Black Dawn beta
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Act I
Black Signal
What to test
- The first 15 minutes: was anything unclear, or did you get stuck?
- How combat feels: punches, kicks, the whip, and shifting between the station as it stands and as the record says it will be.
- Did you want to keep playing? Where did you stop, and why?
- Crashes, freezes, or any spot where you fell through the world.
What you need
- Mac: Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
- Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with an up-to-date graphics driver.
- Act I has not yet been tested on Windows. Please tell us how it runs.
- 8 GB memory (16 GB recommended) and 4 GB free disk space.
- A controller is recommended (PlayStation or Xbox). Keyboard and mouse also work.
- Intel Macs are not supported in this beta.
Installing
Mac: download, unzip, and drag the game to Applications. Windows: download, unzip to any folder, and run the game's .exe from that folder. On Windows, if a blue “Windows protected your PC” box appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.
Known issues
- The Lab can dip a little below 60 fps on some Macs.
- Some surfaces and props still look unfinished. We have a list, so there's no need to report each one.
- The sound mix is still being finished. If something is too loud, too quiet or missing, tell us which room.
- The Chapter 3 and 4 fights are still being tuned.
- English only for now.
- This beta stops launching after 31 January 2027.
Act III
Ghost Warrant
What you need
- Mac: Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
- Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with an up-to-date graphics driver. Tested on a Lenovo Legion Go.
- 8 GB memory (16 GB recommended) and 4 GB free disk space.
- A controller is recommended (PlayStation or Xbox). Keyboard and mouse also work.
Installing
Mac: download, unzip, and drag the game to Applications. Windows: download, unzip to any folder, and run the game's .exe from that folder. On Windows, if a blue “Windows protected your PC” box appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.
Ghost Warrant (preview): known issues
- A rare fight in the Chapter 3 Trench can get stuck. To recover: pause, choose Quit, relaunch, then choose Continue.
- Some rooms are very dark.
- Mara's outfit in the films doesn't match her in-game look yet.
- This beta stops launching after 31 January 2027.
Feedback
Message us on X (DMs): @BlackDawnGames
Please include your Mac model or Windows PC, what you were doing, and a screenshot if you can. Tell us the build number (bottom right of the title screen). If the game crashes, please attach the files in ~/Library/Application Support/BlackDawn/Beta/ (the reports folder and logs/godot.log). Your beta save is kept separately from any other version.
Please don't share the build, your key or screenshots of the story yet. Your key is yours alone. Gameplay talk with friends is fine; posting footage isn't, for now.
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