Fallen Heroes - does anyone know this game?

[MrFlibble]

Shuffling through files at this nice FTP archive site, I've stumbled upon a demo of a game called Fallen Heroes. For some reason the directory contains three files of identical size, and the index file describes them as "Fallen Heroes v1.00.325". My attempts to find any info about the game on the net were unsuccessful, as was launching it through DOSBox (it's a dos game). Judging from data file names, it's a medieval fantasy strategy game (whether real-time or turn-based I couldn't find out) with human an orc opponents.

Does anyone know anything about the game? Perhaps someone will succeed in running the actual demo?

[MrFlibble]

dosraider of dosgames.com forums provided a solution for running the demo:

Short styled answer:
Get file heroes13.zip
Unzip all files (6 files in total) in dosbox virtual C:folder \heroes\
Now look in \heroes\ and unzip files that are in \heroes\fallen13.zip in same \heroes\
Stop unzipping stuff here.
In dosbox:
get into c:\heroes\ prompt and:
install
accept c:\fallen\
soundsetting digital and midi: autodetect +eventually test
screen detection accept .... aaarrrgghhh crap, forgot, but it's something SVGA 1024x768 256 colors
run with heroes1 from c:\fallen\

You'll get some 'illegal command' smartdrive on screen print errors but runs. Seems to call smartdrive...? WTF ????
Can avoid this by loading smartdrive 6.22 in dosbox, needs setver 622

But: works flawless in VPC2007/MsDos 6.22 , same install ritual.

*adds obligatory dosbox screenie*


That's about as much time I'm willing to spend on it.
<<-- *Gets back playing Winnie the Pooh with granddaughter.....*

Thanks a lot dosraider!