Difference between revisions of "King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow"
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 30, 1992}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 30, 1992}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1993}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1993}} | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2010|port=ScummVM, DOSBox}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2010|port=ScummVM, DOSBox}} | ||
|steam appid = 10100 | |steam appid = 10100 | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | | | DOS, Mac OS }} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | | | DOS, Mac OS, 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 V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]] <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 V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]] <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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− | | | + | |windows 32-bit exe = hackable |
− | |64-bit | + | |windows 64-bit exe = hackable |
+ | |windows exe notes = Use [[ScummVM]] (a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/stable/mingw-w64-stable-latest.zip 64-bit build] is also available). | ||
+ | |macos 32-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos app notes = | ||
+ | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
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{{System requirements | {{System requirements | ||
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|minOS = 3.0 MME | |minOS = 3.0 MME |
Revision as of 07:24, 27 May 2019
Developers | |
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Sierra On-Line | |
Engines | |
SCI1.1 | |
Release dates | |
DOS | September 30, 1992 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1993 |
Windows 3.x | 1993 |
Windows | February 25, 2010 |
Key points
- The manual is required to pass the in-game copy protection (digital versions include it)
- Can be run under ScummVM.
General information
- Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
- 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 | ||||
GOG.com | Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[1] |
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Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). |
- The Steam collection is not properly configured for modern systems[2]
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 |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\KQ6SG.***[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 |
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | EGA, MCGA, VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Use ScummVM (a 64-bit build is also available). | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 SX | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | EGA, MCGA, VGA |
Windows 3.x | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 3.0 MME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 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.
References
Categories:
- DOS
- Mac OS
- Windows 3.x
- Windows
- Invalid template usage (infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid template usage (Image)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
- Invalid section order
- Invalid template usage (API)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)