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{{Disambig|the original game|the 2013 remake|[[Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (2013)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Realms of Arkania Blade of Destiny cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Realms of Arkania Blade of Destiny cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Attic Entertainment Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Attic Entertainment Software}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sir-Tech}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sir-Tech|Retail (USA)}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|U.S. Gold}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|U.S. Gold|Retail (UK)}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fantasy Productions}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fantasy Productions|Retail (Germany)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|United Independent Entertainment|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|April 1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|April 1992}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2009|wrapper=DOSBox}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 18, 2013|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/mac_game_update_system_shock_2_10_more_titles Mac Game Update: System Shock 2 + 10 more titles ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 18, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/mac_game_update_system_shock_2_10_more_titles|title=Mac Game Update: System Shock 2 + 10 more titles ● GOG.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|March 14, 2014|ref=<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/games/267670/announcements/detail/1263563966377264170 Mac and Linux builds now available! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Realms of Arkania 1 - Blade of Destiny Classic]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|March 14, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/267670/announcements/detail/1263563966377264170|title=Mac and Linux builds now available! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Realms of Arkania 1 - Blade of Destiny Classic|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Realms of Arkania }}
 
|steam appid  = 267670
 
|steam appid  = 267670
|gogcom page  = realms_of_arkania_1_2
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|gogcom id    = 1207661973
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|gogcom id side = 1207658796
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|hltb        = 7655
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|lutris      = realms-of-arkania-1-blade-of-destiny-classic
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 3437
 
|wikipedia    = Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
 
|wikipedia    = Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
 +
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|release history  =
 +
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Realms of Arkania}}
 
{{Disambig|the original game|the 2013 remake|[[Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (2013)]]}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|realms_of_arkania_blade_of_destiny|realms_of_arkania_series|for game series}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207661973|realms_of_arkania_series|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/267670/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/267670/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Floppies or CD-ROM. Use [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Floppies or CD-ROM. | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-ROA1BDC | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | realms-of-arkania-trilogy-classic-bundle | Steam | Trilogy Classic Bundle. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | realms_of_arkania_1_2 | DRM-free | Includes [[Realms of Arkania: Star Trail]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | realms_of_arkania_1_2 | DRM-free | Includes [[Realms of Arkania: Star Trail]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 267670 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://steamdb.info/depot/267673/ Realms of Arkania english · DepotID: 267673 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 267670 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/depot/267673/|title=Realms of Arkania english · DepotID: 267673 · Steam Database|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} The German version needs the manual to answer copy protection questions (see <code>passcodes.pdf</code> for GOG.com).
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{{ii}} The German version needs the manual to answer copy protection questions (see {{file|passcodes.pdf}} for GOG.com).
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Skip intro (retail)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro (retail)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
# Edit <code>BLADE.BAT</code>.
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# Edit {{file|BLADE.BAT}}.
 
# Delete the <code>intro</code> line.
 
# Delete the <code>intro</code> line.
 
# Save your changes.
 
# Save your changes.
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Skip intro (GOG.com)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro (GOG.com)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
# Edit <code>dosbox_realms1_single.conf</code>.
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# Edit {{file|dosbox_realms1_single.conf}}.
 
# Go to the end and delete the <code>intro</code> line.
 
# Go to the end and delete the <code>intro</code> line.
 
# Save your changes.
 
# Save your changes.
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===Use CD music in English version===
 
===Use CD music in English version===
 
{{++}} These steps upgrade the English version with the German version's CD music. This requires the German CD version (GOG.com has both).
 
{{++}} These steps upgrade the English version with the German version's CD music. This requires the German CD version (GOG.com has both).
{{--}} This reinstates the copy protection questions; refer to <code>passcodes.pdf</code> in the German version's installation folder for the answers.
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{{--}} This reinstates the copy protection questions; refer to {{file|passcodes.pdf}} in the German version's installation folder for the answers.
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use CD music in English version (GOG.com)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/realms_of_arkania_series/roa_1_in_game_cd_audio_music/post7|title=RoA 1 in game CD audio music, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Use CD music in English version (GOG.com)|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/realms_of_arkania_series/roa_1_in_game_cd_audio_music/post7 RoA 1 in game CD audio music, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
 
 
# Download and install both the English and German versions of the game to their individual folders.
 
# Download and install both the English and German versions of the game to their individual folders.
 
# Go into the English installation folder.
 
# Go into the English installation folder.
# Delete <code>BLADEM.EXE</code>.
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# Delete or rename {{file|BLADEM.EXE}}.
# Rename <code>BLADE.DAT</code> to <code>SCHICK.DAT</code>.
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# Rename {{file|BLADE.DAT}} to {{file|SCHICK.DAT}}.
# Rename <code>INTRO_A.OVL</code> to <code>INTRO_E.OVL</code>.
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# Rename {{file|INTRO_A.OVL}} to {{file|INTRO_E.OVL}}.
 
