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Revision as of 21:27, 9 February 2022
Key points
- Use Drakan Community Patch to install and run the game on modern systems.
- Riot Engine Level Editor, 3D modeler and export plug-ins for 3D modeling tools are available for making custom content.
- MPlayer.com online services have been shut down. Use alternative master server list provided by Drakan Community Patch.
General information
- Arokh's Lair
- Arokh's Lair Forum - The only Drakan forum. Not very lively.
- OpenDrakan - Open-source recreation of Surreal Software's Riot Engine. Project is still in an early stage.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Disc check; install the latest patch to play without the CD. |
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- This game is not available digitally.
- Demo available (mirror1 (4th link)/mirror2/mirror3/mirror4)
Essential improvements
Hidden developer settings.
Patches
Patch 445
(Arokh's Lair (3rd link)/Mod DB)
- Removes CD-Check from the game.
Unofficial Patches
(Arokh's Lair (2nd link)/Google Drive/Mod DB)
- Contains all previous patches.
- Improves stability of game and level editor.
- Fixes crash after selecting difficulty and multiplayer disconnect bug on modern operating systems.
- Adds widescreen fixes.
Peixoto's patch
- Forced resolution allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus and SSAA
- Better compatibility with XInput gamepads
(Arokh's Lair (1st link))
- Uses AiO Patch as a base with additional fixes.
- Contains all fan-made singleplayer & multiplayer levels.
- Recommended for playing multiplayer as all community hosted servers are compatible only with this patch.
Modifications
(Project Site/Arokh's Lair (8th link)/Mod DB)
- Fixes the majority of known bugs and adds new graphic effects based on an additional DirectX 9 rendering engine.
- Deprecated and abandoned. Causes graphical glitches and low frame rates. Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper (included with Drakan Community Patch) instead.
Developer mode
- This allows you to select and play player-created levels when you select New Game in the main menu.
Enable Developer Mode[citation needed]
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- Hold ⇧ Shift while opening the game via double clicking the game icon.
- In the Riot Engine Options window, click the Developer tab.
- Check
Enable Developer Mode . Now click OK to start Drakan.
- To select difficulty, hold Ctrl when you click New Game, otherwise it defaults to Normal difficulty.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- AiO Patch changes the default path to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Drakan\Drakan.cfg
. Patch specific config is stored in Arokh.ini
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Save game data location
- AiO Patch changes the default path to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Drakan\Saves\
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Video
External graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/joystick/gamepad settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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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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It mutes unless Creative ALchemy is used to restore 3D sound and EAX. |
EAX support |
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EAX 1.0 & A3D 1.0[2] |
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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Japanese |
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[1] |
Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
27045, 27046, 27910 |
UDP |
27045, 27046, 27910 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Crash after exiting the level "Alwarren"
Install AiO Patch[3]
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Notes
- If this doesn't work, disable Dithering from the Graphics tab in the Riot Engine Options and then enable it again after getting out of Alwarren. Dithering is useless except on ancient hardware that couldn't support 32-bit color modes.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
MPlayer.com |
Mplayer.com services were taken offline in 2001. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 166 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
320 MB |
400 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible
| 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible |
Notes
References