Installation

Installation

Requirements

• Drakkhen from GOG or Steam (US MS-DOS release — the installer verifies by checksum and refuses anything else: floppy versions, other regions, and the SNES/Amiga ports are different builds entirely).

Install

Download the zip from Releases and unzip it. Two installers, identical behavior — pick whichever you trust more:

PowerShell (no dependencies on any Windows machine):

1. Copy install.ps1 into your Drakkhen game folder — the one containing DRAKKHEN.COM and DRAKM.CC1 (GOG: typically C:\Program Files\GOG Galaxy\Games\Drakkhen; Steam: the folder above game\, typically ...\steamapps\common\Drakkhen — the installer finds game\ itself).
2. powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install.ps1

Python (any Python 3, standard library only):

python install.py "C:\Program Files\GOG Galaxy\Games\Drakkhen"

Both let you choose which mods to install (checkbox dialog / numbered checklist), or use -All / --all, or pick on the command line with -Mods compass,map,bow. Dependencies between mods are handled automatically. Re-running later with a different selection is supported — the installer always rebuilds from the backed-up originals.

Uninstall

install.ps1 -Restore          (PowerShell)
python install.py --restore   (Python)

Everything returns byte-for-byte to stock, including any files moved by the cleanup mod. Save files are never touched by install or restore.

Is it safe?

• Both installers are plain text — every line auditable, no network access, nothing touched outside the game folder.
• Your files are SHA256-verified before a single byte changes; rebuilt files are verified against the reference build after. Any mismatch aborts with nothing modified.
• Originals are backed up to _backup\original\ first.
• Installer checksums are published in SHA256SUMS.txt.