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Drakkhen

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Drakkhen
Drakkhen cover
Developers
Infogrames
Localization Draconian
Publishers
Retail Infogrames
Digital (original) Classics Digital
Digital (current) Atari
Release dates
DOS 1989
Windows (DOSBox) February 8, 2018
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) June 26, 2018[1]
Linux (DOSBox) June 26, 2018[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Drakkhen
Drakkhen on HowLongToBeat
Drakkhen on IGDB
Drakkhen guide on StrategyWiki
Drakkhen on MobyGames
Drakkhen on Wikipedia
Drakkhen
Drakkhen 1989
Dragon View 2019

Drakkhen is a singleplayer RPG game in the Drakkhen series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Prompts for answers from the manual.[2]
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] Includes the VGA/Tandy update.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Pre-packaged with DOSBox (includes the VGA/Tandy update).[4]
Windows
The retail version prompts for copy protection answers from the manual. The GOG.com version will accept any answer.[2]

Version differences

Early releases do not include VGA/Tandy support (these floppies could be ordered separately).[5]

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\ACTIV.SAV
<path-to-game>\OBJET.SAV
<path-to-game>\PERSO.SAV
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/781220/pfx/[Note 2]
Settings are not stored between sessions.
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings (VGA/Tandy update).
In-game video settings (VGA/Tandy update).

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Color blind mode
Helpful magic symbols become nearly invisible with some types of color blindness.[6]

Input

Audio

Audio settings (VGA/Tandy update).
Audio settings (VGA/Tandy update).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound. Volume levels are not shown visually and are not stored between sessions.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail only.
German
Retail only; download for digital versions
Italian
Retail only.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA, Tandy, Hercules, VGA Early releases do not include VGA and Tandy support.[5]

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 512 KB
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA, EGA, CGA, Tandy, Hercules
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.12
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 or newer
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible
256 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
  2. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/781220/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (781220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Release: Drakkhen - GOG.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 How does this compare to the SNES version?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2 April 2019
    "DRM pop-ups that demand a code from the manual (these seem to be hacked into accepting any 5 characters in the GOG version, plus there's a pdf included with the real codes)"
  3. List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  4. 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Garrett on August 7, 2018
    Steam store page screenshots only show EGA mode.
  5. 5.0 5.1 The CRPG Addict: Game 80: Drakkhen (1989)
  6. The CRPG Addict: Drakkhen: Baffling, Frustrating, Intriguing - last accessed on 2 April 2019
    "Wow, those symbols in the first castle really do become nearly invisible. You'll run across those types of symbols a few times, so keep your eyes peeled. Also, the symbols are meaningful as they do actually stand for something. I hope you can make them out as it'll make later puzzles very difficult."