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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Spirit of Adventure cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Spirit of Adventure cover.jpg
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|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Spirit of Adventure
 
|wikipedia    = Spirit of Adventure
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | physical |  |  | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | physical |  |  | DOS }}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Grid Cartographer===
 +
{{ii}} Supported by [https://gridcartographer.com Grid Cartographer]. Its Game Link feature assists in creating the game map. This is '''not''' an automap. From the Grid Cartographer's documentation: “This approach enhances the immersion factor by allowing you to draw the map as you perceive it, not revealing every secret ahead of time. Hidden doors remain obscured, traps are left undetected and unsprung. It's still up to you to explore and record what you see on the map as you venture forth!”
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\GAME}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\GAME}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} {{file|GAME}} (no extension) contains save data.
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{{ii}} {{file|GAME}} (no extension) contains save data. [[#"File GAME is missing!" error when saving|Progress cannot be saved]] if this file is missing (the game cannot make it automatically).
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{{ii}} This game does not store any settings.
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|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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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = Some English version shortcuts are based on German words (e.g. {{key|J}}/{{key|N}} for Yes/No).<ref name="refcheck Garrett">{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=October 25, 2017|comment=}}</ref>
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|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    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|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    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|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    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{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    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              = EGA, VGA
 
|dos modes              = EGA, VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
==="File GAME is missing!" error when saving===
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{{ii}} This game cannot make a save file automatically if it is missing.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Make GAME file manually|ref=<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>|fix=
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# Go to the installation folder.
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# Make an empty text file called {{file|GAME}} (no extension). Saving will now work correctly.
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 16:14, 15 January 2021

Spirit of Adventure
Spirit of Adventure cover
Developers
Attic Entertainment Software
Publishers
Starbyte Software
Release dates
DOS 1991
Spirit of Adventure on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS

Essential improvements

Grid Cartographer

Supported by Grid Cartographer. Its Game Link feature assists in creating the game map. This is not an automap. From the Grid Cartographer's documentation: “This approach enhances the immersion factor by allowing you to draw the map as you perceive it, not revealing every secret ahead of time. Hidden doors remain obscured, traps are left undetected and unsprung. It's still up to you to explore and record what you see on the map as you venture forth!”

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\GAME
GAME (no extension) contains save data. Progress cannot be saved if this file is missing (the game cannot make it automatically).
This game does not store any settings.

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
120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Some English version shortcuts are based on German words (e.g. J/N for Yes/No).[1]
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
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
German

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes EGA, VGA

Issues fixed

"File GAME is missing!" error when saving

This game cannot make a save file automatically if it is missing.
Make GAME file manually[1]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Make an empty text file called GAME (no extension). Saving will now work correctly.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Garrett on October 25, 2017