Blackguards

Blackguards is a role-playing game which focuses on tactical combat. It leaves the high-fantasy parts of Aventuria which is usually found in The Dark Eye games and is set in the wild south (Mengbilla, Loch Harodrôl and The Green Hell). The player character has memory loss and is accused of murdering a princess. The next course of action is breaking out of prison, picking up some other criminals as party members and finding out what happened. Pat of the story are told in flashback.
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Support summary

Screen change:

Anamorphic

Widescreen Method:

Native

Hud Stretch:

None

Multi-monitor Method:

Hack

Multi-monitor HUD:

Position Affects Gameplay

Ultra/Super-Wide Method:

Hack

Ultra/Super-Wide HUD:

Optimized

4k UHD Method:

4k UHD HUD:

Rendered cut-scenes:

FMV cut-scenes:

Anamorphic

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Wednesday, 22 January, 2014

Tested Version:

Steam

Setting:

RPG

Genre:

Turn-Based Strategy

Play styles:

Single player

Developer:

Daedalic Entertainment

Links:

Website ⋅ Facebook ⋅ Twitter ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Developer feedback:

Steam ID's:

249650, , , ,

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

Native Anamorphic

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

The Game is strict 16:9 so black bars on the sides - use Hex edit to get HOR+

You have to change the Aspect Ratio from 16:9 to 21:9
Go to --> ...\Steam\steamapps\common\Blackguards\Blackguards_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll
Hex Edit the Assembly-CSharp.dll -> look for 39 8E E3 3F and change all Values the to CD 90 18 40

Fix available from the PC Gaming Wiki Community Files (search there).

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

The Game is strict 16:9 so black bars on the sides - use Hex edit to get HOR+

You have to change the Aspect Ratio from 16:9 to 4.8 or 5.33
Go to --> ...\Steam\steamapps\common\Blackguards\Blackguards_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll
Hex Edit the Assembly-CSharp.dll -> look for 39 8E E3 3F and change the to 9A 99 99 40 (3x16:10) or AB AA AA 40 (3x16:9)

Fix available from the PC Gaming Wiki Community Files (search there).

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Stereoscopic-3D Solution & Issues