For the original game released in 1996, see Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars.
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.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- Broken Sword Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Delete/rename revlogo.ogv[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movies\.
- Delete or rename
revlogo.ogv.
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Replace in-game font
- The default font used by in-game help and diary is difficult to read at high resolutions
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Substitute with a system font[citation needed]
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- Go to the hidden system folder
%WINDIR%\Fonts\.
- Copy the fonts
verdana.ttf and verdanab.ttf to <path-to-game>\.
- Rename
verdana.ttf to LinLibertine_Re-4.4.1.ttf and verdanab.ttf to LinLibertine_Bd-4.1.0.ttf, overwriting the existing files.
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Game data
Configuration file location
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Broken Sword - Director's Cut\ |
| macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Broken Sword - Director's Cut |
| Linux |
$HOME/.bs1dc/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Broken Sword - Director's Cut\ |
| macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Broken Sword - Director's Cut |
| Linux |
$HOME/.bs1dc/ |
Video
Input
Audio
In-game language settings.
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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SFX, music and speech. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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Option exists, but not shown in FMV. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
| Italian |
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| Russian |
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Official localization by 1C-Softclub. Local retail only |
| Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Erratic cursor movement in full screen mode
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Replace the sprite cursor with the hardware cursor
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Using a hex editor, open the game's executable and replace the hex "E8 6E 79 00 00" with "90 90 90 90 90."
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Game does not run, no error
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| OpenGL |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Audio |
OpenAL |
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| Interface |
SDL |
1.2 |
| Cutscenes |
Theora |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium |
| System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
| Linux |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17 |
| Processor (CPU) |
1.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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| Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM |
References
