16. July 2017, 21:15:03

#0

voodoo47Quote

This is the shareware demo version of System Shock, featuring a slightly earlier version of the first deck. Originally released by LGS in early 1995, now edited and patched with the SHLINK loader to run on modern computers - go to \bin and run shlink.exe, and don't forget to set the resolution in video/video mode menu to 640*480 and the messages in audio/audio options menu to "both" once you start a new game. Controls are standard WASD, and E toggles between the use mode and the shoot mode. Note that there is no music. A few binds and other options can be edited in XCYB.CFG and shlink.ini (fullscreen on/off, for example).

Update: the folder structure has been rearranged to allow the EE patch to work with the demo. Download shock-patch_rc1.7z from GOG and extract it to the SS1 Shareware folder, run sshock.exe and the game should start. The original shlink.exe in the \bin folder will still work even after applying the update.



Have fun,

systemshock.org

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Acknowledged by: dertseha

19. July 2017, 00:16:02

#1

JosiahJackQuote

Any notable changes other than music and bugginesd?

19. July 2017, 04:59:50

#2

dertsehaQuote

Quote by JosiahJack:

Any notable changes other than music and bugginesd?

Do you mean technically, or content-wise?
Content-wise, the demos tried to remove assets as much as possible, so the small grass area is removed to save textures. And the cyborg near the CPU nodes has been replaced with a hopper.

19. July 2017, 05:16:12

#3

voodoo47Quote

yeah, the level is not final/is cut down a little. music is actually there, but as SHLINK 0.6 doesn't support it..

19. July 2017, 10:16:05

#4

KolyaQuote

Shouldn't it say "Demo" instead of "Shareware"?
"Shareware" denotes a distribution concept that isn't applicable anymore since LGS is gone. And it could encompass a whole game.