Star Wars: Dark Forces

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

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:XL Engine Release R2 (DarkXL Build 9.50)
Play Styles:Single-Player
Genre:FPS
Developer:LucasArts

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
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).

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

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

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 FMV Cutscene
16:10 FMV Cutscene
16:9 FMV Cutscene
21:9 FMV Cutscene
Eyefinity / Surround FMV Cutscene
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
21:9 Menu
Eyefinity / Surround Menu
16:10 Resolutions:1920x1200
16:9 Resolutions:1920x1080
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:2560x1080
Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions:5760x1080
Multi-Monitor Types:AMD Eyefinity
Multi-Monitor Layouts:3x1-L