Difference between revisions of "Realms of Arkania: Star Trail"

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Realms of Arkania
Subseries of The Dark Eye
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny	1992
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail	1994
Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva	1996
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (2013)	2013
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (2017)	2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.

Diary and character sheet data is saved to file when Print to is set to File in Game Options (F3). To print from within the game see printer support.

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

No voices (GOG.com version)

The GOG.com version is incorrectly configured.

Instructions

Automap black screen freeze (GOG.com version)

Instructions

Printer support

Official DOSBox builds don't support printing.

Instructions

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	DOS 5.0
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista	Windows
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	compatible with DirectX 7	compatible with DirectX 9

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of video memory

References

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 }}
 {{Series|Realms of Arkania}}
-'''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Install the GOG.com version outside Program Files to prevent an [[#Automap black screen freeze (GOG.com version)|automap black screen freeze]] on Windows Vista and newer.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 35: / Line 32: @@
 {{Game Location Table/row|Save games (retail)|C:\STAR\GAMES\*.GAM}}
 {{Game Location Table/row|Diary/character sheets (retail)|C:\STAR\*.TXT}}
-{{Game Location Table/row|Save games (GOG.com)|C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Realms of Arkania Pack\Realms of Arkania 2\GAMES\*.GAM}}
+{{Game Location Table/row|Save games (GOG.com)|C:\GOG Games\Realms of Arkania Pack\Realms of Arkania 2\GAMES\*.GAM}}
-{{Game Location Table/row|Diary/character sheets (GOG.com)|C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Realms of Arkania Pack\Realms of Arkania 2\*.TXT}}
+{{Game Location Table/row|Diary/character sheets (GOG.com)|C:\GOG Games\Realms of Arkania Pack\Realms of Arkania 2\*.TXT}}
 }}
 {{ii}} In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.
@@ Line 64: / Line 61: @@
 |widescreen resolution notes= Upscaled 320x200 only.
 |multimonitor               = false
-|multimonitor notes         = Upscaled 320x200 only.
+|multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = false
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
@@ Line 72: / Line 69: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Toggle with Alt+Enter.
+|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
+|120hz                      = unknown
+|120hz notes                =
+|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 118: / Line 119: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Automap black screen freeze (GOG.com version)===
+===No voices (GOG.com version)===
-{{ii}} The GOG.com version's automap freezes on Windows Vista and newer if installed in Program Files due to the automap file using a restricted extension.<ref>http://www.gog.com/forum/realms_of_arkania_series/pitch_black_automap_problem_in_roa_2</ref>
+{{--}} The GOG.com version is incorrectly configured.
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Reinstall the game in a non-protected location (recommended solution)}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Set IRQ to 5 in }}
-# Uninstall the game, choosing to keep your save files if you want them.
+# Go to the installation folder.
-# Reinstall in a non-protected location (e.g. <code>C:\GOG Games</code>)
+# Edit <code>dosbox_realms2.conf</code>.
-# If you had save files from the old installation move them over from <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Realms of Arkania Pack\Realms of Arkania 2\GAMES</code>
+# Change <code>irq=7</code> to <code>irq=5</code> and save your changes.
+# Voices will now work correctly in-game.
 }}
+===Automap black screen freeze (GOG.com version)===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Run the game as an administrator (alternate solution)}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use updated installer}}
-# Right click the Realms of Arkania 2 shortcut and choose Properties.
+Use the updated installer to fix this issue.
-# On the Compatibility tab, check Run this program as an administrator.
-# Click Apply. The game will now show a User Account Control prompt every time you run it.
 }}

Developers

	Attic Entertainment Software
Publishers
	Sir-Tech
	U.S. Gold
	Fantasy Productions
Release dates
DOS	September 1994
Windows	2009
macOS (OS X)	June 18, 2013