Aleshar: The World of Ice

Key points

Re-released as freeware on 11/7/2000.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website

The game will only output 16-bit audio when using the Gravis Ultrasound.

Configure DOSBox^[1]

gus=true gusbase=220 gusirq=11 gusdma=1

Save the config file.
Run DOSBox with the config file you created.
Mount <path-to-game> as DOSBox's C drive.
Enter the C drive and run INSTALL.EXE
From the menu which appears, select Configure
Select Audio Options.
Select Gravis Ultrasound.
When prompted, select the base port (gusbase), IRQ (gusirq), and DMA (gusdma) you put in the config file.
Select the volume level you desire.
The setup program will confirm your choice.
Save changes and exit the installer.

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SBOARD.CFG

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\*.SAV

Saves slots are ALESHAR0.SAV to ALESHAR4.SAV. ALESHAR.SAV is an autosave.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Set with `INSTALL.EXE`.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

VESA modes have visual issues during cutscenes (incorrect colors etc.)^[2]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA, SVGA (VESA)

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 3.0
Processor (CPU)	80386	80486/66 MHz
System memory (RAM)	4 MB + 380 kb conventional	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA	SVGA adapter capable of 640x400 256c mode 512k of VRAM
Sound (audio device)		512k Gravis Ultrasound or compatible