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==System requirements== | ==System requirements== |
Revision as of 23:47, 2 September 2017
Developers | |
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Looking Glass Studios | |
Publishers | |
Origin Systems | |
Current | Night Dive Studios |
Engines | |
Underworld engine | |
Release dates | |
DOS | September 22, 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | September 22, 1994 |
Windows | September 22, 2015[1] |
System Shock | |
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System Shock | 1994 |
System Shock 2 | 1999 |
System Shock: Enhanced Edition | 2015 |
System Shock (2023) | 2023 |
System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition | TBA |
System Shock 3 | TBA |
This page is for the original version. For the enhanced version, see System Shock: Enhanced Edition. For the reboot, see System Shock (2018).
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- SystemShock.org, the biggest forum about the game.
- SHODANPEDIA - A wiki for the System Shock series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 3.5" floppy version or Enhanced CD Version | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with System Shock: Enhanced Edition. Includes both the floppy and CD versions.[2] | |||
Steam | Bundled with System Shock: Enhanced Edition as Classic Edition. |
Version differences
- The classic Mac OS version was substantially improved during the porting process. It features high-res (640x480 vs DOS's 320x200) menus, fonts & UI elements. It also had studio quality audio tracks. Note that the track used a special format for the music and if not detected properly it would revert to QuickTime MIDI (or MID!).
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
To improve DOSBox performance make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:
- Change
output=surface
tooutput=opengl
- Change
memsize=16
tomemsize=32
- Change
core=normal
tocore=dynamic
- Change
aspect=false
toaspect=true
- Change
fullresolution=original
tofullresolution=desktop
Gigaquad's Enhanced log texts mod
- Gigaquad's Enhanced log texts mod matches the audio and text dialogue.
DOS32A
DOS32A is a more advanced extender and open source replacement to DOS4GW. It can improve both performance and stability of System Shock.
- System Shock has DOS4GW bound to each of its executables. Use the command
sb /r sshock.exe
orcdshock.exe
to replace it.
System Shock Portable/SSPTool
A useful tool for those who don't own Enhanced Edition. Was formerly a community made abandonware package of the full game, though this was later changed to require the user to provide the game data after the game was released on GOG.
- Easy to use configuration utility.
- Provides all the above mods already in the package.
- Has an installer that can easily find cd data.
- Requires Windows, does not work on Mac nor Linux. Config files and mod components can still be used.
- Still not native, unlike the Enhanced Edition. Also included DOSBox components may be out of date.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/410700/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/410700/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Voiceovers only available on the Enhanced CD version | |||
French | Voiceovers only available on the Enhanced CD version | |||
German | Voiceovers only available on the Enhanced CD version |
VR support
- The CD version includes support for the VFX-1 headset.[3]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA | Allows MCGA but for low-res cutscenes only. 256 Colors only. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | Enhanced CD version only |
- Support for the Gravis Ultrasound was removed in the transition to the CD version due to the inclusion of the Miles AIL3 audio library. A patch to re-enable it can be found here.
Instructions |
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System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 5.0 or compatible | |
Processor (CPU) | 486DX/33 MHz | 486DX2/66 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | 20 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 256-color VGA | SVGA |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | System 7.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 601 80 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 22 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 Colors |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 (runs in DOSBox) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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 (410700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Release: System Shock - GOG.com
- ↑ SystemShock Enhanced DOS?, GOG Community Discussions for the System Shock series
- ↑ System Shock on the VFX-1 | Pix's Origin Adventures
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