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Difference between revisions of "Dark Fall II: Lights Out"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Dark Fall II Lights Out - cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Dark Fall II Lights Out - cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2004}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic| | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|dark-fall-2-lights-out| }}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Dark Fall }}
 
|steam appid  = 260710
 
|steam appid  = 260710
 +
|steam appid side =
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658830
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658830
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= http://www.darklingroom.co.uk/darkfallgames/darkfall2/
 +
|hltb        = 2207
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = lights-out
 
|wikipedia    = Dark Fall II: Lights Out
 
|wikipedia    = Dark Fall II: Lights Out
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 4405
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Dark Fall}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3}} | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | dark-fall-2-lights-out | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | dark_fall_lights_out | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | dark_fall_lights_out | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GMG | dark-fall-lights-out | Playfire | | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | dark-fall-2-lights-out | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | dark-fall-2-lights-out | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 260710 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 260710 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | dark-fall-lights-out | Playfire | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = false
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = false
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = false
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = false
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =  
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|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Cutscenes do not play===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install Apple QuickTime for Windows|ref=|fix=
 +
{{--}} The version of the game distributed digitally does not include the installation files for Apple QuickTime for Windows.
 +
{{ii}} Apple QuickTime for Windows 7.7.9 (the product's final release) is only supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7. For Windows 8 and later, it is recommended to use an alternative.
 +
Install one of these versions:
 +
* [https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Official 7.7.9 release - for Windows Vista and Windows 7 only]
 +
* [https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1207?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Official 6.4 release - for Windows 98 through Windows XP]
 +
* [https://filehippo.com/download_quicktime_alternative/ QuickTime Lite 4.1 - for Windows 8 and later]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        = Macromedia Director
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|cutscenes        = QuickTime
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP, Vista
+
|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000<br />XP, Vista (Steam)
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
|minRAM  = 256 MB
+
|minCPU2  = 1 GHz (Steam)
|minGPU  =  
+
|minRAM  = 128 MB<br />256 MB (Steam)
 +
|minGPU  = 3D Graphics Card
 +
|minVRAM  = 10 MB
 +
|minHD    = 1.1 GB free
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minDX    = 7
  
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
+
|recOS    = XP
|recRAM  = 512 MB
+
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz (Steam)
|recGPU  =  
+
|recRAM  = 512 MB (Steam)
 +
|recGPU  = 32 MB VRAM
 +
|recHD    = 2.0 GB free
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 21:33, 6 May 2023

Dark Fall II: Lights Out
Dark Fall II: Lights Out cover
Developers
XXv Productions
Publishers
Nordic Games
Release dates
Windows August 31, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Dark Fall
Dark Fall II: Lights Out on HowLongToBeat
Dark Fall II: Lights Out on IGDB
Dark Fall II: Lights Out on MobyGames
Dark Fall II: Lights Out on Wikipedia
Dark Fall
Dark Fall: The Journal 2002
Dark Fall II: Lights Out 2004
Dark Fall 3: Lost Souls 2009
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil 2020

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) Playfire Client
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260710/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260710/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Cutscenes do not play

Install Apple QuickTime for Windows
The version of the game distributed digitally does not include the installation files for Apple QuickTime for Windows.
Apple QuickTime for Windows 7.7.9 (the product's final release) is only supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7. For Windows 8 and later, it is recommended to use an alternative.

Install one of these versions:

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Interface Macromedia Director
Cutscenes QuickTime

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000
XP, Vista (Steam)
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
1 GHz (Steam)
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
256 MB (Steam)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.1 GB free
Video card (GPU) 3D Graphics Card
10 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References