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| Developers | |
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| 8monkey Labs | |
| macOS (OS X) | Virtual Programming |
| Publishers | |
| Windows | Phantom EFX |
| OS X | Virtual Programming |
| Engines | |
| Marmoset | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 8, 2009 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 6, 2010 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Requires the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software to prevent crashing issues on Windows.[citation needed]
- For OS X Lion (10.7) and later install the Version 1.06 patch.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
ProtectDISC Software 9 DRM | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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| Mac App Store (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.04 adds a mouse smoothing option, keybind support for more mouse buttons, numpad, and various bug fixes.
Patch 1.05 adds a new Instant Action mode after completing the campaign.
Patch 1.06 for OS X only makes the game compatible with OS X 10.7 (Lion) and later.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\base\interface\controls.cfg[Note 1] <path-to-game>\base\interface\user.cfg[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\base\save\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game general settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Default is 45° vertical. Use Widescreen Fixer or see Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 16x. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Field of view (FOV)
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
| Use console command[1] |
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Disable Motion Blur
| Use console command[1] |
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Input
In-game mouse/keyboard settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Many keys, including backslash, Home, End, PageUp, and PageDown, cannot be assigned to commands, which places some restriction on arrow key setups for left-handed gaming. | |
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse acceleration is enabled by default. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Called Flip Vertical Look. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Called Flip Vertical Look. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Effects, Music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Game crashes on new game or PhysX benchmark
| Install NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software[2][citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | [3] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | PhysX | 2.8.1 |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.9a |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz or better dual-core CPU |
| System memory (RAM) | 768 MB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9800 Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon 3000 Nvidia GeForce 8800 |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard) | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel, 2.16 GHz or faster | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 128 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 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 (37700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2022-03-02
- ↑ darkestofdays.exe stopped working :: Darkest of Days General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Fudgesiclesxd on 2022-07-27
- ReShade can hooked into the game using OpenGL, however the game does not update the display, thus it appears to be 'freezing' at the menu. Needs testing from Windows user.