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Blacklight: Tango Down

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Blacklight: Tango Down
Blacklight: Tango Down cover
Developers
Zombie Studios
Publishers
Ignition Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows July 14, 2010
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi
Series Blacklight
Blacklight: Tango Down on IGDB
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Blacklight: Tango Down on Wikipedia
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Blacklight: Tango Down 2010
Blacklight: Retribution 2012

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
4-pack, US-only.
Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
[1]
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require Steam and Games for Windows - LIVE DRM[Note 1] and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
This game is no longer available for purchase as of July 28, 2020.[2]

Essential improvements

Steam keeps installing dependencies on every launch

Move the DirectX setup[3][4]
  1. Go to the <path-to-game>\Redist and copy DXSetup.
  2. Paste DXSetup in the root <path-to-game> and rename DXSetup to DirectXSetup.
  3. Launch the game and allow Steam to install the dependencies. Subsequent launches will not bring up any prompts.
This issue is caused by a mismatch between where the redistributable should be and where it actually is.

Skip intro videos

Rename/remove the files[5][6]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\FoxGame\Movies.
  2. Rename or delete the following files: LogosLegalPCXbox.bik, Startup_ESRB.bik, Startup_intro.bik, and Startup_UTech.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Blacklight-Tango Down\FOXGame\Config
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/27330/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
A mod for changing the viewmodel fov is avaliable: nexusmods.com/blacklighttangodown/mods/2
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See the Unreal Engine 3 page.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls settings
Controls settings

Audio

General settings
General settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, FX and Dialogue sliders available.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Subtitles not displaying when Dialogue volume is set to 0 is intended behaviour.

Localizations

To change the language, go to <path-to-game>/FoxGame/Config/ and edit the language=INT line in DefaultEngine.ini with your desired language (using the codes in each of the language's notes).
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
INT
French
FRA
German
DEU
Italian
ITA
Japanese
JPN
Although the game does have files for playing in Japanese, it can't be changed to Japanese with the method mentioned above.
Spanish
ESN

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
Cutscenes Bink

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Dual Core Processor
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800+
ATI x1800+
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, requires a Microsoft account - local profiles are not supported.
  2. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/27330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (27330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 007: Blood Stone - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
  2. Displaying change #9045913 - last accessed on 2020-10-10
  3. Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-03-07
    After applying, no UAC prompts or first-time dependencies installs are being shown.
  4. Stop Admin prompt from showing up on launch - Blacklight: Tango Down on Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-07
  5. Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-03-07
    After applying, the game boots instantaneously to the splash screen instead of unskippable intro videos.
  6. Disable Intro Logos for Faster Startup - Blacklight: Tango Down on Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-07