Anvil of Dawn

General information

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Disc check. Install in DOSBox and use the Version 1.1 patch.
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[2]

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

The latest retail patch is Version 1.1. The GOG.com version already has this patch.

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use replacement LOGOS.DFA

Use the Anvil of Dawn intro skip.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\DATA\OPTIONS.DAT
Windows	<path-to-game>\DATA\OPTIONS.DAT

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SAVES\
Windows	<path-to-game>\SAVES\

Automaps are saved to <path-to-game>\AUTOMAPS\

To save automaps to file go to Options (F3) and choose Output to Disk. To print automaps see automap printing.

Video settings[edit]

General settings.

Graphics option	Option	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Upscaled 320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set in Graphic Mode Setup (GOG.com) or toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Built-in support only recognises certain discontinued Logitech controllers.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Volume and Balance.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Disabled by default; enable in Options (`F3`).
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
German

Issues fixed[edit]

Automap printing[edit]

Official DOSBox builds don't support printing.

Enable printer support^{[citation needed]}

Set up DOSBox printer support.
For the GOG.com version the file to edit is dosboxAnvil.conf in the installation folder.
Automaps can now be printed when automap output is set to Output to Printer in Options (F3).

System requirements[edit]

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	DOS
Processor (CPU)	486/33
System memory (RAM)	450k of conventional memory and 2900k of Extended (XMS) or Expanded (EMS) memory
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 MB (Minimum Installation)	30 MB (Maximum Installation)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9 compatible

References

[1] Release: Anvil of Dawn ● GOG.com

[2] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

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Developers

	DreamForge Intertainment
Publishers
	New World Computing
Release dates
DOS	October 31, 1995
Windows	May 14, 2013^[1]