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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Coverart.png
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|cover        = Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra Entertainment}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra On-Line|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|AGI|Original}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|AGI|Original}}
{{Infobox game/row/engine|SCI1.1|VGA Remake}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|SCI|name=SCI1.1|VGA Remake}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{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}}
|steam appid  =  
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 18, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_police_quest_1_2_3_4|title=New release: Police Quest 1+2+3+4 - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
|gogcom page  = police_quest_1_2_3_4
+
|taxonomy    =
|wikipedia    = Police_Quest:_In_Pursuit_of_the_Death_Angel
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Police Quest }}
 +
|steam appid  = 494740
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207661263
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207658902
 +
|lutris      = police-quest-in-pursuit-of-the-death-angel
 +
|hltb        = 7196
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 146
 +
|wikipedia    = Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Police Quest}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} The game has in-game DRM for both the original and the 1992 VGA remake. The manuals are provided by all digital versions
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://policequest.wikia.com/wiki/Police_Quest_Omnipedia Police Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the Space Quest series
+
{{++}} Both the original release and the 1992 remake can be run under [[ScummVM]].
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/police_quest_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
+
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/PoliceQuest/PQSeriesHelp.html Sierra Help Pages - Police Quest series]
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/police_quest_1_2_3_4 GOG.com Support Page]
+
{{mm}} [https://policequest.fandom.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| Official | http://sarien.net/policequest | Online | Available for free. Modified to work on browsers. Original release only. | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Physical | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
{{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]].}}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | police_quest_1_2_3_4 | DRM-free | Police Quest Collection | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 494740 | DRM-free | Police Quest Collection | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} GOG.com only has the VGA remake available
+
{{ii}} A [http://sarien.net/policequest 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==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS (original release)|}}
+
{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\}}
{{Game data/row|DOS (VGA remake)|{{p|game}}}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\PQ1|{{p|game}}\PQ1\EGA}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS (original release)|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\PQ1SG.***}}
{{Game data/row|DOS (VGA remake)|{{p|game}}\PQ1SG.***}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\PQ1\PQ1SG.*|{{p|game}}\PQ1\EGA\PQSG.*|{{p|game}}\cloud_saves\PQ1SG.*}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
+
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                = true
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
[[File:Police Quest In Pursuit of the Death Angel Options.png|290px|right|thumb|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)}}
[[File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|290px|right|thumb|Graphics settings (GOG.com)]]
+
{{Video
{{Video settings
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/police-quest-pursuit-death-angel/en
|wsgf link                  = http://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
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = na
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = na
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = na
+
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes              =
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes             =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{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        = false
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = na
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|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    =  
|invert controller y-axis  = na
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = false
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = false
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = false
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = na
+
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = na
+
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
 
|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
|closed captions          = na
+
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
+
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = na
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0OqubY3xEXaRFc1eTZWY29IZmc/view?resourcekey=0-n0G4GbGIAgI-F3600aPzFw
 +
  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|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     =  
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recCPU  = Intel 386
 
|recCPU  = Intel 386
 
|recRAM  = 1 MB
 
|recRAM  = 1 MB
|recHD    =
+
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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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
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|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
|recHD    =
+
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 16:51, 14 March 2024

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail Sierra On-Line
Digital Activision
Engines
Original AGI
VGA Remake SCI1.1
Release dates
DOS 1987
Mac OS (Classic) 1987
Windows (DOSBox) January 18, 2011[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Police Quest
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel on HowLongToBeat
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

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is a game in the Police Quest series.

General information

Both the original release and the 1992 remake can be run under ScummVM.
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>\cloud_saves\PQ1SG.*[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)

Graphics feature State WSGF 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 and 120+ FPS

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.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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 1.4 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

  1. New release: Police Quest 1+2+3+4 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023