Difference between revisions of "Darksiders"

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Darksiders
Darksiders	2010
Darksiders II	2012
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition	2015
Darksiders Warmastered Edition	2016
Darksiders III	2018
Darksiders Genesis	2019

Key points

Very few video customization settings.

General information

Darksiders Community Forums

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/50620/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/50620/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Darksiders - General Settings.jpg

General settings

Template:Video settings

When playing on a system with multiple monitors, the game will default to fullscreen on the primary monitor. When the game is alt-tabbed out of and reopened, the screen will go black. Once there simply wiggle the mouse . Sometimes the game will go back to normal, and sometimes the game will crash instead.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Global hotkeys (for example volume keys on some keyboards) are disabled when game is in focus.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Czech
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Turkish

Issues fixed

Steam achievements not unlocking

Steam achievements will fail to unlock if the game has already been launched on the current instance of Steam.

Instructions

Cutscenes do not play

Instructions

Game doesn't reach menu

Instructions

Game freezes at initial black screen

Instructions

Cutscenes are only visible on half of the screen

This can be caused by the MS13-057/KB2803821 update; reinstall the update to resolve the issue.^[1]

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4 GHz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0 GHz or better	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 NVIDIA GeForce GT220 ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 ATI Radeon HD3870 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/50620/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (50620) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ MS13-057: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9 and 9.5 (wmvdmod.dll), and for Windows Media Player 11 and 12: July 9, 2013

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/50620/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (50620) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/50620/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (50620) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[KB2803821-2] MS13-057: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9 and 9.5 (wmvdmod.dll), and for Windows Media Player 11 and 12: July 9, 2013

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 23, 2010}}
 |steam appid  = 50620
+|steam appid side = 276200
 |gogcom page  =
 |wikipedia    = Darksiders
@@ Line 139: / Line 140: @@
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = false
-|mute on focus lost notes = Enabled by default
+|mute on focus lost notes = Enabled by default.
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+}}
+{{L10n|content=
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = English
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Czech
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     =
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Turkish
+ |interface = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       = yes
+ |fan notes = A Turkish fan patch is available [http://forum.oyunceviri.com/showthread.php?t=282 here].
+}}
 }}
@@ Line 150: / Line 243: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Restart Steam}}
-Restart Steam. Achievements that should have been awarded will not be rewarded until the task is completed again.
+* Restart Steam. Achievements that should have been awarded will not be rewarded until the task is completed again.
 }}
@@ Line 156: / Line 249: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Cutscenes do not play}}
-Check that Windows Media Player 11 or better is installed on your system.
+* Check that Windows Media Player 11 or better is installed on your system.
-Codec Packs have been known to interfere as well. Ex. LAV Filters. Uninstall any codec packs.
+* Codec Packs have been known to interfere as well ''(e.g. LAV Filters)''. Uninstall any codec packs.
 }}
@@ Line 163: / Line 256: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Game doesn't reach menu}}
-Could be caused by the AMD logo introduction.
+* Could be caused by the AMD logo introduction.
+* Rename <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Darksiders\media\videos\'''AMD_Logo_movie'''</code> to something else.
-Rename <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Darksiders\media\videos\'''AMD_Logo_movie'''</code> to something else.
 }}
@@ Line 171: / Line 263: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Game freezes at initial black screen}}
-Unplug your keyboard, then start the game, then plug the keyboard back in.
+* Unplug your keyboard, then start the game, then plug the keyboard back in.
 }}

Developers

	Vigil Games
Publishers
	THQ
	Nordic Games
Release dates
Windows	September 23, 2010