Difference between revisions of "Dustforce"

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General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Dustforce\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/
Linux	$HOME/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/
Steam	<path-to-game>/user/

Configuration file is not easily editable.

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Dustforce\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/
Linux	$HOME/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/
Steam	<path-to-game>/user/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Objects animations are ~15 FPS.

Input

In-game tutorial only tells default keyboard keys.

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Skipping intro video requires `↵ Enter` and accessing pause menu `Esc`. Binding those keys to controller with programs like JoyToKey or GlovePIE makes game fully controller controllable. Intro can be disabled in settings.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4
LAN play
Online play		Possible with dustmod.^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Developer-recommended general fixes (Windows)

If you are on a laptop, make sure your power settings are allowing your computer to run at max settings^[1]

Update your graphics drivers, audio drivers, chipset drivers and DirectX^[1]

Change process priority for the game to "high" in the task manager^[1]

Run the game in compatibility mode^[1]

Run the game with administrator privileges^[1]

Run the executable directly from the installation folder instead of from the Steam client^[1]

Run the game in windowed mode and re-size the game to be small^[1]

If you're on Windows, make sure you update your DirectX 9.0c^[1]

Move your game installation folder^[2]

Disable D3dOVERRIDER^[3]

For Nvidia users^[3]
Open the Nvidia Control Panel, navigate to 3D Settings and lower everything to minimum values.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	1280x800 resolution Shader model 2 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	1280x800 resolution 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 2 support

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.6
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	1280x800 resolution OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 2 support

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Bug and Issue Reporting Thread - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ Client Crash Fix for Vista and 7 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Black screen upon startup - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[bugs-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Bug and Issue Reporting Thread - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[2] Client Crash Fix for Vista and 7 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[Nvidia_fix-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Black screen upon startup - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

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-{{Video settings
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Developers

	Hitbox Team
Linux	Edward Rudd
Release dates
Windows	January 17, 2012
macOS (OS X)	March 1, 2012
Linux	September 18, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	79
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer