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The game also came out in Japan in 1999 under the name Seireki: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu (only for Sega Saturn) - but this is a rare edition of it and I've never come across. English is the name translates roughly as: 1999 AD: Revival of Pharaoh.

In fairness it should be noted that the Exhumed - this modified version PowerSlave. The fact that Exhumed released a few months later (see. Hot keys below for the date and time of the assembly of the game) for which the game had a bit of polish. So, for example, at the end of the executable file is no more debug information that may someday help to restore the source code of the game, and after a victory over one of the bosses (Set) from his corpse fly soul, which in PowerSlave not.

So if you just want to play not bothered on what version put, it is best to choose Exhumed. Just historically, that my hands once upon a time was CD-ROM is a PowerSlave, therefore, before the climb into all these technical details, I found that both of these games are identical to each other.

DEMO-version

But DEMO-versions of these games differ quite substantially.

 

PowerSlave DEMO: unlike their European counterparts contains 4 full first level, as well as working cheat-codes.

Files:

• INTROM8.WAV - soundtrack of the screen saver (not used)
• BOOK.MOV - intro identical to the one that has the full version of the game (not used, although his name is inside PS.EXE - for example, in Exhumed EX.EXE about him not even mention)
• SETUP.EXE - besides MENU.EXE, which takes a couple of kilobytes less, but doing all roughly the same
• INSTALL.EXE - to install the game, just install it will not work, because installer requests a CD and not finding it will - although it is not clear why this is necessary, because the way it works and
• README.TXT - brief documentation
• SAVGAMEA.SAV - empty a saved game (why?), However, download it will not work
• inside STUFF.DAT, unlike Exhumed, there are additional files: LEV30.map, LEV4.map, EGG_BONG.VOC, WASP_BUZ.VOC, WASP_DIE.VOC, WASP_DY1.VOC, WASP_WNG.VOC

 

Exhumed DEMO: only 1 first level (although there are files 2 and 3), as well as not working cheat-codes.

Files:

• MENU.EXE - there are two new items, unlike PowerSlave - is "Modem Game" and "Serial Game"
• PS.LID - anything from PWRSLAVE.LID no different, and in general, it is not clear why you need?

 

Other differences

• PSA.INI - in PowerSlave size in a will
• MENU.EXE differ, well PS.EXE / EX.EXE, of course, also
• in STUFF.DAT all files TILES000.ART to TILES028.ART inclusive differ, though, appear to contain the same tiles (possibly slightly modified) - See below.

 

Everything else in the DEMO-versions - one and the same. Moreover, just throwing EX.EXE to PS.EXE (because the latter are more files - those 7 pieces, without which it does not work) has ensured that both versions of the game have worked on one STUFF.DAT archive.

Fell into the hands of more and BETA version PowerSlave (where to get - see. Below). Her different:

	Grenades fly to the right place, not under your feet! Alas, to the full version of the game protagonist almost forgotten how to throw their ...
	7 no weapon - instead stick that in a normal game is only available after a hero gets green balloon released mummy.
	Spiders are not red, and brown, even more flesh-colored.
	Another logo from the publisher PIE.
	Have a background in the menu (see. The gallery below).
	This is the pointer to the menu has changed a bit, too, but the main character's death scene and monsters were not so bloody.
	Although BETA only two levels (this is the first normal levels of the game - they are simply much altered, but some moments are recognized at once), but the card is full and, in contrast to the full version, more than a clear and on the first screen (the bottom) in the riverbed ... "Lone White Sail" (see. gallery).
	There are two onscreen F1, which describes the cheat-codes ALT + G (immortality) and ALT + W (all weapons) - the full version of their removal. But ALT + C (See below.) Still works.
	Files with the sounds .VOC renamed .GRR and encrypted with the same algorithm as the text (See below.) - A logical operation "Not".

Keys and Codes

Command line and cheat-codes for the game. Some of the described here for the first time published on the Internet. All described below was tested only on full versions of games - to check BETA DEMO and there was no time, and did not particularly like somehow. Oh, and unless otherwise stated, it is possible to specify multiple keys.

