The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I
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| Developers | |
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| MicroIllusions | |
| DOS | Sculptured Software |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1989 |
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| Faery Tale Adventure | |
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| The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I | 1989 |
| Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II | 1997 |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\*.FAE |
- Saves are
A.FAEtoH.FAE. - In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
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 | 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 | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music/Sound on/off only. | |
| 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 |
Issues unresolved
Corrupted graphics in EGA mode
Corrupted graphics in EGA mode.
- EGA graphics become corrupted if the mouse is moved while using the bird totem map item. This can be avoided by playing in CGA mode or not moving the mouse at all while on the map (exit the map with the keyboard).[1]
Other information
Command line arguments
- This game has undocumented command line arguments (some commands have unknown effects).[2]
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| -ccbskjspmstw | Unknown |
| -k | Adds delay to keyboard movements |
| -m | Disables sounds completely |
| -nomouse | Disables mouse |
| -save | Disables saves |
| -verydark | Unknown |
| -y | Unknown |
| -x | Unknown |
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, EGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 512K | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA | |