Difference between revisions of "Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero"

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Quest for Glory
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero	1989
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire	1990
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War	1992
Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness	1994
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire	1998

Key points

Originally titled Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero

Both the original release and the 1992 VGA remake can be run under ScummVM

After completing the game, it is possible to export character data to file in order to be imported to the next game in the series, Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

General information

Sierra Help Pages - Quest for Glory series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[2] Bundled with all other Quest for Glory games. Includes both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake.
Steam		Pre-packaged with DOSBox. Bundled with all other Quest for Glory games. Includes both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu (1992 VGA remake).

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Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

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

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 286
System memory (RAM)	4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 MB
Video card (GPU)	CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (502750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (502750) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (502750) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Release: Quest for Glory I - V - GOG.com

[2] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

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[2]

[Note 1]

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-|steam appid  =
+|steam appid  = 502750
 |gogcom page  = quest_for_glory
 |strategywiki =
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 {{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/QuestForGlory/QfGSeriesHelp.html Sierra Help Pages - Quest for Glory series]
 {{GOG.com links|quest_for_glory|quest_for_glory_series|for game series}}
+{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/502750/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Physical | | | DOS }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG | quest_for_glory | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> Bundled with all other Quest for Glory games. Includes both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake.| | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 502750 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. Bundled with all other Quest for Glory games. Includes both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake.| | Windows }}
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 {{Game data/row|DOS|}}
 {{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\GLORYSG.***}}
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
+{{Save game cloud syncing
+|origin                =
+|origin notes          =
+|steam cloud           = false
+|steam cloud notes     =
+|uplay                 =
+|uplay notes           =
+|xbox cloud            =
+|xbox cloud notes      =
 }}

Developers

	Sierra On-Line
Engines
Original	SCI0
VGA remake	SCI1.1
Release dates
DOS	October 1989
Windows	May 10, 2012^[1]