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<div align="center" style="font-size: 22pt">The Beast Within: a Gabriel Knight Mystery</div><br />
| GameName = The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
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| image = [[Image:GK2-c.png|190px]]
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{{ReleaseInfobox
| ReleaseDate =  
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| ReleaseName = The Beast Within: a Gabriel Knight Mystery
| Developer = [[w:Sierra_Entertainment|Sierra]]
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| image = [[Image:GK2-c.png|190px]]<br />
| Publisher = [[w:Sierra_Entertainment|Sierra]]
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''Gabriel Knight 2'' Cover
| Designer =  
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| ReleaseDate = December 21, {{1995}} {{CitationReq}}
| Category = {{Full}}
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| ProjectStatus = N/A
| ProgrammingLanguage = [[SCI]]
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| ReleaseVersion = 1.11
| Genre = [[w:Adventure Game|Adventure]]
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| Developer = {{SierraDev}}
| Engine = [[SCI]]
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| Publisher = {{SierraPub}}
| Platform = [[w:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[w:Macintosh|Macintosh]], [[w:Apple II|Apple II]], [[w:Apple IIGS|Apple IIGS]], [[w:Amiga|Amiga]], [[w:Atari ST|Atari ST]], [[w:TRS-80_Color_Computer|Tandy Color Computer 3]]
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| Designer = {{JaneJensen}}
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
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| Source = {{NoSource}}
| Website = [http://web.archive.org/web/19961218234539/http://www1.sierra.com/ www.sierra.com] (web archive)
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| Category = {{SierraGame}}
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| Type = {{SierraFullGame}}
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| Genre = {{Adventure}}
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| Theme = {{DetectiveAdven}}, {{HorrorAdven}}, {{MysteryAdven}}, {{NoirAdven}}, {{SupernaturalAdven}}
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| Engine = {{SCI2}}
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| CopyProtection = None
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| ESRBRating = {{ESRBMature}}
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| Platform = {{DOS}}, {{Win3x}}, {{Win9x}}, {{Mac}}
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| Localization = {{English}}, {{French}}, {{German}}, {{Italian}}, {{Portuguese}}
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| Website = {{SierraURL}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
== Description ==
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==<br /> Description ==
  
'''''The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery''''' is
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[[Jane Jensen]]'s '''''The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery''''' is a [[1995]] [[SCI2.1]] [[w:Full motion video|Full Motion Video]] [[:Category:Adventure Games|Adventure Game]]. It is the 2nd installment of [[Jane Jensen|Jane Jensen's]] [[Gabriel Knight Series]]. These resources are stored as [[SCI Specifications: Chapter 1 - Introduction#VMD|VMDs]].
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==<br /> Versions ==
== Versions ==
 
  
 
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<blockquote>
=== SCI ===
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=== SCI2.1 ===
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="800"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="800"
 
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! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
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| width="435" |Gabriel Knight 2|| width="145" align="center"| 1.1||width="165" align="center"|2.100.002||width="75" align="center"|1997/03/17
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|-
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| width="435" |Gabriel Knight 2 (Win) || width="145" align="center"| 1.1||width="165" align="center"|2.100.002||width="75" align="center"|1997/03/17
 
|}
 
|}
 
</blockquote>
 
</blockquote>
  
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==<br /> Screenshots ==
== Screenshots ==
 
  
 
{| align="center" width="80%"
 
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==<br /> Synopsis ==
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== Downloads ==
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</blockquote>
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==<br /> About ==
  
 
<blockquote>
 
<blockquote>
=== GOG ===
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</blockquote>
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==<br /> Downloads ==
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===<br /> GOG ===
  
 
* [http://www.gog.com/game/gabriel_knight_2_the_beast_within?pp=310b86e0b62b828562fc91c7be5380a992b2786a GOG.com]
 
* [http://www.gog.com/game/gabriel_knight_2_the_beast_within?pp=310b86e0b62b828562fc91c7be5380a992b2786a GOG.com]
  
=== New Installer ===
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===<br /> New Installer ===
  
* [[File:Setup.png]] [[SHPBin:NewInstallers/ForDOSBox.exe|SHP New  DOSBox Installer]]<span class="DLInfo"> Setup File []</span><br />
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* [[File:Setup.png]] [[SHPBin:NewInstallers/GK2ForDOSBox.exe|SHP New  DOSBox Installer]]<span class="DLInfo"> Setup File [879 KB]</span><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(requires files from the original distribution media) Works with all versions of the game.
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::(requires files from the original distribution media) Works with all versions of the game.
  
