Difference between revisions of "Legacy of Kain: Defiance"
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Revision as of 13:29, 21 February 2023
Developers | |
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Crystal Dynamics | |
Windows | Nixxes Software[1] |
Publishers | |
2003-2009 | Eidos Interactive |
2009-2023 | Square Enix |
2023-present | Crystal Dynamics |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 17, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Legacy of Kain |
Legacy of Kain | |
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | 1997 |
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | 1999 |
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | 2001 |
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 | 2002 |
Legacy of Kain: Defiance | 2003 |
Nosgoth | Cancelled |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM V5 DRM | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Includes Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 and Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2. | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Unofficial patches
- Unsupported Patch 1.1 patches the North American retail release to version 1.1. Not required for any other version.
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Legacy of Kain - Defiance\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Legacy of Kain: Defiance\1.00.000 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224300/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The config file is not in plain text format.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Legacy of Kain - Defiance\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Enabled/disabled, no description of method. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Run defiance.exe with -setup command line argument and tick Vertical Sync |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Causes Kain's cloak and Raziel's wings to be glitchy, dialogues skipping at certain points, animations speed up and very complicated closing of the status menu. See Uncapped frame rate issue. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen fix[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Use DxWnd |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Uses DirectInput. XInput controllers may experience issues. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts | Refers to the action and not the button tied to it. |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Option to enable or disable. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Has on/off options for sound and music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Game pauses when focus is lost | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG only. Patch for other digital releases here. | |||
German | Retail and GOG only. Patch for other digital releases here. | |||
Italian | Retail only. Download. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Defiance | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Uncapped frame rate issue
Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Enable VSync and set the refresh rate to 60Hz |
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Random crashes and freezes
Force CPU affinity to one core[citation needed] |
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Use DxWnd |
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
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Low FPS when running from DxWnd
- Running from DxWnd, the frame rate is often capped at 40 FPS.
Replace version of Binkw32.dll |
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Insert CD error
- Error: "Please insert the original Legacy of Kain: Defiance disc and press OK to continue".
Modify DWORD key |
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Textures and backgrounds are missing
Run defiance.exe with -setup command line argument and tick Compatibility mode
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Modify DWORD key |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0b |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 700 MHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (224300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Legacy of kain defiance Wayback Machine [missing title] - last accessed on 2021-9-5