The Summoning
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Event Horizon Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Digital | SNEG |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1992 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | June 6, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | ARPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | DarkSpyre |
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| DarkSpyre | |
|---|---|
| DarkSpyre | 1990 |
| The Summoning | 1992 |
The Summoning is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric ARPG game in the DarkSpyre series.
General information
Availability
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVES\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2414350/pfx/[Note 1] |
- In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.
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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only (toggle with F9). | |
| 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. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Conversation printing
- Official DOSBox builds don't support printing (error message: "Printer offline. Press spacebar").
| Enable printer support[1] |
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Set up DOSBox printer support (this game requires the fonts fix). |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | 286, 386, 486 | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 640K | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2414350/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2414350) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on October 13, 2017