Blackthorne
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Developers | |
---|---|
Blizzard Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
DOS | Interplay Entertainment |
Mac OS | MacPlay |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1996 |
Windows (DOSBox) | November 3, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | 2013 |
Key points
- Released as Blackhawk in Europe.
- Re-released as a free download in October 2013.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Use DOSBox (see Run in DOSBox). | |||
Developer website | DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox. |
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
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.000 |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.000[Note 1] <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | European retail only. | |||
German | European retail only. | |||
Russian | Fan translation, download |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes |
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 |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
References
- ↑ Settings used by Blizzard in the 2013 re-release.