=== Demos ===
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===<br /> Demos ===
  
 
* [[Gabriel Knight 2 Demo]]
 
* [[Gabriel Knight 2 Demo]]
  
=== Patches ===
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===<br /> Patches ===
  
* [[File:ZIP.PNG]] [[SHPBin:Patches//.zip|Official Patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File []</span>
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* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/GabrielKnight/GK2(GK2PAT).zip.zip|Official GK2 patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [110 KB]</span><br />
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::1) Corrects "Out of memory" message at Schloss Ritter in Chapter 4.
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::2) Corrects "Error 99:  Error Loading Resource 122v56" that occurs when switching to CD #2.
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::3) Fixes "dead end" that occurs when player exhausts dialogue with Leber before visiting Ubergrau’s office for the first time and then can't get back to Leber to ask about "Black Wolf".
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::4) Fixes problem where Neuschwanstein border does not stop blinking even after player has heard every tour tape.
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::5) Fixes problem where Georg does not have "Lost Opera" topic if player hasn’t clicked on "Letter to Conductor" in the Museum but has exhausted topics with Frau Miller, then cannot get back to the Museum.
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::6) Allows Grace to get holy water only once.
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::7) Corrects "thrashing" or continuous hard drive or CD drive reads.
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* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/GabrielKnight/GK2CD2DVDPatch.zip|Enrico Rolfi's concatenation Patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [3.53 KB]</span><br />
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::Fixes missing buttons on title screen after resource concatenation.
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* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/GabrielKnight/GK2EndrozPatch.zip|Enrico Rolfi's GK2 patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [115 KB]</span><br />
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::Timer fixes.
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* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/GabrielKnight/GK2NoInterlacePatch2.zip|Enrico Rolfi's GK2 no interlace patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [190 KB]</span><br />
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::Removes interlacing from game videos.
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* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/GabrielKnight/GK2NoInterlacePatchDeutsch.zip|Enrico Rolfi's German GK2 no interlace patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [192 KB]</span><br />
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::Removes interlacing from game videos.
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* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/GabrielKnight/GK2NoInterlacePatchItaliano.zip|Enrico Rolfi's Italian GK2 no interlace patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [193 KB]</span><br />
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::Removes interlacing from game videos.
 
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</blockquote>
  
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==<br /> Walkthroughs/Hints ==
== Walkthroughs/Hints ==
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* [[shp:Walkthroughs/GK2Walkthrough.html|The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery Walkthrough]]
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* [[shp:Hints/GK2Spoilers.html|The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery Hint Page]]
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* [[shpf:5|SHP Gabriel Knight Forum]]
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==<br /> References ==
  
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<references />
  
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==<br /> Related Links ==
== Related Links ==
 
  
 
* [[Gabriel Knight Series]]
 
* [[Gabriel Knight Series]]
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* [[w:Gabriel Knight|Gabriel Knight Series on Wikipedia]]
 
* [[w:Gabriel Knight|Gabriel Knight Series on Wikipedia]]
 
* [[moby:beast-within-a-gabriel-knight-mystery|Gabriel Knight 2 on MobyGames]]
 
* [[moby:beast-within-a-gabriel-knight-mystery|Gabriel Knight 2 on MobyGames]]
* [[mgsrs:gabriel-knight-series|GameSeries on MobyGames]]
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* [[mgsrs:gabriel-knight-series|Gabriel Knight Series on MobyGames]]
* [[Sierra Game List|Sierra Game List]]
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* [[imdbt:tt0138459|Gabriel Knight 2 on IMDb]]
 
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* [[wayback:20000819061714fw_/http://www.sierrastudios.com/games/gk2/|www.sierrastudios.com/games/gk2/]] (Official homepage on the web archive)
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* [[Sierra Release List]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 10 September 2020

The Beast Within: a Gabriel Knight Mystery


The Beast Within: a Gabriel Knight Mystery
GK2-c.png

Gabriel Knight 2 Cover

Release Date: December 21, 1995 Citation Required[1]
Project Status: N/A
Latest Version: 1.11
Developer(s): Sierra
Publisher: Sierra
Designer(s): Jane Jensen
Source Available:  No
Category: Game
Type: Full
Genre: Adventure
Theme(s): Detective, Horror, Mystery, Noir, Supernatural
Engine: SCI2
CP Scheme: None
ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform: MS-DOS, Windows 3x, Windows 9x, Macintosh
Localization: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Website: www.sierra.com



Description

Jane Jensen's The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery is a 1995 SCI2.1 Full Motion Video Adventure Game. It is the 2nd installment of Jane Jensen's Gabriel Knight Series. These resources are stored as VMDs.


Versions

SCI2.1

Game Game version Interpreter version Date
Gabriel Knight 2 1.1 2.100.002 1997/03/17
Gabriel Knight 2 (Win) 1.1 2.100.002 1997/03/17


Screenshots

GK2SS1.png GK2SS2.png


Synopsis

 


About

 


Downloads


GOG


New Installer

(requires files from the original distribution media) Works with all versions of the game.


Demos


Patches

1) Corrects "Out of memory" message at Schloss Ritter in Chapter 4.
2) Corrects "Error 99: Error Loading Resource 122v56" that occurs when switching to CD #2.
3) Fixes "dead end" that occurs when player exhausts dialogue with Leber before visiting Ubergrau’s office for the first time and then can't get back to Leber to ask about "Black Wolf".
4) Fixes problem where Neuschwanstein border does not stop blinking even after player has heard every tour tape.
5) Fixes problem where Georg does not have "Lost Opera" topic if player hasn’t clicked on "Letter to Conductor" in the Museum but has exhausted topics with Frau Miller, then cannot get back to the Museum.
6) Allows Grace to get holy water only once.
7) Corrects "thrashing" or continuous hard drive or CD drive reads.
Fixes missing buttons on title screen after resource concatenation.
Timer fixes.
Removes interlacing from game videos.
Removes interlacing from game videos.
Removes interlacing from game videos.


Walkthroughs/Hints


References


Related Links