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@Spark198rus Spark198rus released this 14 Oct 13:00
v0.2.0
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An unofficial native Windows port of BLACK (Criterion Games, 2006), made from the original Xbox version (NTSC-U).

You need your own copy of the game. This download contains no game code or data.

Setting up

  1. Dump your disc and extract it with extract-xiso, then rename the extracted folder to game. Only the NTSC-U build works: game\default.xbe must have SHA-256 DF2739C372D254A90AEECCF5971D12097F22D89FBB90DB021FDA96DD4DEB68F6.
  2. Extract black-pc-0.2.0-win32.zip next to game, so the port folder sits beside it.
  3. Start port\black.exe.

Windows 10 or 11 and a Direct3D 9 (Shader Model 3) graphics card are needed; nothing else has to be installed. The port keeps saved games, settings, the log and its menu files in port. The README has the details, the controls and the settings.

What's new since 0.1.0

  • The port's settings are in the game's own menus: Options > PC SETTINGS (video, display, audio and game, controls) and PC SETTINGS in the pause menu. The Windows menu bar is gone.
  • Keys and mouse buttons are bound to the game's actions and can be changed in PC SETTINGS > CONTROLS > KEY BINDINGS. Any key can be bound, F1-F12 included.
  • Menus take the arrow keys, Enter and Backspace directly. Enter also passes PRESS START, skips movies and a mission's intro text, and closes the game's hints.
  • Adjustable field of view; the gun and hands keep the game's own view.
  • 60 fps and auto-aim off by default. Every movie can be skipped.
  • QUIT on the main menu.
  • The game keeps running after the PC sleeps or the screen locks.
  • The game's messages say "computer" instead of "Xbox".
  • Everything the port writes is in the port folder. Coming from 0.1.0: move hdd\ into port\ and rename it savedata, and move black.ini into port\.

Known issues

  • The game was made for 30 fps; at 60 something may still run at the wrong speed (PC SETTINGS > DISPLAY > FRAME RATE).
  • On-screen prompts show Xbox controller buttons, also when you play with the keyboard.
  • Audio: the reverb is an approximation, some effect sends are not mixed, and 3D sound uses distance and panning only.

Please report problems in the issue tracker and attach port\black.log.

black-pc-0.2.0-win32.zip SHA-256: c48753df018cdc25b7bda4ef0136ad5509e98dbb7e067ad90a574d539875088b

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