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Key points

The Windows version (patched to 1.1 by GOG.com) can support modern resolutions (such as 1920x1080) with INI tweaks.

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

/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Disc check (see Run without the CD).
GOG.com		DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[2]
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

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

Run without the CD

Copy CD contents to hard drive^{[citation needed]}
Do a full install of the game. Copy the CD contents to a new folder. Edit the configuration file (`afterdos.ini` for DOS version, `alife.ini` for Windows version). Change the `CD Path` line to point to the CD folder. Save your changes and close the file. The game will now run without the CD.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>/ALIFE/AFTERDOS.INI
Windows	<path-to-game>/ALIFE.INI^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\ALIFE\AFTERDOS.INI^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/ALIFE/AFTERDOS.INI
Linux	<path-to-game>/ALIFE/AFTERDOS.INI
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/557240/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SAVE
Windows	<path-to-game>\SAVE^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>\SAVE
Linux	<path-to-game>\SAVE
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/557240/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

INI Settings for Afterlife, found in ALIFE.INI.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Gameplay options (located under Global > Misc. Options).

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio Settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				retail version for audio
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Tutorial in Windows 95 version is broken

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

Run the game in Windows 95 compatibility mode

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

Executable	PPC	16-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	95
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^[3]	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^[3]
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 of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum^[3]
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)	OpenGL-compatible 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/557240/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (557240) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Release: Afterlife ● GOG.com
↑ Release: Afterlife, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Afterlife on GOG.com

[gamedir-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/557240/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (557240) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/557240/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (557240) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[GOG.com-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Release: Afterlife ● GOG.com

[2] Release: Afterlife, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com

[system_requirements-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Afterlife on GOG.com

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 '''Key points'''
-{{++}} The Windows version (patched to 1.1 by GOG.com) can support high resolutions like 1920x1080 with a tweak. Even the DOS version can go as high as 1024x768.
+{{++}} The Windows version (patched to 1.1 by GOG.com) can support modern resolutions (such as 1920x1080) with INI tweaks.
 {{ii}} 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.
@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 ==Video settings==
 {{Image|Afterlife Video Settings INI.png|INI Settings for Afterlife, found in ALIFE.INI.}}
-{{Image|Afterlife 70FPS Example.png|Afterlife running at its maximum observed framerate of 70 FPS.}}
-{{Image|Afterlife 1080p Tweak.png|An example of Afterlife (Win9x version) running in a 1080p borderless window.}}
 {{Video settings
 |wsgf link                  =
@@ Line 95: / Line 93: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= (Windows 9x Version only) Change resolution in <code>ALIFE.INI.</code> DOSBox version crashes on widescreen resolutions and anything higher than 1024x768.
+|widescreen resolution notes= (Windows 9x Version only) Change resolution in {{code|ALIFE.INI}}. DOSBox version crashes on widescreen resolutions and anything higher than 1024x768.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = false
+|4k ultra hd                = unknown
-|4k ultra hd notes          = 2880x2160 has not been tested. DOSBox version cannot go above 1024x768.
+|4k ultra hd notes          = DOS version will crash at resolutions higher than 1024x768.
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  = Isometric.
@@ Line 107: / Line 105: @@
 |windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
 |borderless windowed        = true
-|borderless windowed notes  = Windows 9x version only. Borderless Gaming for DOSBox doesn't stretch the game window.
+|borderless windowed notes  = Windows 9x version only.  See the [[Glossary:Borderless_fullscreen_windowed#Windows|glossary page]] for possible solutions when using [[DOSBox]].
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
@@ Line 115: / Line 113: @@
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = 70 FPS cap observed with DOS version. See screenshot on right.
+|60 fps notes               = 70 FPS cap in DOS version.
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              =
@@ Line 125: / Line 123: @@
 ==Input settings==
+{{Image|Afterlife 1996 - Gameplay Settings.png|Gameplay options (located under Global > Misc. Options).}}
 {{Input settings
 |key remap                 = false
@@ Line 189: / Line 188: @@
 ==Audio settings==
-{{Image|Afterlife-Audio-Settings.jpg|Audio Settings.}}
+{{Image|Afterlife 1996 - Audio Settings.png|Audio Settings.}}
 {{Audio settings
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    = Options can only be found in-game, on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
+|separate volume notes    = Options are located on the toolbar at the top of the screen.  It can also be accessed by pressing {{key|F9}}.
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
 |subtitles                = true
-|subtitles notes          = The intro has no subtitles.
+|subtitles notes          = Intro cutscene plays without subtitles.
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = true
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
@@ Line 241: / Line 240: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Tutorial in Windows version doesn't work===
+===Tutorial in Windows 95 version is broken===
-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.
+{{ii}} Under Windows 7 64-bit, the tutorial window may appear with nothing else available. Any user input will show a dialog box saying the tutorial was completed.
-To fix this, set the 'compatibility mode' to 'Windows 95' in compatibility settings of the exe.
+{{fixbox|description=Run the game in Windows 95 compatibility mode}}
 ==Other information==

Developers

	LucasArts
Release dates
DOS	1996
Windows	1996
Mac OS (Classic)	1996
Windows	April 9, 2015^[1]
macOS (OS X)	April 9, 2015^[1]
Linux	April 9, 2015^[1]