# Go to the German installation folder.
 
# Go to the German installation folder.
# Copy the German <code>MUSIC</code>, <code>game.gog</code>, <code>game.inst</code>, <code>INTRO.EXE</code>, <code>SCHICKM.EXE</code> and <code>SOUND.CFG</code> to the English installation folder, replacing existing files when prompted.
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# Copy the German {{folder|MUSIC}}, {{file|game.gog}}, {{file|game.inst}}, {{file|INTRO.EXE}}, {{file|SCHICKM.EXE}} and {{file|SOUND.CFG}} to the English installation folder, replacing existing files when prompted.
# In the English installation folder rename <code>SCHICKM.EXE</code> to <code>BLADEM.EXE</code>.
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# In the English installation folder rename {{file|SCHICKM.EXE}} to {{file|BLADEM.EXE}}.
# Edit the English version's <code>dosbox_realms1_single.conf</code>.
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# Edit the English version's {{file|dosbox_realms1_single.conf}}.
 
# Make a new line below <code>mount C "..\Realms of Arkania 1"</code>.
 
# Make a new line below <code>mount C "..\Realms of Arkania 1"</code>.
 
# Add this line: <code>imgmount D "..\Realms of Arkania 1\game.inst" -t iso</code>
 
# Add this line: <code>imgmount D "..\Realms of Arkania 1\game.inst" -t iso</code>
# Save your changes. The game will now have CD music.
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# Save the changes. The game will now have CD music.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\SOUND.CFG}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{ii}} In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.GAM}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.GAM}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.GAM}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.game.realms-of-arkania-1/Current.boxerstate/C Realms of Arkania 1.harddisk}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.game.realms-of-arkania-1/Current.boxerstate/C Realms of Arkania 1.harddisk}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} <code>GAMES.NAM</code> stores save game names; saves can't be accessed if this file is missing.
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{{ii}} {{file|GAMES.NAM}} stores save game names; saves can't be accessed if this file is missing.
{{ii}} Generated characters are <code>*.CHR</code>; character files are not needed for loading save games (characters are stored in each save).
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{{ii}} Generated characters are {{file|*.CHR}}; character files are not needed for loading save games (characters are stored in each save).
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Realms of Arkania Blade of Destiny settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Realms of Arkania Blade of Destiny settings.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|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
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|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        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|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
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|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  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = No volume sliders; on/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = No volume sliders; on/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        = true
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|red book cd audio notes  = German version only (see [[#Use CD music in English version|Use CD music in English version]]).
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/realms_of_arkania_blade_of_destiny/files/5888.html Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»].
 +
}}
 +
}}
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==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = true
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list].
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 20 March 2024

This page is for the original game. For the 2013 remake, see Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (2013).

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny cover
Developers
Attic Entertainment Software
Publishers
Retail (USA) Sir-Tech
Retail (UK) U.S. Gold
Retail (Germany) Fantasy Productions
Digital United Independent Entertainment
Release dates
DOS April 1992
Windows (DOSBox) 2009
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) June 18, 2013[1]
Linux (DOSBox) March 14, 2014[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives First-person, Bird's-eye view
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Realms of Arkania
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny on HowLongToBeat
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny on MobyGames
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny on Wikipedia
Realms of Arkania
Subseries of The Dark Eye
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny 1992
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail 1994
Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva 1996
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (2013) 2013
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (2017) 2017

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny is a singleplayer first-person and bird's-eye view RPG game in the Realms of Arkania series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Floppies or CD-ROM.
DOS
GamersGate
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Trilogy Classic Bundle.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes Realms of Arkania: Star Trail. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The German version needs the manual to answer copy protection questions (see passcodes.pdf for GOG.com).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro (retail)[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Edit BLADE.BAT.
  3. Delete the intro line.
  4. Save your changes.
Skip intro (GOG.com)[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Edit dosbox_realms1_single.conf.
  3. Go to the end and delete the intro line.
  4. Save your changes.

Use CD music in English version

These steps upgrade the English version with the German version's CD music. This requires the German CD version (GOG.com has both).
This reinstates the copy protection questions; refer to passcodes.pdf in the German version's installation folder for the answers.
Use CD music in English version (GOG.com)[5]
  1. Download and install both the English and German versions of the game to their individual folders.
  2. Go into the English installation folder.
  3. Delete or rename BLADEM.EXE.
  4. Rename BLADE.DAT to SCHICK.DAT.
  5. Rename INTRO_A.OVL to INTRO_E.OVL.
  6. Go to the German installation folder.
  7. Copy the German MUSIC, game.gog, game.inst, INTRO.EXE, SCHICKM.EXE and SOUND.CFG to the English installation folder, replacing existing files when prompted.
  8. In the English installation folder rename SCHICKM.EXE to BLADEM.EXE.
  9. Edit the English version's dosbox_realms1_single.conf.
  10. Make a new line below mount C "..\Realms of Arkania 1".
  11. Add this line: imgmount D "..\Realms of Arkania 1\game.inst" -t iso
  12. Save the changes. The game will now have CD music.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SOUND.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.
In-game settings are not stored between sessions.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\*.GAM
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.game.realms-of-arkania-1/Current.boxerstate/C Realms of Arkania 1.harddisk
<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
GAMES.NAM stores save game names; saves can't be accessed if this file is missing.
Generated characters are *.CHR; character files are not needed for loading save games (characters are stored in each save).

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

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
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
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No volume sliders; on/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
German version only (see Use CD music in English version).

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Russian
Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team».

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes MCGA, VGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) 386DX/33
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 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.

References