Blacklight: Retribution
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| Developers | |
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| Zombie Studios | |
| Hardsuit Labs | |
| Publishers | |
| Perfect World Entertainment | |
| Hardsuit Labs | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 3, 2012 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | FPS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Blacklight |
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| Blacklight | |
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| Blacklight: Tango Down | 2010 |
| Blacklight: Retribution | 2012 |
Blacklight: Retribution is a multiplayer first-person FPS game in the Blacklight series.
Servers were shut down on March 11, 2019,[1] game can't be launched without server connection. Recently, a project called BLRevive has given an ability to play the game beyond official server shutdown through two different methods[2].
General information
- Blacklight Wiki - A detailed wiki for the Blacklight series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website (unavailable) | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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- This game is no longer available.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Evacuation Pack | |
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| Onslaught Bronze Pack | |
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| Onslaught Gold Pack | |
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| Onslaught Silver Pack | |
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| Sniper Kit | |
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| Starter Pack | |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patches for this game should be downloaded and installed automatically when the game is run after a patch has been released. Note that this requires an internet connection - you will not be able to play online without having the most recent patch If the automatic patching doesn't work, you can manually download the patches here.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\FoxGame\Config\PCConsole\Cooked[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | Approx. 954 MB available. |
Video
In-game graphics Normal settings.
In-game graphics Advanced settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | [3] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Between 30° and 100°; use Flawless Widescreen for higher settings. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Post Process MLAA | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Enable "Framerate Smoothing" in advanced video settings | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse; menus are navigable | |
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Moved to General Settings menu | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | Private Servers run on the official servers. | |
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TriDef 3D | ||||
Issues unresolved
Heavy frame rate drops and low GPU utilization on Intel-based systems with Hyper-Threading enabled
- Enabling Hyper-Threading on systems with Intel CPUs can cause massive frame rate issues and low GPU utilization due to the fact, that this game was never made compatible with it.
| Disable Hyper-Threading feature in the BIOS settings[4] |
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Issues fixed
Game won't start
- If the game gives you an "Crash Report" message after you press the "Play" button in the launcher try to update your GPU Driver
- If the game refuses to start with no error message try updating DirectX.
| Install DirectX[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 8.1 | 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 8 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8xxx AMD Radeon HD 2xxx 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible sound card | |||
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/209870/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (209870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Blacklight: Retribution :: Official Support Ending - last accessed on 2019-04-17
- "March 11th
* PC game servers shut down permanently
* Support shut down for PC and PS4"
- "March 11th
- ↑ Install - BLRevive :: GitLab - last accessed on 2025-05-24
- ↑ Blacklight Retribution 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Patrxgt on 2025-05-24
- ↑ Blacklight: Retribution Metadata – SteamDB - last accessed on 2025-11-05
- "Detected Technologies: BattlEye AntiCheat"
- ↑ Even Balance, Inc. - PunkBuster Online Countermeasures - last accessed on 2018-09-04
- "Sun Jan 08 2012 12:00
Perfect World Entertainment, Inc. has contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to integrate our PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software into the free to play online first person shooter title known as Blacklight: Retribution."
- "Sun Jan 08 2012 12:00
- ↑ Even Balance, Inc. - PunkBuster Online Countermeasures - last accessed on 2018-09-04
- "Fri Apr 04 2014 12:00
IAH Games has contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to integrate our PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software into the free to play online first person shooter title known as "Blacklight: Retribution" for the Southeast Asia region."
- "Fri Apr 04 2014 12:00