This page is for the original game. For the 2013 remake, see Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (2013).
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- The German version needs the manual to answer copy protection questions (see
passcodes.pdf for GOG.com).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Skip intro (retail)[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Edit
BLADE.BAT.
- Delete the
intro line.
- Save your changes.
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Skip intro (GOG.com)[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Edit
dosbox_realms1_single.conf.
- Go to the end and delete the
intro line.
- Save your changes.
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Use CD music in English version
- These steps upgrade the English version with the German version's CD music. This requires the German CD version (GOG.com has both).
- This reinstates the copy protection questions; refer to
passcodes.pdf in the German version's installation folder for the answers.
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Use CD music in English version (GOG.com)[5]
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- Download and install both the English and German versions of the game to their individual folders.
- Go into the English installation folder.
- Delete or rename
BLADEM.EXE.
- Rename
BLADE.DAT to SCHICK.DAT.
- Rename
INTRO_A.OVL to INTRO_E.OVL.
- Go to the German installation folder.
- Copy the German
MUSIC, game.gog, game.inst, INTRO.EXE, SCHICKM.EXE and SOUND.CFG to the English installation folder, replacing existing files when prompted.
- In the English installation folder rename
SCHICKM.EXE to BLADEM.EXE.
- Edit the English version's
dosbox_realms1_single.conf.
- Make a new line below
mount C "..\Realms of Arkania 1".
- Add this line:
imgmount D "..\Realms of Arkania 1\game.inst" -t iso
- Save your changes. The game will now have CD music.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Save game data location
| System |
Location |
| DOS |
<path-to-game>\*.GAM |
| Windows |
<path-to-game>\*.GAM[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.game.realms-of-arkania-1/Current.boxerstate/C Realms of Arkania 1.harddisk |
| Linux |
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GAMES.NAM stores save game names; saves can't be accessed if this file is missing.
- Generated characters are
*.CHR; character files are not needed for loading save games (characters are stored in each save).
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| German |
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| Russian |
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Fan translation, Download. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| DOS video modes |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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System requirements
| DOS | Windows | macOS (OS X) | Linux |
| DOS |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
5.0 |
| Processor (CPU) |
386DX/33 |
| System memory (RAM) |
4 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 MB |
| Video card (GPU) |
VGA |
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz
| 1.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
150 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
