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Afterlife

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Afterlife
Afterlife cover
Developers
LucasArts
Release dates
DOS 1996
Windows 1996
Mac OS (Classic) 1996
macOS (OS X) April 9, 2015[1]
Linux April 9, 2015[1]
Afterlife on Wikipedia

Key points

The Windows version (patched to 1.1 by GOG) can support high resolutions like 1920x1080 with a tweak. Even the DOS version can go as high as 1024x768.
The Windows version has issues on modern systems. The DOS version (on the same CD or sold separately) works perfectly in DOSBox.
Retail version requires the CD to uninstall the game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DOS
Windows
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Disc check (see Run without the CD).
DOS
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Patches

Afterlife 8-bit Sound Update fixes compatibility with 8-bit sound cards

Run without the CD

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
ALIFE.INI is for Windows 9x. On modern Windows and OSX/Linux, edit AFTERDOS.INI and DosBox_Afterlife.conf.

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

INI Settings for Afterlife, found in ALIFE.INI.
INI Settings for Afterlife, found in ALIFE.INI.
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Afterlife running at its maximum observed framerate of 70 FPS.
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An example of Afterlife (Win9x version) running in a 1080p borderless window.

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Input settings

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Audio Settings.

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Tutorial in Windows version doesn't work

Under Windows 7 64-bit, the tutorial window appears but nothing else. Any user input will show a dialog box saying the tutorial was completed.

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio iMuse Used to procedurally generate music based on events and what is being viewed on screen. Can create some issues on 8-bit sound cards.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 6.0 or higher Win95
Processor (CPU) Intel 486DX2 66 MHz or better Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 8 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 MB
Video card (GPU) 256-color SVGA-compatible
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 Compatible DirectX 9 Compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or better
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz or better
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB, OpenGL-compatible
Source of modern requirements: GOG Store Page.[3]

References