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Dungeon Defenders

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Dungeon Defenders
Dungeon Defenders cover
Developers
Trendy Entertainment
Publishers
Reverb Publishing
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows October 19, 2011
macOS (OS X) March 15, 2012
Linux December 19, 2012
Dungeon Defenders guide on StrategyWiki
Dungeon Defenders on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Dungeon Defenders
Dungeon Defenders 2011
Dungeon Defenders Eternity 2014
Dungeon Defenders II 2017
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened 2020

Key points

The OS X and Linux versions are held back at v7.48, breaking cross platform play with Windows.[1]
The OS X and Linux versions of the game do not have a launcher, making certain features hard to configure.
Online multiplayer in DRM-free versions has stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.[2]
The Linux version has game breaking bugs and lacks certain features.

General information

Official Forums
Dungeon Defenders Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Includes all DLC with purchase. Inludes Android version.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Requires separate log-in to developer's servers for multiplayer
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

DLC is only available for the Steam version.
Name Notes
Anniversary Pack Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Capture the Flag Pre-Alpha Pass (Free DLC) Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Tinkerer's Lab Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Etherian Festival of Love
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Etherian Holiday Extravaganza
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Great Turkey Hunt! Mission & Costumes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Halloween Costume Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Halloween Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Jester Hero DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards Part 4
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Talay Mining Complex Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Summoner Hero DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards Part 3
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
City in the Cliffs Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Penny Arcade Character Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Series EV Hero DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Karathiki Jungle Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Lucky Costume Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards Part 2
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
President's Day Surprise
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Barbarian Hero DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Assault Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards Part 1
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Warping Core Challenge Mission Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
New Heroes DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Syncs save games.

Video settings

Launcher options menu.
Launcher options menu.
In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

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Input settings

Launcher control settings.
Launcher control settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game controller settings.
In-game controller settings.

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Audio settings

In-game voip settings.
In-game voip settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
One player can use keyboard and mouse, other require XInput compatible controllers.
LAN play
4 Co-op
Online play
4 Co-op
Online modes no longer work for the DRM-free versions.[2] OS X and Linux players of the game cannot play online with Windows players due to v8 never being released for those platforms.

Connection types

Ports

No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

Issues fixed

Game does not launch

Instructions

Connectivity Issues

You may receive a message "Connection to host has been lost". This is a misleading error message indicating that you do not have DLC owned by the host.

Failed to Create Game

Uninstall hamachi or if you have Virtualbox/VMware installed disable their network adapters

Other information

Launch directly to game and skip the launcher

Instructions

Configuration tweaks

Instructions

Section: [SystemSettings]

Setting Name Better Quality Setting High Quality Setting Best Quality Setting Notes
Trilinear True N/A N/A This entry will need to be manually entered - Ex. Trilinear=True
UseVsync True N/A N/A Forces Vertical sync (Vsync)
Fullscreen True N/A N/A Forces full screen mode
MaxAnisotropy Default 12 16 none
MaxMultisamples Default 4 16 none
bEnableBranchingPCFShadows True N/A N/A none
bAllowBetterModulatedShadows True N/A N/A none
bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld True N/A N/A none
bEnableForegroundSelfShadowing True N/A N/A none
ParticleLODBias -1 N/A N/A none

Section: [TextureStreaming]

Setting Name Better Quality Setting Notes
PoolSize 320 none
HysteresisLimit 20 none
DropMipLevelsLimit 16 none
StopIncreasingLimit 12 none
StopStreamingLimit 8 none
MinEvictSize 12 none
MinFudgeFactor 0.5 none
FudgeFactorIncreaseRateOfChange 0.5 none
FudgeFactorDecreaseRateOfChange -0.4 none
MinRequestedMipsToConsider 11 none
MinTimeToGuaranteeMinMipCount 0 none
MaxTimeToGuaranteeMinMipCount 0 none
UseTextureFileCache True none
LoadMapTimeLimit 4.0 none
LightmapStreamingFactor 0.04 none
MaxLightmapRadius 2000.0 none
AllowStreamingLightmaps False none

Full Screen Split-Screen With Dual Monitors

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy, Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz Dual-core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon x1300
Nvidia GeForce 6200
256 MB of VRAM
Controller
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) 1.3 GHz Intel
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Shader model 3 support
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2400
NVIDIA GeForce 7600
OpenGL 2.1 compatible

References

  1. Verified by User:Soeb on 2016-08-06
    The OS X and Linux versions have not received any updates since 2015-09-30. See also SteamDB.
  2. 2.0 2.1 GameSpy Servers are Shutting Down