Star Wars: Dark Forces

Investigate a mysterious Imperial project in this precursor to the Jedi Knight series.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Hack	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Hack	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Hack	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	N/A
FMV Cut-Scene:	Stretched

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 28 February, 1995

Tested Version:

XL Engine Release R2 (DarkXL Build 9.50)

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Star Wars, Sci-Fi

Genre:

FPS

Developer:

LucasArts

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Use XL Engine. All resolutions are detected from the system and listed in-game.

Menus, FMVs, and in-game text are stretched from 4:3. The HUD, player weapon, sprites, and all 3D elements are scaled correctly.

NOTE: the game can be completed with XL Engine, but some workarounds are required to proceed at certain points in missions (see Getting started with XL Engine).

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

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

The DarkXL pre-game menu has overlapping buttons but is still fully usable.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues