GAMES:Shannara

2009-11-29T11:03:21Z

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'''Shannara''' is an adventure game for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC IBM PC] based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannara Shannara] series of the first three books.

= Windows =

== How to install with CD ==

Mounting the game CD-Rom drive. E.g.
<pre>
Z:\>MOUNT D D:\ -t cdrom
</pre>

Mounting a folder from your harddrive for the game installation. E.g.
<pre>
Z:\>MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES
</pre>

Change into the folder '''D:\SHANNARA\''' and execute the '''INSTALL.EXE'''. Follow the installation steps. You should use a ''minimal installation'' and the installation drive for the game is '''C:'''. The default installation folder is '''SHANNARA'''. Finish the sound setup and change into the folder '''C:\SHANNARA\'''. Start the game.
<pre>
C:\SHANNARA\SHANNARA.EXE
</pre>

== How to install with an ISO ==

Mounting the game ISO. E.g.
<pre>
Z:\>IMGMOUNT D C:\DOSGAMES\ISO\SHANNARA\Shannara.iso -t iso
</pre>

Mounting a folder from your harddrive for the game installation. E.g.
<pre>
Z:\>MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES
</pre>

Change into the folder '''D:\SHANNARA\''' and execute the '''INSTALL.EXE'''. Follow the installation steps. You should use a ''minimal installation'' and the installation drive for the game is '''C:'''. The default installation folder is '''SHANNARA'''. Finish the sound setup and change into the folder '''C:\SHANNARA\'''. Start the game.
<pre>
C:\SHANNARA\SHANNARA.EXE
</pre>

== How to install without CD/ISO ==
Copy the '''SHANNARA''' folder from CD to your local drive e.g. ''C:\DOSGAMES\''. Change into the folder ''C:\DOSGAMES\SHANNARA\'' and open the '''LEGEND.INI''' file with a text editor.

Original LEGEND.INI file:
<pre>
MOUSE=MOUSE
PICDATA=.\
VOCDATA=.\VOC
SAVEDATA=C:\
FLCDATA=.\FLICS
</pre>

To play the game ''without'' CD make the following modifications.

Modified LEGEND.INI file:
<pre>
KEYBOARD=NORMAL
MOUSE=MOUSE
PICDATA=C:\
VOCDATA=C:\VOC\
SAVEDATA=C:\
FLCDATA=C:\FLICS\
</pre>

Mounting the game folder from your harddrive.
<pre>
Z:\>MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES\SHANNARA
</pre>

You should execute '''SETSOUND.EXE''' at first to start the configuration for the sound card.
<pre>
C:\>SETSOUND.EXE
</pre>

Then you can start the game via '''SHANNARA.EXE'''.
<pre>
C:\>SHANNARA.EXE
</pre>

== Making it work ==
If you want to play the game in ''full screen'' mode you should change the '''output''' parameter in the [http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf#.5Bsdl.5D [sdl]] section of your config file.

Default output parameter:
<pre>
output=surface
</pre>

Modified output parameter:
<pre>
output=ddraw
</pre>

This fixes an issue with all fading transitions in the game and enhances the image quality in a few cutscenes.

Read on in the [http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf Dosbox.conf] for further informations about possible parameters.

== DosBox config file example using an ISO ==
<pre>
# This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.72.
# Lines starting with a # are commentlines.
# They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.

[sdl]
# fullscreen -- Start dosbox directly in fullscreen.
# fulldouble -- Use double buffering in fullscreen.
# fullresolution -- What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768).
# windowresolution -- Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling.
# output -- What to use for output: surface,overlay,opengl,openglnb,ddraw.
# autolock -- Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen.
# sensitiviy -- Mouse sensitivity.
# waitonerror -- Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error.
# priority -- Priority levels for dosbox: lowest,lower,normal,higher,highest,pause (when not focussed).
# Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized.
# mapperfile -- File used to load/save the key/event mappings from.
# usescancodes -- Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.

fullscreen=false
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=original
windowresolution=original
output=ddraw
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt
usescancodes=true

[dosbox]
# language -- Select another language file.
# memsize -- Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes.
# machine -- The type of machine tries to emulate:hercules,cga,tandy,pcjr,vga.
# captures -- Directory where things like wave,midi,screenshot get captured.

language=
machine=vga
captures=capture
memsize=16

[render]
# frameskip -- How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one.
# aspect -- Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!.
# scaler -- Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes.
# Supported are none,normal2x,normal3x,advmame2x,advmame3x,hq2x,hq3x,
# 2xsai,super2xsai,supereagle,advinterp2x,advinterp3x,
# tv2x,tv3x,rgb2x,rgb3x,scan2x,scan3x.
# If forced is appended (like scaler=hq2x forced), the scaler will be used
# even if the result might not be desired.

frameskip=0
aspect=false
scaler=normal2x

[cpu]
# core -- CPU Core used in emulation: normal,simple,dynamic,auto.
# auto switches from normal to dynamic if appropriate.
# cycles -- Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond.
# Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags.
# You can also let DOSBox guess the correct value by setting it to max.
# The default setting (auto) switches to max if appropriate.
# cycleup -- Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo.
# cycledown Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.

core=auto
cycles=auto
cycleup=500
cycledown=20

[mixer]
# nosound -- Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though.
# rate -- Mixer sample rate, setting any devices higher than this will
# probably lower their sound quality.
# blocksize -- Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering
# but sound will also be more lagged.
# prebuffer -- How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.

nosound=false
rate=22050
blocksize=2048
prebuffer=10

[midi]
# mpu401 -- Type of MPU-401 to emulate: none, uart or intelligent.
# device -- Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401.
# This can be default,alsa,oss,win32,coreaudio,none.
# config -- Special configuration options for the device. In Windows put
# the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.

mpu401=intelligent
device=default
config=

[sblaster]
# sbtype -- Type of sblaster to emulate:none,sb1,sb2,sbpro1,sbpro2,sb16.
# sbbase,irq,dma,hdma -- The IO/IRQ/DMA/High DMA address of the soundblaster.
# mixer -- Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer.
# oplmode -- Type of OPL emulation: auto,cms,opl2,dualopl2,opl3.
# On auto the mode is determined by sblaster type.
# All OPL modes are 'Adlib', except for CMS.
# oplrate -- Sample rate of OPL music emulation.

sbtype=sb16
sbbase=220
irq=7
dma=1
hdma=5
mixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplrate=22050

[gus]
# gus -- Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation.
# gusbase,irq1,irq2,dma1,dma2 -- The IO/IRQ/DMA addresses of the
# Gravis Ultrasound. (Same IRQ's and DMA's are OK.)
# gusrate -- Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation.
# ultradir -- Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory
# there should be a MIDI directory that contains
# the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used
# with Timidity should work fine.

gus=true
gusrate=22050
gusbase=240
irq1=5
irq2=5
dma1=3
dma2=3
ultradir=C:\ULTRASND

[speaker]
# pcspeaker -- Enable PC-Speaker emulation.
# pcrate -- Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation.
# tandy -- Enable Tandy Sound System emulation (off,on,auto).
# For auto Tandysound emulation is present only if machine is set to tandy.
# tandyrate -- Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation.
# disney -- Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible.

pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandy=auto
tandyrate=22050
disney=true

[joystick]
# joysticktype -- Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none,
# 2axis (supports two joysticks,
# 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used),
# 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used),
# fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick).
# none disables joystick emulation.
# auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s).
# timed -- enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour).
# autofire -- continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed.
# swap34 -- swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks.
# buttonwrap -- enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.

joysticktype=auto
timed=true
autofire=false
swap34=false
buttonwrap=true

[serial]
# serial1-4 -- set type of device connected to com port.
# Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
# Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of
# parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq.
# for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional).
# for modem: listenport (optional).
# for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr,
# transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional).
# Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000

serial1=dummy
serial2=dummy
serial3=disabled
serial4=disabled

[dos]
# xms -- Enable XMS support.
# ems -- Enable EMS support.
# umb -- Enable UMB support.
# keyboardlayout -- Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).

xms=true
ems=true
umb=true
keyboardlayout=none

[ipx]
# ipx -- Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.

ipx=false

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
echo off
# German keyboard layout
keyb gr
IMGMOUNT D C:\DOSGAMES\ISO\SHANNARA\Shannara.iso -t iso
MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES\SHANNARA
C:\
IF NOT EXIST DIG.INI GOTO SNDSETUP
IF NOT EXIST MDI.INI GOTO SNDSETUP
:PLAYGAME
SHANNARA.EXE
exit
:SNDSETUP
SETSOUND.EXE
GOTO PLAYGAME
</pre>

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