DarkStar One

DarkStar One is a space trading and combat simulator game developed by Ascaron and published by CDV.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Native	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Friday, 16 June, 2006

Tested Version:

1.3 (1416)

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Space

Genre:

Space Combat, Economic

Developer:

Ascaron

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

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

Resolutions are natively detected, everything scales with the correct aspect ratio.

In some cases certain resolutions may crash the game due to DarkStar One using an outdated version of iphlpapi.dll. If this happens simply do the following:
1. Go to the game folder.
2. Delete iphlpapi.dll
3. The game will now automatically use Windows' version of this file instead.

Some higher resolutions may have black graphics if in-game FSAA is enabled. Set in-game FSAA setting to Off if this happens.

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

Resolutions may have black graphics if in-game FSAA is enabled. Set in-game FSAA setting to Off if this happens.

3D menu backgrounds are stretched (except for the main menu).

FMV cutscenes are cropped.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Resolutions may have black graphics if in-game FSAA is enabled. Set in-game FSAA setting to Off if this happens.

3D elements are rendered at a lower resolution, making everything very jagged and low detail. 3D menu backgrounds are stretched (except for the main menu).

FMV cutscenes are cropped.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues