Perfect Dark Port

About

Dab's Mod is a fork of the Perfect Dark PC port, which is itself a port of the Perfect Dark decompilation. It runs on Windows, Linux and macOS and keeps all of its changes engine-side, in the executable, with no custom levels or assets bundled. The README says it reads every texture, model, level and line of dialogue from a Perfect Dark ROM at startup.

How it differs from the original

It adds movement the N64 game never had (jump, combat roll, melee combos in multiplayer), a third-person camera, a Combat Simulator simulant cap raised from 8 to 80 with per-simulant stat sliders, bodies that stay where they fell, a spectator camera, and screenshot and video recording keys. It also adds picture options such as texture upscaling, supersampling and TAA.

Getting started

You supply a Perfect Dark (USA) Rev 1 ROM (md5 e03b088b6ac9e0080440efed07c1e40f), put it in the data folder next to the executable named pd.ntsc-final.z64, and run the executable for your system. PAL and JPN ROMs are not supported by this fork. A GPU with OpenGL 3.0 or ES 3.0 or better is required, and on macOS an unsigned binary needs to be opened via right-click or by clearing the quarantine attribute.

Known issues & limitations

• PAL and JPN ROMs are not supported by this fork.
• Choosing supersampling turns FSR Upscaling off.
• Older builds of the fork cannot read a setup file that has a changed simulant slider.
• The game has room for only 27 extra mod maps at a time.
• A mod that replaces ROM audio, textures or data tables may require a restart before it can be read.

What you need to run it

Features

• Adds jump, combat rolls and melee combos to multiplayer.
• Bodies stay where they fall, with settings for how many remain and how many are drawn.
• Can load mods, including stages, Combat Simulator arenas, weapons, characters and console mods.

How to install

1. Install texture packs in texture-packs/ beside the executable, then select them under Extended Options > Texture Packs and enable Use Texture Packs.

Controls

• Jump uses the configured use button, but doors and objects take priority.

Licensing & legal

• The README states MIT, same as the port and the decompilation it came from.

Additional notes

Recording

Video recording uses ffmpeg, which is not bundled; screenshots need nothing extra.

Texture packs

Texture packs go in a texture-packs folder, and a Community Packs page can download and select known packs.

FAQ

What is Perfect Dark Port?

Perfect Dark Port is an open-source port of Perfect Dark. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Windows, Linux and macOS.

Do I need the original game files to run Perfect Dark Port?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

How is Perfect Dark Port licensed?

project: MIT (project code); Rare / Microsoft: not licensed (game assets). The repository itself is the authoritative source.

Where do I put the ROM?

Put it in the data folder next to the executable, named exactly pd.ntsc-final.z64.