Severance: Blade of Darkness is a 2001 3D fighting third-person PC action-adventure game created by (the now defunct) Rebel Act Studios and published by Codemasters. The individual levels of the game bear a resemblance to diverse environments from the Middle East, Europe, Africa and South America under fictitious names or names with slightly changed spelling.
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Solutions & Issues
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DirectX 7
Replace "Bin" folder from archive in the game folder.
Sun Flare texture is disabled because it causes a significant FPS drop.
Centred HUD - BOD_DX7_NoSun_CentredHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
Stretched HUD - BOD_DX7_NoSun_StretchedHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
If Sun Flare texture is important to you, then use this version, but it's not recommended.
Centred HUD - BOD_DX7_Sun_CentredHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
Stretched HUD - BOD_DX7_Sun_StretchedHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
The desired resolution can be selected in the game launcher "Setup - Video:D3d - Configure"
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OpenGL
Replace "Bin" folder from archive in the game folder.
Centred HUD - BOD_OGL_CentredHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
Stretched HUD - BOD_OGL_StretchedHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
The desired resolution can be selected in the game launcher "Setup - Video:rOpenGL - Configure - Video Mode"
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3Dfx
Replace "Bin" folder from archive in the game folder depending on the desired aspect ratio.
Stretched HUD - BOD_3Dfx_StretchedHUD.7z (password - wsgf)
Select the highest available resolution in the game launcher "Setup - Video:r3Dfx Voodoo 1-2 - Configure"
The desired resolution can be selected in 3dfx wrapper (nGlide, dgVoodoo 2) settings.
Same as widescreen
Same as widescreen
Same as widescreen
Gameplay Screenshots
FMV Cutscenes
4K UHD Screenshots
