Release
Initially, the game was released in March 1993 on nine 3.5" floppy diskettes to accommodate those gamers who didn't have a CD-ROM drive at the time (as were many other of Sierra adventures). However, the main release was planned in 1994, in a jewel box that included the game CD, the game manual, a store catalogue and legalities. The floppy version also included the manual, only smaller and less detailed.
Since the floppy version had no device-entrusted copyright protection, the player was asked to do a certain amount of actions at the beginning of each game. The CD version simply required the disk to play the game.
Upon its final release in 1994, the game itself featured some improvements to the gameplay. The title screen, which featured an initially black background in the floppy version, was updated with a picture of a castle layout in pale moonlight and featured a wolf-like howl as the title was appearing. Some other sound effects were added in the game too, such as door sounds, etc. The CD version also featured a complete soundtrack with actors voicing, for the first time in the series. The player was then able to choose between the text boxes and the vocals in option screen.
A feature called "Auto-combat", where the computer would fight the enemies in battles (to pinpoint the strategic feel of the game, as opposed to the action feel) was also improved upon release.
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