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Darkest of Days

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Release Date:	2009
Developer:	8monkey Labs
Publisher:	Phantom EFX Valcon Games (Xbox 360)
Platforms:	Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 Mac OS X
Genre:	First-Person Shooter

Darkest of Days is a first-person shooter that tells the story of Alexander Morris, a soldier fighting during Custer's Last Stand at Little Bighorn, who is suddenly dragged through time to become a post-22nd century agent for the corporation Kronotek, a corporation who strives to preserve and protect history and whose founder has disappeared leading to various disturbances in time causing various historical figures to be put into danger. Morris as well as fellow agent Dexter go through various time periods to ensure these figures survive, all the while battling a mysterious group called the Opposition. Since the game's main selling point is time travel, Morris goes to a myriad of historical locations, including the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War, the Battle of Tannenburg during the First World War, a WWII-era POW camp, and Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. All these locations come with a group of period weapons to use, though Morris is usually given a weapon from the 22nd Century to "even the odds"; information about these fictional weapons can be found here.

The following weapons appear in the video game Darkest of Days:

Handguns

Colt 1861 Navy

The first weapon that Morris gets is the "Colt Revolver", a Colt 1861 Navy. It is first used at the Little Bighorn battle and later used during the Antietam Campaign. While not packing the punch of the Civil War rifles, it is much faster to reload, achieved by having Morris break the Colt open on a invisible hinge to swap cylinders.

