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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Moonstone - A Hard Days Knight cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Moonstone - A Hard Days Knight cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mindscape}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mindscape}}
{{Infobox game/row/dosporter|Images Software}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Images Software|DOS}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Mindscape}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Mindscape|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Another Game Studio|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 18, 2021|wrapper=DOSBox}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1854348302
 +
|hltb        = 6197
 +
|igdb        = moonstone-a-hard-days-knight
 +
|mobygames    = moonstone-a-hard-days-knight
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
 
|wikipedia    = Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{GOG.com links|1854348302|moonstone_a_hard_days_knight}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | unknown |  |  | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | unknown |  |  | DOS }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | moonstone_a_hard_days_knight | DRM-free | Prepackaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Replace INTR.EXE|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=October 2, 2017|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Replace INTR.EXE|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=October 2, 2017|comment=}}</ref>}}
 
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Rename {{file|INTR.EXE}} to something else.
 
# Rename {{file|INTR.EXE}} to something else.
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\MOON.CFG}}
+
{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\MOON.CFG}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This game has no save function.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2016/10/game-232-moonstone-hard-days-knight-1991.html|title=The CRPG Addict: Game 232: Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (1991)|date=October 2, 2017|snippet=A session can easily take 3-6 hours, and there's no saving.}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} This game has no save function.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2016/10/game-232-moonstone-hard-days-knight-1991.html|title=The CRPG Addict: Game 232: Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (1991)|date=October 2, 2017|snippet=A session can easily take 3-6 hours, and there's no saving.}}</ref>
  
==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 
{{Image|Moonstone - A Hard Days Knight settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Moonstone - A Hard Days Knight settings.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
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|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = false
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = false
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
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 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 2.0
 
|minOS    = 2.0
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  = VGA, MCGA
 
|minGPU  = VGA, MCGA
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
|minOS    = 7, 8, 10
 +
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|minHD    = 1 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 08:31, 27 February 2023

Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight cover
Developers
Mindscape
DOS Images Software
Publishers
Retail Mindscape
Digital Another Game Studio
Release dates
DOS 1992
Windows (DOSBox) January 18, 2021
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight on HowLongToBeat
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight on IGDB
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight on MobyGames
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Prepackaged with DOSBox.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace INTR.EXE[1]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Rename INTR.EXE to something else.
  3. Make a copy of MAIN.EXE.
  4. Rename the copy to INTR.EXE.
  5. 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.
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

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 Native 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


Notes

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

References

  1. Verified by User:Garrett on October 2, 2017
  2. 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."