Heroes of the Lance
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| Developers | |
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| U.S. Gold | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Strategic Simulations, Inc. |
| Digital | SNEG |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1988 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | March 27, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Silver Box |
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| Silver Box | |
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| Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Heroes of the Lance | 1988 |
| Dragons of Flame | 1989 |
| War of the Lance | 1990 |
| Shadow Sorcerer | 1991 |
Heroes of the Lance is a singleplayer side view action game in the Silver Box series.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions for game series
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with Dragons of Flame, War of the Lance and Shadow Sorcerer. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
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| Steam | |
Bundled with Dragons of Flame, War of the Lance and Shadow Sorcerer. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\INSTALL.CFG |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2344020/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.DAT <path-to-game>\HISCORES.DAT |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2344020/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
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 | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Must be enabled in setup. | |
| 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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| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only (toggle with S). | |
| 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 |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy |
Issues fixed
Corrupted graphics in VGA mode
VGA graphics corruption.
- Graphics are corrupted in DOSBox when the Video installation option is set to VGA.[1]
| Set Video to PS/2 VGA[2] |
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System requirements
| DOS | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 384 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA, Tandy | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2344020/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2344020) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS - last accessed on September 23, 2017
- "Starts up and does intro, but the first real game screen is garbled past the point of useability."
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on September 23, 2017