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Revision as of 09:28, 31 August 2021
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| Developers | |
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| Sierra On-Line | |
| Engines | |
| SCI1.1 | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | September 30, 1992 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1993 |
| Windows 3.x | 1993 |
| Windows (ScummVM) | February 25, 2010 |
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Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- The manual is required to pass the in-game copy protection (digital versions include it)
- Can be run under ScummVM.
General information
- Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
- 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
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[1] |
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| Steam | |
Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | |
- The Steam collection is not properly configured for modern systems[2]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\KQ6SG.***[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2] |
- 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 |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
In-game options menu
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | English subtitles can be enabled in combination with voice acting via ScummVM. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Can be enabled in combination with voice acting via ScummVM. | |||
| French | Floppy version only | |||
| German | Floppy version only |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | EGA, MCGA, VGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Use ScummVM (a 64-bit build is also available). | ||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 SX | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | EGA, MCGA, VGA | |
| Windows 3.x | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.0 MME | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 Colours | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon 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.
- 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.