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Revision as of 19:18, 15 May 2018
Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Disney Interactive Studios | |
Engines | |
Jedi | |
iMUSE | |
Release dates | |
DOS | February 15, 1995 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 1995 |
Windows | September 16, 2009 |
Linux | January 20, 2015[1] |
General information
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- DF-21 - Modding site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | See Run retail version without the CD on how to bypass the disc check. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam. Pre-packaged with DOSBox 0.73.[3] Update to 0.74 for better performance and some color issue fixes. |
- Demo is available
Essential improvements
Patches
- The DOS version has no patches (the
Install.exe
listed on the support page is not for this game). - The 1.2 Update patch fixes some issues with the Classic version of Dark Forces.
DarkXL
- Enables playing the game in modern Windows. Supports high resolutions, with enhanced visuals and proper mouselook.
- Sadly however, the project no-longer appears to be in active development, and the most-recent alpha version has some unresolved issues such as missing cutscenes, no music during cutscenes, a float/noclip function bound to the F key that cannot be rebound, and other issues that require workarounds to correct. However, the game can still be completed in this form albeit with a patch that doesn't work on Windows 10 (see Getting started with XL Engine).
Run in DOSBox
To improve DOSBox performance make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:
- Change
fulldouble=false
tofulldouble=true
- Change
memsize=16
tomemsize=32
- Change
blocksize
to4096
andprebuffer
to30
Dark Frontend
Dark Frontend is a utility that allows easier launching of mods and levels. Installation (of both the launcher and the mods you intend to use with it) isn't exactly the most straight forward; includes a digital manual (readme.exe), reading it is recommended before using.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\JEDI.CFG |
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32400/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Config file is not human readable. A partial explanation on how to edit it can be found here.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\DARKPILO.CFG |
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Modern control scheme + v-look for mouse (DOSBox)
- Use Dark Forces Plus, compilation of DOSBox keymapper files and GlovePIE script.[4]
- Could use FreePIE as alternative to GlovePIE.
- GlovePIE and FreePIE are Windows programs, they do not work on Mac or Linux.
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Italian | ||||
French |
Issues fixed
Game randomly changes colors
Change output method to DirectDraw or OpenGL[citation needed] |
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Game appears stretched horizontally
Fix incorrect aspect ratio[citation needed] |
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Run retail version without the CD
Run without the CD[5] |
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Create a dummy folder[citation needed] |
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Update Steam DOSBox version/Run without Steam
Run without Steam[citation needed] |
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Enable Steam overlay
Change output method to OpenGL[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | See DarkXL |
Software renderer | ||
DOS video modes | MCGA, VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386DX 33 MHz | Intel 486DX 33 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | MCGA, VGA |
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>/32400/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ LUCASFILM ON GOG.COM: Wave II continues. - GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Star Wars: Dark Forces · AppID: 32400 · Steam Database
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_dark_forces_series/dark_forces_plus_basically_vanilla_mouse_look_an_alternative_to_darkxl/page1
- ↑ https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/GAMES:Star_Wars:_Dark_Forces
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