Difference between revisions of "King's Bounty: Dark Side"

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King's Bounty
King's Bounty	1990
King's Bounty: The Legend	2008
King's Bounty: Armored Princess	2009
King's Bounty: Crossworlds	2010
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North	2012
King's Bounty: Legions	2013
King's Bounty: Dark Side	2014
King's Bounty II	2021

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Premium Edition also available.
Epic Games Store
GamersGate		Premium Edition also available.
		Premium Edition also available.
GOG.com		Premium Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Premium Edition also available.
Humble Store		Premium Edition also available.
Steam		Premium Edition also available.
ZOOM Platform		Premium Edition.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Expansion pack	The DLC (edition upgrade) includes an item, two additional locations, a new unit and additional quests.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Premium Edition Upgrade

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Kings Bounty The Dark Side\config.ini
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289520/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Kings Bounty The Dark Side\$save\base\darkside\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289520/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Options Menu

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Run in borderless window
Edit `game.ini` in the configuration file location and change `setf ~windowed 0` to `setf ~windowed 1` Install Borderless Gaming. Open the game and Borderless Gaming. Add the KBDarkside entry to Favorites in Borderless Gaming.

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

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

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

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT 512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289520/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (289520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289520/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (289520) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289520/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (289520) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
 ==Monetization==
+{{Monetization
+|ad-supported           =
+|dlc                    =
+|expansion pack         = The DLC (edition upgrade) includes an item, two additional locations, a new unit and additional quests.
+|freeware               =
+|free-to-play           =
+|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
+|sponsored              =
+|subscription           =
+}}
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Premium Edition Upgrade | | Windows }}
@@ Line 124: / Line 135: @@
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
-|60 fps                     = unknown
+|60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = unknown
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 209: / Line 220: @@
 {{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound
+|separate volume notes    = Music, sound
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
 |subtitles                = always on
-|subtitles notes          =
+|subtitles notes          = No speech.
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
@@ Line 228: / Line 239: @@
   |language  = English
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
@@ Line 235: / Line 246: @@
   |language  = German
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
@@ Line 242: / Line 253: @@
   |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
@@ Line 249: / Line 260: @@
   |language  = Russian
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
@@ Line 256: / Line 267: @@
   |language  = Spanish
   |interface = hackable
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true

Developers

	1C-SoftClub
Publishers
2014-2018	1C Company
2018-2022	1C Entertainment
2022-present	Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows	August 19, 2014
macOS (OS X)	August 19, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	TBS
Themes	Fantasy
Series	King's Bounty