First Download the Free Game Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe:
Choose from one of the following sites.
Abandonia : Download Game : Download Instructions
XTC Abandonware : Download Game : Download Instructions
Home of the Underdogs : Download Game : Download InstructionsNext Download & Install the Emulator Dosbox on Windows:
Go To: http://www.dosbox.com > Downloads Tab > Click the Windows version (Under the Dosbox category)
Next: Run the downloaded installer file and install Dosbox on your hard drive in the directory C:\Games\SWOTL. Simply entering this will create these folders for you.
Next: Open the Games folder then the SWOTL folder within it. Locate and then run Dosbox by double clicking on the Dosbox program icon.

Next: At the the command prompt in Dosbox type "config -writeconf dosbox.conf" and then press the "Enter" key.

Next: Type "exit" to exit Dosbox.

Now: Locate and right click on the Dosbox config file. Click "open with" & select notepad.
Finally: With the dosbox config file open scroll to the bottom. We are going to place some text below [autoexec]:
mount c c:\games\swotl
c:
cd swotl
sw
Save and exit the config file when you are finished.
Now Lets Extract The Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe Free Game Download:
First: Right click on the Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe game file you downloaded to your hard drive and click on "Extract All".
Then: Click the "Next" button when the extractor launches. You will be asked where you would like to extract the Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe game files, select "C:\Games\SWOTL" . When you're done click "Next" again and the game files will begin to extract.
A LucasArts Classic:
Double click on the Dosbox program in the "C:\Games\SWOTL" folder and the game Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe will launch, have fun!
FAQ:
The config file is missing what do I do?
The game won't run on Windows Vista. What should I do?
The game runs sluggish. Is there a way to improve this?
How do I make the game launch in fullscreen mode?
How do I change the amount of RAM available?
How do I mount a hard drive or CD-ROM drive in Dosbox?
How do I change my machine type in Dosbox?
How do I capture a screenshot during gameplay?
I can't download from Abandonia. What should I do?
How do I close or exit Dosbox?





8 comments:
FINALLY! I have an ORIGINAL, complete copy of SWOTL on CD and the TOD expansion disk for the Do335. I could never get it to work. Thanks to you, I'm digging out my old manuals and taking to the skies in my Do335 to decimate B-17s! You guys ROCK!
No problem John enjoy the game!
Best,
Glenn
Thank you! I was! I recently upgraded my graphics card to a DVI-I/VGA. My DVI-D monotor is the default and the game isn't displaying correctly. How can I correct this in dosbox config?
Hi John is it in full screen or windowed mode. Also are you getting textured issues or is it stretched incorrectly etc.
Best,
Glenn
I edited the config to open in full-screen. Now I need to mouse-over the screen to get everything to show. I think I may need to reconfigure my monitors so that the VGA is the primary when I want to play SWOTL. I see a message on the DOS screen saying that I "need to update my video drivers". Does that help? My system is a Compaq Presario SR1300NX, my new card is a PNY Verto 8400 GS 512MB, DVI-D, VGA, I have 2GB of RAM onboard, and my monitors are a ViewSonic VX274 (DVI-D) and a ViewSonic VA720 (VGA).
Also- my resolution is set to 1280x1024 (native) and my card is DVI-I and my DVI monitor is DVI-D. Sorry for the confusion.
Glenn!
I got SWOTL to open and WORK in Windows 7! My new system is an HP Compaq 6000 Pro, w/dual 21.5" stereo, LCD monitors. I kept my original, edited config file from XP, and when resolution was called for in the cinfig script, rather than defaulting to 'original', I just entered the native resolution value (1920x1080). Now the game opens in a clean crisp DIGITAL window- rather than all pixeled! Woot!
I am playing on W7, but I am only playing for about a minute and then the game shuts down, citing 'a problem'. How can I remedy this?
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