 

Key	Description (which does)
/ Nocreatures	At levels not be enemies. I do not know how to play safely with this key - because if there are levels where you must destroy enemies to advance to the next, they become impassable.
/ Nosound	Disable all sound effects (CD-music still plays).
/ Record	Writes the passing game in the file "DATA.VCR".
/ Playback	Plays a recorded file "DATA.VCR".
/ Null / Modem / Network	Must specify only one of these keys - Start the game through the network or other communication protocol (if I'm not mistaken: null-modem, and IPX).
/ H	Runs the game in the "Hi-Res" mode - 640x400 resolution instead of 320x200 regardless of the settings selected in the Setup (by the way, there is a mistake - written 640x480 instead of 640x400).
/ S #	# - This should be a number. What does - is unknown.
/ T #	# - This should be a number. What does - is unknown. However, if you do not write a number, then the game will be only one life to pass level instead of 3, and the status bar will be covered with textured bottom by default - that is, nor health, nor ammunition, nor anything else will not see - like this (62.125 bytes).
/ #	# - Is the number of levels; game starts immediately with him, letting all the screens logos and intro. Continue in this mode, you can not. Possible values: 0 (training), 1-20 (Solo), 21-32 - levels for multiplayer gaming. Note: Keyless / CDOFF or patch nocd-game hangs with the "black screen" out of which - the key ESC!
/ Cdoff	This means "CD off". Roughly built noCD. It helps if the game does not see your drive. Ie it will start, but if the disk is in the ground in a row CD / DVD drive, the music from it will still play without any problems. The Council is the same as for setting noCD: do not forget to copy the file "BOOK.MOV" from the disk directory to the game, otherwise it will not videos. Separately, it should be noted that Exhumed will still require MSCDEX-compatible driver (in DOSBox it is enough to mount a disk image or a real CD / DVD-ROM).

 

In "INSTALL.EXE" on the CD-ROM also has command line options - just two: / nocd and / nocopy. The first allows the installer to run even from a CD-ROM (though I still install interrupted with an error), and the second does not allow you to copy files - just create the destination directory during installation and all - this completes the installation.

 

Now gradually move on to other things - cheat-codes. All codes are entered during game play in the lower register.

Code	Action
KIMBERLY	Displays the inscription "HI SWEETIE, I LOVE YOU" - should be the message of one of the developers of your favorite girl. Everything would be great if instead of this message developers to test the remaining codes work - then we would no errors (see. Below). By the way, I'm nowhere on the Internet did not find mention of this code, as He, like others, is encrypted resource game - further details in the text. But, unlike the other codes, the developers about it, of course, never wrote (and, I suspect, not even all of them knew of its existence). Guess who is the author of "Easter eggs" is not necessary - in the credits of the game are mentioned only two people responsible for programming - probably one of them (probably the first): John Yuill (Game Programming) Paul Haugerud (Additional Programming)
LOBOLITE	In theory, should display the inscription "FLASHES TOGGLED", however, due to a bug in the game code, displays "SNAKE CAM ENABLED" from the code below. What does - is unclear. On the Internet, found two descriptions: one (the most common) argues that the code should turn on / off the flash when gunfire and explosions, and more - that the code enables / disables the lighting in dark parts of the level. Neither is wrong - it is checked. So that the action code is not known.
LOBOSNAKE	The same code, which was supposed to display the inscription "SNAKE CAM ENABLED", however, due to an error in the code of the game does not output anything, so know it is working or disabled, you can only check the operation of weapons under the number 6 - snakes. When used with the code after the shot, the camera moves to the head of the snake released and allows you to see into someone she flies.
LOBOSPHERE	The code should display the inscription "FULL MAP" ... And so it works - shows the whole map, but you can not turn it off.
LOBOCOP	All weapons and 99 rounds of ammunition for each of them.
LOBODEITY	Enable / disable immortality.
LOBOPICK	All keys.
LOBOSLIP	Enables / disables the passage through the walls (noclip).
LOBOSWAG	All items.
LOBOXY	Enables / disables the display of the current coordinates and the FPS (frames per second).
HOLLY	Includes such utter console. To get out of it - you just need to press ENTER, when the line set is empty. Codes that can recruit there (after dialing, just press ENTER): GOTO X, Y - moves the current level to the point with coordinates X and Y; coordinates can see using the previous code; For example, if the first level dial "GOTO 31000,22000" (without the quotes), then the player will be moved to the beginning (by the way, this code also references on the Internet is not found, although it is written in plain text within the executable file of any of these games ). LEVEL ## - moves to the specified level, where ## - the number from 01 to 32 (all levels above 20 - for online play). DOORS - opens all the doors, however, also activates the trap (I suspect that simply enables all triggers). EXIT - to complete the current level. CREATURE # - create a monster, where # - his number from the list: 0 - Anubis 1 - Spider 2 - Mummy 3 - Piranha 4 - Bastet 5 - Magmantis 6 - Ammit 7 - Set 8 - Kilmaatikhan 9 - Kilmaat Sentry 10 - Kilmaat Sentry 11 - Omen Wasp 12 - Selkis 13 - Rat

