Shadow of Yserbius Help

Shadow of Yserbius Updates/Patches

Shadow of Yserbius's original requirements:

MS-DOS 5.0 or greater
386/16 or better
2x CD-ROM
640 KB RAM
19 MB Hard drive space
VGA, 256 Colors
AdLib, MT-32, SoundBlaster, ProAudio
Mouse
2400 BD Modem

Installation Problems
- DOS Installer Doesn't work in XP/Vista

Audio Problems
- Poor quality or no sound

Game Specific Bugs

& Windows XP Help

Extras
- Shadow of Yserbius - Quick Reference Card (PDF file) [618 KB]
- Shadow of Yserbius Walkthrough
- SHP Sierra Games Forums

This online game was one of the games that could be played on Sierra's online gaming service, ImagiNation Network or INN. There is still a group of "Yserbians" (www.yserbius.org) trying to re-launch the game online. They have the Tavern working again. A fan based project is working to to recreate the ImagiNation Network, ImagiNation Network Revival.

Installation Problems

Like many of the later Sierra games, Shadow of Yserbius may have installation problems with the installer not fuctioning on newer PCs or under Windows XP/Vista.

Problem - DOS Installer Doesn't work in XP:
The installer doesn't work on Vista 64.

Solution:
Many of the commands used in old BATCH files don't work under Windows XP. Additionally, 16-bit programs do not work under 64-bit versions of Windows. In addition, 64-bit Windows is missing the NTVDM, the Windows NT DOS emulator used to run DOS programs. Try mounting an A: drive and a C: drive in DOSBox and then install the game in DOSBox.

Audio Problems

Audio problems are common in the later Sierra DOS SCI games. There's no single fix for all these games.

Problem - Poor Quality / No Sound (Win9x and XP):
The game has no sound or the music is of poor quality.

Solution 1 (preferred):
Play the game in DOSBox. It also will work with the MT-32 sound module, if you are fortunate to have one.

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.

Game Specific Bugs

There are a couple of bugs that Shadow of Yserbius has that are not speed dependent.

Problem - :

Solution:
Apply this patch.

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