Blacklight: Retribution
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| Developers | |
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| Zombie Studios | |
| Hardsuit Labs | |
| Publishers | |
| Perfect World Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 3, 2012 |
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| Blacklight | |
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| Blacklight: Tango Down | 2010 |
| Blacklight: Retribution | 2012 |
Key points
- Free to play.
- Heavy frame rate drops and low GPU utilisation on Intel-based systems with Hyper-Threading enabled.[citation needed]
General information
- Official game site
- Blacklight Wiki - A detailed wiki for the Blacklight series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require a Perfect World or Arc Games Account.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patches for this game should be downloaded and installed automatically when the game is run after a patch has been released. Note that this requires an internet connection - you will not be able to play online without having the most recent patch If the automatic patching doesn't work, you can manually download the patches here.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\FoxGame\Config\PCConsole\Cooked[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
- All stats and settings are automatically saved to the Perfect World servers
Video settings
In-game graphics Normal settings.
In-game graphics Advanced settings.
Input settings
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | Private Servers run on the official servers. | |
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TriDef 3D | ||||
Issues fixed
Game won't start
- If the game gives you an "Crash Report" message after you press the "Play" button in the launcher try to update your GPU Driver
- If the game refuses to start with no error message try updating DirectX.
| Install DirectX[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 (32-bit) | 7 (64-bit) |
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8xxx AMD Radeon HD2xxx 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | 1 GB+ of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/209870/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (209870) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.