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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	2	Versus

Issues fixed

Full 3D mode fix

Only CPU mode works unless you apply the fix below

Full 3D mode Fix for modern Windows^[1]

Install Dark Omen with a Full Installation as administrator.
Download this file and place it in the installation folder folder and overwrite everything
Right-click the EngRel 3d Fix &Extreme Camera zoom & Overhead Map.exe file in <path-to-game>\PRG_ENG and select properties, then select the 'Compatibility' tab and select 'Run in 640x480 screen resolution and 'Run in 16-bit Colors'. Also set compatibility to Windows 98.


Run the game using the EngRel 3d Fix &Extreme Camera zoom & Overhead Map.exe file


Notes

 On Windows XP through 7, 16-bit color mode is not a setting in the compatibility tab, so before starting the game right-click the desktop, select screen resolution then 'Advanced Settings'. Then on the 'Monitor' tab change the colour settings to 16-bit and select 'Apply'
 All visual settings can be turned on except for Colored Cursors. That setting will crash the game.
 The tutorial will seem like it doesn't recognize the camera movement at first, but keep doing it for a few minutes and the tutorial will move on.

Colored cursor fix

Colored Cursors Fix^{[citation needed]}

Download these files
Copy files to <path-to-game>\Graphics\Cursors and replace all files

Notes

Make sure the colored cursors are 'off' in the graphics menu, as that settings crashes the game. This is a workaround of that crash that enables the colored cursors to work.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D
Glide

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows^[2]
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

References

↑ [1]
↑ Warhammer: Dark Omen for Windows (1998) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on 2020-04-26

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[2] Warhammer: Dark Omen for Windows (1998) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on 2020-04-26

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-#Install Dark Omen with a Full Installation in Administrator Mode.
+#Install Dark Omen with a Full Installation as administrator.
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-#Right click the 'EngRel 3d Fix &Extreme Camera zoom & Overhead Map.exe' file in <code>{{p|game}}\PRG_ENG</code> and select properties, then select the 'Compatibility' tab and select 'Run in 640x480 screen resolution and 'Run in 16bit Colors'. Also set compatibility to Windows 98.
+#Right-click the <code>EngRel 3d Fix &Extreme Camera zoom & Overhead Map.exe<code> file in <code>{{p|game}}\PRG_ENG</code> and select properties, then select the 'Compatibility' tab and select 'Run in 640x480 screen resolution and 'Run in 16-bit Colors'. Also set compatibility to Windows 98.
-#Run the game using the 'EngRel 3d Fix &Extreme Camera zoom & Overhead Map.exe' file
+#Run the game using the <code>EngRel 3d Fix &Extreme Camera zoom & Overhead Map.exe</code> file
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} On Windows 7 'Run in 16bit Colors' is not a setting in the compatibility tab, so before starting the game right click the desktop, select screen resolution then 'Advanced Settings'. Then on the 'Monitor' tab change the colour settings to 16bit and select 'Apply'
+{{ii}} On Windows XP through 7, 16-bit color mode is not a setting in the compatibility tab, so before starting the game right-click the desktop, select screen resolution then 'Advanced Settings'. Then on the 'Monitor' tab change the colour settings to 16-bit and select 'Apply'
-{{ii}} All visual settings can be turned on except for Colored Cursors. That setting will crash the game!
+{{ii}} All visual settings can be turned on except for Colored Cursors. That setting will crash the game.
 {{ii}} The tutorial will seem like it doesn't recognize the camera movement at first, but keep doing it for a few minutes and the tutorial will move on.
 }}
-===Colored Cursor Fix===
+===Colored cursor fix===
 {{Fixbox|description=Colored Cursors Fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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Developers

	Mindscape
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	March 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RPG, Strategy
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Warhammer