Surflings is a remake of The Settlers 1 or Surf City in some countries.
The game is as close to the original game as possible but also includes some useful extensions like higher resolution and network play.
IMPORTANT: You will need a file from the original Settlers 1 game to start the game as the graphics and sounds are read from there. Please copy the file SPAE.PA (or SPAD.PA for German, SPAF.PA for French) into the same directory as Surflings. If the version history is installed in the default path, copying is not necessary.
The following paths will be searched for game files in the given order:
1. Current directory; Usually the location of the exe or Jar file
2. Sub Directory Data
3. (Windows only) Default path of history version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\thesettlers\loca
Remake is compatible with both DOS version and history version files.
The original game is sold by Ubisoft as the Chronicles Edition, either as part of the Chronicles Collection or individually.
The History Collection: https://store.ubi.com/uk/the-settlers-history-collection/5b647011ef3aa548048c5977.html
Individual game: https://store.ubi.com/uk/the-settlers-1993—history-edition/5b647012ef3aa548048c597b.html
Stay up-to-date and become a fan: Discord, Facebook, Steam
Internal information about Surflings and the development of the original Settlers 1 can be found here (so far only available in German): Surflings Internals
For bug and feature requests: Github
The remake supports loading saved games from the original game. To make it work you need to copy the file for the archive (ARCHIV.DS) and the files containing the actual saved games (SAVE0.DS, SAVE1.DS, …) to the remake’s folder.
Controls match those of the original game, including special clicks (right + left mouse buttons simultaneously) for actions such as viewing the contents of a building and scrolling by holding down the right mouse button.
You can use the following additional keys:
- 1 – 5: Buttons in the southern panel
- Location: Building Assistance
- Arrow keys: scrolling
- Mouse wheel: zoom
- Tab: Open next new message
- ESC: Close a window in the game
- P: stop
- + and -: adjust game speed
- 0: Reset game speed to default
- v: toggle video mode VGA/SVGA
- F11 or Alt+Enter: Toggle fullscreen
- s: toggle sound
- M: toggle music
- F3: Toggle display of debug information
You can pass the following command line arguments to the game:
- –enable-preview: Activates preview mode for new works that are still in development (see changelog)
- –validate-data: Performs a simple check for original game data
- –system-info: Displays internal information about the Java environment and detected hardware.
Features already included
- Most features from the original game (see below for missing features):
- all training
- All missions including passwords and ending animation
- Custom game as single player
- Fully functional AI present in the original game
- Saving and loading games, including full support for savegames from the original game
- All main functions of the original game
- all map functions
- All menus for statistics and settings
- Supported languages: German, English, French, Polish
- arbitrarily high resolution
- smooth scrolling
- zoom
- Automatic path search upon path creation including preview function
- Network games (1 vs 1) on LAN including team games
- Indication of working radius for buildings
- Alternative controls without special click (middle click)
- The pace of the game is changing
- The status of completed missions will be saved
- Display of missions and game goals
- Representation of different types of food in mines
- Additional information about transportation to the castle or window for stock
Features still missing or planned
- Basic game: Building a new building in place of an existing building
- Original game: timer for menus or buildings
- Basic game: scrolling while creating a path
- Disable certain types of messages
- tooltips
- Message for missing resources to the stonecutter and fisherman
- Network games and network game lobbies with up to four players
- additional languages
- Support for Amiga game files
Have fun playing the game.
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