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General Information

Graphics

Sound

Requirements

PC

Minimum OS:

Minimum CPU: Intel i486/25

Minimum RAM: 4 MB

Minimum Video RAM: N/A

Graphics Modes: VGA

Audio Hardware: AdLib,Roland MT-32,Sound Blaster,Pro Audio Spectrum,General MIDI,Microsoft Sound SystemAdLib, Roland MT-32, Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, General MIDI, Microsoft Sound System

Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse

Media: 1 CD discs

Exploring Game Resources

Resources Used

*.V56 — View Resource; 256 color sprite graphics. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.

*.P56 — Picture resources; 256 color background graphics. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.

*.SCR — Script resources; Scripts (static data). Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.

*.TEX — Text resources; Texts (deprecated in favor of messages). Location: RESOURCE.00*

*.SND — Sound resources; MIDI music and some sound effects. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

*.VOC — Vocab; not used.^[1]. Location: RESOURCE.00*.

*.FON — Font resources; Graphics to display text. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

*.CUR — Cursor resources; Mouse cursors (deprecated in favor of v56-based cursors). Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

*.PAT — Patch resources; audio patch files. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir

*.PAL — Palette resources; 256 color palette files. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.

*.AUD — Audio resources; voice and digital sound effects. Location: RESOURCE.SFX, patchDir.

*.SYN — Audio resources; audio synchronization. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

*.MSG — Message resources; text plus metadata. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir

*.HEP — Heap resources; dynamic script data.^[2] Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

Sync36 — Sync36 resources; Audio36 synchronization. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

*.WAV — Audio Wave resources; 16-bit PCM mono 22050 Hz audio resource. Location: RESOURCE.SFX, external, patchDir.

External Resources

*.MAP — Map Resource; lookup tables for the individual resources. Location: external, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.

Audio36 — Audio36 resources. Location: RESOURCE.SFX, external, patchDir.

*.SEQ — Sequence resources; cut scenes resources. Location: external, patchDir.

Resource Tools

Sierra Resource Viewer - Opens, views, and exports AGI and SCI game resources

Patches

Official Quest for Glory 4 Patch ZIP File [19.4 KB]
For floppy version only. Resolves:
- Fixes import issues. If the game cannot understand some of the statistics in the character SAV file, it will prompt you to enter a value. You may enter any number from 100-300.

Official Quest for Glory 4 Import Patch (QG4NOTE) ZIP File [19.8 KB]
For floppy version only. Resolves:
- The patch fixes the order of events in the Hero's bedroom so that important events are certain to occur. In particular, the Hero should awaken from a dream to find a note signed "Katrina" 1-3 nights after rescuing Tanya. If this event does not occur, the game cannot be completed. To recover, install this patch, then restore to a saved game before Hero has rescued Tanya from the castle.

This patch is compatible with all saved games EXCEPT games saved in the Hero's bedroom at the Inn.

Official Quest for Glory 4 1.1a Update (QG4PAT) ZIP File [629 KB]

For floppy version only. Resolves:

Polygon problems, to include "purge is not a selector for glory", have been fixed.
Fatal "Assertion Failure" during saving has been fixed.
Fatal at the Monk's Tomb has been fixed.
Fatal at the Thieves Guild main safe is fixed.
Fatal when Restoring from the Burning Gypsy death message has been fixed.
Fatal lockup when Ego is caught by Ad Avis has been fixed.
Fatal in the swamp, when jumping from hummock to land
Saved game size and restore time has been decreased.
Several cosmetic changes to help improve the look and feel of the game.

The import patch (above) is not included with this patch

Official Quest for Glory 4 Upgrade (SHADOWUP) ZIP File [651 KB]

For floppy version only. Resolves:

Polygon problems, to include "purge is not a selector for glory"
Fatal "Assertion Failure" during saving has been fixed.
Fatal at the Monk's Tomb has been fixed.
Fatal at the Thieves Guild main safe is fixed.
Fatal when Restoring from the Burning Gypsy death message has been fixed.
Fatal lockup when Ego is caught by Ad Avis has been fixed.
Fatal in the swamp, when jumping from hummock to land, has been fixed.
Problem where Ego would never receive the note from Tanya has been fixed
Saved game size and restore time has been decreased.
Importing characters from earlier Quest for Glory games has been fixed. If the game cannot understand some of the statistics in the character SAV file, it will prompt you to enter a value. You may enter any number from 100-300.
Several cosmetic changes to help improve the look and feel of the game.

