The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tattoo
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Developers | |
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Mythos Software | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Sherlock | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1996 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes |
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes | |
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The Case of the Serrated Scalpel | 1992 |
Case of the Rose Tattoo | 1996 |
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | CD-ROM |
- A full installation can be achieved by copying the
HOLMES2
folder on the CD to the hard drive.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\MYTHOS.CFG |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\HOLMES2.SAV |
Save game cloud syncing
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Joystick support | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
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 | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and voice volumes may be adjusted. Sound effects may be muted. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Download. |
Issues fixed
Game won't start
When run, the game may prompt you to run INSTALL, even though it's already installed.
Run HOLMES2.BAT[1] |
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Run |
Edit HOLMES2.BAT[2] |
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Replace the contents of @echo off Set DOS4GVM=DELETESWAP MAXMEM#8192 SWAPNAME#.\MYTHOS.SWP HOLMES2 .\MYTHOS.CFG %1 %2 %3 |
Use ScummVM[3] |
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Play the game in ScummVM, instead of DOS. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | SVGA | 640x480 256 colors |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.3 | 5.0 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 80486 DX2 | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 16 MB under Windows |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | VESA-compatible |