Key points
- Many different versions of the game exist, with varying degrees of graphical fidelity and additional features, such as voice acting. The only version sold digitally is the MS-DOS release.
- Because the game was poorly written and its speed is dependent on CPU cycles, the game runs too fast on many computers.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Celestial Heavens' subforum
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Use DOSBox for DOS version. |
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GOG.com |
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Bundled with games 1-6. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
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Essential improvements
Where Are We
- Supported by Where are we, an automapping and reference utility.
Grid Cartographer
- Supported by Grid Cartographer. Its Game Link feature assists in creating the game map. This is not an automap. From the Grid Cartographer's documentation. (note: this is not free software! the 'gamer' edition costs $19,99 and the 'professional' costs $49,99)
Game data
Save game data location
-
ROSTER.DTA
stores all characters; it must be present to play (an empty file with this name will work).
- 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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On/off only; toggle with V. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Everything is text-based. |
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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Localizations
Issues fixed
Text appears too fast
- This is caused by the game being CPU cycles dependant.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
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Graphics Overhaul Mod
A mod that replaces the graphics tiles is available at dungeoncrawlers.org.
System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 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. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References