King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
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| Developers | |
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| Sierra On-Line | |
| Engines | |
| SCI1 | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | November 9, 1990 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
| Windows | 1992[1] |
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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)
General information
- 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 | |
Floppy disk release | |
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| Retail | |
CD-ROM release | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |
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
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game options menu
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | EGA, Tandy, PCjr, MCGA, VGA | See Availability. |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Audio settings
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10100) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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- Windows
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