Difference between revisions of "Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire"

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Key points

Modern systems need workarounds for some compatibility problems; see installing on modern versions of Windows.

Availability

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Essential improvements

1.1 Update patch

The latest patch is 1.1 Update. It provides support for more graphics cards.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Some settings are stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company\Shadows of the Empire

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues unresolved

Background music

The background music will not play on Windows XP or newer systems. The game reads the audio from the CD in audio-CD format in some fashion that is incompatible with more recent versions of Windows.

Issues fixed

Installing on modern versions of Windows

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB	600 MB

References

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 ===Installing on modern versions of Windows===
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-{{Fixbox/fix|Windows XP}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Make necessary changes|<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-NV-P8ovFo Shadows of the Empire (PC Win 7 64 Bit Installation Guide) - YouTube]</ref>}}
-# Right click the installer file on the CD (<code>SOTE.EXE</code>) and change the compatibility mode to Windows 95.
+# Copy the CD contents to a folder somewhere.
-# Install the game normally.
+# Download [http://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=90351 Is3Engine.zip].
-# It should run properly now, but you might need to switch the compatibility mode to Windows 95 on the <code>SHADOWS.EXE</code> file.
+# Extract <code>Is3Engine.zip</code> to the <code>INSTALL</code> folder.
-}}
+# Run <code>setup32.exe</code> and follow the steps. The CD folder can now be deleted.
+# Run the game and exit it.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+# Run <code>SOTE.exe</code> in the installation folder.
-{{Fixbox/fix|Windows 7}}
+# Check CD Audio, Direct Movie and Enable Fog and click OK.
-To get the game running on Windows 7 you'll have to install it on another machine running Windows XP (or older) or in Windows XP Compatibility Mode (due to the 16 bit installer) and copy the files to your Windows 7 machine. Then you'll need to copy over the Registry Keys on the install machine from: <code>{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company\Shadows of the Empire</code> to your Windows 7 registry. (You will need to adjust the folder locations if you installed it anywhere other than the default location)<ref>http://forums.lucasarts.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3506926</ref>.
+# Create a new player and run the game normally.
-}}
+# You might need to set <code>SHADOWS.EXE</code> to Windows 95 compatibility mode.
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|All OS's}}
-# Alternate install solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-NV-P8ovFo
 }}

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	LucasArts
Release dates
Windows	September 17, 1997