Can enyone show me how to use and setup Dosbox for kings quest 6

[nightstarquest]

Im trying to use dosbox first time using, also probly would not be able to do it myself, was hoping someone could help me understand dosbox just for kings quest 6 plz and thankyou

[Tom]

What is it you don't understand about DOSBox?  Are you receiving errors when trying to run KQ6 through DOSBox?

[shad0wfax]

DosBox' documentation is very useful to understand all its options, and it's well worth its reading. Be sure you're using the correct options. You'll probably need to edit some parameters of the config file, and then use KQ6's config utility.

[nightstarquest]

hi, sorry i dont have much info for you guys, but im a noob on computer, im gonna try out dosbox, what is happining is when i play kings quest 6 the voice is in text and the music is very sad beeps and pops, no errors i just cant stand playing the game with out the voice of each person, so all try out dosbox see if i can figure this program out, if not all be sure to ask some questions for thos who would like to anser..

[Ari]

Are you sure this is the CD version of the game?

[nightstarquest]

im not to sure if its a cd version, how can you tell?

[Ari]

Well... One difference I can think of, is that the intro should have a scene in which the camera is following a seagull....

[nightstarquest]

Hey i watched out for that seagal but i didnt see one, just started with alex and his mom and then alex gos on his ship, and ends up at the beach, im guessing the opening is the botton you press to watch the start right ? cuzz i did that, hope to hear from you o and dosbox wow i dont no what to do

[Sedryn]

Hey i watched out for that seagal but i didnt see one, just started with alex and his mom and then alex gos on his ship, and ends up at the beach, im guessing the opening is the botton you press to watch the start right ? cuzz i did that, hope to hear from you o and dosbox wow i dont no what to do

Well, I'm thinking you should give up.  If you can't tell whether or not you have the CD or the floppy version of the game (which should be easily discernible by the size of the game data) and you can't figure out how to use DOSBox from the detailed readme that comes with it then you should quit now because it isn't going to get any easier or more intuitive from here on out.

[Ari]

I wouldn't discourage him so fast.

nightstarquest: The fact that you didn't see any seagull means that this probably isn't the CD version, so you won't hear the characters talking. If you want to continue playing this non-talkie version, and want some sound, you need to use DOSBox. I don't really understand what problems you're running into with the program, so I recommend you try and be a little more specific. Is it the DOS interface?

[Tom]

DOSBox requires a "DOS-like" interaction in running the software.  If one has never experienced anything other than the graphical interface of Windows, I can see how it might appear difficult to understand DOSBox...a little, anyway. 

[nightstarquest]

is there enyway you can download the full game ? if i didnt see the seagal my guess is its not the full as well, all i no is older computers with sound blasters work and run the sound but maybe you have to have the full game and it will work, does that game work for all sound cards ? i thought if you dont have a sound blaster or adlib you can have voice and sound ?? i got sp4 and i bot it on cd, everything works fine, its gotta be the full version of sp4 then or maybe that its on cd, and for kq6 i just run it from windows cuzz i dont not no dos stuff, maybe that could be it ?

[Tom]

Illegally?  Probably.  KQ6 isn't offered from Sierra On-Line or Vivendi as a "download".  It has to be purchased on a CD or diskette.  Since the game is no longer being sold by Sierra, you'd probably have to buy it from someone on Ebay.  The "CD-ROM" version of the game includes voices and additional animated sections in the game's introduction cartoon.  The diskette version does not include these.  The COMPLETE GAME is on both formats.

When you install the game, a list of supported sound devices are provided.  Since you don't have one of the sound devices on the list, using DOSBox will probably give you "Sound Blaster-like" support.

i thought if you dont have a sound blaster or adlib you can have voice and sound ??

Not quite sure what you're asking with that sentence.

Are you able to load and play KQ6?  If so, then you should be able to also have some sort of sound support under DOSBox.  If you have the diskette version of the game, there will be no voices.  If you have the CD-ROM version of the game, there will; though the CD-ROM version should function under Windows...without DOSBox...and your soundcard should be supported via Windows.

[nightstarquest]

i am able to load and play kq6 yes, i bin reading the text and the music is soo sad, i guess i need to buy the cd version i guess there is a new collection called  King's Quest Compilation i guess it has every kings quest game not sure if they are cd version tho, maybe this is my best thing to do.. so your telling me if i own kings quest 5 on disks i cant have voice ?

[MusicallyInspired]

That's right. You need the CD versions of the games to have voices. The voices are not included on the disk versions. The new King's Quest Compilation release does have all the games and all the CD versions so that's your best bet.

[nightstarquest]

was gonna ask one more thing that new King's Quest Compilation can you run it on windows 2000 pro or is it only for xp users

[Tom]

It's designed for XP users, though should run the same on Win2k.  The new compilation also uses DOSBox to run some of the older games. 

[MusicallyInspired]

It works on Win98 through to XP. It just says it's XP compatible because that was the big thing with those games. They weren't XP compatible. Just a selling point. The CD says it works for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.