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Posted July 07, 2015
Hello,

I bought KQ 7 and I'm trying to launch it in Dosbox. I am using a Macbook Air (Yosemite 10.10.3). I installed the game on a Windows machine and copied the files to a folder on my Mac.

When I try to launch the game I get the following error: "Cannot find 999.pal resource."

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
JK
Posted July 07, 2015
I resolved the issue of the game not launching by creating a new resource.cfg file with the instructions posted below (I also created a new .bat file to launch the game). The game launches to the title screen but I can not create a new game. The mouse moves and I have sound, but clicking "new game" doesn't do anything. Can anyone recommend a fix for this new problem?


videoDrv = VESA.DRV
soundDrv = ADL.DRV
audioDrv = DACBLAST.DRV
joyDrv = NO
directory = \sierra\kqc\kq7d
cmd = KQ7
mouseDrv = NONE
memoryDrv = NONE
minMemory = 1600k
brightness= 0
language = 1
minCPU = 386
CD = yes

resMap=.\
resAUD=.\
resSFX=.\
patchDir=.\;.\AVI
robot=.\
Posted July 07, 2015
The final resolution to this problem for anyone who has it in the future is to create a new resource.cfg file (you can do this in any basic text editor on Windows of iOS) and use the following info:

videoDrv = VESA.DRV
soundDrv = genmidi.DRV
audioDrv = DACBLAST.DRV
joyDrv = NO
directory = \sierra\kqc\kq7d
cmd = KQ7
mouseDrv = NONE
memoryDrv = NONE
minMemory = 1600k
brightness= 0
language = 1
minCPU = 386
CD = yes

resMap=.\
resAUD=.\
resSFX=.\
patchDir=.\;.\PATCHES;.\AVI
robot=.\

Save this as "resource.cfg"

You will also need to create a simple text doc with the following:

sierra -o .\resource.cfg
:end

Save this as "KQ7.dat"

Place both of these new files into the main KQ7 program folder on your HD. Launch King's Quest in Dosbox using "KQ7,' instead of "Sierra.exe." Should work without any other issues.

Separately, if GOG is going to sell these games it would be good if they also provided a list of known issues with solutions. It wasn't hard to figure this out, but that's not the point.
Post edited July 07, 2015 by josepikelly
Posted July 07, 2015
Thanks for the info! Would it not run in Boxer App?
http://boxerapp.com/
Posted June 16, 2016
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josepikelly: The final resolution to this problem for anyone who has it in the future is to create a new resource.cfg file (you can do this in any basic text editor on Windows of iOS) and use the following info:

videoDrv = VESA.DRV
soundDrv = genmidi.DRV
audioDrv = DACBLAST.DRV
joyDrv = NO
directory = \sierra\kqc\kq7d
cmd = KQ7
mouseDrv = NONE
memoryDrv = NONE
minMemory = 1600k
brightness= 0
language = 1
minCPU = 386
CD = yes

resMap=.\
resAUD=.\
resSFX=.\
patchDir=.\;.\PATCHES;.\AVI
robot=.\

Save this as "resource.cfg"

You will also need to create a simple text doc with the following:

sierra -o .\resource.cfg
:end

Save this as "KQ7.dat"

Place both of these new files into the main KQ7 program folder on your HD. Launch King's Quest in Dosbox using "KQ7,' instead of "Sierra.exe." Should work without any other issues.

Separately, if GOG is going to sell these games it would be good if they also provided a list of known issues with solutions. It wasn't hard to figure this out, but that's not the point.
Thank you for your help! The only thing is to save the simple text doc as "KQ7.bat" not "dat."
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