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
- Requires the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software to prevent crashing issues on Windows.[citation needed]
- For OS X Lion (10.7) and later install the Version 1.06 patch.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.04 adds a mouse smoothing option, keybind support for more mouse buttons, numpad, and various bug fixes.
Patch 1.05 adds a new Instant Action mode after completing the campaign.
Patch 1.06 for OS X only makes the game compatible with OS X 10.7 (Lion) and later.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Use console command[1]
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- Bind ~ to console in the control options.
- Open console and enter
set player.fov 60 command.
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Disable Motion Blur
Use console command[1]
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- Bind ~ to console in the control options.
- Open console and enter
set render.post.motionblur 0 command.
- The game will give an error about "invalid variable", but it disables motion blur anyway.
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Input
In-game mouse/keyboard settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Master, Effects, Music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Polish |
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Local retail only, download. This patch does not translate objectives. Does not work on steam version. |
Issues unresolved
Black screen with sounds when starting the game on AMD GPUs
- Multiple users with AMD GPUs are reporting this issue as Nvidia's PhysX cannot be disabled in the options. There are no known fixes.
Issues fixed
Game crashes on new game or PhysX benchmark
Poor screen scaling (DPI issues)
Change DPI settings
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- Right-click on
darkestofdays.exe and click Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility tab and in the Settings section click on Change high DPI settings.
- Make sure Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: is checked and set on Application.
- Launch the game.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
2.0 GHz
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System memory (RAM) |
768 MB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 9800 Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| ATI Radeon 3000 Nvidia GeForce 8800 |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.6 (Snow Leopard) |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel, 2.16 GHz or faster |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References