DeadYorick: I am wondering if there is a step by step guide on how to actually get Stonekeep running on dosbox. I am stumbling around trying right now.
Did you buy it from GOG? If so, just run the shortcut on your desktop after installing, and it will work. GOG has done all the DOSBox configuring for you.
If you're trying to get another version running, like an original CD version, then you will have to do a few things to your DOSBox configuration file. This is called dosbox.conf and is located in your DOSBox install directory. Instructions follow, with a summary at the end.
Well actually, you can do it all without the configuration file, but modifying the configuration file is better because then you only have to do it once, and it will then work every time you run DOSBox.
First, you have to choose a directory to use as your virtual c: drive. I made a directory called c:\dosgames, and I install all my DOS games there, and then DOSBox treats the dosgames directory as the virtual c: drive. So for Stonekeep, it's located in C:\dosgames\stonkeep, but when I run DOSBox, it will look like c:\stonkeep.
Now, you have to tell DOSBox which directory this is. If you run DOSBox, it will display a prompt that says "z:". This means you have not yet set a virtual c: drive. To set one type "mount c c:\dosgames" and hit enter. This will tell DOSBox to use c:\dosgames as your virtual c: drive. If you don't want to have to type this every time, open dosbox.conf in a text editor, scroll to the end where you see a section called "auotexec" and then add a line saying "mount c: c:\dosgames". This command will then be run automatically every time DOSBox starts. Now you just need to switch to the virtual c: drive so you can run the game. So just type "c:" and hit enter, and the prompt will change to "c:' indicating you are now looking at the virtual c: drive. You can also add the line "c:" to the autoexec section of the dosbox.conf file.
If you are using the CD version of Stonekeep, you'll also need to initialize your CD-ROM, so DOSBox knows where to look for your CD. To do this, type (or add to the autoexec section of the configuration file) "MOUNT D D:\ -t cdrom" where D: is the drive letter of your CD drive (this might be a different letter for you, check under Windows first), and hit enter.
If you've been adding to your configuration file, you should be done with that now. This will make DOSBox mount the virtual c: drive and mount your CD-ROM every time you run DOSBox. So you just run DOSBox, and then you can run any of your DOS games from within DOSBox once it's launched.
Now, you just need to run the game. To do this, you need to go into the folder where stonekeep is. Since you're at the c: pompt now, you just need to type "cd stonkeep" and hit enter, and you will enter the STONKEEP folder, where the game is. The prompt will now say "c:\STONKEEP" to indicate you are in that folder. Finally, just type "stonkeep" to run the game! If it is running in a window and you'd prefer fullscreen, just use alt+enter to switch between the two.
You may want to change your sound settings. To do this, DON'T run the game, but instead go to the STONKEEP folder (so the prompt says "c:\STONKEEP") and then type "setup" and hit enter. This will take you to the sound configuration utility. Here you can pick what sound card you want to emulate, and you can choose separately for sound and music. There's a test feature that lets you test how each one sounds.
You will probably want to make sure that the sound settings you pick there are the same ones in the DOSBox configuration file. I won't go into a full explanation of that here, but you can look at the DOSBox wiki for more info on the configuration file and sound settings:
http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf#.5Bautoexec.5D Also check here for more info on the basic instructions I gave above:
http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Basic_Setup_and_Installation_of_DosBox SUMMARY:
To run a (non-GOG) version of Stonekeep, add the following lines to the "auotexec" section of the configuration file, or just type them at the DOSBox prompt (this assumes you have installed the game to c:\dosgames\stonkeep".
mount c c:\stonkeep
mount d d:\ -t cdrom
c:
Then, in the DOSBox prompt, type:
cd stonkeep
stonkeep
to run the game, or type:
cd stonkeep
setup
to enter sound setup.
