Difference between revisions of "Secret of the Silver Blades"
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS, Mac OS }} |
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_two | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Pool of Radiance]], [[Curse of the Azure Bonds]], [[Hillsfar]], [[Pools of Darkness]], [[Gateway to the Savage Frontier]], [[Treasures of the Savage Frontier]], and [[Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_two | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Pool of Radiance]], [[Curse of the Azure Bonds]], [[Hillsfar]], [[Pools of Darkness]], [[Gateway to the Savage Frontier]], [[Treasures of the Savage Frontier]], and [[Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
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− | {{ii}} The retail version requires the manual to answer copy protection questions. The GOG.com version has the copy protection cracked (anything will be accepted).<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/forgotten_realms_collection/note_copy_protection_in_these_games NOTE: Copy protection in these games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | + | {{ii}} The retail version requires the manual to answer copy protection questions (see [[#Skip copy protection prompts|Skip copy protection prompts]]). The GOG.com version has the copy protection cracked (anything will be accepted).<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/forgotten_realms_collection/note_copy_protection_in_these_games NOTE: Copy protection in these games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> |
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
− | {{Fixbox/fix|Launch with start.exe Hoop parameter|ref=<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Secret_of_the_Silver_Blades_%28DOS%29 Secret of the Silver Blades (DOS) - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Launch with start.exe Hoop parameter|ref=<ref name="The Cutting Room Floor">[https://tcrf.net/Secret_of_the_Silver_Blades_%28DOS%29 Secret of the Silver Blades (DOS) - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>}} |
Run the game with <code>start.exe Hoop</code> | Run the game with <code>start.exe Hoop</code> | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ===Skip copy protection prompts=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
+ | {{Fixbox/fix|Launch with start Hoop Gem parameters|ref=<ref name="The Cutting Room Floor"/>}} | ||
+ | Run the game with <code>start Hoop Gem</code> | ||
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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/row|DOS|}} | + | {{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\SAVE\}} |
{{Game data/row|Windows|}} | {{Game data/row|Windows|}} | ||
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}} | {{Game data/row|Mac OS|}} | ||
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{{Game data/row|Linux|}} | {{Game data/row|Linux|}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{ii}} The default save folder can be changed by editing {{file|BLADES.CFG}}. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Saves are {{file|SAVGAMA.DAT}} to {{file|SAVGAMJ.DAT}}. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Character files are {{file|*.WHO}}. Character files are only present when that character is not part of a party in a save file. | ||
==Video settings== | ==Video settings== |
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Developers | |
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Strategic Simulations, Inc. | |
Publishers | |
Strategic Simulations, Inc. | |
Engines | |
Gold Box | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1990 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
Windows | August 20, 2015[1] |
macOS (OS X) | August 20, 2015[1] |
Linux | August 20, 2015[1] |
⤏ 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 |
Key points
- Characters can be imported from Curse of the Azure Bonds.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Run in DOSBox. | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Hillsfar, Pools of Darkness, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures. |
- The retail version requires the manual to answer copy protection questions (see Skip copy protection prompts). The GOG.com version has the copy protection cracked (anything will be accepted).[2]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Skip copy protection prompts
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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- The default save folder can be changed by editing
BLADES.CFG
. - Saves are
SAVGAMA.DAT
toSAVGAMJ.DAT
. - Character files are
*.WHO
. Character files are only present when that character is not part of a party in a save file.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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