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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} The manual is required to pass the floppy disk version's in-game copy protection (digital versions use the CD-ROM release, which omits the copy protection)
 
{{ii}} The manual is required to pass the floppy disk version's in-game copy protection (digital versions use the CD-ROM release, which omits the copy protection)
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{{++}} Can be run under [http://scummvm.org ScummVM]
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]
 
{{mm}} [http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
 
{{mm}} [http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
 
{{GOG.com links|kings_quest_4_5_6|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|kings_quest_4_5_6|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
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{{ii}} These are the default paths used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user
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{{ii}} For the GOG.com re-release, the {{code|C:\}} drive is mapped to {{code|{{p|game}}}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]] or [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]).
 
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = na
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = na
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
−
|button prompts            = unknown
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|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
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{{Audio settings
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions notes    =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
 
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|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|64-bit executable      = hackable
 
|64-bit executable      = hackable
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|64-bit executable notes= Requires [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|64-bit executable notes= Requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
 
}}
 
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==Audio settings==
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==System requirements==
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{{Audio settings
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{{System requirements
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|separate volume          = false
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|separate volume notes   =  
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|surround sound          = false
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|minOS   = 5.0
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|surround sound notes    =  
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|minCPU  = Intel 386
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|subtitles                = false
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|minRAM  = 2 MB
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|subtitles notes          =  
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|minHD    = 19 MB
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|closed captions          = false
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|recCPU  =  
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|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|recHD    =  
 +
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==System requirements==
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
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|minOS    = 3.0
−
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
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|minCPU  = Intel 386
−
|minRAM  = 256 MB
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|minRAM  = 2 MB
−
|minDX   = 7
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|minHD    = 19 MB
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|minHD    = 600 MB
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|minGPU  =
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD   =  
 +
|recGPU  =
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Mac OS
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|minOS    = 6.0.7
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|minCPU  = Motorola 68000
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|minRAM  = 2 MB
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|minHD    = 19 MB
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|minGPU  = 256 Colours
  
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|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
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|recOS    =
−
|recRAM  = 512 MB
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|recCPU  =  
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|recDX   = 9
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|recRAM  =  
 +
|recHD   =  
 +
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 14:33, 1 May 2016

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Engines
SCI1
Release dates
DOS November 9, 1990
Mac OS (Classic) 1991
Windows 1992[1]
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King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Adventure in Serenia 1982
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown‎ 1984
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne 1985
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human 1986
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella 1988
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990
King Graham's Board Game Challenge 1992
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow 1992
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride 1994
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity 1998
The Silver Lining (unofficial) 2010
King's Quest (2015) 2015

Key points

The manual is required to pass the floppy disk version's in-game copy protection (digital versions use the CD-ROM release, which omits the copy protection)
Can be run under ScummVM

General information

Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
King's Quest Omnipedia - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions for game series
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Floppy disk release
DOS
Retail
DRM-free
 CD-ROM release
DOS
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2]
Windows

Version differences

Original releases

The floppy disk release came in two versions: one which supported EGA exclusively, and one which supported MCGA and VGA.
The CD-ROM release supports MCGA and VGA exclusively and is the only release to have digitized voiceovers.

Digital releases

The King's Quest Collection, the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems[3]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 1]
These are the default paths used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user
For the GOG.com re-release, the C:\ drive is mapped to <path-to-game>

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu
In-game options menu
300px
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes EGA, Tandy, PCjr, MCGA, VGA See Availability.
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 386
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 MB
Video card (GPU) EGA, Tandy 16-color, PCjr 16-color, MCGA, VGA
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 386
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 MB
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 6.0.7
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68000
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 Colours

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10100/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10100) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References