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Revision as of 21:11, 31 August 2019
Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Disney Interactive Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 17, 1997 |
Key points
- Modern systems need workarounds for some compatibility problems; see installing on modern versions of Windows.
- Playing with a joystick is recommended.
- Physics start breaking at high framerates. A 30 FPS cap is recommended.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam | Uses external launcher compatible with modern systems. |
Essential improvements
Patches
1.1 Update is the latest patch. It enhances performance and provides support for more graphics cards.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company\Shadows of the Empire[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/560170/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/560170/pfx/[Note 3] |
- Path can be selected in the launcher.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
Installing on modern versions of Windows
Make necessary changes[1] |
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Game runs too fast
Cap framerate to 30fps[2] |
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Background music
- The background music will not play on Windows Vista and later. The game reads the audio from the CD in audio-CD format in some fashion that is incompatible with more recent versions of Windows.
Fix Background Music[citation needed] |
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You can get the background music to work by converting it into .ogg format, using files found on this site: Diary of a Punk Rock Hacker: Cross-Platform Classic Game Hacking - this solution should work both in Windows and Wine, according to the programmer. If the download is unavailable, you can try to get it from one of these locations: Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 5 | GOG release uses Direct3D 9 wrapper. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB | 402 MB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (560170) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.