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Lords of Doom

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Lords of Doom
Lords of Doom cover
Developers
Attic Entertainment Software
Publishers
Starbyte Software
Release dates
DOS 1990

This page is for the 1990 game. For the 1996 game, see Lords of Doom: The Black God.

Key points

Requires a specially-formatted floppy disk for save games (see make datadisk (DOSBox)).
The Starbyte Software CD-ROM release does not include the sound files (use the missing sounds fix).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS

Version differences

The Starbyte Software CD-ROM release does not include the sound files. Use the missing sounds fix to fix affected versions.

Essential improvements

Make datadisk (DOSBox)

This game saves to a specially-formatted floppy disk (even when playing the CD-ROM version installed to a hard drive).
Mount floppy image in DOSBox SVN build[1]
  1. Download a DOSBox SVN build.
  2. Download a blank floppy image.
  3. Extract the floppy image and mount it in the DOSBox SVN build as drive A or B (see IMGMOUNT for details).
  4. Follow the steps in-game to format the floppy as a datadisk.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS A:\
B:\
This game saves to a specially-formatted floppy disk (see make datadisk (DOSBox)).
In-game settings are not stored between sessions.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German

Issues fixed

No sounds

Some releases have missing sound files. Affected releases show a "sound open error" message during gameplay when sounds are meant to play.
Use missing sounds fix

Use the missing sounds fix to fix affected versions.

Other information

API

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

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA, EGA, VGA

References

  1. Verified by User:Garrett on October 31, 2017
    Tested with EmuCR DOSBox SVN (DOSBox 0.74 does not work). Mounting a folder as a floppy does not work because of the special format.