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{{--}} No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/weekly_staff_picks_farewell_for_now_duke Farewell For Now, Duke + Last chance to get Dragonsphere free - GOG.com]</ref> | {{--}} No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/weekly_staff_picks_farewell_for_now_duke Farewell For Now, Duke + Last chance to get Dragonsphere free - GOG.com]</ref> |
Revision as of 17:29, 3 August 2020
Developers | |
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Wildfire Studios | |
Publishers | |
3D Realms | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 12, 1997 |
macOS (OS X) | May 5, 2015[1] |
Key points
- Includes five tables: Barbarian, Darkside, Duke Nukem, Firestorm and Mutation
General information
Availability
- No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.[2]
Essential improvements
- Ignore these if you have GOG.com or Steam versions.
Patches
Patches are available to fix various issues. An unofficial v1.3c is also available.
BOS Loader
- Adds windowed mode, bilinear filtering and Direct3D renderer.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wildfire Studios\Balls of Steel[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wildfire Studios\Balls of Steel\High scores[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
StickyKeys keeps re-enabling
Rebind the keys or replace the launcher the inside installation folder[3] |
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Download the replacement launcher from PCGamingWiki repository and replace the old one inside the installation folder. Otherwise flippers can be rebound to other keys. |
Slowdown in Scrolling table view
Run in Windows XP compatibility mode[4] |
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Load bos.exe inside the installation folder[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for 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 (358430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.