Difference between revisions of "Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight"

Latest revision as of 08:31, 27 February 2023

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Prepackaged with DOSBox.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace INTR.EXE^[1]
Go to the installation folder. Rename `INTR.EXE` to something else. Make a copy of `MAIN.EXE`. Rename the copy to `INTR.EXE`. Run the game normally. The Mindscape logo and loading screen will still be shown.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\MOON.CFG
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

This game has no save function.^[2]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Hot seat for most gameplay (simultaneous for PvP combat).
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.0
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	VGA, MCGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References

↑ Verified by User:Garrett on October 2, 2017
↑ The CRPG Addict: Game 232: Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (1991) - last accessed on October 2, 2017
"A session can easily take 3-6 hours, and there's no saving."

[DOSBox_mounted-2] File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[1] Verified by User:Garrett on October 2, 2017

[3] The CRPG Addict: Game 232: Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (1991) - last accessed on October 2, 2017
"A session can easily take 3-6 hours, and there's no saving."

[1]

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Mindscape
DOS	Images Software
Publishers
Retail	Mindscape
Digital	Another Game Studio
Release dates
DOS	1992
Windows (DOSBox)	January 18, 2021