Installer secret-of-the-silver-blades-dos

description: Play Secret of the Silver Blades with Gold Box Companion on Linux!
game_slug: secret-of-the-silver-blades
gogslug: dd_classics
humblestoreid: ''
installer_slug: secret-of-the-silver-blades-dos
name: Secret of the Silver Blades
notes: "This installer requires a zip archive of the original application files.\r\
  \n\r\nDownload Gold Box Companion from https://gbc.zorbus.net/\r\n\r\nGold Box Companion\
  \ requires Secret of the Silver Blades version 1.3. You will need to set the install\
  \ directory when first running Gold Box Companion, it is C:\\GAMES\\DOS\\BLADES.\
  \ See the Gold Box Companion documentation for more details.\r\n\r\nThis installer\
  \ creates a bash script for disabling the copy protection from Secret of the Silver\
  \ Blades version 1.3, it requires xxd to function. Run remove-copy-protection.sh\
  \ in the install directory. With the copy protection patched you can press enter\
  \ at the copy protection screen three times to pass the check.\r\n\r\nThe DOSBox\
  \ config is located at [install directory]/drive_c/GAMES/DOSBOX/DOSBOX.CONF."
runner: wine
script:
  files:
  - blades: 'N/A: Select Secret of the Silver Blades zip'
  - gbc: 'N/A: Select zip file containing Gold Box Companion'
  - dosbox:
      filename: DOSBox0.74-3-win32-installer.exe
      url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/files/dosbox/0.74-3/DOSBox0.74-3-win32-installer.exe/download
  game:
    exe: drive_c/GAMES/START.BAT
    launch_configs:
    - exe: drive_c/GAMES/GBC/SGE.exe
      name: Save Game Editor
    prefix: $GAMEDIR
    working_dir: $GAMEDIR
  installer:
  - task:
      arch: win64
      description: Creating Wine prefix
      name: create_prefix
      prefix: $GAMEDIR
  - extract:
      description: Extracting game
      dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/DOS/BLADES
      file: blades
  - write_file:
      content: "E\r\nP\r\nM\r\nC:\\BLADES\\SAVE\\\r\nF\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n\
        0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n"
      description: Creating config
      file: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/DOS/BLADES/BLADES.CFG
  - write_file:
      content: "#!/bin/sh\n\nTARGET=`find drive_c/GAMES/DOS/BLADES -iname start.exe`\n\
        \nBYTES=`xxd -p -s 0x4c2 -l 1 \"$TARGET\"`\nif [ \"$BYTES\" = '74' ]; then\n\
        \  echo 'Patching out copy protection'\n  echo 'eb' | xxd -p -s 0x4c2 -r -\
        \ \"$TARGET\"\nelse\n  echo 'Unable to patch out copy protection'\nfi\n"
      description: Creating remove-copy-protection.sh
      file: $GAMEDIR/remove-copy-protection.sh
  - chmodx: $GAMEDIR/remove-copy-protection.sh
  - extract:
      description: Extracting Gold Box Companion
      dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/GBC
      file: gbc
  - task:
      args: /S /D=C:\\GAMES\\DOSBOX
      description: Installing DOSBox
      executable: dosbox
      name: wineexec
  - write_file:
      content: '[sdl]

        fullscreen=false

        fulldouble=false

        fullresolution=original

        windowresolution=original

        output=surface

        autolock=true

        sensitivity=100

        waitonerror=true

        priority=higher,normal

        mapperfile=mapper-0.74-3.map

        usescancodes=true


        [dosbox]

        language=

        machine=svga_s3

        captures=capture

        memsize=16


        [render]

        frameskip=0

        aspect=false

        scaler=normal2x


        [cpu]

        core=auto

        cputype=auto

        cycles=7000

        cycleup=10

        cycledown=20


        [mixer]

        nosound=false

        rate=44100

        blocksize=1024

        prebuffer=25


        [midi]

        mpu401=intelligent

        mididevice=default

        midiconfig=


        [sblaster]

        sbtype=sb16

        sbbase=220

        irq=7

        dma=1

        hdma=5

        sbmixer=true

        oplmode=auto

        oplemu=default

        oplrate=44100


        [gus]

        gus=false

        gusrate=44100

        gusbase=240

        gusirq=5

        gusdma=3

        ultradir=C:\ULTRASND


        [speaker]

        pcspeaker=true

        pcrate=44100

        tandy=auto

        tandyrate=44100

        disney=true


        [joystick]

        joysticktype=auto

        timed=true

        autofire=false

        swap34=false

        buttonwrap=false


        [serial]

        serial1=dummy

        serial2=dummy

        serial3=disabled

        serial4=disabled


        [dos]

        xms=true

        ems=true

        umb=true

        keyboardlayout=auto


        [ipx]

        ipx=false


        [autoexec]

        MOUNT C C:\GAMES\DOS

        C:

        CD BLADES

        START.EXE

        '
      description: Creating DOSBox config
      file: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/DOSBOX/DOSBOX.CONF
  - write_file:
      content: 'start C:\GAMES\DOSBOX\DOSBOX.EXE -conf C:\GAMES\DOSBOX\DOSBOX.CONF

        start C:\GAMES\GBC\GBC.EXE

        '
      description: Creating startup script
      file: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/START.BAT
slug: secret-of-the-silver-blades-dos
steamid: null
version: DOS
year: 1990

