Blackguards

Blackguards

Developers
	Daedalic Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 3
Release dates
Windows	January 22, 2014
macOS (OS X)	January 22, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Top-down view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RPG, Strategy
Themes	Fantasy
Series	The Dark Eye

The Dark Eye
Realms of Arkania (series)
Drakensang (series)
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav	2012
Memoria	2013
Demonicon	2013
Blackguards	2014
Skilltree Saga	2014
Blackguards 2	2015
The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes	2020

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Blackguards is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and top-down view RPG and strategy game in the The Dark Eye series.

General information

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com		Deluxe Edition is also available.
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Amazon.com (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition is also available.
Amazon.com (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition is also available.
Origin (unavailable)

A demo is available on Steam.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Edition	Artbook, Soundtrack, digital World Map, Developer Interview Videos and 6 Exclusive Wallpapers. No upgrade option, GOG.com version contains some of the content by default.
Untold Legends

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249650/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards\Save
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249650/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Max Resolution 1920x1080; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

The game only supports a maximum of 1920x1080

Widescreen resolution

Edit registry settings
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards Change res_height_h4152408033 and res_width_h1023409048 according to your screen resolution.

Windowed

Edit registry settings
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards Change fullscreen_h1476830426 to 0.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse-driven.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Playable but not optimized.
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, effects and voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Blackguards.
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes or crashes to desktop

Some users reported game freezes or crashes to desktop at random/certain situations.

Issues Resolved

Game Shows Black screen on Startup

-type regedit in search bar, Edit registry settings, -Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards, -Change fullscreen_h1476830426 to 0, -launch the game, you should now see the intro, change display from 800x600 to 1920x1080, it should change, then exit the game and go back to -Edit registry settings Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Blackguards Change fullscreen_h1476830426 to 1

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2	OS X only.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 ATI Radeon 4770 Series

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4000