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===Gold Box Companion=== | ===Gold Box Companion=== | ||
{{ii}} [http://gbc.zorbus.net Gold Box Companion] is a program for Windows that adds various optional features when playing the DOS version in DOSBox (automap, party HUD, raising level restrictions, character editing, etc.) | {{ii}} [http://gbc.zorbus.net Gold Box Companion] is a program for Windows that adds various optional features when playing the DOS version in DOSBox (automap, party HUD, raising level restrictions, character editing, etc.) | ||
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| + | Ensure tandy=on under [Speaker] in the DOSBox configuration file to allow for Tandy rather than PC Speaker sound effects. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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| Developers | |
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| Strategic Simulations Inc. | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Digital | GOG.com |
| Engines | |
| Gold Box | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1991 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1992 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | August 20, 2015[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | August 20, 2015[1] |
| Linux (DOSBox) | August 20, 2015[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Gold Box |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Pool of Radiance (series) | |
| Curse of the Azure Bonds | 1989 |
| Secret of the Silver Blades | 1990 |
| Buck Rogers (series) | |
| Champions of Krynn | 1990 |
| Neverwinter Nights | 1991 |
| Pools of Darkness | 1991 |
| Gateway to the Savage Frontier | 1991 |
| Death Knights of Krynn | 1991 |
| The Dark Queen of Krynn | 1992 |
| Treasures of the Savage Frontier | 1992 |
| Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace | 1992 |
| Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures | 1993 |
Key points
- Saves and characters can be imported from Secret of the Silver Blades.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with Pool of Radiance, Hillsfar, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures. | |
- The retail version requires the manual to answer copy protection questions. The GOG.com version has the copy protection cracked (anything will be accepted).[2]
Essential improvements
Gold Box Companion
- Gold Box Companion is a program for Windows that adds various optional features when playing the DOS version in DOSBox (automap, party HUD, raising level restrictions, character editing, etc.)
Sound Effects
Ensure tandy=on under [Speaker] in the DOSBox configuration file to allow for Tandy rather than PC Speaker sound effects.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\POOL4.CFG |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- The default save folder can be changed by editing
POOL4.CFG. - Saves are
SAVGAMA.PTYtoSAVGAMJ.PTY. - Character files are
*.PC. Character files are only present when that character is not part of a party in a save file.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| 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 |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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 thecloud_savesfolder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).