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===Broken graphics on AMD graphics cards=== | ===Broken graphics on AMD graphics cards=== | ||
{{Image|Darkstone AMD graphics glitch.png|Characters and buildings display incorrectly on recent AMD drivers.}} | {{Image|Darkstone AMD graphics glitch.png|Characters and buildings display incorrectly on recent AMD drivers.}} | ||
− | {{--}} 3D elements are broken on AMD drivers newer than Catalyst 13.1.<ref> | + | {{--}} 3D elements are broken on AMD drivers newer than Catalyst 13.1.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/darkstone/game_does_not_work_cannot_send_support_ticket_either|title=Game does not work, Cannot send support ticket either...., page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general_archive/latest_ati_drivers_have_broken_some_gog_games_on_win7_info_inside/page1|title=Latest ATI drivers have broken some GOG games on Win7 (info inside), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> The <code>-sortbyz</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] will fix some issues but others remain.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/darkstone/exhaustive_list_of_command_line_parameters|title=Exhaustive List of Command Line Parameters, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> |
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
===Music stuttering=== | ===Music stuttering=== | ||
− | {{--}} The in-game music will frequently skip and stutter on modern hardware. There is no known fix.<ref> | + | {{--}} The in-game music will frequently skip and stutter on modern hardware. There is no known fix.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/darkstone/music_skipping|title=Music skipping, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> |
==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 22:32, 9 May 2023
Developers | |
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Delphine Software International | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Gathering of Developers |
GOG.com | VectorCell |
Steam | Anuman Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 27, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
General information
- Darkstone Database community site
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].[3] | |||
GOG.com | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper. | |||
Steam |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Journey in Uma | Released for free. Included in digital releases. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest patch is v1.05b. Some previous patches are required. The GOG.com version is already fully patched.
Framerate fix
- For Windows 8 and later, use the low frame rate fix.
Peixoto's patch
- Peixoto's patch allows high resolution, super-sampling anti-aliasing and gets the installer working on 64-bit systems.
Skip intro videos
Run the game with the -nointro command line argument.[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\config\*.txt[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/320320/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/320320/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | For Windows 8 and later, use the low frame rate fix. | ||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS.[4] |
Windowed
Use the -32bit -window command line arguments.[5]
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- The 32-bit parameter must be present or the interface will be broken.[5]
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Set in <path-to-game>\config\keyboard.txt . |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | SFX, Music, Voices | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Disabled by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Not supported (Steam store page is incorrect).[6] | |||
LAN play | 2 | Co-op |
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Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Broken graphics on AMD graphics cards
- 3D elements are broken on AMD drivers newer than Catalyst 13.1.[7][8] The
-sortbyz
command line argument will fix some issues but others remain.[9]
Use dgVoodoo 2[citation needed] |
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Broken interface in windowed mode
- Setting 32-bit color mode fixes the windowed mode interface.[5]
Use the -32bit command line argument[5]
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This game has frame rate issues on Windows 8 and later when running in fullscreen mode.
Apply necessary fixes[citation needed] |
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Issues unresolved
Music stuttering
- The in-game music will frequently skip and stutter on modern hardware. There is no known fix.[10]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Xaudio MPEG Audio Engine | |
Cutscenes | Windows Media Foundation |
Quest Editor
The Darkstone Quest Editor supports adding or editing monsters, NPCs, buildings and quests.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz MMX (or AMD equivalent) | Intel Pentium II 350 MHz MMX (or AMD equivalent) |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 170 MB | 380 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (320320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Talk:Darkstone — StrategyWiki, the video game walkthrough and strategy guide wiki
- ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-03-16
- Tested by using my monitor's 48 Hz refresh mode, disabling vsync, and simply running the game normally.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 A way to run this in windowed mode?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Local coop :: Darkstone General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Game does not work, Cannot send support ticket either...., page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Latest ATI drivers have broken some GOG games on Win7 (info inside), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Exhaustive List of Command Line Parameters, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Music skipping, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023