Dark Side of the Sun: Der Stab des Lichts
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Developers | |
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Motelsoft | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1995 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Dark Side of the Sun |
Dark Side of the Sun | |
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Dark Side of the Sun: Der Stab des Lichts | 1995 |
Dark Side of the Sun - Teil II: Palast der Verdammnis | 1995 |
Dark Side of the Sun - Teil III: Simon der Zauberer | 1996 |
Warnings
- This game is not playable in English (see Localizations for supported languages).
Key points
- Re-released as freeware.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Developer website |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use launch parameters[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\RPGSOU.INF |
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\*.RGM <path-to-game>\RPARTY.DAT |
-
*.RGM
files are save slots. -
RPARTY.DAT
contains the generated party.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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German |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | 486/33 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 11 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA 1 MB of VRAM |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on November 14, 2017
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SUNSTART.BAT
andSUNEXTRA.BAT
. TheMOT
parameter is case-sensitive.
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