Difference between revisions of "King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!"
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− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1992|ref=<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder/release-info MobyGames - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (1991) Amiga release dates]</ref>}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1992|ref=<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder/release-info MobyGames - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (1991) Amiga release dates]</ref>}} |
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox}} | ||
|steam appid = 10100 | |steam appid = 10100 | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Floppy disk release | | DOS}} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Floppy disk release | | DOS}} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | CD-ROM release | | DOS, Windows}} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | CD-ROM release | | DOS, Windows 3.x }} |
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_4_5_6 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]] and [[King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow]]. <br /> Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>| | Windows}} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_4_5_6 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]] and [[King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow]]. <br /> Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>| | Windows}} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }} | ||
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Revision as of 05:39, 30 July 2019
Developers | |
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Sierra On-Line | |
Engines | |
SCI1 | |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 9, 1990 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
Windows 3.x | 1992[1] |
Windows (ScummVM) | February 25, 2010 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- The manual is required to pass the floppy disk version's in-game copy protection (digital versions use the CD-ROM release, which omits the copy protection)
- Can be run under ScummVM.
General information
- Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
- King's Quest Omnipedia - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Floppy disk release | |||
Retail | CD-ROM release | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[2] |
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Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). |
Version differences
Original releases
- The floppy disk release came in two versions: one which supported EGA exclusively, and one which supported MCGA and VGA.
- The CD-ROM release supports MCGA and VGA exclusively and is the only release to have digitized voiceovers.
Digital releases
- The King's Quest Collection, the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems[3]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\KQ5SG.***[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2] |
- These are the default paths used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user
- For the GOG.com re-release, the
C:\
drive is mapped to<path-to-game>
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Russian | Fan translation by «PRCA» |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | EGA, Tandy, PCjr, MCGA, VGA | See Availability. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 19 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | EGA, Tandy 16-color, PCjr 16-color, MCGA, VGA |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 19 MB |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68000 | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 19 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 Colours |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10100) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.