Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist Technical

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General Information

Graphics

Sound

Requirements


PC

Minimum OS:
Minimum CPU: Intel i386
Minimum RAM: 640 KB
Minimum Video RAM: N/A
Graphics Modes: EGA, VGA, MCGA
Audio Hardware: PC Speaker,Tandy/PCjr Sound,AdLib,Roland MT-32,Sound Blaster,Sound Blaster Pro,Sound Blaster 16,Pro Audio Spectrum,PS/1 Audio Card,General MIDI,Thunderboard,Disney Sound Source,Microsoft Sound SystemPC Speaker, Tandy/PCjr Sound, AdLib, Roland MT-32, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, Pro Audio Spectrum, PS/1 Audio Card, General MIDI, Thunderboard, Disney Sound Source, Microsoft Sound System
Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse, Analog Joystick
Media: 1 CD discs


Mac

Minimum OS:
Minimum CPU:
Minimum RAM:
Graphics Modes:
Audio Hardware:
Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse
Media:
Minimum CD-ROM Speed:

Patches

  • No Official Patch



New Installer

If installing the floppy version, be sure you have DOSBox installed in Program Files\DOSBox before running installer. If you do not, you must be online to when you install the game to allow the installer to download and install DOSBox for you or the audio file will not be decompressed. To accommodate PCs without a floppy drive, for the floppy version this installer is designed to work by using the files from the original media copied to the hard drive. Because some files are named the same, the files from multiple disks often need to be kept separate to avoid overwriting each other. To install these games:
  • Create a temporary folder on the hard drive.
  • Inside this folder, create a numbered folder for each disk, i.e. "1" for disk 1, "2" for disk 2, etc. one for each disk.
  • Copy the contents (files and folders) of each disk into its appropriately numbered folder,
  • Copy DOSBox installer for the game into the same temporary folder.
  • Run the installer from this same folder.


Debug Modes

The "magic" script is 10. However, this script cannot be found in the English release of Freddy Pharkas. Extract 10.SCR/10.HEP/10.TEX[1] from the RESOURCE.MSG file (instead of the usual RESOURCE.000) in a NON-ENGLISH(!) release. I've tested this with the German, Spanish and French release. The extracted script will work with every version of the game, also the English one.

Command Action Notes
[ALT + A] Show cast (information about all objects on screen)  
[ALT + B] Polygon editor (edit walking areas)  
[ALT + C] Show control map  
[ALT + D] Dialog editor  
[ALT + E] Every puzzle can be found Not sure what this does or if it works at all
[ALT + F] Show feature outlines This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[ALT + G] Set global variable  
[ALT + H] Show global variable  
[ALT + I] Get inventory item  
[ALT + J] Justify text on screen  
[ALT + K] Show palette  
[ALT + L] Set flag  
[ALT + M] Clear flag  
[ALT + N] Show flag  
[ALT + O] QA logger  
[ALT + P] Show priority map  
[ALT + Q] Set detail to 1 This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[ALT + R] Show room info / free memory This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[ALT + S] Show string or message  
[ALT + T] Teleport (change room/scene/script) This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[ALT + U] Give HandsOn (return user control) Not sure what this does or if it works at all
[ALT + V] Show visual map  
[ALT + W] Feature writer  
[ALT + X] Exit game  
[ALT + Y] Stuff or unstuff a clue Not sure what this does or if it works at all
[ALT + Z] Exit game  
[SHIFT + /] Help  
[ALT + Left click] Instant movement This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[CTRL + LSHIFT + Left click] Show ego This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[CTRL + RSHIFT + Left click] Show room This option is very buggy or will crash game instantly
[CTRL + ALT + Left click] Show position  

References

  1. Download from the German v1.000, interpreter 1.cfs.081


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