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==Issues and Fixes==
 
==Issues and Fixes==
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===Yellow Screen Issue for nVidia users===
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# Go the nVidia control panel
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# Disable Anti-aliasing on The Darkness 2 game settings
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# Select “Let the application decide” in the global settings
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# You should no longer encounter The Darkness 2 yellow screen problems.
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===Crashes right after pressing the ‘Play’ button===
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In Windows 7 go the The Darkness 2 installation folder, right-click the The Darkness 2 exe file, go to the ‘Compatibility Mode’ tab and check ‘Disable Desktop Composition.’ Then try running The Darkness 2 once more.
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===“Could not load image”===
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Go to the The Darkness 2 installation folder and look for the The Darkness 2 .exe file and run it directly from there, rather than using the shortcut or client link.
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===Getting stuck in an invisible wall in a vent===
 
===Getting stuck in an invisible wall in a vent===
 
Possible solutions:
 
Possible solutions:

Revision as of 19:41, 25 February 2012

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Issues and Fixes

Yellow Screen Issue for nVidia users

  1. Go the nVidia control panel
  2. Disable Anti-aliasing on The Darkness 2 game settings
  3. Select “Let the application decide” in the global settings
  4. You should no longer encounter The Darkness 2 yellow screen problems.

Crashes right after pressing the ‘Play’ button

In Windows 7 go the The Darkness 2 installation folder, right-click the The Darkness 2 exe file, go to the ‘Compatibility Mode’ tab and check ‘Disable Desktop Composition.’ Then try running The Darkness 2 once more.

“Could not load image”

Go to the The Darkness 2 installation folder and look for the The Darkness 2 .exe file and run it directly from there, rather than using the shortcut or client link.

Getting stuck in an invisible wall in a vent

Possible solutions:

Graphical Tweaks

Field of Vision Fix (FOV)

Field of vision is set to default at 40, which is very low. A fix is available by the user clippa, which involves downloading a utility and forcing a memory hack:

Performance Improvements

Windowed Mode

Running the game in windowed mode has been reported to alleviate certain frame rate issues.

Save Game Data

Folder Location

  • Windows 7 (hidden folder)
    c:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\DarknessII\CONTINUE.SAV

Improvements

Borderless Fullscreen Windowed

No native support. Unofficial utility Borderless Windowed is fully compatible with The Darkness 2.

System Requirements

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