Lighthouse: The Dark Being Technical

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General Information

Graphics

Sound

Requirements

PC

Minimum OS:
Minimum CPU:	Intel i486 DX 66
Minimum RAM:	12 MB
Minimum Video RAM:	N/A
Graphics Modes:	VGA, VESA, SVGA
Audio Hardware:	Sound Blaster,Pro Audio Spectrum,Digital AudioSound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, Digital Audio
Input Devices:	Keyboard, Mouse
Media:	2 CD discs

Mac

Minimum OS:
Minimum CPU:
Minimum RAM:
Graphics Modes:
Audio Hardware:
Input Devices:	Keyboard, Mouse
Media:
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Exploring Game Resources

Resources Used

• *.V56 — View Resource; 256 color sprite graphics. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.
• *.P56 — Picture resources; 256 color background graphics. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.
• *.CSC — Script resources; static data. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.
• *.SND — Sound resources; MIDI music and some sound effects. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
• *.FON — Graphics to display text. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
• *.PAT — Patch resources; audio patch files. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir
• *.PAL — Palette resources; 256 color palette files. Location: RESOURCE.00*, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.
• *.AUD — Audio resources; voice and digital sound effects. Location: RESOURCE.SFX, patchDir.
• *.SYN — Audio resources; audio synchronization. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
• *.MSG — Message resources; text plus metadata. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir
• *.HEP — Heap resources; dynamic script data. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
• Sync36 — Sync36 resources; Audio36 synchronization. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.

External Resources

• *.MAP — Map Resource; lookup tables for the individual resources. Location: external, RESSCI.00*, patchDir.
• Audio36 — Audio36 resources. Location: RESOURCE.SFX, external, patchDir.
• *.RBT — Robot video resources. Location: external (ROBOTS directory), patchDir.
• *.SEQ — Sequence resources; cut scenes resources. Location: external (SEQ directory), patchDir.
• *.VMD — VMD videos (external). Location: external, patchDir.
• *.WAV — Audio Wave resources; 16-bit PCM mono 22050 Hz audio resource. Location: RESOURCE.SFX, external, patchDir.

Resource Tools

• Sierra Resource Viewer - Opens, views, and exports AGI and SCI game resources

Patches

• Official LITE2PAT Patch   ZIP File [1.58 MB]
  Resolves:
  • All fixes from the previous patch LHPAT.EXE
  • Adds several new features to the game

• Official LITE2FIX Patch   ZIP File [22.7 KB]
  Resolves:
  • Errors that occur around the submarine or in the compass in Lighthouse 2.0.

• Official LITEPT2A Patch   ZIP File [1.59 MB]
  Fixes:
  • All fixes from the previous patches (LHPAT and LITE2FIX).
  • Adds several new features to the game

New Installer

• SHP New Lighthouse for DOSBox Installer Setup File [2.04 MB]
  

Requires files from the original distribution media.

Debug Modes

Lighthouse contains debug scripts, but does not have a (regular) activation routine in script 0

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