Installation instructions- Install DOSBox Turbo (2.99 €) as well as the accompanying DOSBox Manager (free) which is useful for saving profiles of games
- Download the attached archive SSM.7z to your desktop and unpack it there
- Move the unpacked folder dos to /storage/sdcard0/Download
- Move the remaining 2 files to /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/com.fishstix.dosbox/files/
Settings
- Start the DOSBox Manager and add a new profile from the menu
- Hold this profile and Edit the config
- Scroll down and check Overlay Buttons
- Set Button Location to Top
- Select Button/Controller Maps
- Select Add Button Mapping, Press Btn A, Select DOS Keymap: w, Press OK
- Select Add Button Mapping again and repeat the process, now mapping Btn B=>s, Btn C=>BACKSPACE, Btn D=>e
- Gesture Mapping: Single Tap => LMB, Double Tap => Double LMB, Two finger action => RMB, Uncheck Enable Long Press
- Go back and scroll to the top to DOSBox Settings
- Memory size: 16MB
- MT-32 Midi Emulation: Check
- Autoexec:
mount c: /storage/sdcard0/Download/dos/ssp
c:
cdshock
Notes on playing the game
- In the game settings choose your name, then set COMBAT: 0-1, CYBER: 0
- To get past the initial Help screen, bring up the keyboard and press space
- To get to the game options move the cursor to the top left corner and tap
- Audio->Audio Options->Channels: 8, Messages: Both
- Now save your game, you will need the keyboard again
- Btn A and Btn B move you forward and backward. Btn C clears the interface. Btn D switches between looking around and use mode.
- You can move and turn if you press Btn A first, before you steer into a direction
You can download French and German language packs from the
SYSTEMSHOCK-Portable thread.
NO WARRANTYNote that there are now warranties here. You are using your phone to emulate a PC that's running System Shock. This is an experimental and very resource intensive process, even if it is an old game. So stay with a low resolution. If your phone gets hot, use the DOSBox Turbo menu to quit and give it a rest. If your phone dies, throw it on the floor and start cursing. But don't expect me to pay for it. You have been warned.