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-'''''Darkest of Days''''' is a first-person shooter that tells the story of Alexander Morris, a soldier fighting during Custer's Last Stand at Little Bighorn, who is suddenly dragged through time to become a post-22nd century agent for the corporation Kronotek, a corporation who strives to preserve and protect history and whose founder has disappeared leading to various disturbances in time causing various historical figures to be put into danger. Morris as well as fellow agent Dexter go through various time periods to ensure these figures survive, all the while battling a mysterious group called the Opposition. Since the game's main selling point is time travel, Morris goes to a myriad of historical locations, including the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War, the Battle of Tannenburg during the First World War, a WWII-era POW camp, and Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. All these locations come with a group of period weapons to use, though Morris is usually given a weapon from the 22nd Century to "even the odds".
+'''''Darkest of Days''''' is a first-person shooter that tells the story of Alexander Morris, a soldier fighting during Custer's Last Stand at Little Bighorn, who is suddenly dragged through time to become a post-22nd century agent for the corporation Kronotek, a corporation who strives to preserve and protect history and whose founder has disappeared leading to various disturbances in time causing various historical figures to be put into danger. Morris as well as fellow agent Dexter go through various time periods to ensure these figures survive, all the while battling a mysterious group called the Opposition. Since the game's main selling point is time travel, Morris goes to a myriad of historical locations, including the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War, the Battle of Tannenburg during the First World War, a WWII-era POW camp, and Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. All these locations come with a group of period weapons to use, though Morris is usually given a weapon from the 22nd Century to "even the odds"; information about these fictional weapons can be found [[Talk:Darkest of Days#22nd-Century Weapons|here]].
 '''The following weapons appear in the video game ''Darkest of Days'':'''
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 =Handguns=
-==Colt 1860 Army==
+==Colt 1861 Navy==
-The first weapon that Morris gets is the "Colt Revolver", a [[Colt 1860 Army]]. It is first used at the Little Bighorn battle and later used during the Antietam Campaign. While not packing the punch of the Civil War rifles, it is much faster to reload, achieved by having Morris break the Colt open on a invisible hinge to swap cylinders.
+The first weapon that Morris gets is the "Colt Revolver", a [[Colt 1861 Navy]]. It is first used at the Little Bighorn battle and later used during the Antietam Campaign. While not packing the punch of the Civil War rifles, it is much faster to reload, achieved by having Morris break the Colt open on a invisible hinge to swap cylinders.
-[[Image:1860Army.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber.]]
+[[Image:1861 navy civil brass lg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt 1861 Navy - .36 caliber.]]
-[[Image:dod1860.jpeg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the Colt 1860.]]
+[[Image:dod1860.jpeg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the Colt 1861.]]
-[[Image:dodcoltpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris stands over a battle, Colt 1860 in hand.]]
+[[Image:dodcoltpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris stands over a battle, Colt 1861 in hand.]]
 [[Image:dodcoltpistol1.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris aims down the sights.]]
-[[File:DD_colt_reload.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Later on, during the Battle of Antietam, Morris accidentally breaks his 1860 and promptly swaps cylinders before someone notices.]]
+[[File:DD_colt_reload.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Later on, during the Battle of Antietam, Morris accidentally breaks his 1861 and promptly swaps cylinders before someone notices. This practice did take place (although not as often as is commonly believed), except for the fact that, of course, the Colt revolvers had a solid frame.]]
 == Mauser C96 ==
-The [[Mauser C96]] pistol appears during the World War 1 segments of the game. Similar to the Colt 1860 in the Civil War segments, the C96 is a faster firing and reloading counterpart to the slower bolt-action rifles in the World War 1 segments.  It appears to be based on the post-war short-barreled "Red 9" version, which would be anachronistic for the WW1 setting. It also fires fully-automatically, a feature only present on the post-war [[Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] pistol and not the regular C96 depicted. Morris also reloads by jamming the stripper clip into the rear sight instead of the ejection sight; he also loads a full ten rounds regardless of how many remain in the magazine.
+The [[Mauser C96]] pistol appears during the World War I segments of the game. Similar to the Colt 1861 in the Civil War segments, the C96 is a faster firing and reloading counterpart to the slower bolt-action rifles in the World War I segments. It is shown as a standard Russian Army handgun, when in fact (contrary to the common appearance of the C96 in later Soviet films) was not as common compared to cheaper and more readily available Browning designed pistols such as the [[FN Model 1900|M1900]] and [[M1911]], not to mention the ubiquitous [[Nagant M1895]]. It has an anchronistic post-war short barrel from the 1920 Rework C96s. It also fires fully-automatically, a feature only present on the post-war [[Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] pistol and not the regular C96 depicted. Morris also reloads by jamming the stripper clip into the rear sight instead of the clip guide on the ejection port; he also loads a full ten rounds regardless of how many remain in the magazine.
-[[Image:C96Redshort.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 "Red 9" Version with 3 7/8" barrel and fixed sight for the German Police - 9x19mm]]
+[[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:C96Redshort.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 "1920 Rework" - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
 [[Image:dodbroomhandle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the C96.]]
-[[File:DD_c961.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris, determined to get a hang of this new fangled technology, takes aim at a tree...]]
+[[File:DD_c961.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris, determined to get a hang of this new-fangled technology, takes aim at a tree...]]
