Legend of Faerghail
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Electronic Design Hannover | |
| DOS | Holger Heinrich |
| Publishers | |
| reLINE Software | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1990 |
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Key points
- DOS version has major bugs including missing enemies and negative experience points (allowing infinite leveling).[1]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Late-game navigation relies on map included in the manual.[2] | |
Version differences
- The character transfer feature mentioned in the manual is not available in the DOS version.[3]
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\GAMES\ <path-to-game>\ROST\ROST |
- Save files are
GAME1toGAME5(without an extension). - The
ROSTfile contains stored characters (not part of a saved game). - In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| 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 | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | No sound.[4] | |
| 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. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | EGA, CGA |
Command line arguments
-
START.BATaccepts the following command line arguments:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| e | EGA/VGA graphics |
| c | CGA graphics |
| h | Hercules graphics |
| m | Start without mouse pointer (this can be combined with one of the graphics commands, e.g. start e m) |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA, Hercules | |
References
- ↑ The CRPG Addict: Legend of Faerghail: At Least I Have the Maps - last accessed on October 22, 2017
- ""TheDeveloperDude" notes, in the DOS version, both the lack of encounters in the dungeons [...] and the negative experience point bug, which somehow allows for infinite leveling."
- ↑ The CRPG Addict: 1990 Loose End #1: Legend of Faerghail - last accessed on October 22, 2017
- "Our solution to add a bit of copy protection was to put vital information required to succeed at the game into the manual. This is why there are numbered maps both in the manual and on the sleeve of the manual."
- ↑ Legend of Faerghail IBM-PC/100% compatibles Reference Card
- ↑ The CRPG Addict: 1990 Loose End #1: Legend of Faerghail - last accessed on October 22, 2017
- "Ultimately, they just didn't have the time and resources to invest in better graphics or any sound."
