Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace
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| Developers | |
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| Cybertech | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Digital | SNEG |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1992 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | March 27, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | First-person, Top-down view |
| Genres | RPG, Strategy |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Gold Box |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Pool of Radiance (series) | |
| Curse of the Azure Bonds | 1989 |
| Secret of the Silver Blades | 1990 |
| Buck Rogers (series) | |
| Champions of Krynn | 1990 |
| Neverwinter Nights | 1991 |
| Pools of Darkness | 1991 |
| Gateway to the Savage Frontier | 1991 |
| Death Knights of Krynn | 1991 |
| The Dark Queen of Krynn | 1992 |
| Treasures of the Savage Frontier | 1992 |
| Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace | 1992 |
| Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures | 1993 |
Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace is a singleplayer first-person and top-down view RPG and strategy game in the Gold Box series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Prompts for answers from the manual. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
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| Steam | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 updates the game to the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\PREFS.DAT |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2350550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\*.GSF <path-to-game>\*.PTY <path-to-game>\*.SFI |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2350550/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Saves are comprised of multiple files and can be saved anywhere (the installation folder is used by default).
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 80386 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8.5 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
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 (2350550) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.