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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Blackthorne cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blizzard Entertainment}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment|DOS}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MacPlay|Mac OS}}
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|engines      =
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 3, 2013}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2013}}
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|steam appid  =
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|gogcom page  =
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|strategywiki = Blackthorne
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|wikipedia    = Blackthorne
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|winehq      =
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}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Released as '''Blackhawk''' in Europe.
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{{++}} Re-released as a free download in October 2013.
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]] (see [[#Run in DOSBox|Run in DOSBox]]). | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row|1= developer |2= https://us.battle.net/account/download/?show=classic |3= DRM-free |4= DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. |5= |6= Windows, OS X }}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Run in DOSBox===
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To run correctly in [[DOSBox]], change <code>cycles=auto</code> to <code>cycles=fixed 13000</code>. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.<ref>Settings used by Blizzard in the 2013 re-release.</ref>
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==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\SAVEGAME.000}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\SAVEGAME.000}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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}}
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{{ii}} In-game settings are not remembered between sessions.
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==Video settings==
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{{Image|Blackthorne settings.png|General settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes= 320x200 only.
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|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = n/a
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = n/a
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = n/a
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = false
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input settings==
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{{Input settings
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = false
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      =
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|button prompts            = unknown
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|button prompts notes      =
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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}}
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==Audio settings==
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
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|surround sound          = false
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = European retail only.
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = European retail only.
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan support        =
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|vulkan support notes  =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|64-bit executable      = false
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|64-bit executable notes=
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}}
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==System requirements==
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = 3.1
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|minCPU  = 386sx
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|minRAM  = 2 MB
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|minHD    = 2 MB
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|minGPU  = VGA
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  =
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}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 09:16, 24 January 2018

Blackthorne
Blackthorne cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
DOS Interplay Entertainment
Mac OS MacPlay
Release dates
DOS 1994
Mac OS (Classic) 1996
Windows November 3, 2013
macOS (OS X) 2013
Blackthorne guide on StrategyWiki
Blackthorne on Wikipedia

Key points

Released as Blackhawk in Europe.
Re-released as a free download in October 2013.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Use DOSBox (see Run in DOSBox).
DOS
Developer website
DRM-free
 DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Run in DOSBox

To run correctly in DOSBox, change cycles=auto to cycles=fixed 13000. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.[1]

Game data

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
In-game settings are not remembered between sessions.

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
European retail only.
German
European retail only.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) 386sx
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA

References

  1. ↑ Settings used by Blizzard in the 2013 re-release.