Lords of Doom

Lords of Doom

Developers
	Attic Entertainment Software
Publishers
	Starbyte Software
Release dates
DOS	1990

This page is for the 1990 game. For the 1996 game, see Lords of Doom: The Black God.

Key points

Requires a specially-formatted floppy disk for save games (see make datadisk (DOSBox)).

The Starbyte Software CD-ROM release does not include the sound files (use the missing sounds fix).

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Version differences

The Starbyte Software CD-ROM release does not include the sound files. Use the missing sounds fix to fix affected versions.

Essential improvements

Make datadisk (DOSBox)

This game saves to a specially-formatted floppy disk (even when playing the CD-ROM version installed to a hard drive).

Mount floppy image in DOSBox SVN build
Download a DOSBox SVN build. Download a blank floppy image. Extract the floppy image and mount it in the DOSBox SVN build as drive A or B (see IMGMOUNT for details). Follow the steps in-game to format the floppy as a datadisk.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	A:\ B:\

This game saves to a specially-formatted floppy disk (see make datadisk (DOSBox)).

In-game settings are not stored between sessions.

Video

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
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only (F9).
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

Issues fixed

No sounds

Some releases have missing sound files. Affected releases show a "sound open error" message during gameplay when sounds are meant to play.

Use missing sounds fix
Use the missing sounds fix to fix affected versions.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	CGA, EGA, VGA

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	CGA, EGA, VGA