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SQ6 DOS will not start

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First post, by Akril15

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I have tried everything I could find on these boards to get the DOS version of SQ6 running in DOSbox 6.5. No matter what I try, whenever I start c:\sierra\sq6dos\SQ6.bat, I get an "Illegal Command" error or no response at all*, and when I try running c:\sierra\sq6dos\Sierra.exe, I get this error:

Were sorry you have encoutered an internal game error. Please restart your game and restore a saved game... 
error 99: error loading resource 999.pal

I’ve tried removing the "if not "%0"=="CheckCD" goto Abort" line from cdcheck.bat, checking resource.cfg to make sure all the paths matched up, and editing sq6.bat. The CD-ROM (drive e) is mounted (mount e e:\ -t cdrom -ioctl).

Note: I also tried to retype "C:\SIERRA\SQ6DOS\sierra -o C:\SIERRA\SQ6DOS\resource.cfg", as one person recommended, but I couldn't figure out where to do so.

Any tips on how to get this game working would be greatly appreciated. (Windows XP)

SQ6
*Except when I remove the "if not "%0"=="CheckCD" goto Abort" line. Then I get a message asking me to insert the SQ6 CD when it is already inserted.

Reply 1 of 2, by collector

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Did you try to install from within DOSBox? If not some of your paths might not match what DOSBox sees. Remember, if you installed from Windows to C:\SIERRA\SQ6DOS and you mount the Sierra folder as your C: drive, the game will be in C:\SQ6DOS

The Sierra Help Pages -- New Sierra Game Installers -- Sierra Game Patches -- New Non-Sierra Game Installers

Reply 2 of 2, by Akril15

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I did try running install.bat in DOSbox (the program on the CD), but the screen which asks you to select a drive to install the game to was blank, and when I tried continuing, the program said that I was installing to a drive called "Ő", and of course, the program said that it coudn't find that drive.

EDIT: It looks like my problem was incorrect paths after all. I tried altering some of the lines in SQ6.bat and related .bat files to read C:\sq6dos instead of C:\sierra\sq6dos, and the game finally loaded successfully! I think I've got this problem worked out. Thanks for your help.

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