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|cover        = Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Cover.png
 
|cover        = Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra Entertainment}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1987}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1987}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1987}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1987}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 18, 2011|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_police_quest_1_2_3_4 New release: Police Quest 1+2+3+4 - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 18, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_police_quest_1_2_3_4 New release: Police Quest 1+2+3+4 - GOG.com]</ref>}}
|steam appid  =  
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|steam appid  = 494740
|gogcom page  = police_quest_1_2_3_4
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|gogcom id    = 1207661263
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|gogcom id side = 1207658902
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = police-quest-in-pursuit-of-the-death-angel
 
|wikipedia    = Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
 
|wikipedia    = Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Police Quest}}
 
{{Series|Police Quest}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} The game has in-game DRM for the 1992 VGA remake. The manual is provided by all digital versions
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{{ii}} The game has in-game DRM for the 1992 VGA remake. The manual is provided by all digital versions.
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{{++}} Both the original release and the 1992 remake can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://policequest.wikia.com/wiki/Police_Quest_Omnipedia Police Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the Space Quest series
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{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/PoliceQuest/PQSeriesHelp.html Sierra Help Pages - Police Quest series]
{{GOG.com links|police_quest_1_2_3_4|police_quest_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [http://policequest.wikia.com/wiki/Police_Quest_Omnipedia Police Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the Police Quest series
 +
{{GOG.com links|1207661263|police_quest_series|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/494740/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Physical | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Physical | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
 
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | police_quest_1_2_3_4 | DRM-free | Police Quest Collection | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | police_quest_1_2_3_4 | DRM-free | Configured to run under [[DOSBox]]. Comes bundled with [[Police Quest II: The Vengeance]], [[Police Quest III: The Kindred]], and [[Police Quest: Open Season]]. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 494740 | DRM-free | Police Quest Collection | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} GOG.com initially only had the VGA remake available, but the EGA original was added in later.
 
 
{{ii}} A [http://sarien.net/policequest web browser version] is also available.
 
{{ii}} A [http://sarien.net/policequest web browser version] is also available.
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===Version differences===
 +
====Police Quest Collection====
 +
A compilation pack containing Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake), [[Police Quest II: The Vengeance]], [[Police Quest III: The Kindred]], and [[Police Quest: Open Season]].
 +
 +
All games in the pack are pre-configured to run with [[DOSBox]].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\PQ1|{{p|game}}\PQ1\EGA}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\PQ1SG.***}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\PQ1SG.***}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\PQ1\PQ1SG.***|{{p|game}}\PQ1\EGA\PQSG.*}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                =
 +
|discord notes          =
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|epic games store      =
 +
|epic games store notes =
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|gog galaxy            = true
 +
|gog galaxy notes      =
 +
|origin                =
 +
|origin notes          =
 +
|steam cloud            = false
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|steam cloud notes      =
 +
|uplay                  =
 +
|uplay notes            =
 +
|xbox cloud            =
 +
|xbox cloud notes      =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 
{{Image|Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Options.png|In-game options menu (1992 VGA remake)}}
 
{{Image|Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Options.png|In-game options menu (1992 VGA remake)}}
 
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
 
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/police-quest-pursuit-death-angel/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/police-quest-pursuit-death-angel/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]] or [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]).
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts            = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes   =
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|light bar support         = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
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|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              = EGA, MCGA, VGA
 
|dos modes              = EGA, MCGA, VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
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|windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
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|minCPU  = 1.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB

Revision as of 18:49, 21 March 2021

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Engines
Original AGI
VGA Remake SCI1.1
Release dates
DOS 1987
Mac OS (Classic) 1987
Windows (DOSBox) January 18, 2011[1]
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel on MobyGames
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel on Wikipedia
Police Quest
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel 1987
Police Quest II: The Vengeance 1988
Police Quest III: The Kindred 1991
Police Quest: Open Season 1993
Police Quest: SWAT 1995
Police Quest: SWAT 2 1998
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle 1999
SWAT 4 2005

Key points

The game has in-game DRM for the 1992 VGA remake. The manual is provided by all digital versions.
Both the original release and the 1992 remake can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Sierra Help Pages - Police Quest series
Police Quest Omnipedia - A huge wiki for the Police Quest series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Police Quest Collection
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Police Quest Collection
Windows
A web browser version is also available.

Version differences

Police Quest Collection

A compilation pack containing Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake), Police Quest II: The Vengeance, Police Quest III: The Kindred, and Police Quest: Open Season.

All games in the pack are pre-configured to run with DOSBox.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\
Windows <path-to-game>\PQ1[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\PQ1\EGA[Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/494740/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\PQ1SG.***
Windows <path-to-game>\PQ1\PQ1SG.***[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\PQ1\EGA\PQSG.*[Note 1]
<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/494740/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

In-game options menu (1992 VGA remake)
In-game options menu (1992 VGA remake)
300px
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech 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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes EGA, MCGA, VGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 286
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
  3. 3.0 3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/494740/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (494740) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References