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Jane's Longbow Gold

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Jane's Longbow Gold
Jane's Longbow Gold cover
Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS June 30, 1997
Windows June 30, 1997
Jane's Longbow Gold on Wikipedia
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Key points

Combination of Jane's AH-64D Longbow and Jane's Longbow Flash Point Korea.
DOS version requires DOSBox to run on modern systems.
Windows version requires patching, but works on modern systems.
The Windows version of the game will run on low-end hardware.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Original Longbow Gold 3-CD set. Includes unpatched DOS and Windows.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Longbow Anthology 2-CD version. Includes patched Windows and no DOS executable.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

Version 1.04e

The 1.04e patch fixes skipping and garbled in-flight speech, and fixes the movies in the game locking up, skipping, or crashing to the desktop in both Windows and DOS versions of the game. Longbow Anthology versions of Longbow Gold do not need this patch, as they include a custom version called 1.04f.

GoldFX

The GoldFX patch adds 3DFX Voodoo support to Windows versions of Longbow Gold. This renders the DOS version unplayable but enhances the graphics under Windows and allows the game to be playable on modern Windows with nGlide. This patch does not work with Longbow Anthology versions of Longbow Gold and requires a special version included on the first CD-ROM called GoldFXA.

Applying the GoldFX(A) patch will disable the AH-64A variant of the Longbow, making only the AH-64D usable.

Patching for Windows

Longbow Gold for Windows Fixes

Both of these methods are similar, but have different installation methods. GoldFXA and GoldFX are not interchangeable and are exclusive to their separate versions.

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Patching for DOS

Longbow Gold for DOS in DOSBox

Running the game in DOSBox will look worse and possibly perform worse but works on all operating systems.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

File:Longbow Gold Graphics Menu.jpg
Graphics settings during flight.

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Input settings

File:Longbow Gold Controls Menu.jpg
Control settings during flight.

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Audio settings

File:Longbow Gold Sound Menu.jpg
Sound settings during flight.

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System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) DOS Windows 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 66 Intel Pentium 120
System memory (RAM) 16MB 32MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 70MB 150MB