# The Force Engine

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Game engine to play Star Wars Dark Forces game.

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="224"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>theforceengine</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File folder</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> theforceengine</td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extension</strong></td><td>.game</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Bios Information

No BIOS required.

## Controls

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There is no automatic configuration for The Force Engine, controls can be configured within the emulator.
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## Specific system information

### File organization

Files from the original DOS version of the game (or the versions available on STEAM or GOG) must be copied to the `roms\theforceengine` folder of your RetroBat installation.

#### Example of game structure:

The following example contains the original DOS version of the game:

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Create an empty text file in the same folder as the game executable and rename it with the ".game" extension.<br>

### Running mods

RetroBat enables to run mods for TheForceEngine.\
Mods must be copied to the `roms\theforceengine\Mods` folder of your RetroBat installation.

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To enable the mod in RetroBat, create a text file with a recognizable name for the mod (this name will appear in the RetroBat gamelist).

Inside the .txt file, write the name of the mod file with the extension.

Save the file, and rename the `.txt` extension into `.game`

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