Daikatana

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Digital releases are already fully patched.

Several demo and alpha versions have been released

The multiplayer-only Daikatana DM is available for free

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch for the game is v1.2 (v1.2.2 if using Daikatana DM). The patch is available from DaikatanaNews.net (mirror).

Map packs, Utilities, etc.

All of the official content for the game, along with user created content and patches, can be found on DaikatanaNews.net (mirror)

GameSpy shutdown workaround

A guide on fixing the in-game server browser can be found here.

Daikatana 1.3

Compatible with Windows, Linux, OS X and FreeBSD.

Adds support for widescreen resolutions, disabling mouse acceleration and AI sidekicks, and more.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Set custom FOV^{[citation needed]}
Install Daikatana 1.3. While in game open the console with `~`. Type in `fov x` where `x` is the desired FOV.

Frame rate (FPS)

Frame rate is capped at 83 FPS by default.

Set maximum FPS^{[citation needed]}
Install Daikatana 1.3. Go to `<path-to-game>\data\`. Create and edit `autoexec.cfg`. Add `r_maxfps x` where `x` is the maximum FPS cap. Add `cl_maxfps x` instead if async refresh is disabled.

Brightness

The game can be too dark to play at default settings.

Adjust gamma^{[citation needed]}
Install Daikatana 1.3. While in game open the console with `~`. Type in `gl_ignorehwgamma 1` Type in `vid_gamma 1.0` Type in `gl_modulate 3` Type in `vid_restart` to apply changes.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse settings.

In-game joystick settings.

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Mouse acceleration

Daikatana causes Windows to enable the mouse 'Enhance pointer precision' feature, which adds mouse acceleration.^[2]

Disable acceleration function^{[citation needed]}
Install Daikatana 1.3. While in game open the console with `~`. Type in and enter `m_noaccel 1`.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Enable HRTF

Windows^[3]

Apply the 1.3 patch and download OpenAL Soft (both source code and the Windows binary)
From Windows binary folder rename soft_oal.dll in bin/Win32 folder into OpenAL32.dll and then replace the one included with the patch located in main folder.
Create a text file called alsoftrc.ini in %APPDATA% directory and then add:

[general]
hrtf = true;

4. Copy the hrtf folder from the source code archive into %APPDATA%/openal/ directory. 5. Make sure OpenAL is set in Sound options.

The Windows binary archive also contains a ALSoft Configurator which lets you change any sound-related elements such as Ambisonic format, Stereo Encoding or emulate EAX Reverb.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32	Versus, Co-op Co-op supports two players.
Online play		32	Versus, Co-op Co-op supports two players.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use the `connect [IP]:[PORT]` command in the console.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27982, 27992
UDP	27992

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

These are the default ports used by the game. They can be changed externally by the user for dedicated servers.

All servers will have 2 ports open: the first port is specified by the user, while the other one is 10 ports before the first (ex. A server with daikatana.exe -dedicated +exec server.cfg +set port 27998 will have ports 27998 and 27988 open). Make sure the second port is not being used.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, NT
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/242980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (242980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/242980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (242980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] GameSpot Presents: Geoff Keighley: Behind the Games (retrieved)

[3] Windows Mouse Things: The MarkC Windows 10 + 8.1 + 8 + 7 Mouse Acceleration Fix

[4] Reference

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	Ion Storm
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Engines
	id Tech 2^[1]
Release dates
Windows	May 23, 2000