{
  "game_slug": "secret-of-the-silver-blades",
  "version": "DOS",
  "description": "Play Secret of the Silver Blades with Gold Box Companion on Linux!",
  "notes": "This installer requires a zip archive of the original application files.\r\n\r\nDownload Gold Box Companion from https://gbc.zorbus.net/\r\n\r\nGold Box Companion requires Secret of the Silver Blades version 1.3. You will need to set the install directory when first running Gold Box Companion, it is C:\\GAMES\\DOS\\BLADES. See the Gold Box Companion documentation for more details.\r\n\r\nThis installer creates a bash script for disabling the copy protection from Secret of the Silver Blades version 1.3, it requires xxd to function. Run remove-copy-protection.sh in the install directory. With the copy protection patched you can press enter at the copy protection screen three times to pass the check.\r\n\r\nThe DOSBox config is located at [install directory]/drive_c/GAMES/DOSBOX/DOSBOX.CONF.",
  "name": "Secret of the Silver Blades",
  "year": 1990,
  "steamid": null,
  "gogslug": "dd_classics",
  "humblestoreid": "",
  "runner": "wine",
  "slug": "secret-of-the-silver-blades-dos",
  "installer_slug": "secret-of-the-silver-blades-dos",
  "script": {
    "files": [
      {
        "blades": "N/A: Select Secret of the Silver Blades zip"
      },
      {
        "gbc": "N/A: Select zip file containing Gold Box Companion"
      },
      {
        "dosbox": {
          "filename": "DOSBox0.74-3-win32-installer.exe",
          "url": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/files/dosbox/0.74-3/DOSBox0.74-3-win32-installer.exe/download"
        }
      }
    ],
    "game": {
      "exe": "drive_c/GAMES/START.BAT",
      "launch_configs": [
        {
          "exe": "drive_c/GAMES/GBC/SGE.exe",
          "name": "Save Game Editor"
        }
      ],
      "prefix": "$GAMEDIR",
      "working_dir": "$GAMEDIR"
    },
    "installer": [
      {
        "task": {
          "arch": "win64",
          "description": "Creating Wine prefix",
          "name": "create_prefix",
          "prefix": "$GAMEDIR"
        }
      },
      {
        "extract": {
          "description": "Extracting game",
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/DOS/BLADES",
          "file": "blades"
        }
      },
      {
        "write_file": {
          "content": "E\r\nP\r\nM\r\nC:\\BLADES\\SAVE\\\r\nF\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n0\r\n",
          "description": "Creating config",
          "file": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/DOS/BLADES/BLADES.CFG"
        }
      },
      {
        "write_file": {
          "content": "#!/bin/sh\n\nTARGET=`find drive_c/GAMES/DOS/BLADES -iname start.exe`\n\nBYTES=`xxd -p -s 0x4c2 -l 1 \"$TARGET\"`\nif [ \"$BYTES\" = '74' ]; then\n  echo 'Patching out copy protection'\n  echo 'eb' | xxd -p -s 0x4c2 -r - \"$TARGET\"\nelse\n  echo 'Unable to patch out copy protection'\nfi\n",
          "description": "Creating remove-copy-protection.sh",
          "file": "$GAMEDIR/remove-copy-protection.sh"
        }
      },
      {
        "chmodx": "$GAMEDIR/remove-copy-protection.sh"
      },
      {
        "extract": {
          "description": "Extracting Gold Box Companion",
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/GBC",
          "file": "gbc"
        }
      },
      {
        "task": {
          "args": "/S /D=C:\\\\GAMES\\\\DOSBOX",
          "description": "Installing DOSBox",
          "executable": "dosbox",
          "name": "wineexec"
        }
      },
      {
        "write_file": {
          "content": "[sdl]\nfullscreen=false\nfulldouble=false\nfullresolution=original\nwindowresolution=original\noutput=surface\nautolock=true\nsensitivity=100\nwaitonerror=true\npriority=higher,normal\nmapperfile=mapper-0.74-3.map\nusescancodes=true\n\n[dosbox]\nlanguage=\nmachine=svga_s3\ncaptures=capture\nmemsize=16\n\n[render]\nframeskip=0\naspect=false\nscaler=normal2x\n\n[cpu]\ncore=auto\ncputype=auto\ncycles=7000\ncycleup=10\ncycledown=20\n\n[mixer]\nnosound=false\nrate=44100\nblocksize=1024\nprebuffer=25\n\n[midi]\nmpu401=intelligent\nmididevice=default\nmidiconfig=\n\n[sblaster]\nsbtype=sb16\nsbbase=220\nirq=7\ndma=1\nhdma=5\nsbmixer=true\noplmode=auto\noplemu=default\noplrate=44100\n\n[gus]\ngus=false\ngusrate=44100\ngusbase=240\ngusirq=5\ngusdma=3\nultradir=C:\\ULTRASND\n\n[speaker]\npcspeaker=true\npcrate=44100\ntandy=auto\ntandyrate=44100\ndisney=true\n\n[joystick]\njoysticktype=auto\ntimed=true\nautofire=false\nswap34=false\nbuttonwrap=false\n\n[serial]\nserial1=dummy\nserial2=dummy\nserial3=disabled\nserial4=disabled\n\n[dos]\nxms=true\nems=true\numb=true\nkeyboardlayout=auto\n\n[ipx]\nipx=false\n\n[autoexec]\nMOUNT C C:\\GAMES\\DOS\nC:\nCD BLADES\nSTART.EXE\n",
          "description": "Creating DOSBox config",
          "file": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/DOSBOX/DOSBOX.CONF"
        }
      },
      {
        "write_file": {
          "content": "start C:\\GAMES\\DOSBOX\\DOSBOX.EXE -conf C:\\GAMES\\DOSBOX\\DOSBOX.CONF\nstart C:\\GAMES\\GBC\\GBC.EXE\n",
          "description": "Creating startup script",
          "file": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/GAMES/START.BAT"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}