phanboy4: After buying these DOS games I go to put them in my own games folder and set them up in my own DosBox, and I find that there seems to be no "setup.exe" or similar in the game installation.
Most all DOS games came with these, which allowed you to set up different soundcards and such. And from my Googling it appears the SQ games did have these. I'd like to be able to change the config to use something besides SB16 if I choose.
Is there is a good reason WHY these files were stripped from the GOG release? I'd like to know, as I can see no end-user benefit in doing so, and since this makes the original game install system un-accessible it makes it impossible to change the game defaults. I don't want GOG monkeying with the contents of the original game if it isn't a question of compatibility. That's like something Steam would do.

Arteveld: Sierra's adventures had an "install.exe". Any chances You have those there?

phanboy4: After buying these DOS games I go to put them in my own games folder and set them up in my own DosBox, and I find that there seems to be no "setup.exe" or similar in the game installation.
Most all DOS games came with these, which allowed you to set up different soundcards and such. And from my Googling it appears the SQ games did have these. I'd like to be able to change the config to use something besides SB16 if I choose.
Is there is a good reason WHY these files were stripped from the GOG release? I'd like to know, as I can see no end-user benefit in doing so, and since this makes the original game install system un-accessible it makes it impossible to change the game defaults. I don't want GOG monkeying with the contents of the original game if it isn't a question of compatibility. That's like something Steam would do.

PimPamPet: I didn't buy the pack, but it sounds like the GOG version has the same problem as the 2006 compilation pack (which didn't come with all the original files either). Bummer.

RageBoy: Why do you want to change SB16? As far as I remember it was the best choice for sierra games when I was using DosBox with my copies of Space Quests and other titles.

DProudmoore: Do you have a file along the lines of RESOURCE.CFG where you can manually change the settings?
eg:
videoDrv = VGA320.DRV
soundDrv = ADL.DRV 220
audioDrv = AUDBLAST.DRV 220
joyDrv = NO
kbdDrv = IBMKBD.DRV
mouseDrv = STDMOUSE.DRV

Collector: I can't say about the GOG release, but the Steam release was based on the poor packaging of the VU release. These had all of the install files stripped out and less than optimal settings, both for the games themselves and for the antiquated version of DOSBox that shipped with it. That is why I created patches for the 2006 VU collections. These restore all of the missing files, updates DOSBox to the latest and configures the games and DOSBox to optimal settings. The 2006 collections had many problems. Though it is about the 2006 King's Quest collection, here is a post that lists all of the problems with the 2006 KQ collection. The other three collections all had similar problems.

Collector: I can't say about the GOG release, but the Steam release was based on the poor packaging of the VU release. These had all of the install files stripped out and less than optimal settings, both for the games themselves and for the antiquated version of DOSBox that shipped with it. That is why I created patches for the 2006 VU collections. These restore all of the missing files, updates DOSBox to the latest and configures the games and DOSBox to optimal settings. The 2006 collections had many problems. Though it is about the 2006 King's Quest collection, here is a post that lists all of the problems with the 2006 KQ collection. The other three collections all had similar problems.