 

I also want to talk about how to find the options and codes. Well, with the keys still simple - just skip through the game's executable file disassembler. But with codes more interesting - the fact that in each of these games have a place inside the executable file with the encrypted lines. While I crawled back and forth by the code of the game, finding that there are interesting, I often ran into some lines that looked like gibberish. Once my eyes once again caught such a line - curiosity got the better of laziness and I looked inside the file to see what there is. Nothing interesting, except for a set of meaningless symbols, I have not seen, but I was confused by the fact that references to these lines are often found close to the reference line at EOF - is known abbreviation for "End Of File" (end of file). A program listing of the disassembler it was clear that all of these lines are moving one after another, until you find the desired or until the line is not equal to EOF. Ie it turned out that the game checks all these lines until it hits the last - EOF. All lines follow each other and end up on the symbol 0 (ASCIIZ-line), the latter should be "EOF \ 0". Hence all at once it became clear - a little walking up to the place where were these lines, I found where they end up - and, indeed, in the end turned out to be three bytes before and after whom was 0 - $ BA, $ B0, $ B9. Knowing that this capital letters "E", "O" and "F", I write them bit representation, saw at once that all bytes simply been applied operation "Not". After that, I wrote a decryptor all these lines, and inside had already seen the codes and everything else.

 

This interpreter and invite all to download - in encrypted string game stores not only the codes, but also the message that they should withdraw, as well as the rest of the text from the game:

Exhumed / Powerslave executable message decrypter (9742 bytes)

 

The archive contains the source code for Delphi7 / TP7, as well as two executable files - one for DOS, the second for Windows. All sections for convenience after decryption are enclosed in square brackets - like this: "[END]". The program works with both versions of the game, including their DEMO, and with the BETA version PowerSlave (there is a slightly different format) - the last three can be found here: RTCM - Files - Shareware Powerslave .

 

Finally it must be said about the couple, perhaps someone unknown keys:

ALT + C - toggles between species "third-person" and "eyes".

ALT + V - indicates the version (date) of the game:

• PS.EXE (retail): Dec April 1996 11:00:53
• EX.EXE (retail): Mar 19, 1997 17:31:18

F7 and F8 - reduce and increase the sensitivity of the mouse; somehow configure the Setup These keys can not, although they reserved two keywords Mouse_Sensitivity_Up and Mouse_Sensitivity_Down for use in the file "SETUP.CFG".

F11 - switches the brightness from 1 to 5 in a circle; at a value of 5 becomes even do not need a torch - because walls in dark places become bright as here (43.719 bytes).

More needs to be the key for screenshots, but I tried all the known combinations, so it never found, leaving them had to do it through DOSBox. Judging by the program code must be written in files with names "captxxxx.pcx", where xxxx - this seems to be a number between 0000 and 9999.

 

Gallery

Collected here are images that have been removed from the game resources of special converters. No PrintScreen - only original quality.

 
 

PowerSlave (PlayStation)

Menu background (40.126 bytes).

Map layers (278.670 bytes).

Download screen level (32.560 bytes).

 

PowerSlave (PC, BETA)

Menu background (21.843 bytes).

Map layers (349.658 bytes).

Logo PIE (3,203 bytes).

Help screen 1 (22.446 bytes).

Help screen 2 (21.811 bytes).

 

PowerSlave / Exhumed (PC, Retail)

Note: The resources are marked "*" in the game there, but never used.

Menu background (Powerslave) * (29.160 bytes).

Menu background (Exhumed) * (20.852 bytes).

Map layers (350.713 bytes).

Logo Lobotomy Software, Inc. (25.347 bytes).

