Difference between revisions of "Realms of the Haunting"

Revision as of 15:48, 10 May 2023

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[4]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[5]
ZOOM Platform

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use replacement files
Apply the Realms of the Haunting intro skip.

Patches

Replace files^[6]

Download Realms of the Haunting UK to US patch. This allows the user to change difficulty and controller input.
Copy and paste the content of the data folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\DATA and <path-to-game>\ROTH\DATA
From the gdv folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\GDV
From the m folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\M and <path-to-game>\ROTH\M
Copy the rest of the files not in folders (.exe, .ini, .dat) to <path-to-game>\DATA and <path-to-game>\ROTH

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\ROTH.INI
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]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292390/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

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>\SAVEGAME\
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]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292390/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	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

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Not available in UK release;^[7] use ROTH Patch to fix.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects, Speech, Movies, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
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
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

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

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 5.0	MS-DOS 5.0 and higher, or Windows 95
Processor (CPU)	486DX2/66	Intel Pentium 90 or faster
System memory (RAM)	8 MB 16 MB (if using Windows 95)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 MB	103 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA or SVGA	VESA 1.2-compliant card for high resolution
Sound (audio device)	Soundblaster or 100% compatible
Other	2x CD-ROM or faster

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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (292390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ New release: Realms of the Haunting - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Mac Game Update: System Shock 2 + 10 more titles ● GOG.com
↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014 - last accessed on May 2023
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Realms of the Haunting · AppID: 292390 · Steam Database
↑ Resolution and sound after US patch - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Changing key-bindings in Realms of the Haunting (UK release) - last accessed on May 2023

[DOSBox_mounted-7] 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.

[Proton_path_note-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (292390) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (292390) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] New release: Realms of the Haunting - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Mac Game Update: System Shock 2 + 10 more titles ● GOG.com

[3] GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014 - last accessed on May 2023

[4] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Realms of the Haunting · AppID: 292390 · Steam Database

[6] Resolution and sound after US patch - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[9] Changing key-bindings in Realms of the Haunting (UK release) - last accessed on May 2023

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 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|December 31, 1996}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 5, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_realms_of_the_haunting New release: Realms of the Haunting - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 5, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_realms_of_the_haunting|title=New release: Realms of the Haunting - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 18, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|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>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1 GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 |taxonomy     =
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | realms_of_the_haunting | DRM-free | 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, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | realms_of_the_haunting | DRM-free | 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, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | realms-haunting | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | realms-of-the-haunting | Steam | | | Windows }}
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 ===Patches===
-{{Fixbox|description=Replace files|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/realms_of_the_haunting/resolution_and_sound_after_us_patch Resolution and sound after US patch - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Replace files|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/realms_of_the_haunting/resolution_and_sound_after_us_patch|title=Resolution and sound after US patch - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/746-realms-of-the-haunting-uk-to-us-patch/ Realms of the Haunting UK to US patch]. This allows the user to change difficulty and controller input.
 # Copy and paste the content of the <code>data</code> folder in the zip to <code>{{p|game}}\DATA\DATA</code> and <code>{{p|game}}\ROTH\DATA</code>
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 {{Input
 |key remap                 = true
-|key remap notes           = Not available in UK release;<ref>[http://shadowcat.freehosting.net/roth_patch.html Changing key-bindings in Realms of the Haunting (UK release)]</ref> use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/746-realms-of-the-haunting-uk-to-us-patch/ ROTH Patch] to fix.
+|key remap notes           = Not available in UK release;<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://shadowcat.freehosting.net/roth_patch.html|title=Changing key-bindings in Realms of the Haunting (UK release)|date=May 2023}}</ref> use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/746-realms-of-the-haunting-uk-to-us-patch/ ROTH Patch] to fix.
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
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 |windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown

Developers

	Gremlin Interactive
Publishers
	Blue Moon Red Owl
	Funbox Media
	KISS ltd
Engines
	True 3D
Release dates
DOS	December 31, 1996
Windows (DOSBox)	April 5, 2011^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	June 18, 2013^[2]
Linux (DOSBox)	July 24, 2014^[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase