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Blackguards

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Blackguards
Blackguards cover
Developers
Daedalic Entertainment
Engines
Unity 3[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows January 22, 2014
macOS (OS X) January 22, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Top-down view
Controls Point and select
Genres RPG, Strategy
Themes Fantasy
Series The Dark Eye
Blackguards on HowLongToBeat
Blackguards on MobyGames
Blackguards on Wikipedia
The Dark Eye
Realms of Arkania (series)
Drakensang (series)
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav 2012
Memoria 2013
Demonicon 2013
Blackguards 2014
Skilltree Saga 2014
Blackguards 2 2015
The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes 2020

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.

Blackguards is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and top-down view RPG and strategy game in the The Dark Eye series.

General information

Official forum
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Deluxe Edition is also available.
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
macOS (OS X)
A demo is available on Steam.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Deluxe Edition Artbook, Soundtrack, digital World Map, Developer Interview Videos and 6 Exclusive Wallpapers.
No upgrade option, GOG.com version contains some of the content by default.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Untold Legends
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249650/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards\Save
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249650/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Max Resolution 1920x1080; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter or see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

The game only supports a maximum of 1920x1080

Widescreen resolution

Edit registry settings[2][3]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards
  2. Change res_height_h4152408033 and res_width_h1023409048 according to your screen resolution.

Windowed

Edit registry settings
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards
  2. Change fullscreen_h1476830426 to 0.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse-driven.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Playable but not optimized.[4]
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, effects and voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Blackguards.
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes or crashes to desktop

Some users reported game freezes or crashes to desktop at random/certain situations.[5][6][7]

Issues Resolved

Game Shows Black screen on Startup

-type regedit in search bar, Edit registry settings, -Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards, -Change fullscreen_h1476830426 to 0, -launch the game, you should now see the intro, change display from 800x600 to 1920x1080, it should change, then exit the game and go back to -Edit registry settings Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards Change fullscreen_h1476830426 to 1

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 2 OS X only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[8]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4000


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 3.5.6f4[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 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>/249650/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (249650) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-21
  2. Resolution help? :: Blackguards General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Input Not Supported :: Blackguards General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Touch Enabled :: Blackguards General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  5. Sick of constant game freezes :: Blackguards General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  6. Crashing :: Blackguards General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  7. HELP instant crash, cannot play :: Blackguards General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  8. Blackguards Special Edition on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-09
    "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."