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===Broken graphics on AMD graphics cards===
 
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3D elements are broken on recent AMD drivers.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/darkstone/game_does_not_work_cannot_send_support_ticket_either Game does not work, Cannot send support ticket either...., page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> There is currently no fix other than reverting to Catalyst 13.1, the final version before this problem was introduced.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general/latest_ati_drivers_have_broken_some_gog_games_on_win7_info_inside/page1 Latest ATI drivers have broken some GOG games on Win7 (info inside), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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{{--}} 3D elements are broken on AMD drivers newer than Catalyst 13.1.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/darkstone/game_does_not_work_cannot_send_support_ticket_either Game does not work, Cannot send support ticket either...., page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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{{ii}} The <code>-sortbyz</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] will fix some issues but others remain.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/darkstone/exhaustive_list_of_command_line_parameters Exhaustive List of Command Line Parameters, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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{{Fixbox/fix|Revert to Catalyst 13.1|ref=<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general/latest_ati_drivers_have_broken_some_gog_games_on_win7_info_inside/page1 Latest ATI drivers have broken some GOG games on Win7 (info inside), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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# Uninstall the current AMD drivers (via AMD Catalyst Install Manager in Programs and Features).
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# Install [http://support.amd.com/en-us/download Catalyst 13.1] from the Previous Drivers and Software link after entering your system details.
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==

Revision as of 02:01, 9 June 2014

Darkstone
Darkstone cover
Developers
Delphine Software International
Publishers
Gathering of Developers
Anuman Interactive
VectorCell
Release dates
Windows July 31, 1999
Darkstone on Wikipedia
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Key points

A Quest Editor is available for making custom content.
Major graphics glitches on recent AMD drivers (see Broken graphics on AMD graphics cards).

General information

Darkstone Database community site
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Essential improvements

Patch v1.05b

The latest patch is v1.05b. Some previous patches are required. The GOG.com version is already fully patched.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Quest Editor

The Darkstone Quest Editor supports adding or editing monsters, NPCs, buildings and quests.

Journey in Uma addon

Journey in Uma is an official quest pack built with the Quest Editor.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Remapping

Go to config in the installation folder and edit keyboard.txt.

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Swedish

Network

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Characters and buildings display incorrectly on recent AMD drivers.

Broken graphics on AMD graphics cards

3D elements are broken on AMD drivers newer than Catalyst 13.1.[1]
The -sortbyz command line argument will fix some issues but others remain.[2]
Instructions

Issues fixed

Broken interface in windowed mode

Setting 32-bit color mode fixes the windowed mode interface.[3]
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Pentium 233 MHz MMX (or AMD equivalent)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 170 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB Direct3D

References