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Dragon History

First release	1995
Also known as	Dračí Historie
Developed by	NoSense
Published by	Vochozka Trading
Distributed by	(unknown)
Platforms	DOS, Windows (2006 rerelease)
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors
Engine	Draci
Support	Since ScummVM 1.1.0
Available for Purchase	The full game can be legally downloaded from the official game page

Dragon History, also known as Dračí Historie in the Czech Republic where it was first published, is a game by NoSense. In this game, the main hero is a little dragon called Bert, who is searching for his father that disappeared a short time ago, and remedy the mischiefs that he committed with evil magic wand Eveline.

The walkthrough is available on the Dragon History website.

Supported versions

There are 4 language variants of the game: Czech, English, Polish and German. Each of them is distributed in a separate archive. The only official version is the Czech one, and the English, Polish and German ports have always been work in progress and never officially released. Although all texts are fully translated, it is known that some of them contain typos.

There exists an optional Czech dubbing for the game. For bandwidth reasons, you can download it separately and then unpack it to the directory of the game. You can listen to the Czech dubbing with all language variants of the game, while reading the subtitles.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

DOS CD

ANIM.DFW
Big.fon
CD.SAM (dummy dubbing file, can be replaced by a real one with Czech dubbing)
CD2.SAM
CMF.INS
HRA.DFW
HUDBA*.MID
IKONY.DFW
INIT.DFW
MAPY.DFW
MIST.DFW
OBJEKTY.DFW
OBR_AN.DFW
OBR_IK.DFW
OBR_MAS.DFW
PALETY.DFW
RETEZCE.DFW
ROZH*.DFW
Small.fon

Default controls

To change these controls, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation

Use the left mouse button click to walk and the right mouse button click to use an item or talk.
Use any mouse button click to skip the current spoken sentence.

In addition the following hotkeys are supported:

Hotkey	Description
`F5`	Display Global Main Menu
`i`	Show inventory
`m`	Show map
`Escape`	Skip the intro, exit map/inventory
`q`	Turn on/off quick walking

External links

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 	name=Dragon History|
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+	image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/draci/draci/draci_dos_pl_1_2.jpg|
 	release=1995|
 	alternateNames=Dračí Historie|
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 	engine=[[Draci]]|
 	support=Since ScummVM 1.1.0|
-	purchase=The full game can be<br>legally downloaded from<br>[http://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html the official game page]
+	purchase=The full game can be<br>legally downloaded from<br>[https://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html the official game page]
 }}
 '''Dragon History''', also known as '''Dračí Historie''' in the Czech Republic where it was first published, is a game by [[NoSense]].  In this game, the main hero is a little dragon called Bert, who is searching for his father that disappeared a short time ago, and remedy the mischiefs that he committed with evil magic wand Eveline.
+The walkthrough is available on the [https://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html Dragon History website].
+== Supported versions ==
+There are 4 language variants of the game: Czech, English, Polish and German. Each of them is distributed in a separate archive. The only official version is the Czech one, and the English, Polish and German ports have always been work in progress and never officially released. Although all texts are fully translated, it is known that some of them contain typos.
+There exists an optional Czech dubbing for the game. For bandwidth reasons, you can download it separately and then unpack it to the directory of the game. You can listen to the Czech dubbing with all language variants of the game, while reading the subtitles.
+== Installation ==
+===Required data files===
+For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html user documentation].
+'''''DOS CD'''''
+* ANIM.DFW
+* Big.fon
+* CD.SAM (dummy dubbing file, can be replaced by a real one with Czech dubbing)
+* CD2.SAM
+* CMF.INS
+* HRA.DFW
+* HUDBA*.MID
+* IKONY.DFW
+* INIT.DFW
+* MAPY.DFW
+* MIST.DFW
+* OBJEKTY.DFW
+* OBR_AN.DFW
+* OBR_IK.DFW
+* OBR_MAS.DFW
+* PALETY.DFW
+* RETEZCE.DFW
+* ROZH*.DFW
+* Small.fon
+==Default controls==
+To change these controls, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/settings/keymaps.html user documentation]
+* Use the left mouse button click to walk and the right mouse button click to use an item or talk.
+* Use any mouse button click to skip the current spoken sentence.
+In addition the following hotkeys are supported:
+{|class="wikitable"
+! Hotkey
+! Description
+|-
+| <code>F5</code>
+| Display Global Main Menu
+|-
+| <code>i</code>
+| Show inventory
+|-
+| <code>m</code>
+| Show map
+|-
+| <code>Escape</code>
+| Skip the intro, exit map/inventory
+|-
+| <code>q</code>
+| Turn on/off quick walking
+|}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html Dragon History official website]
+*[https://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html Dragon History official website]
+*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/44689/draci-historie/ MobyGames page on {{PAGENAME}}]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/other/draci:draci/ Screenshots]
 [[Category:Supported Games]]
 [[Category:Draci Games]]
 [[Category:Freeware Games]]