Drakensang: The Dark Eye

Drakensang: The Dark Eye was developed by Radon Labs. This is an RPG based on The Dark Eye pen and paper universe. Form a party from a selection of the various races and professions available in the lands of Aventuria. This is a slower-paced RPG with an emphasis on strategy and party balance.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	.ini edit	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Friday, 1 August, 2008

Tested Version:

Retail US 1.0

Play styles:

Setting:

Fantasy

Genre:

RPG

Developer:

THQ, Radon Labs

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native support for 1280x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, and 1920x1200 widescreen resolutions.

For 1280x768 go to "Documents and Settings\*User Name*\My Documents\Drakensang\profiles\default" amd open "profile.xml" with a text editor.

Search for...

Profile Width="****" Height="****"

And change "****" to your desired widescreen resolution.

Rendered, letterboxed cut-scenes are a combination of differing horizontal and vertical fovs depending on your aspect ratio. 4:3 aspect ratios have the largest horizontal fov and 16:10 aspect ratios have the largest vertical fov. Text alignment is changed depending on the aspect ratio.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Native, Hor+, no HUD stretch, minimap icons stretch.
Dialog interface moved to the right-hand monitor.
Vert- letterboxed cut scenes.

Bezel Management hotkey is NOT functional during play, use it before you launch the game !

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues