Realms of the Haunting

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General information

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Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[4]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[5]

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use replacement files

Apply the Realms of the Haunting intro skip.

Patches[edit]

Replace files^[6]

Download Realms of the Haunting UK to US patch. This allows the user to change difficulty and controller input.
Copy and paste the content of the data folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\DATA and <path-to-game>\ROTH\DATA
From the gdv folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\GDV
From the m folder in the zip to <path-to-game>\DATA\M and <path-to-game>\ROTH\M
Copy the rest of the files not in folders (.exe, .ini, .dat) to <path-to-game>\DATA and <path-to-game>\ROTH

Use left shift for mouse look and inventory to enter[edit]

Binds mouselook to left shift and inventory to enter^{[citation needed]}

Get AutoHotkey
Use this script whenever you play Realms of the Haunting.
Change the fire input in game to the m key.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\ROTH.INI
Windows	<path-to-game>\ROTH.INI^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292390/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\
Windows	<path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292390/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Graphics option	Option	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (when using DOSBox).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping		Not available in UK release;^[7] use ROTH Patch to fix.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects, Speech, Movies, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
64-bit executable

System requirements[edit]

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 5.0	MS-DOS 5.0 and higher, or Windows 95
Processor (CPU)	486DX2/66	Pentium 90 or faster
System memory (RAM)	8MB 16MB (if using Windows 95)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15MB	103MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA or SVGA	VESA 1.2-compliant card for high resolution
Sound (audio device)	Soundblaster or 100% compatible
Other	2x CD-ROM or faster

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/292390/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (292390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[gamedir-7] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

[Proton_path_note-8] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/292390/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (292390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] New release: Realms of the Haunting - GOG.com

[2] Mac Game Update: System Shock 2 + 10 more titles ● GOG.com

[3] GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014

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

[5] Realms of the Haunting · AppID: 292390 · Steam Database

[6] Resolution and sound after US patch - Forum - GOG.com

[9] Changing key-bindings in Realms of the Haunting (UK release)

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Developers

	Gremlin Interactive
Publishers
	Blue Moon Red Owl
	Funbox Media
	KISS ltd
Engines
	True 3D
Release dates
DOS	December 31, 1996
Windows	April 5, 2011^[1]
macOS (OS X)	June 18, 2013^[2]
Linux	July 24, 2014^[3]

Realms of the Haunting

Contents

Availability[edit]

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Patches[edit]

Use left shift for mouse look and inventory to enter[edit]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Notes

References