King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride Help
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride's original requirements:
Windows 3.1 or greater
386 minimum, 486 or better recommended
2x CD-ROM
4 MB RAM minimum, 8 MB RAM recommended
5 MB Hard drive space, 15 MB recommended
SVGA
100% Windows Compatible Sound Card
Mouse
- Audio Problems
Audio Problems
Problem - Poor Quality / No Sound (Win9x and XP):
The DOS Version of the game has no sound or the music is of poor quality.
Solution 1 (preferred):
Play the game in DOSBox.
Solution 2:
Use VDMSound. The game work well with
VDMSound. The sound will be as good as your audio hardware, and as with DOSBox, it works with the MT-32 sound
module.
Solution 3 (DOS/Win9x):
Install DOS drivers for your soundcard. Without DOS drivers installed you won't have sound in a DOS window
in Windows 9x. If you can't find DOS drivers for your soundcard, there is an alpha
(developmental) version of VDMS that you can try.
Speed problems
As with many of the Sierra VGA games, King's Quest VII has a speed bug. This bugs can also be
avoided by playing the game in DOSBox. If
you can't or don't want to use DOSBox, you can try using a Slowdown
Utility.
Problem - Fire Cracker Blows Up Too Soon:
Every time Valanice tries to get the firecracker to the tomb door in time, it blows up in her face.
Solution #1 (preferred):
Install the DOS version and play using DOSBox.
For those with the Windows only KQ7 version 1.4 upgrade
to version 2 DOS (or here
for version 1.51). For the new Collection install the DOSBox
0.70 Update. Even the Windows version can be played in DOSBox if you install
Windows 3x in it, first.
Solution #2:
Use a Slowdown Utility.
Solution #3:
Keep retrying. Each attempt will bring Valanice closer. Eventually you will get there.
Game Specific Bugs
There are a couple of bugs the game has that are not speed dependent.
Problem - Game Crashes When Starting Intro or End Movies:
The game crashes back to desktop when trying to play the intro
or end movies, after applying the version 2 patch or the collection's
DOSBox update. The DOS version of the movies are missing.
Solution:
Download the DOS
Movies.
Problem - Forest Lockup:
The game locks-up when Rosella walks through forest.
Solution #1:
Apply this patch.
Problem - Wooden Nickel Lockup:
The game locks-up when taking the wooden nickel from mockingbird.
Solution:
Apply this patch.
Problem - Mockingbird Keeps Stuttering:
The mockingbird keeps stuttering.
Solution:
Apply this patch.
Problem - Spiderweb Looping:
The hummingbird / spiderweb scene keeps looping.
Solution:
Apply this patch.
Problem - Wooden Nickel Won't Highlight:
The wooden nickel will not highlight in Faux Shop.
Solution:
Apply this patch.
Problem - Headless Horseman/Bogeyman Lockup:
The game locks-up when interacting with the headless horseman or bogeyman.
Solution:
Apply this patch.
Problem - Malicia's House Lockup:
The game locks-up when in Malicia's house.
Solution:
Apply this patch.
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