release dates
Windows	February 7, 2012
macOS (OS X)	April 24, 2012