Dark Void

Warnings

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Dark Void
Dark Void	2010
Dark Void Zero	2010

Key points

A standalone Dark Void Physx benchmark is available for download.

General information

Dark Void Website

MobyGames page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM PA DRM.
Amazon.com
GamersGate		SecuROM PA DRM.

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Additional SecuROM PA DRM.

Demo

A demo is available; here, here or here. It includes the level Into The Void.

Essential improvements

Patches

Two patches are available for the game's Physx engine; main Physx patch and second Physx patch. Retail version of Dark Void requires the main PhysX patch to be applied firstly.

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Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45710/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45710/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings menu.

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Field of view (FOV)

The Dark Void plugin for Flawless Widescreen can change the base FOV by -20 to +20, but this can be modified to get a much wider FOV.

Instructions

Additional video settings

Many video settings can be changed in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Airtight\Dark Void\SkyGame\Config\SkyEngine.ini under SystemSettings. Open the file with a text editor and change the values to True or False, or change the numeric value. These are some settings that are confirmed working:

MotionBlur=True
DepthOfField=True - Disabling depth of field also disables bloom and god rays.
Distortion=True - Screen distortion effect when the player gets hurt (this setting doesn't influence the color change effect).
Fullscreen=True - Toggles fullscreen/window mode.
MaxAnisotropy=4 - Anisotropic filtering quality can be set to 0, 2, 4, 8 or 16.
Godrays=True
FilmGrain=True

Input settings

Controls settings menu.

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Audio settings

Audio settings menu.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Debug controls

Some useful debug controls can be activated in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Airtight\Dark Void\SkyGame\Config\SkyInput.ini. Open the file with a text editor and change DebugBindings to Bindings to enable a control. Changing the value under Name changes the input key. ^[1]

DebugBindings=(Name="O",Command="Slomo 0.5") - Changes the game speed (another key needs to be set to 1.0 to restore the original speed).
DebugBindings=(Name="B",Command="ToggleHud") - Toggles HUD rendering on/off.
DebugBindings=(Name="NumPadOne",Command="FOV 60") - Can be used to change the FOV to a custom value, but it gets reset to a small value after cutscenes. Default is around 65.
DebugBindings=(Name="F5",Command="tiledshot 4") - Takes a high resolution screenshot (7680x4320) and stores it in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Airtight\Dark Void\SkyGame\ScreenShots\
DebugBindings=(Name="F1",Command="viewmode wireframe") - Wireframe rendering.
DebugBindings=(Name="F2",Command="viewmode unlit") - Disables light, shadows and post-processing effects.
DebugBindings=(Name="F3",Command="viewmode lit") - Restores normal rendering mode.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.4 GHz AMD 2.0 GHz	Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz AMD Phenom X4
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7900 ATI Radeon HD 3850	Nvidia GeForce 9800 ATI Radeon HD 4800

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (45710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ The NeoGAF Screenshotter's Compendium Thread - Dark Void

[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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (45710) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (45710) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] The NeoGAF Screenshotter's Compendium Thread - Dark Void

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers

	Airtight Games
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	January 19, 2010