Day of Defeat: Source

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Day of Defeat: Source
Day of Defeat Source Box.jpg
Developers
Engines
 
Release dates
Windows
September 26, 2005
OS X
July 13, 2010
Linux
March 13, 2013
Day of Defeat: Source at Steam Charts
Day of Defeat: Source at SteamDB
 Day of Defeat: Source at Wikipedia
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat 2000
Day of Defeat: Source 2005

Key points

Disadvantage Both the realism and competitive communities are nearly dead.
Advantage There are not too many servers left, though the remaining servers are configured well.

General information

More information Day of Defeat Wiki
More information GitHub Issue Tracker for Day of Defeat: Source and other Source-based games
More information Steam Community Discussions
More information Steam Users' Forums

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
Steam Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg
Retail Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg
Information All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Fix -novid

  1. Find Day of Defeat: Source in your Steam Library.
  2. Right-click the game name.
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Select Set Launch Options....
  5. Input -novid.
  6. Press OK.
  7. Launch the game.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\dod\cfg
OS X
Linux ~/.steam/Steam/SteamApps/common/Day of Defeat Source/dod/

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Impossible
GameSave Manager Native

Video settings[edit]

In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution Native WSGF WS Gold.svg
Multi-monitor Unknown Grading incomplete
Field of view (FOV) Impossible
Windowed Native
Borderless fullscreen windowed Hackable See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Native
Anti-aliasing (AA) Native
Vertical sync (Vsync) Native
High frame rate Native No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[1]

Borderless fullscreen windowed[edit]

Fix -window -noborder

  1. Find Day of Defeat: Source in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -window -noborder
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/gamepad settings.
Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Native
Mouse acceleration Native
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Native
Controller
Controller support Native
Full controller support Impossible
Controller remapping Unknown
Controller Y-axis inversion Native

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Native Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound Native 7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround
Subtitles Native
Closed captions Native
Mute on focus lost Native "Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Native Native

Network[edit]

In-game general multiplayer settings.
In-game advanced multiplayer settings.
Information For more information, see the "Source Dedicated Server" section of our Source engine article.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play Native 32
Online play Native 32

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking Impossible
Peer-to-peer Native
Dedicated Native
Self-hosting Native
Direct IP Native Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound) 27014-27050
UDP (outbound) 1200, 27000-27015

Issues fixed[edit]

Purple and black broken textures[edit]

Information A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
64-bit executable Native OS X and Linux only.[citation needed]

Middleware[edit]

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

Console commands[edit]

Information Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.

Fix Enabling the console in Source games

  1. Launch the game
  2. From the main menu select Options
  3. Select the Keyboard tab
  4. Click the Advanced button
  5. Check the box next to Enable developer console (~)
  6. Click Apply

Notes:

Information Press ~ to open the console.
Information Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with sv_cheats 1.
Information Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server.
Disadvantage Users without a US keyboard could experience some problems.
Information You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:

Fix -console

  1. Find the game in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -console
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

Launch options[edit]

Information View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.

Fix Enabling a launch parameter

  1. Find the game in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
3.8 GB
Video card (GPU) Requires support for SSE
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		DirectX 9 compatible
OS X
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.9, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8
ATI X1600
Intel HD 3000

References

  1. ↑ New 120Hz Games Report