NewRisingSun Quest for Glory 4 Patch ZIP File [39.8 KB]

For CD version only. Fixes:

Antwerp maze is no longer linked to the "Speed" slider setting (patch files 81.hep, 81.scr)
"Error 47" at slime slope
Ad Avis respawning after being killed
Stamina use while crossing chasm hand-to-hand
"Error 52" in swamp with "Chernovy"
Wraith draining health
Combat timing
Missing mouse pointer when exporting character (endgame)
Death screen animation
Freezing in rm250 (Outside Adventurer's Guild with Igor) when using the Windows version
Wisp animation

Note: It is recommended that you start from scratch after installing the patch.

New Installer

SHP New Quest for Glory 4 for DOSBox Installer Setup File [1.29 MB]

Works with either floppy or CD versions. If installing the CD version, it will install the entire CD game to the hard drive for CD-less play. 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 harddrive. 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 18. Extract 18.SCR/18.HEP.

Command Action Notes

[ALT + A] Show cast Information about all objects on screen.

[ALT + B] Change amount of money^[3]

[ALT + C] Learn a new spell

[ALT + D] DebugOn Toggle Internal debugger on room change. Doesn't seem to work

[ALT + E] Show ego information & free memory

[ALT + F] Show features Doesn't seem to do anything

[ALT + G] Set flag / clear

[ALT + H] Set hour of the day

[ALT + I] Get inventory item^[3]

[ALT + K] Set one of the ego's skills^[4]

[ALT + M] Show free memory

[ALT + O] Create obstacles Doesn't seem to do anything

[ALT + P] Show priority map Doesn't seem to do anything

[ALT + R] Show room info^[5]

[ALT + S] Shift user alterego ?

[ALT + T] Teleport^[5] Change room/scene/script

[ALT + U] HandsOn Return user control

[ALT + V] Show visual map Doesn't seem to do anything

[ALT + W] Feature writer Doesn't seem to do anything

[ALT + X] Set all of the ego's skills^[4]

[ALT + Y] Show palette Doesn't seem to do anything

[ALT + Z] Reverse palette Doesn't seem to do anything

[CTRL + L] QA logger

[CTRL + S] Sound test

[?] Help

[ALT + Left click] Instant movement

[CTRL + LSHIFT + Left click] Show ego

[CTRL + RSHIFT + Left click] Show room^[5]

[CTRL + ALT + Left click] Show position

References

↑ Type 0x85 resources are 'memory' resources, which are only used internally.
↑ The script resource split introduced in SCI01 was incorporated into the actual resource layout in SCI1
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Quest for Glory 4 Inventory Items
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Quest for Glory 4 Skill Stats
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Quest for Glory 4 Room Numbers

Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness Technical: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:11, 3 June 2024

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General Information

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Sound

Requirements

PC

Exploring Game Resources

Resources Used

External Resources

Resource Tools

Patches

New Installer

Debug Modes

References

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Minimum OS:
Minimum CPU:	Intel i486/25
Minimum RAM:	4 MB
Minimum Video RAM:	N/A
Graphics Modes:	VGA
Audio Hardware:	AdLib,Roland MT-32,Sound Blaster,Pro Audio Spectrum,General MIDI,Microsoft Sound SystemAdLib, Roland MT-32, Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, General MIDI, Microsoft Sound System
Input Devices:	Keyboard, Mouse
Media:	1 CD discs

Command	Action	Notes
[ALT + A]	Show cast	Information about all objects on screen.
[ALT + B]	Change amount of money^[3]
[ALT + C]	Learn a new spell
[ALT + D]	DebugOn	Toggle Internal debugger on room change. Doesn't seem to work
[ALT + E]	Show ego information & free memory
[ALT + F]	Show features	Doesn't seem to do anything
[ALT + G]	Set flag / clear
[ALT + H]	Set hour of the day
[ALT + I]	Get inventory item^[3]
[ALT + K]	Set one of the ego's skills^[4]
[ALT + M]	Show free memory
[ALT + O]	Create obstacles	Doesn't seem to do anything
[ALT + P]	Show priority map	Doesn't seem to do anything
[ALT + R]	Show room info^[5]
[ALT + S]	Shift user alterego	?
[ALT + T]	Teleport^[5]	Change room/scene/script
[ALT + U]	HandsOn	Return user control
[ALT + V]	Show visual map	Doesn't seem to do anything
[ALT + W]	Feature writer	Doesn't seem to do anything
[ALT + X]	Set all of the ego's skills^[4]
[ALT + Y]	Show palette	Doesn't seem to do anything
[ALT + Z]	Reverse palette	Doesn't seem to do anything
[CTRL + L]	QA logger
[CTRL + S]	Sound test
[?]	Help
[ALT + Left click]	Instant movement
[CTRL + LSHIFT + Left click]	Show ego
[CTRL + RSHIFT + Left click]	Show room^[5]
[CTRL + ALT + Left click]	Show position