Here is a detailed tutorial to play QFG4 in DOSBox without the CD with all the files on the harddisk.
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1. Create a folder on your harddrive for the game and in it, copy the PATCHES folder and the files:
SINST.EXE or INSTALL.EXE (depending on what version of the game you have)
65535.MAP
FLYTHRU.SEQ
INSTALL.HLP
INSTALL.SCR
INSTALL.TXT
RESOURCE.000
RESOURCE.AUD
RESOURCE.CFG
RESOURCE.MAP
RESOURCE.SFX
SIERRA.ERR
SIERRA.EXE
SIERRA.INF
SIERRAW.ICO
VERSION
and all *.DRV files.
2. Unzip the NewRisingSun QfG4CD patch "QfG4CD_NRS-B4.zip" into the PATCHES folder.
3. Open the RESOURCE.CFG file in Notepad and edit it to:
videoDrv = VGA.DRV
soundDrv = GENMIDI.DRV
audioDrv = DACBLAST.DRV
joyDrv = NO
directory = .\
cmd = QG4CD
mouseDrv = NONE
memoryDrv = NONE
minMemory = 1600k
brightness = 0
language = 1
minCPU = 386
CD = yes
resAUD = .\
resSFX = .\
patchDir = .\;.\patches
audiosize = 63k
You can then start the game in DOSBox with SIERRA.EXE. For cycles, first try "auto". If this does not work try setting cycles to 8000 in the dosbox.conf and adjust up (Ctrl+F12) or down (Ctrl+F11) until both the game and the sound runs smoothly. When you find what works best for your PC, you can change the cycles settings in the dosbox.conf.
Or you can set it up to run with a Windows shortcut:
1. Copy the dosbox.conf file from the DOSBox folder to the installed folder.
2. Create a DOSBox shortcut and right click on it and choose "Properties"
3. After the path to DOSBox in the "Target" box add:
C:\Sierra\QG4CD\SIERRA.EXE -conf C:\Sierra\QG4CD\dosbox.conf" -noconsole -exit -fullscreen
OR
E:\QFG4CD\SIERRA.EXE -conf E:\QFG4CD\dosbox.conf" -noconsole -exit -fullscreen
(Note: if your Quest for Glory IV folder is installed in a different location, you will need change the path to match yours.)
The game can now be started in DOSBox from this shortcut. This will mount the QG4CD folder as a "C:" drive, use the dosbox.conf file in the game's folder to configure DOSBox, suppress the console window and close DOSBox when you exit the game. You can customize the shortcut by renaming it (such as Quest for Glory IV) and changing the icon to SIERRAW.ICO.
Edit the dosbox.conf file for any changes to the settings from the DOSBox defaults that you want, like aspect correction (to make the DOSBox window have the same proportions as a monitor) or scaling (2x or 3x) and most importantly, cycles (to adjust the speed of DOSBox.) Many of these settings will be a matter of personal preferences, but some of these settings are critical to getting the game to run right. You might need to experiment with some of these settings to find what works best for your computer.
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