Download Cabela's Alaskan Adventures (Windows)

Pyke 2023-06-01 5 points

Open the downloaded file with 7zip or WinRar, after that comes AlaskanAdventures.mdf file. That .mdf file type is just another game developers form of "image" to mount on disk. You can open that with many disk mounting software but i recommend Virtual CloneDrive

https://www.elby.ch/en/products/vcd.html

because its freeware, easy to use and ive used it on every game i have gotten from here. After you open the .mdf file your computer is spoofed to think it has a cd/dvd rom of that game.

Open the newly formed "cd/dvd" and copy all files to an empty folder where ever you like. After that, start the game using the launcher and install.
The game might not work properly yet! After installation if you are able to start the game and make profile without the game saying "you dont have cd/dvd in your drive", then good.

But if not, first thing is to try starting the game using BGH10 executable which is located in BIN folder of the game files. This skips the launcher and goes straight into game.
If that doesnt work next step is to download a cd crack. Google some or use this one from GameBurnWorld, made by TNT group. Big thanks to them!

https://www.gameburnworld.com/gp/gamefixes/cabelasbiggamehunter10thanniversaryeditionalaskanadventure.shtml (Mirrored on this page)
Crack file has a password: gbw
Copy the EngineDll7.dll from crack's BIN folder to the games BIN folder, replacing the old file and start the game using the same BGH10 executable.

I suggest you make a shortcut to desktop of the BGH10 executable.

It might require some going back and forth, testing things around to get it working but remember that you can always delete the game files and copy them clean from the "cd/dvd" spoof you made with Virtual CloneDrive. If you have trouble understanding my guide put some comments, tho im not very active on this site :(

The game has issues with 1920x1080 resolution so i found that 1600x900 works fine and fills up the screen nicely.
The game doesn't work with 2 screens on at the same time so you will have to disconnect any extras.

The game has few hiccups with controlling vehicles and dog sleds. From what i've noticed, keybinds are corrupted in games settings.
You will have to use BOTH on foot moving keys "WASD" and vehicle/sled moving "arrow" keys at the same time to get things moving. Also with dog sledding you can "mush" or go forward/faster by pressing "E", which is not shown in game ANYWHERE #$@!%
Also i noticed that all custom keybinds you set in game wont stay for the next game.

Otherwise this runs GOLDEN on Win10. It looks great on high FPS and doesnt need any extra graphical software to work proper!