by Hazard (hazard_x@gmx.net)
- DOWNLOAD Die by the Sword - Xtended HERE !
Description
Xtended is a modification of serveral parts of Die by the Sword.
It includes the following features:
- fixes several bugs that may lead to crashes on modern PCs
- new Direct3D9 graphics engine
- supports all screen resolutions (even widescreen)
- supports Antialiasing and Anisotropic texture filtering
- Fullscreen and window mode
- loads textures in full 32bit quality (16 million colors) instead of just 8bit (256 colors)
- allows you to override textures with new ones without replacing any existing files
- the override method supports high resolution textures
- new cool pixel shader effects for lava and water
- a modmanager included in the Launcher
- press F12 in game to save a screenshot to the "screenshots" subfolder
- makes quest menus more convenient (load savegame / start new game)
- adds more arena settings
More features like an improved scripting engine are planned for future releases.
Disclaimer
This software is provided 'as-is', without any explicit or implied warranty. The author(s) cannot be held accountable for any damage that might be caused by this software or any of it's components.
Requirements
Required to run this modification are:
- an installation of Die by the Sword
- the addon Limb from Limb
- Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 installed on your machine
- the latest DirectX Update
I've included download links below. If the application crashes or behaves in an unwanted manner then download and install those updates/tools.
- .Net Framework 3.5 - DOWNLOAD
- .Net Framework 2.0 - DOWNLOAD (only needed if you can't install v3.5 for some reason)
- DirectX Web-Updater - DOWNLOAD
Installation
Just extract the complete archive into your Die by the Sword installation folder.
To run the game, just start the "xLauncher.exe".
It is NOT recommended to launch DbtS Xtended by starting "xwindie.exe" directly. xLauncher does some additional things that may be required for full functionality.
Mod Installation
Put mods into the "mods" subfolder of your DbtS installation directory. You can afterwards enable and disable the mods easily with the modmanager. Just open the xLauncher and click on "Mods".
Download my Modpack for a whole bunch of mods.
Texture override
In the "data" subfolder is now a new directory called "override". It is used to override old textures with new ones, without the need to replace the actual file.
Whenever the game loads a new texture, the Xtended engine looks in several locations to find the texture.
For example:
The game wants to load the file "data\lavapit\Lava.bmp". Now it is looking in the following locations (in this order) to find the texture:
- "data\override\lavapit\Lava.dds"
- "data\override\lavapit\Lava.tga"
- "data\override\lavapit\Lava.bmp"
- "data\lavapit\Lava.dds"
- "data\lavapit\Lava.tga"
- "data\lavapit\Lava.bmp"
- "Lava.dds" in "lavapit.atd"
- "Lava.tga" in "lavapit.atd"
- "Lava.bmp" in "lavapit.atd"
It will also look for a "Lava.ini" file (same search order as above). Those ini files can contain additional settings. At the moment it is only used to attach the new water and lava shaders to the respective textures.
Deinstallation
Just delete the following files from your DbtS folder:
SlimDX.dll
xLauncher.exe
xLauncher.readme.txt (this file)
xrapi.dll
xrld3d9.dll
xrld3d9_core.dll
xwindie.exe
Changelog
Version 1.02:
- Fixed the annoying menu animation game bug. No need to keep the mouse moving anymore.
- Fixed the black screen bug on some graphics cards (mostly older Intel onboard cards)
- xrld3d9.log also logs game errors now
- Improved stability (Alt+Tab out of fullscreen mode does not crash anymore, etc.)
Version 1.01:
- vast performance increase (no noticeable slowdown even with 40 enemies on screen)
- the screenshot is now stored correctly for savegames during a quest
- fixed a game bug that may load the wrong char for LFL savegames
- After selecting the DBTS or LFL quest, only savegames for this quest are shown
- The LFL quest has a "Start New Game" button now
- Added more options to the arena settings (101 points, Win by 10, Unlimited, etc.)
Version 1.00:
- First public release
Known Issues
If the xLauncher tells you that your version of DbtS is unknown, please note the displayed CRC code and report it to this thread.
Infos for Webmasters
Feel free to add this mod as a download to your site as long as you give proper credit. However, as long as it is technically possible, please DON'T upload it to other webservers. Best way would be to link to this thread or at least direct-link my download from your page to assure that people always get the latest version!
Screenshots
Sure, the blog is fine.
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