Realms of the Haunting

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Realms of the Haunting
Realms of the Haunting cover
Developers
Gremlin Interactive
Publishers
Blue Moon Red Owl
Funbox Media
KISS ltd
Release dates
DOS December 31, 1996
Windows April 5, 2011[1]
OS X June 18, 2013[2]
Linux July 24, 2014[3]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail DOS
GOG.com Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5]

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use replacement files

Apply the Realms of the Haunting intro skip.

Patch[edit]

Replace files[6]
  1. Download Realms of the Haunting UK to US patch. This allows the user to change difficulty and controller input.
  2. Copy and paste the content of the data folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\DATA and <path-to-game>\ROTH\DATA
  3. From the gdv folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\GDV
  4. From the m folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\M and <path-to-game>\ROTH\M
  5. Copy the rest of the files not in folders (.exe, .ini, .dat) to <path-to-game>\DATA and <path-to-game>\ROTH

Use left shift for mouse look and inventory to enter[edit]

Binds mouselook to left shift and inventory to enter[citation needed]
  1. Get AutoHotkey
  2. Use this script whenever you play Realms of the Haunting.
  3. Change the fire input in game to the m key.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\ROTH.INI
Windows <path-to-game>\ROTH.INI
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping
Not available in UK release;[7] use ROTH Patch to fix.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, Speech, Movies, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

References

  1. New release: Realms of the Haunting - GOG.com
  2. Mac Game Update: System Shock 2 + 10 more titles ● GOG.com
  3. GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014
  4. List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
  5. Realms of the Haunting · AppID: 292390 · Steam Database
  6. Resolution and sound after US patch - Forum - GOG.com
  7. Changing key-bindings in Realms of the Haunting (UK release)