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===API===
 
===API===

Revision as of 08:28, 22 November 2017

Deathbringer
Deathbringer cover
Developers
Empire Software
Release dates
DOS 1992

This page is for the action game. For the RPG released as Death Bringer in North America on other platforms, see Galdregon's Domain.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use command line argument[1]
  1. Run the game with DB -1 (VGA graphics) or DB -2 (EGA graphics) to skip the intro.

Notes

The copy protection prompt will still be shown.

Game data

This game does not store any settings or save data (the game prompts for high scores but does not store them after the session ends).[2]

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Other information

Command line arguments

The startup graphics mode can be set with a parameter, e.g. DB -1 for VGA graphics.[1]
Command Description
-1 VGA 16 colour (this will also skip the intro video).
-2 EGA 16 colour (this will also skip the intro video).
-3 Tandy 4 colour
-4 CGA 4 colour
-5 Tandy 16 colour

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 2.0
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 640K
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 READ.ME in the installation folder
  2. Verified by User:Garrett on October 25, 2017
    Default high scores are stored in DB.EXE rather than a dedicated file. The manual notes that the DOS version has no sound effects (unlike the other platforms), so the high score feature may have been left incomplete as well.