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{{mm}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1715/24953 1.01]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1715/24953 1.01]
 
{{mm}} [http://fly.thruhere.net/fsplanet/files.htm some unofficial patches incl. graphic card opt files, Enhanced Texture files]
 
{{mm}} [http://fly.thruhere.net/fsplanet/files.htm some unofficial patches incl. graphic card opt files, Enhanced Texture files]
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===install and play the game in Windows 7 64-bit===
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# to install the game from the original disc, set Windows 95 compatiblity mode for "autorun.exe" and "setup.exe"
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# after the game is installed, set Windows 95 compatibility mode for all the 3 executables "FORSAKEN*.EXE" in the installation dir
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# download and extract in the game folder "D3DImm.dll" and "DDraw.dll" from [dgVodoo 2  http://dege.freeweb.hu/] (tested with v2.44)
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# download and extract [http://fly.thruhere.net/fsplanet/files.htm some custom graphic card opt files]
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# start FORSAKEN.EXE, select "512MB" as Renderer
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# after the games start choose any resolution in the visual options (can even choose 1920x1080, but it is limited to 16-bit)
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The game should play with CDDA if you have the virtual or real CD inserted from the start.
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If you don't mind playing with CDDA, using [https://github.com/ForsakenX/forsaken/wiki/Download-and-installation ProjectX] as engine requires a much simpler installation.
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[http://fly.thruhere.net/fsplanet/help.htm For other issues see this page]
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==

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Forsaken
Forsaken cover
Developers
Probe Entertainment
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment
Release dates
Windows April 30, 1998
Forsaken on Wikipedia

Key points

Difficult to get running on newer systems

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

1.01
some unofficial patches incl. graphic card opt files, Enhanced Texture files

install and play the game in Windows 7 64-bit

  1. to install the game from the original disc, set Windows 95 compatiblity mode for "autorun.exe" and "setup.exe"
  2. after the game is installed, set Windows 95 compatibility mode for all the 3 executables "FORSAKEN*.EXE" in the installation dir
  3. download and extract in the game folder "D3DImm.dll" and "DDraw.dll" from [dgVodoo 2 http://dege.freeweb.hu/] (tested with v2.44)
  4. download and extract some custom graphic card opt files
  5. start FORSAKEN.EXE, select "512MB" as Renderer
  6. after the games start choose any resolution in the visual options (can even choose 1920x1080, but it is limited to 16-bit)

The game should play with CDDA if you have the virtual or real CD inserted from the start. If you don't mind playing with CDDA, using ProjectX as engine requires a much simpler installation. For other issues see this page

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 120 MB

References