Perfect Dark Switch

Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
	File:PerfectDarkSwitch.png
General
Author	fgsfdsfgs
Type	Shooter
Version	ci-dev-build
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2024/05/14
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This is a work-in-progress port of the Perfect Dark decompilation project to the Nintendo Switch.

To run the port, you must already have a Perfect Dark ROM, specifically one of the following:

ntsc-final/US V1.1/US Rev 1 (md5 e03b088b6ac9e0080440efed07c1e40f).

This is the recommended version to use.
Called NTSC version 8.7 final on the boot screen.

ntsc-1.0/US V1.0 (md5 7f4171b0c8d17815be37913f535e4e93).

Technically supported, but not recommended.
Called NTSC version 8.7 final on the boot screen as well.

jpn-final (md5 538d2b75945eae069b29c46193e74790).

Technically supported, but requires a separate custom-built executable.
Called JPN version 8.9 final on the boot screen.

pal-final (md5 d9b5cd305d228424891ce38e71bc9213).

Technically supported, but requires a separate custom-built executable.
Called PAL 8.7 final on the boot screen.

Status

The game is in a mostly functional state, with both singleplayer and split-screen multiplayer modes fully working.
There are minor graphics- and gameplay-related issues, and possibly occasional crashes.

The following extra features are implemented:

mouselook;
dual analog controller support;
widescreen resolution support;
configurable field of view;
60 FPS support, including fixes for some framerate-related issues;
fixes for a couple original bugs and crashes;
basic mod support, currently enough to load a few custom levels;
slightly expanded memory heap size;
experimental high framerate support (up to 240 FPS):
- set Game.TickRateDivisor to 0 in pd.ini to activate;
- in practice the game will have issues running faster than ~165 FPS, so use VSync or Video.FramerateLimit to cap it.
emulate the Transfer Pak functionality the game has on the Nintendo 64 to unlock some cheats automatically.

How To Setup

You must already have a Perfect Dark ROM to run the game, as specified above.

This assumes that you're using an x86_64 build. If you aren't, replace x86_64 below with your arch (e.g. i686).

Create a directory named data next to pd.x86_64 if it's not there.
Put your Perfect Dark NTSC ROM named pd.ntsc-final.z64 into it.
Run the pd.x86_64 executable.

If you want to use a PAL or JPN ROM instead, put them into the data directory and run the appropriate executable:

PAL: ROM name pd.pal-final.z64, executable name pd.pal.x86_64.
JPN: ROM name pd.jpn-final.z64, executable name pd.jpn.x86_64.

Optionally, you can also put your Perfect Dark for GameBoy Color ROM named pd.gbc in the data directory if you want to emulate having the Nintendo 64's Transfer Pak and unlock some cheats automatically.

Optionally, you can move the data folder to ~/.local/share/perfectdark on Linux or ~/Library/Application Support/perfectdark on MacOS.

Additional information can be found in the wiki.

A GPU supporting OpenGL 3.0/ES3.0 or above is required to run the port.

Installing the Nintendo Switch version

The Nintendo Switch build ZIP comes with all 3 regions in different folders: perfectdark, perfectdark_pal and perfectdark_jpn.

Take the folder for the region you want and put it into the /switch folder on your SD card, then put your ROM into the data folder inside of the folder you extracted as described above.