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You '''can''' get the background music to work by converting it into .ogg format, using files found on this site: [http://punkrockhacker.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/cross-platform-classic-game-hacking.html Diary of a Punk Rock Hacker: Cross-Platform Classic Game Hacking] - this solution should work both in Windows and Wine, according to the programmer.
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You '''can''' get the background music to work by converting it into .ogg format, using files found on this site: [http://punkrockhacker.blogspot.com/2014/06/cross-platform-classic-game-hacking.html Diary of a Punk Rock Hacker: Cross-Platform Classic Game Hacking] - this solution should work both in Windows and Wine, according to the programmer.
  
 
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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
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Developers
LucasArts
Release dates
Windows September 17, 1997
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on Wikipedia
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Key points

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

1.1 Update patch

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

It can be found here

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Some settings are stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\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 Vista and later. The game reads the audio from the CD in audio-CD format in some fashion that is incompatible with more recent versions of Windows.


You can get the background music to work by converting it into .ogg format, using files found on this site: Diary of a Punk Rock Hacker: Cross-Platform Classic Game Hacking - this solution should work both in Windows and Wine, according to the programmer.

If the download is unavailable, you can try to get it from one of these locations:

VOGONS

AssemblerGames

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) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB 600 MB

References