 [[File:DD_c962.jpg|thumb|none|630px|And within a couple of minutes, learns how to fire the C96.]]
 [[File:DD_c963.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Slowly grasping how to use his new firearm, he decides to use the iron sights.]]
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 ==Luger P08==
-The main German sidearm for the World War 1 and World War 2 segments is the [[Luger P08]], referred to simply as the "Luger". It is based on the "Marine" model, but has an additional rear sight from the "Artillery" model.
+The main German sidearm for the World War I and World War II segments is the [[Luger P08]], referred to simply as the "Luger". It is based on the "Marine" model, but has an additional rear sight from the "Artillery" model.
 [[Image:Luger P08 Marine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Luger P08 "Marine" model - 9x19mm]]
 [[Image:DoD Luger P08 Render.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the Luger P08.]]
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 [[Image:Darkestofdays luger2.jpg|thumb|none|630px|He then wonders if the snow conspires against him, and uses his Luger P08 to strike fear into it.]]
 [[Image:Darkestofdays luger3.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Having found that piles of snow can't be scared, he reloads his P08 and goes on his way. The toggle lock somehow immediately goes back into battery when Morris fully inserts the magazine.]]
-== "DNGr Pistol" ==
-The DNGr Pistol is a post-22nd century side-arm that Morris is given on some missions, like most of the other post-22nd century firearms. It comes with a LAM activated via pressure switch duct taped to the grip.
-[[Image:doddgnr1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|In-Game model of the DNGr Pistol. Note that the safety seems to imply select-fire.]]
-[[Image:dodgnp90.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris and his DNGr watch as Dexter gives a German his recommended daily dose of buttstock.]]
 =Rifles=
 ==1860 Henry==
-The [[Henry 1860]] rifle appears during the Antietam missions and the Little Bighorn segment. It is always seen with its leaf sight raised and is inaccurately loaded from a side gate, as the [[Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"]], rather than from the front of the magazine tube.
+The [[Henry 1860]] rifle appears during the Antietam missions and the Little Bighorn segment. It is always seen with its leaf sight raised and is inaccurately loaded from a side gate, like the [[Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"]], rather than from the front of the magazine tube.
 [[Image:Henry.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Henry 1860 brass-frame - .44 Rimfire (RF).]]
 [[Image:Winchester 1866 rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Rifle - .44 RF, for comparision.]]
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 == Morgan James Rifle ==
-The Morgan James Rifle is used during the Antietam missions, wrapped in burlap sacking to camouflage it. The rifle in the game is almost twice as short as in real life, presumably to faciliate reusing the the Enfield's animations (and commit the same percussion cap error).
+The Morgan James Rifle is used during the Antietam missions, wrapped in burlap sacking to camouflage it. The rifle in the game is almost twice as short as in real life, presumably to facilitate reusing the the Enfield's animations (and commit the same percussion cap error).
 [[Image:Morgan_James_Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Morgan James Rifle.]]
 [[Image:dodmorganjames1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the Morgan James Rifle.]]
 ==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
-The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is seen in the hands of German troops in both the WWI and WWII time periods. It comes in two versions: a standard infantry version with iron sights, which appears only in the WWI levels, and a sniper version fitted with an ZF41 scope (anachronistic for the WWI levels, and inaccurate in general for the Gewehr 1898 as it was made for the [[Kar98k]]), which appears in the WW1 levels alongside the infantry version, and is the '''only''' German rifle to appear in the WW2 levels.
+The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is seen in the hands of German troops in both the WWI and WWII time periods. It comes in two versions: a standard infantry version with iron sights, which appears only in the WWI levels, and a sniper version fitted with an ZF41 scope (anachronistic for the WWI levels, and inaccurate in general for the Gewehr 1898 as it was made for the [[Kar98k]]), which appears in the WWI levels alongside the infantry version, and is the '''only''' German rifle to appear in the WWII levels.
 [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 [[Image:dodgewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the Gewehr 1898 rifle.]]
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 [[Image:DoD 98k reload.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris reloads his scoped Gewehr 98.]]
-==Mosin Nagant M1891==
+==Mosin Nagant M91/30==
-The [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin-Nagant M1891]] appears during the WW1 missions, simply referred to as the "Nagant".
+The [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]] appears during the WWI missions, simply referred to as the "Nagant" (although Nagant owns only some ideas for the magazine, and this separate name itself is associated with a revolver). This is actually modeled after the later M91/30, slightly different from the original model of the period.
-[[Image:MosinDragoon1891.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R]]
+[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R]]
 [[Image:dodnagant1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The in-game model of the Mosin-Nagant.]]
-[[Image:DD_mosin3.jpg|thumb|none|630px|While Dexter talks to Morris, Morris stares at his Mosin and wonders how the bayonet is supposed to work. Note that the rifle is fitted with a sword bayonet (that appears to be a German M98/05) instead of the correct spike bayonet.]]
+[[Image:DD_mosin3.jpg|thumb|none|630px|While Dexter talks to Morris, Morris stares at his Mosin and wonders how the bayonet is supposed to work. Note that the rifle is fitted with a sword bayonet (that appears to be a German M98/05) instead of the correct spike bayonet. While there was a rare M1905 Modrakh sword bayonet for the Mosin, and German-captured Mosins were equipped with mounts for the M98/05, this is not the case either way.]]
 [[Image:DD_mosin.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris, having grabbed a Mosin for himself, prepares for a Russian attack in the woods.]]
