Difference between revisions of "Black Sails - The Ghost Ship"

Latest revision as of 13:17, 8 February 2024

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BlackSails\settings-user.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/373240/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BlackSails\save\*.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/373240/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Hor+
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Menu, interface and notes are not scaled.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, 2x, 4x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Enable windowed mode^[1]
Open settings-user.ini file with Notepad or other text editor. Using the Find function (Ctrl+F), search for `fullscreen =`. There will be exactly one entry. Change its value to `false`. Save the file. Launch the game.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync^[2]
Open settings-user.ini file with Notepad or other text editor. Using the Find function (Ctrl+F), search for `vsync_enabled`. There will be exactly one entry. Change its value to `false`. Save the file. Launch the game.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse-only game.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Mouse does not move camera.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Effects, Speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team». For German-version or English-version

Issues fixed

Unable to save settings or game progress

Use Windows user account with English-only letters^[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible

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 (373240) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2018-12-04
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2018-12-04
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[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 (373240) 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 (373240) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Verified by User:Mastan on 2018-12-04

[3] Verified by User:Mastan on 2018-12-04

[4] Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror, Historical }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|origin                =
+|discord                   =
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+|epic games launcher       =
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+|epic games launcher notes =
-|uplay                 =
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+|gog galaxy notes          =
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+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Black Sails - The Ghost Ship settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 75: / Line 99: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Off, 2x, 4x.
-|vsync                      = hackable
+|upscaling                  = unknown
-|vsync notes                = Enabled by default. See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
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+|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 105: / Line 132: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           = Mouse-only game.
@@ Line 169: / Line 196: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Effects, Speech
@@ Line 182: / Line 209: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
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 |notes     =
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 202: / Line 230: @@
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
-|fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team».<br> For [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/black_sails_das_geisterschiff/files/4552.html German-version] or [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/black_sails_das_geisterschiff/files/5316.html English-version]
+ |fan       = true
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 208: / Line 243: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
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 ==Other information==
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-|64-bit executable notes=
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+|linux 32-bit executable=
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 }}

Developers

	Deck13 Interactive
Engines
	Ogre
Release dates
Windows	August 22, 2010
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror, Historical