GOG's KQ7

[Fender_178]

Hmm this is interesting. I also Remember getting MOE to work under XP & completing it with minor issues. Im also wondering how they did KQ7?

MOE was always tricky to get working and by GOG some what fixing it there might be hope to fix it even further if possible.

[Collector]

Im also wondering how they did KQ7?

It looks like they used my installer. Again without acknowledgment. For the dosbox.conf they just pasted my [autoexec] section at the end of the full 0.72 dosbox.conf. They also are using DOSBox 0.73.

[Fender_178]

Hmm interesting.
You should say something to them about it.

[Collector]

Tried making contact, but no reply.

[audiodane]

Tried making contact, but no reply.

If your installer had copyright information, it would make it easier. Not that you want to cause a stir, I know. I've also submitted an email to them regarding the situation of their apparently using but not giving credit to the installers that you have worked so hard to produce... no reply.

..dane

[Aroenai]

For the dosbox.conf they just pasted my [autoexec] section at the end of the full 0.72 dosbox.conf. They also are using DOSBox 0.73.

Erm, they're not exact and those are pretty standard commands for running something silently in DOSBox. I'm not saying they didn't, but it might be a stretch saying they ripped it off. I'm not seeing anything overtly obvious in the install_script.iss from their installer either. [/devil's advocate]

Collector

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cls 
mount c "C:\Sierra\KQC2\KQ7" 
c: 
cd \ 
SIERRA.EXE -o .\RESOURCE.CFG 
exit

Gog

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cls 
@ECHO OFF 
mount c "." 
c: 
cd \ 
SIERRA -o .\RESOURCE.CFG 
exit 

[Collector]

From my standalone KQ7 installer (not the Collection Series):

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[autoexec]
cls
@ECHO OFF
mount c "C:\Sierra\KQ7"
c:
cd \
SIERRA -o .\RESOURCE.CFG
exit

The mounting of C:, of course, has to be changed to match what is needed. Also, if you run the config tool you will see that it is the same.

[Collector]

A couple of other things. The CD nor default Sierra installer does not place the patch files in a "PATCHES" directory. Sierra did not do it nor is it needed. I do it just to tidy up the base folder. Both my installer and GOG does it. And lastly the RESOURCE.CFG files. Here is the default RESOURCE.CFG from the original Sierra DOS installer.

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videoDrv  = VESA.DRV
soundDrv  = ADL.DRV
audioDrv  = DACBLAST.DRV
joyDrv    = NO
directory = \sierra\kq7dos
  cmd       = KQ7DOS
  mouseDrv  = NONE
  memoryDrv = NONE
  minMemory = 1600k
  brightness= 0
  language  = 1
  minCPU    = 386
  CD        = yes
 
resMap=D:;C:\sierra\kq7dos 
resAUD=D: 
resSFX=D: 
patchDir=C:\sierra\kq7dos;D:;D:\AVI 
robot=D:\AVI 

The SHP standalone installer from last Aug.:

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 videoDrv  = VESA.DRV
 soundDrv  = GENMIDI.DRV
 audioDrv  = DACBLAST.DRV
 joyDrv    = NO
 directory = .\
 cmd       = KQ7
 mouseDrv  = none
 memoryDrv = none
 minMemory = 1600k
 brightness= 0
 language  = 1
 minCPU    = 386
 CD        = NO
 DACSize   = 32k
 
 resMap=.\
 resAUD=.\
 resSFX=.\
 patchDir=.\;.\PATCHES;.\AVI 
 robot=.\AVI 

GOG's:

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 videoDrv  = VESA.DRV
 soundDrv  = GENMIDI.DRV
 audioDrv  = DACBLAST.DRV
 joyDrv    = NO
 directory = .\
 cmd       = KQ7
 mouseDrv  = none
 memoryDrv = none
 minMemory = 1600k
 brightness= 0
 language  = 1
 minCPU    = 386
 CD        = NO
 DACSize   = 32k
 
 resMap=.\
 resAUD=.\
 resSFX=.\
 patchDir=.\;.\PATCHES;.\AVI 
 robot=.\AVI 

One difference is that they did strip out the old install files and some of the driver files, which I include.

[Jules]

Maybe they think sierrahelp.com is Sierra's official help site and that it was OK for them to use.

Obviously a Microsoft admin thought it was, if I recall correctly.