Difference between revisions of "Beneath a Steel Sky"

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Beneath a Steel Sky

First release	1994
Also known as	BASS, Steel Sky, Sky
Developed by	Revolution Software
Published by	Revolution Software
Distributed by	(unknown)
Platforms	Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors
Engine	Virtual Theatre
Support	Since ScummVM 0.5.0
Available for Purchase	The full game can be legally downloaded from our downloads page

Beneath a Steel Sky uses a variant of Revolution's virtual theatre engine. The game takes place in the future, after the world is damaged from the ravages of humankind. The game first follows Robert Foster as he tries to escape from an enclosed city after he was kidnapped and brought there from his home in the Australian outback. Later, Robert discovers a plot involving the death of his mother, a government coverup, and the secrets about his own father.

Legal Status

In August 2003, the creators and copyright holders of Beneath a Steel Sky, Revolution Software, released the game as freeware for use with ScummVM. It is available for download from our Downloads page.

Installation

Required data files

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

PC, CD and Floppy

SKY.DNR
SKY.DSK

The sky.cpt file is also required, but it comes bundled with most ScummVM distributions. In most cases, no further action is required. However, if you are missing this file, download it here.

Game languages

The following language choices are available when using command-line arguments or the "Language" option in the game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation

gb - English (Great Britain) (default)
en - English (USA)
de - German
fr - French
it - Italian
br - Portuguese (Brazil)
es - Spanish
se - Swedish

Default controls

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

Hotkey	Description
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `d`	Starts the debugger
`Ctrl` + `f`	Toggles fast mode on/off
`Crtl` + `g`	Toggles really REALLY fast mode on/off
`F5`	Displays the save/load window
`Escape`	Skips the game intro
Period `.`	Skips current line of text

External links

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-[[Image:Beneath_a_Steel_Sky.jpg|thumb|right|BASS running within ScummVM]]
+{{GameDescription|
+	name=Beneath a Steel Sky|
+	image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/sky/sky/sky_dos_en_1_4.jpg|
+	release=1994|
+	alternateNames=BASS, Steel Sky, Sky|
+	publisher=[[Revolution|Revolution Software]]|
+	developer=[[Revolution|Revolution Software]]|
+	platforms=Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS|
+	engine=[[Sky|Virtual Theatre]]|
+	support=Since ScummVM 0.5.0|
+	purchase=The full game can be<br/>legally downloaded from<br/>our [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#games-sky:sky downloads page]|
+        resolution=320x200, 256 colors
+}}
+'''Beneath a Steel Sky''' uses a variant of Revolution's virtual theatre engine. The game takes place in the future, after the world is damaged from the ravages of humankind. The game first follows Robert Foster as he tries to escape from an enclosed city after he was kidnapped and brought there from his home in the Australian outback. Later, Robert discovers a plot involving the death of his mother, a government coverup, and the secrets about his own father.
-'''Beneath a Steel Sky''' is a point and click adventure game by [[Revolution Software]], released in 1994.
+==Legal Status==
+In August 2003, the creators and copyright holders of Beneath a Steel Sky, Revolution Software, released the game as freeware for use with ScummVM. It is available for download from our [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#games-sky:sky Downloads page].
-Revolution made the game data files freeware in 2003 and provided the game source code (written in x86 assembler) to the [[ScummVM]] team for inclusion into ScummVM.
+==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].
+'''''PC, CD and Floppy'''''
+*SKY.DNR
+*SKY.DSK
+The sky.cpt file is also required, but it comes bundled with most ScummVM distributions. In most cases, no further action is required. However, if you are missing this file, download it [https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/raw/master/dists/engine-data/sky.cpt here].
+===Game languages===
+The following language choices are available when using command-line arguments or the "Language" option in the game-specific settings. For more information, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/settings/game.html user documentation]
+* gb  - English (Great Britain) (default)
+* en  - English (USA)
+* de  - German
+* fr  - French
+* it  - Italian
+* br  - Portuguese (Brazil)
+* es  - Spanish
+* se  - Swedish
+==Default controls==
+To change these controls and more, 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]
+{|class="wikitable"
+! Hotkey
+! Description
+|-
+| <code>Ctrl</code> + <code>Alt</code> + <code>d</code>
+| Starts the debugger
+|-
+| <code>Ctrl</code> + <code>f</code>
+| Toggles fast mode on/off
+|-
+| <code>Crtl</code> + <code>g</code>
+| Toggles really REALLY fast mode on/off
+|-
+| <code>F5</code>
+| Displays the save/load window
+|-
+| <code>Escape</code>
+| Skips the game intro
+|-
+| Period <code>.</code>
+| Skips current line of text
+|}
 ==External links==
+*[https://revolution.co.uk/games_catalog/beneath-a-steel-sky/ Official {{PAGENAME}} website]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky Wikipedia entry on {{PAGENAME}}]
+*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/386/beneath-a-steel-sky/ {{PAGENAME}} at MobyGames]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100104135257/https://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0200586/videogames/steelsky/ {{PAGENAME}} Windows installer (installs ScummVM + BASS data files)]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/games/#games-sky:sky Available for download from the ScummVM Downloads page]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/revolution/sky:sky/ Screenshots]
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky Wikipedia entry on BASS]
+[[Category:Supported Games]]
+[[Category:Virtual Theatre Games]]
+[[Category:Freeware Games]]