Ancients 1: Death Watch
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| Developers | |
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| Farr-Ware Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Epic Games | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1991 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Ancients |
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| Ancients | |
|---|---|
| Ancients 1: Death Watch | 1991 |
| Ancients II: Approaching Evil | 1994 |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SETUP.DTA |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.DTA <path-to-game>\*.KAR |
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SAVEGAME.DTAcontains saved progress. -
*.KARfiles contain saved characters (these files are only updated when a character is dropped from the current party).
Video
| 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 | |||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Change with F5 during gameplay (listed as "delay"). | |
| 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
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| 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. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 286 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 640K | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||