Difference between revisions of "PowerSlave"

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PowerSlave
PowerSlave	1996
PowerSlave EX (unofficial port)	2015
PowerSlave Exhumed	2022

Key points

Released as Exhumed in Europe and A.D. 1999: Pharaoh's Revival in Japan. Differences are minimal (title screen, etc.).

PowerSlave install can be converted to Exhumed install, and vice versa, using this.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Disc check can be disabled through a command line parameter
GOG.com		Prepackaged with DOSBox.

Essential improvements

Source ports

Name	Description
BuildGDX	Reverse-engineered port based on Java's libGDX framework. Adds support for widescreen resolutions, OpenGL renderer, improved controls, many customization options, and free save mode in addition to the original game's checkpoints.
PCExhumed	Reverse-engineered port using EDuke32 technology.
Raze	Fork of PCExhumed to GZDoom architecture. Also supports Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Redneck Rampage.

DOS/32A

DOS/32A is a more advanced extender and open source replacement to DOS4GW. It can improve both performance and stability of PowerSlave/Exhumed.

EX / PS DeHacker

A patcher utility that provides bug fixes and enhancement such as proper strafing, autorun, toggleable mouse look and higher resolutions.

Patch works with both Powerslave and Exhumed.

Earlier versions of this patcher have issues with DOS32A above (gives a runtime 200 error). Use the CauseWay Extender instead.

WASD + Mouse

Edit SETUP.CFG

Open SETUP.CFG.
Replace the content in the [KeyDefinitions] section with:

Modern keyboard binds

Move_Forward = "Up" "W"
Move_Backward = "Down" "S"
Turn_Left = "Left" ""
Turn_Right = "Right" ""
Strafe = "LAlt" "RAlt"
Strafe_Left = "," "A"
Strafe_Right = "." "D"
Run = "LShift" "RShift"
Jump = "Space" "/"
Crouch = "C" "LCtrl"
Fire = "Kpad0" "RCtrl"
Open = "F" ""
Look_Up = "PgUp" ""
Look_Down = "PgDn" ""
Look_Straight = "Home" "I"
Aim_Up = "Insert" ""
Aim_Down = "Delete" ""
SendMessage = "T" ""
Weapon_1 = "1" ""
Weapon_2 = "2" ""
Weapon_3 = "3" ""
Weapon_4 = "4" ""
Weapon_5 = "5" "G"
Weapon_6 = "6" "V"
Weapon_7 = "7" "B"
Mouseview = "U" ""
Pause = "Pause" ""
Map = "Tab" ""
Zoom_In = "F1" "X"
Zoom_Out = "F2" "Z"
Gamma_Correction = "F11" ""
Escape = "Escape" ""
Shrink_Screen = "Kpad-" "-"
Enlarge_Screen = "Kpad+" "="
Inventory = "Enter" "R"
Inventory_Left = "[" "Q"
Inventory_Right = "]" "E"
Mouse_Sensitivity_Down = "F7" ""
Mouse_Sensitivity_Up = "F8" ""

Then replace the content below the ControllerType = with the following:

Modern mouse binds

MouseButton0 = "Fire"
MouseButtonClicked0 = ""
MouseButton1 = "Jump"
MouseButtonClicked1 = ""
MouseButton2 = "Weapon_1"
MouseButtonClicked2 = "Weapon_3"

Notes

Easier and more modern control scheme.

Requires DeHacker's forced mouselook, C key fix and strafing fix.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SETUP.CFG
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
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>\SAVGAME*.SAV
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Source ports.
Multi-monitor		See Source ports.
Ultra-widescreen		See Source ports.
4K Ultra HD		See Source ports.
Field of view (FOV)		See Source ports.
Windowed		See Source ports.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use Borderless Gaming
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Source ports.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Force through graphics driver.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Source ports.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See Source ports.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Can be set with `MENU.EXE`
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		`F7` lowers it, `F8` increases it
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Can be changed via DeHacker
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Sound FX
Surround sound		See Source ports.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
EAX support		Raze supports OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing and EFX.
Red Book CD audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		4
Online play		For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	SVGA, SVGA (VESA), VGA

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Linux				Requires a source port.^[2]^[3]

Map Browser

Allows easy browsing and management of user maps. Also allows jumping through default levels.

User Maps/Addons

El-Gizah - Single map with some custom art. It is advised to use the rescripted version as it includes a batch script to automate file renaming.
Return to Ruins - A 3-maps mini episode. User can avoid overwriting files (if using the map browser utility for instance) by renaming the included LEV*.MAP files to RUIN*.MAP and using the following batch script to launch it:

Return to Ruins batch script

@echo off
echo Starting Return to Ruins...
pause
COPY LEV1.map LEV1.bme
COPY LEV2.map LEV2.bme
COPY LEV3.map LEV3.bme
COPY ruin1.map LEV1.map
COPY ruin2.map LEV2.map
COPY ruin3.map LEV3.map
CLS
PS /1 /h
COPY LEV1.bme LEV1.map
COPY LEV2.bme LEV2.map
COPY LEV3.bme LEV3.map
DEL LEV*.bme
echo Files restored...

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	3.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486
System memory (RAM)	4 MB	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	SuperVGA, VESA, VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL compatible
Sound (audio device)	ALSA compatible

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 the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Throwback Thursday with new games from Throwback Entertainment - GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-11-19
↑ AUR : pcexhumed.git - last accessed on 2021-05-09
↑ PCExhumed - Exhumed/PowerSlave PC port - last accessed on 2021-05-09

[DOSBox_mounted-2] 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 the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

[gog_release-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Throwback Thursday with new games from Throwback Entertainment - GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-11-19

[3] AUR : pcexhumed.git - last accessed on 2021-05-09

[4] PCExhumed - Exhumed/PowerSlave PC port - last accessed on 2021-05-09

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@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 {{Source ports table|content=
 {{Source ports table/row| BuildGDX| url=https://m210.duke4.net/ | Reverse-engineered port based on Java's libGDX framework. Adds support for widescreen resolutions, OpenGL renderer, improved controls, many customization options, and free save mode in addition to the original game's checkpoints. | Windows, Linux, OS X}}
-{{Source ports table/row| PCExhumed| url=https://forums.duke4.net/topic/10872-pcexhumed-exhumedpowerslave-pc-port/ | Reverse-engineered port using EDuke32 technology. | Windows}}
+{{Source ports table/row| PCExhumed| url=https://lerppu.net/wannabethesis/ | Reverse-engineered port using EDuke32 technology. | Windows}}
 {{Source ports table/row| Raze | url=https://github.com/coelckers/Raze/releases | Fork of PCExhumed to [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Id_Tech_1#Source_ports GZDoom] architecture. Also supports '''Duke Nukem 3D''', '''Blood''', and '''Redneck Rampage'''. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}

Developers

	Lobotomy Software
Publishers
North America	Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Europe	BMG Interactive
Digital	Throwback Entertainment
Engines
	Build
Release dates
DOS	1996
Windows (DOSBox)	November 19, 2020^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	November 19, 2020^[1]
Linux (DOSBox)	November 19, 2020^[1]
Taxonomy
Series	PowerSlave