 [[Image:DD_mosin2.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Having found no such attack, he begrudgingly reloads his rifle.]]
-== "Assault Rifle-55" ==
-One of the many futuristic weapons in the game, the "Assault Rifle 55" or "AR-55" is given to the player at random intervals, such as during the Antietam missions or during the Pompeii missions. It's very similar to the [[FN F2000 Tactical]], but uses the top-position detachable magazines as the [[FN P90]].
-[[Image:Fn fs2000 blk.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fully black FN FS2000 Tactical - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
-[[Image:dodassaultrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris doesn't question why he has been issued a futuristic assault rifle for a mission set during the Roman times.]]
-== "Barracuda" ==
-A futuristic semi-avtomatic heavy sniper rifle, issued to Morris during one of the WW2 missions. It has a infinity ammo, but rifle can be used only for firing with bipod, at suitable sniper positions.
-[[Image:dodgnp90.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris carried rifle in his left hand.]]
-== "M7 Rifle" ==
-A fictional bullpap assault rifle, equipped with a scope. It carried by Opposition soldiers, and can be picked up and used by the player. Compared to many other futuristic weapons in the game, the M7 has a realistic design based on the current bullpup rifles (in particular, slightly resembling the [[FN SCAR]] with the bullpup conversion).
-[[Image:dodboxart.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Morris holds "M7 Rifle" on the game cover.]]
 =Submachine Guns=
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 [[Image:Darkestofdays mp34-2.jpg|thumb|none|630px|He then inspects a fence while aiming down the sights..]]
 [[Image:Darkestofdays mp34-3.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Not seeing anything interesting, Morris inserts a new Trommelmagazin into his MP34. While he pulls the bolt back as makes sense for an open-bolt weapon before doing this, the bolt then slams forward when the magazine is inserted.]]
-== "Automatic Machine Pistol-60" ==
-A futuristic SMG given to the player on random occasions, usually when he is facing enemies wielding muskets, or bronze spears and swords.
-[[Image:dodamp60.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The In-Game model of the "AMP-60".]]
 =Machine Guns=
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 ==Maxim Gun==
-The standard German machine gun seen during the World War 1 and World War 2 segments appears to be a [[Maxim|Maxim Gun]], featuring a [[Maxim|MG 08]]'s sledge mount and a [[Maxim|Maxim M1910/30]]'s barrel jacket.
+The standard German machine gun seen during the World War I and World War II segments appears to be a [[Maxim|Maxim Gun]], featuring a [[Maxim|MG 08]]'s sledge mount and a [[Maxim|Maxim M1910/30]]'s barrel jacket.
 [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57 Mauser.]]
 [[File:Maxim M1910 30.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim M1910/30 - 7.62x54R.]]
 [[File:DD_maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris looks at the weird franken-Maxim.]]
 [[File:DD_maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|630px|He then decides to see if it actually works.]]
-=Shotguns=
-== "C07 Shotgun" ==
-Another 22nd Century firearm given to Morris as "leverage", this time being a semi-auto shotgun the player gets during some of the World War 1 missions. It reloads with a detachable tube magazine; but since the magazine is loaded where there should be a barrel (or directly into it?), it only remains to guess how this can work at all.
-[[Image:dodshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The In-Game model for the C07 Shotgun.]]
-[[Image:dodco2shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris ventilates a German soldier's stomach with his C07.]]
-=Rocket Launchers=
-== "MA-22 Rocket Launcher" ==
-A futuristic rocket launcher Morris gets his hands on, which operates like a [[FGM-148 Javelin]] on steroids.
-[[Image:dodmisslelauncher.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris unleashes the power of the MA-22 on the hapless troops below.]]
-=Flamethrowers=
-== "FMG Heat Gun" ==
-A futuristic flamethrower given to Morris, fittingly enough, during the Pompeii Mission.
-[[Image:dodflamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris, armed with the FMG, prepares to unleash some molten irony on the local Roman garrison.]]
 =Grenades=
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 ==Hybrid hand grenade==
-A fictional hybrid hand grenade can be found and used in missions set in World War 1 and World War 2. It appears to be Model 24 with the head replaced with a Mills Bomb.
+A fictional hybrid hand grenade can be found and used in missions set in World War 1 and World War 2. It appears to be a Model 24 with the head replaced with a Mills Bomb. It may have been done to make something similar to the Model 13/15 Kugelhandgranate
 [[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" stick grenade with fragmentation sleeve]]
 [[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]]
+[[File:Kugel13popp.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 13/15 with "''Poppenberg'sche''" System.]]
 [[Image:Darkestofdays hand grenade.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris looks at the weird franken-grenade.]]
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 ==Civil War Cannon==
+In the Civil War missions, various cannons can be seen used by both Union and Confederate troops. Morris can also use one at one point.
-In the Civil War missions, various cannons can be seen used by both Union and Confederate troops, and Morris does get to use one at one point.
 [[File:cannonDD.jpg|thumb|none|630px|A Confederate artillery battery commences volley fire with their cannons.]]
 [[File:cannonDD2.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris prepares to unleash some Civil War era fury upon some Confederate troops with his cannon.]]
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 [[File:21-cm-Mörser 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Langer 21 cm Mörser Model 16, displayed at the Finnish Artillery Museum in Hämeenlinna - 210mm]]
 [[File:howitzerDD.jpg|thumb|none|630px|Morris looks at the Mörser 16, disappointed at the fact he can't use it himself.]]
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Darkest of Days: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:47, 2 November 2023

Handguns

Colt 1861 Navy

Mauser C96

Luger P08

Rifles

1860 Henry

Enfield Pattern 1853

Morgan James Rifle

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Mosin Nagant M91/30

Submachine Guns

MP34

Machine Guns

Maxim Gun

Grenades

Hybrid hand grenade

Cannons

Civil War Cannon

21 cm Mörser 16

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