Dustforce
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Developers | |
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Hitbox Team | |
Linux | Edward Rudd |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 17, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | March 1, 2012 |
Linux | September 18, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
IGDB | 80 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Multiplayer |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Developer website | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
itch.io | ||||
Steam | ||||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Dustforce\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/ |
Linux | $HOME/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/ |
Steam | <path-to-game>/user/ |
- Configuration file is not easily editable.
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Dustforce\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/ |
Linux | $HOME/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/ |
Steam | <path-to-game>/user/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Objects animations are ~15 FPS. |
Input
- In-game tutorial only tells default keyboard keys.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Skipping intro video requires ↵ Enter and accessing pause menu Esc. Binding those keys to controller with programs like JoyToKey or GlovePIE makes game fully controller controllable. Intro can be disabled in settings. |
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Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | Possible with dustmod.[citation needed] |
Issues fixed
Developer-recommended general fixes (Windows)
If you are on a laptop, make sure your power settings are allowing your computer to run at max settings[1] |
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Update your graphics drivers, audio drivers, chipset drivers and DirectX[1] |
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Change process priority for the game to "high" in the task manager[1] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode[1] |
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Run the game with administrator privileges[1] |
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Run the executable directly from the installation folder instead of from the Steam client[1] |
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Run the game in windowed mode and re-size the game to be small[1] |
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If you're on Windows, make sure you update your DirectX 9.0c[1] |
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Move your game installation folder[2] |
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Disable D3dOVERRIDER[3] |
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For Nvidia users[3] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1280x800 resolution Shader model 2 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1280x800 resolution 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 2 support |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1280x800 resolution OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 2 support |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bug and Issue Reporting Thread - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Client Crash Fix for Vista and 7 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Black screen upon startup - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)