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DarkXL

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May 26, 2013

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XL Engine Release R2	1768 times

	Star Wars: Dark Forces (Jewel Case) - PC DOS $12.98
	Star Wars: Dark Forces DOS $37.00

DarkXL is a one of the most impressive projects I've seen, because this is not a simply hardware accelerated source port of Star Wars: Dark Forces game, but an attempt to completely reproduce the original product's functionality and a gameplay on an engine written from scratch. This build alreay supports in-game movies, menu dialogs. The buid 8 currently supports first 3 levels.

Please remember to check the projects original page first, because the newer versions of the DarkXL can rapidly appear on this stage of development.

Project link:
http://darkxl.wordpress.com
http://www.darkxl.df-21.net

This instructions are outdated, the latest build may require another approach.

Installation instructions:

Download and unpack port files to the directory with original game files ('D:\Games\DARK' in my case)
Open and edit 'DXL_Settings.txt' file. Change 'DForces' path to the original game's files path.
Ensure to download and install the latest OpenAL driver (http://www.openal.org/downloads.html)
Run 'DarkXL.exe' to start the game.
Open 'Settings' from main game menu. Set 'Texture Filtering' to maximum, set the 'Video Resolution' supported by your hardware and adjust game controls.
Start game from main menu by clicking 'Launch'.

Buy this game online

Star Wars: Dark Forces (Jewel Case) - PC (DOS) $12.98

Star Wars: Dark Forces (DOS) $37.00

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lucius 2008-08-26 10:34:15

I just wanted to mention that there is an issue with sky rendering on cards that don't support shader model 2 or better. On shader model 2 cards (Radeon 9800+, GeForceFX+) the sky renders correctly. This will be fixed.

lucius 2008-09-04 22:52:24

As you can see in the later shots, the sky problem has been fixed.

moroz1999 2008-09-05 07:43:20

Yep, I've tested it on both shader2-capable and legacy videocards - seems like everything is working fine.

lucius 2010-02-08 01:51:43

Just a heads up... DarkXL is up to build 9.01 now.

moroz1999 2010-02-13 13:34:43

Thanks, Lucius. I've updated the file and put a link to a new website. Didn't have a time to try it though.

lucius 2010-10-26 02:00:41

Just want to mention that DarkXL is up to version 9.07 now. 9.08 is due out in a couple of days.

lucius 2010-11-18 11:11:04

DarkXL Build 9.08 has just been released. And the Codeplex site has also been updated to this release. It's a big step forward, you can finally play through the game.

moroz1999 2010-12-04 21:39:52

Thanks, lucius! I've updated the files.

lucius 2010-12-07 20:51:21

The only thing left is to change the description since you can play through all the levels now instead of just the first 3.

PhoenixGamer 2013-04-07 20:37:36

Just a quick problem: When I launch DarkXL.exe, it stays up for a split second, and you can see some sort of message. Like "*DarkXL_launcher is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

PhoenixGamer 2013-04-07 21:29:29

Retro 2014-03-01 23:39:45

Showed a great deal of promise, but since it was expanded to take in Daggerfall, Blood, and Outlaws, has become static. Something about 'bite' and 'chew'.