1 | --- faq.xml 2005-11-24 00:51:38.000000000 +0100
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2 | +++ faq.new 2005-11-24 00:50:10.000000000 +0100
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3 | @@ -61,8 +61,9 @@
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4 | that contains an up to date list of what games work, and how well they work. As
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5 | well as SCUMM games, we also include virtual machines for the first two Simon the Sorcerer
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6 | games (by Adventure Soft), Broken Sword 1/2 and Beneath a Steel Sky (by
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7 | - Revolution), as well as Flight of the Amazon Queen. Other games may be added,
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8 | - but this is not a common occurrence - see below.
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9 | + Revolution), Flight of the Amazon Queen, Gobliiins 1 (by Coktel Vision) as well as Inherit
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10 | + the Earth (by The Dreamers' Guild). Other games may be added, but this is not a common
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11 | + occurrence - see below.
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12 | </simpara></answer>
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13 | </qandaentry>
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14 |
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15 | @@ -112,22 +113,23 @@
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16 | ScummVM should be able to be compiled on any SDL platform, with just small modifications.</simpara>
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17 | <simpara>
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18 | Currently tested platforms are Win32 (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP), Linux i386 and PPC, BeOS, Solaris,
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19 | - Mac OS X, Dreamcast, MorphOS, IRIX, PalmOS and WinCE. It is also part of the Free/Net/Open BSD
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20 | - ports collections and included in Debian testing and unstable</simpara></answer>
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21 | + Mac OS X, Dreamcast, MorphOS, IRIX, PalmOS, WinCE, GP32, Sony PSP and PS2. It is also part of the
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22 | + Free/Net/Open BSD ports collections and included in Debian testing and unstable.</simpara></answer>
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23 | </qandaentry>
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24 |
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25 | <qandaentry><question><simpara>Does ScummVM run any non-SCUMM games?</simpara></question>
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26 | <answer><simpara>
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27 | Yes. As well as SCUMM titles, ScummVM supports Simon the Sorcerer (1 and 2),
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28 | Flight of the Amazon Queen, and the Revolution Games: Broken Sword 1, Broken Sword
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29 | - 2, and Beneath a Steel Sky.</simpara>
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30 | + 2, and Beneath a Steel Sky, as well as Gobliiins 1 and Inherit the Earth.</simpara>
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31 | <simpara>
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32 | Simon support was initially written by the original founder of ScummVM as a
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33 | separate program, and later included in the main binary.
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34 | Revolution Software Ltd. are very nice people and kindly provided us with the
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35 | source code to BASS and Broken Sword 1/2, from which we based our interpreters.
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36 | John Passfield and Steven Stamatiadis kindly provided the original source code to
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37 | - Flight of the Amazon Queen.</simpara>
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38 | + Flight of the Amazon Queen. The Wyrmkeep Entertainment Co. kindly provided the
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39 | + sourcecode to Inherit the Earth. Gobliiins 1 was widely researched by Ivan Dubrov.</simpara>
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40 | <simpara>
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41 | We do not have any plans to support any other non-SCUMM games at this time. If we
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42 | do, it will be added to the <ulink url="compatibility.php">Compatibility List</ulink>.
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43 | @@ -202,7 +204,7 @@
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44 | <qandaentry><question><simpara>Does ScummVM support using MP3/Ogg/FLAC files instead of CD audio?</simpara></question>
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45 | <answer><simpara>
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46 | Yes. You can use LAME or some other CD audio conversion utility to convert your CD audio to MP3. Since
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47 | - version 0.3.0 we also support Ogg Vorbis files. And FLAC is supported since version 0.7.0. See the
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48 | + version 0.3.0 we also support Ogg Vorbis files, and FLAC is supported since version 0.7.0. See the
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49 | <ulink url="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/scummvm/scummvm/README?rev=HEAD">README</ulink>
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50 | for more info.</simpara></answer>
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51 | </qandaentry>
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52 | @@ -224,7 +226,8 @@
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53 |
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54 | <qandaentry><question><simpara>Does ScummVM support filtered graphic modes?</simpara></question>
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55 | <answer><simpara>
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56 | - Yes, ScummVM supports several filtered graphic modes such as super2xsai. See the
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57 | + Yes, ScummVM supports several filtered graphic modes such as
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58 | + <ulink url="http://elektron.its.tudelft.nl/~dalikifa/">super2xsai</ulink>. See the
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59 | <ulink url="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/scummvm/scummvm/README?rev=HEAD">README</ulink>
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60 | for more info.</simpara></answer>
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61 | </qandaentry>
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62 | @@ -283,7 +286,7 @@
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63 | </simpara>
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64 | <simpara>
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65 | If you are experiencing random crashes, and your game plays music from
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66 | - CD, you have encountered a Windows bug. Try copying the data files from
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67 | + CD, you most certainly have encountered a Windows bug. Try copying the data files from
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68 | CD to your hard disk, and running them from there.
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69 | </simpara>
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70 | </answer>
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71 | @@ -309,7 +312,7 @@
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72 | line parameter to enable Amiga-specific code.</simpara></answer>
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73 | </qandaentry>
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74 |
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75 | - <qandaentry><question><simpara>The subtitles in my non english game are messed up.</simpara></question>
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76 | + <qandaentry><question><simpara>The subtitles in my non English game are messed up.</simpara></question>
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77 | <answer><simpara>
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78 | You are most likely using a game such as Maniac Mansion or Zak McKracken if you have this problem.
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79 | You need to specify a language in the ScummVM Game Options dialog, with the -q parameter or by
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80 | @@ -335,6 +338,10 @@
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81 | invisible.
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82 | </simpara>
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83 | <simpara>
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84 | + There also exists a seperate <urlin url="http://www.scummvm.org/documentation.php?view=maccd-howto">tutorial
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85 | + </ulink> for setting up Mac versions
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86 | + </simpara>
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87 | + <simpara>
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88 | The older games which have LFL files should only need the platform set to 'macintosh' to
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89 | run.
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90 | See "<xref linkend="question.messy-colors" endterm="question.messy-colors"/>" for information on specifying the game platform.
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91 | @@ -383,7 +390,8 @@
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92 |
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93 | <qandaentry><question><simpara>I get "WARNING: Unable to open configration file C:\windows\scummvm.ini!"</simpara></question>
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94 | <answer><simpara>
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95 | - Make sure you have enough permissions to write in c:\windows directory.
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96 | + Make sure you have enough permissions to write in c:\windows directory. Also note that this warning the
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97 | + first time you run ScummVM, since the file does not exist yet then.
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98 | </simpara></answer>
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99 | </qandaentry>
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100 |
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