Logo PIE (Powerslave) (2,863 bytes).

Logo BMG (Exhumed) (2,031 bytes).

Help screen 1 * (35.214 bytes).

Help screen * 2 (39.624 bytes).

In the game, as you know, the screensaver is designed as a movie ("BOOK.MOV"), but in the early stages of development, probably just displays the text between the levels with the slides in the background. Slide number 4 in the game is still used as a screen saver, when the player has come to an end all of life.

Slide 1 entry * (34.861 bytes).

Slide entry * 2 (44.329 bytes).

Slide entry 3 * (32.997 bytes).

Slide entry 4 * / GAME OVER (40.477 bytes).

Slide entry 5 * (35.393 bytes).

Slide entry 6 * (41.809 bytes).

Slide entry 7 * (25.765 bytes).

Slide entry 6 * (26.079 bytes).

Slides that appear between some levels with the text of the story. Not sure whether the slide 6 (bad ending) because last level strongly zamorochenny to check I was not able (to get the bad ending to kill the leader and, apparently, keep at least one of the 15 towers (Towers) is not destroyed).

Slide 1 History (36.417 bytes).

Slide 2 stories (46.034 bytes).

Slide 3 stories (22.149 bytes).

Slide 4 stories (31.361 bytes).

Slide 5 stories (2,496 bytes).

Slide 6 stories (23.766 bytes).

Slide 7 stories (15.748 bytes).

In general, the resources of games is very easy to get, because PC version uses engine Build, and therefore most of the tools designed to Duke Nukem 3D and suitable for these games. For example, the extractor "DUKE3D.GRP" suitable to extract the files from the "STUFF.DAT".

One of the unconventional resources - a video file "BOOK.MOV". Should immediately be noted that this format has nothing to do with .MOV files QuickTime. Almost completely disassembled it - here is a brief description of my research:

Exhumed (PowerSlave) for PC "BOOK.MOV" video file description

If someone is able to parse the format to the end - write, complementing documentation.

For example, the first frame (18.340 bytes) extracted as described herein.

And this is - decoder source code in C, though not complete (do not know what answer data from the header):

Exhumed (Powerslave) "BOOK.MOV" video decoder (7590 bytes)

Exhumed / PowerSlave DeHacker

This utility modifying executable files mentioned games, thus allowing to add some features in modern games. For her writing, I had to learn not only the code of the game, but the source code of Duke Nukem 3D, which uses the same engine Build, only slightly improved. The main idea of ​​this program was to make a control of the game the same as in the Duke Nukem 3D, so you can safely play without pinching, like a octopus, a bunch of keys at the same time (run, strafe, a review of the mouse, etc.).

So, what can the program:

Revert [Run] logic (always run)

The player will always run, run until the key is not pressed (the logic of this key is reversed), ie, now do not need all the time to keep this key pressed.

Always [Mouseview]

Overview of the mouse will always be included - no need to keep all the time key "Mouseview". I note that the code review mouse awful - not only that the game is constantly trying to align the center of the eye, and an overview of left / right mode is enabled Strafe (See below.) Causes the mouse to move the player to the left / right instead of turning, so more and manage eyes could not while driving back and forth! Had pretty tricky to fix this mess. Now everything is fine.

Revert [Strafe] logic (always strafe; faster than strafe left / strafe right)

The game has a curve code to handle buttons and Strafe_Left Strafe_Right, resulting in motion with their help, even slower than Strafe + Turn_Left / Turn_Right. So I decided that the mode is enabled Strafe not prevent - the player will move faster.

/ CDOFF always enabled (nocd)

This patch sets the flag include parameters / CDOFF on the command line, ie, game will not require a CD-ROM to run, as well as for Exhumed disables driver MSCDEX.

The program is very simple: numbers from [1] to [X] choose the desired action.ENTER - save and exit, ESC - exit without saving changes. Sign [] means that the patch is disabled (the game runs as in the original), and the sign [!] - On the contrary, that the patch is included.

Exhumed / Powerslave DeHacker v1.0 (8023 bytes)

 

The archive contains the source code for TP7 (in general, the game under DOS ...), as well as the executable file for DOS.

I tried to make the code shorter and more simple, so that everyone could add there your changes.

Before starting the program it is necessary to put in the directory of the game!