Defender of the Crown
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Developers | |
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Cinemaware | |
Publishers | |
Mindscape | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1987 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1987 |
Windows (emulator) | September 9, 2014[1] |
macOS (OS X) (emulator) | September 25, 2014[2] |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Defender of the Crown |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Cinemaware Anthology)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Run in DOSBox. | |||
GOG.com | Includes both an emulated Amiga version and the DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |||
Steam | Cinemaware Anthology. | |||
ZOOM Platform |
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
Change timed=true
to timed=false
to fix issues with controllers. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/326590/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The DOS version does not save any settings or data.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/326590/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The DOS version does not save any settings or data.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Full support but must enable every launch (setting is not remembered). | |
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Menu items activate randomly when using a controller
Change joystick timing[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 256k | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (326590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.