Saving with Dosbox

[76561198382138577]

I am playing Zork I with Dosbox, but I casn't figure out how to save my games to my hard drive. Anyone know how?

[Reaper Madness]

From Zork wiki page http://zork.wikia.com/wiki/Command_List

Move commands

Command Shortcut Action
north n Move north
south s Move south
east e Move east
west w Move west
northeast ne Move northeast
northwest nw Move northwest
southeast se Move southeast
southwest sw Move southwest
up u Move up
down d Move down
look l Looks around at current location
save Save state to a file
restore Restores a saved state
restart Restarts the game
verbose Gives full description after each command
score Displays score and ranking
diagnostic Give description of health
brief Give a description upon first entering an area
superbrief Never describe an area
quit q Quit game
climb climbs(up)
g last common
go(direction) go towards direction(west/east/north/south/in/out/into)
enter in to the place(window,...)
out go out of the place(kitchen,...)
hi/hello say hello...
♥♥♥♥/♥♥♥♥/damn Random Comment e.g. : Such language...
(None) I beg your pardon?


Item commands

Command (Argument) Shortcut Action
get/take (item) Removes item from current room; places it in your inventory
get/take all takes all takeable objects in room
throw (item) at (location) Throws the item at something
open (container) Opens the container, whether it is in the room or your inventory
open (exit) Opens the exit for travel
read (item) Reads what is written on readable item
drop (item) Removes item from inventory; places it in current room
put (item) in (container) Removes item from inventory; places it in container
turn (control) with (item) Attempts to operate the control with the item
turn on (item) Turns on the item
turn off (item) Turns the item off
move (object) Moves a large object that cannot be picked up
attack (creature) with (item) Attacks creature with the item
examine (object) Examines, or looks, at an object or item or location
inventory i Shows contents of Inventory
eat Eats item (specifically food)
shout Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!
close [Door] Closes door
tie (item) to (object) Ties item to object
pick (item) Take/get item
kill self with (weapon) Humorously commits suicide
break (item) with (item) Breaks item
kill (creature) with (item) Attacks creature with the item
pray when you are in temples...
drink drink an item
smell smell an item
listen (target) Listens to a creature or item.


Wand Comands (only if the wand is in your possesion)

fall makes the target fall when they move
float makes an object float
freeze makes target unable to move
fence makes target unable to leave the room
fierce makes the target angry
ferment makes target drunk
fear makes target afraid and run from the room
feeble makes target weak and unable to carry much or fight
fumble reduces target's carrying capacity and ocasionaly makes them drop items
filch steals from the target
fantasize makes target hallucinate
fireproof makes the target fireproof
fry destroys target
fudge "a strong odor of chocolate permeates the room"
fluoresce makes an object glow with light
free frees the target; the genie uses this if you give him the chance
frobizz
frobozzle
frobnoid

[76561198382138577]

"save Save state to a file"
When I try to do this, nothing happens. I am playing on a laptop which, when I hit my "Zork I" icon, opens DOSBox, a DOS emulator. I can play the game, but when I close it, that's it. If I reopen the game, I have to start from scratch.

[Reaper Madness]

The formatting of the text I copied to paste here unfortunately did not transfer well, particularly regarding the source's original column spacing, and as such took a toll on the readability of the command list. The actual command to save is literally the word "save" (without the quotes). The save state to a file was meant to serve as a descriptor. Once you type in the word "save", you will be prompted to create a name for the save, and then hit enter. To load your savegame you will use the word "restore", which will then prompt you to name the file you want to load. The in-game text conveniently mentions the name of the last save you utilized.

[76561198382138577]

Yes, I knew all that. The problem is that I am playing the game in the DOS emulator, which apparently won't save to my hard drive. Unless someone knows a way to do this.

[Owlspirit]

I was having the same problem and finally figured out that it doesn't like a path like c:\gaming\zork1.dat. If you use a path without that first backslash, you can save and restore. It also doesn't like a drive other than C:.

[Painless Entertainment LLC]

lol...

Originally posted by Owlspirit:

I was having the same problem and finally figured out that it doesn't like a path like c:\gaming\zork1.dat. If you use a path without that first backslash, you can save and restore. It also doesn't like a drive other than C:.

[wm1893]

type save to save, type restore to restore just use the defaults