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Darkstar One

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Darkstar One
Darkstar One cover
Developers
Ascaron Entertainment
Publishers
cdv Software Entertainment
Kalypso Media
Strategy First
Release dates
Windows June 16, 2006
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Darkstar One on Wikipedia
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Key points

Some resolutions may cause crashes due to bundling an outdated DLL; see some resolutions crash the game for the fix.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 DRM: TAGES.[1]
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch for the retail version is the Retail 1.3 Patch. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French

Issues fixed

Some resolutions crash the game

Darkstar One may crash when using certain resolutions due to bundling an outdated version of iphlpapi.dll.
Instructions

netman.dll not found error

This is caused by DarkStar One shipping with an outdated version of this file.
Instructions

Ship throttle is backwards

If your controller's throttle is detected the wrong way around (e.g. putting it at the full speed position makes the ship stop instead) invert the "Throttle" axis by clicking the red rectangle beside it.

Black graphics at higher resolutions

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 SP4, XP SP2 XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz 2.6 Ghz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1024 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6.5 GB 6.5 GB
Video card (GPU) GeForce 3
Radeon 8500
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 1.1 support		 GeForce FX 6600
Radeon X800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  1. ↑ 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>/12330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References