This page is for the original 1993 game. For the 2014 remaster, see Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - 20th Anniversary Edition.
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
General information
- Gabriel Knight Omnipedia - Wiki for the series
- Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' official website
- The Sierra Help Pages - Extensive troubleshooting guide
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Retail |
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Floppy and CD-ROM "talkie" release with voice acting and extra cutscenes. |
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GOG.com |
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Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[1] |
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Steam |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Install the relevant official patch if you are using a retail version. The latest patch is 1.0a (GKCDPAT) for the CD-ROM version and 1.0b (GKPAT10B) for the floppy release.
- Install the relevant unofficial NRS patch to correct some game-breaking issues on modern systems (latest official patch required). GK1CD_NRS is for the CD-ROM and GK1_NRS - for the floppy version. For other solutions to these problems, see: Issues fixed.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and Sound Effects |
Surround sound |
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MIDI music can be placed in 3D space if 3D MIDI compatible hardware is avilable |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Royalty free audio |
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General MIDI audio |
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Localizations
Issues fixed
Before anything else, get the latest patches for your respective game version. Also, check out Sierra's help page for solutions for known issues.
Day 5 Phone Call Lockup
Depending on your progress, at the beginning of day five Grace may give you the Rada Drum Book twice, and when the phone rings Gabriel says he'll get it but he never moves. This can be fixed the following ways:
Before you start day 5:
- In the options, turn the detail all the way down and the speed all the way up.
- If you are using DOSBox, set CPU Cycles to under 7000.
Day 6 Police Station Timing Issue
Depending on the speed of your computer, it might be impossible to get into Mosley's office on day 6 because the solution is timer based and the distraction might not last long enough to reach the office. To progress, you can use either of the following options:
- Use a CPU slowdown utility. The Gabriel Knight Mysteries: Limited Edition included such a utility, but it might not work anymore. Alternatively, you can try using CPUKILLER to achieve a slow down.
- If you are using DOSBox, set CPU Cycles to under 7000.
Note that you do not need to reload if the beignet guy already left the station and you failed to get into the office. In that case, apply either fix and return to the police station, the officer will fall asleep after some time permitting you to get into the office.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
VGA, SVGA |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
DOS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 80386
| Intel 486DX |
System memory (RAM) |
4 MB |
8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 MB (floppy) 1 MB (CD-ROM) | |
Video card (GPU) |
VGA | |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
7.0 |
Processor (CPU) |
Motorola 68030 |
System memory (RAM) |
5 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
256-color support |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz
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System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
- Windows requirements come from the GOG.com release.
Notes
References