DIRECTOR: TKKG 1: Jennifer is Missing (DE: Katjas Geheimnis - Tivola) [D5] not starting

[kolAflash]

Open the mounted CD with ScummVM. The game was successfully detected by ScummVM, but doesn't start.

See also:
​https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55497

Can be bought as used CD. For example:
​https://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=TKKG+Katjas+Geheimnis&_sacat=0

Debian-12 (scummvm-2.7.0)
scummvm-2.7.1 from flathub.org looks very similar, but doesn't crash with core dumped.

User picked target 'tkkg1-win' (engine ID 'director', game ID 'tkkg1')...
   Looking for a plugin supporting this target... Macromedia Director
Running A Case for TKKG 1: Jennifer is Missing (Windows/English)
TKKG1_95.EX_: a6284109fe843164812af767fb9f41c8, 1411299 bytes.
WARNING: SearchSet::add: archive '/home/moritz/wines/tkkg-tivola/drive_d' already present!
Starting v501 Director game
WARNING: Could not find classicmacfonts.dat. Falling back to built-in fonts!
Director pixelformat is: CLUT8
WARNING: Lingo Inited!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <Prod:>: <5.0.1.26>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <040904b0>: <>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <FileVersion>: <5.0.1r26>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <File:>: <5.0.1.26>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <StringFileInfo>: <>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <ProductVersion>: <5.0.1>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <FileDescription>: <Projector Skeleton>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <OriginalFilename>: <Projectr.skl>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <LegalCopyright>: <Copyright © 1985-1996 Macromedia, Inc.>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <InternalName>: <PROJECTR>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <CompanyName>: <Macromedia, Inc.>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <VarFileInfo>: <>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <LegalTrademarks>: <Director® is a registered trademark of Macromedia>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXE(): info <ProductName>: <Macromedia Director>!
WARNING: Window::loadEXEv5(): PJ95 projector pflags: 00000012  flags: 00000014!
WARNING: RIFX: type: APPL!
WARNING: mmap: version: 4c1!
WARNING: RIFX: type: MV93!
WARNING: mmap: version: 4c1!
WARNING: Cast::loadCastData(): size3: 5a!
WARNING: Cast::loadCastData(): size3: 6a!
WARNING: Script 1 has no associated cast member!
WARNING: Opcode 0x44 arg 8 not a multiple of 6!!
WARNING: Opcode 0x44 arg 16 not a multiple of 6!!
WARNING: Argument 8 was expected to be a multiple of 6!
WARNING: Argument 16 was expected to be a multiple of 6!
WARNING: Argument 8 was expected to be a multiple of 6!
WARNING: Argument 16 was expected to be a multiple of 6!
WARNING: No variable name found for ID 4!
WARNING: Name id 65535 not in list!
WARNING: Opcode 0x44 arg 32 not a multiple of 6!!
WARNING: No variable name found for ID 4!
WARNING: Name id 65535 not in list!
WARNING: Opcode 0x44 arg 40 not a multiple of 6!!
scummvm: ./common/array.h:234: T& Common::Array<T>::operator[](size_type) [with T = Director::Datum; size_type = unsigned int]: Assertion `idx < _size' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)

​https://buildbot.scummvm.org/dailybuilds/master/debian-x86-64-master-b2d43335.tar.xz

WARNING: You are missing a valid 'translations.dat' file. GUI translation will not be available!
WARNING: generateZipSet: Could not find 'gui-icons.dat'!
WARNING: Could not find theme 'scummremastered' falling back to builtin!
User picked target 'tkkg1-win' (engine ID 'director', game ID 'tkkg1')...
   Looking for a plugin supporting this target... Macromedia Director
Running A Case for TKKG 1: Jennifer is Missing (Windows/English)
TKKG1_95.EX_: a6284109fe843164812af767fb9f41c8, 1411299 bytes.
WARNING: SearchSet::add: archive '/home/moritz/wines/tkkg-tivola/drive_d' already present!
WARNING: [UnityTaskbarManager::addRecent] Not implemented!
Starting v501 Director game
WARNING: Could not find classicmacfonts.dat. Falling back to built-in fonts!
WARNING: MACGUI: Couldn't load data bundle 'macgui.dat'.!
Director pixelformat is: CLUT8
WARNING: Lingo Inited!
WARNING: DirectorEngine::loadEXEv5(): PJ95 projector pflags: 00000012  flags: 00000014!
WARNING: RIFX: type: APPL!
WARNING: mmap: version: 4c1!
WARNING: RIFX: type: MV93!
WARNING: mmap: version: 4c1!
WARNING: Cast::loadCastInfo(): BUILDBOT: extra 6 strings!
WARNING: Cast::loadCastInfo(): BUILDBOT: extra 6 strings!
WARNING: STUB: Score::loadFrames(): frame1Offset: 0x14, version: 7, spriteRecordSize: 0x18, numChannels: 50, numChannelsDisplayed: 48!

[AndywinXp]

Hello, allow me to quote what is written on the homepage of our bugs tracker:

Also we do not support using pirated copies of games, which includes copies downloaded from so-called abandonware websites. See ​​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Copyright_FAQ for more details.

Of course it is none of our business where you folks get the games, but in order to protect the dev team and ourselves from even the thought of legal trouble, we don't want anything to do with it: we don't offer support for pirated copies of games.

Out of curiosity though, since this is happening more and more as time goes by: did you not notice the multiple warnings about this on both this tracker and the main website, or is there any other reason associated with it?

[kolAflash]

Replying to AndywinXp:

Hello, allow me to quote what is written on the homepage of our bugs tracker:

Also we do not support using pirated copies of games, which includes copies downloaded from so-called abandonware websites. See ​​https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Copyright_FAQ for more details.

I have a legal copy of that game. Got it as a birthday present when I was 14 :-)

I linked the Internet Archive website for convenience (I didn't even link the actual game).
But I just removed the link from the ticket and replaced it with a link to eBay, where you can legally but used copies of that game.

I hope under that circumstances it's OK that I reopned the ticket?

Of course it is none of our business where you folks get the games, but in order to protect the dev team and ourselves from even the thought of legal trouble, we don't want anything to do with it: we don't offer support for pirated copies of games.

I fully understand that.
(I already thought of something like that, so I just linked the Internet Archive websites start page and not the actual game)

Out of curiosity though, since this is happening more and more as time goes by: did you not notice the multiple warnings about this on both this tracker and the main website, or is there any other reason associated with it?

No, I didn't saw that warnings. Would it be possible to place a warning when creating a new ticket in TRAC!?

[antoniou79]

As far as I know, support for Director 5 games is not implemented yet.
Our last news item (back in January) mentions Director 3 and 4 progress.
​https://www.scummvm.org/news/20230124/

I believe the goal is to eventually implement support for Director 5 and 6, but there's no ETA for that, and of course it depends on the spare time, availability and enthusiasm of the developers working on it.

[kolAflash]

Replying to antoniou79:

As far as I know, support for Director 5 games is not implemented yet.
[...]

Thanks for the reply :-)
I'll just wait.
And thanks for everybody's enthusiasm!

For the moment I can play the game using a Windows 98 VM, or using a patched Wine version. (see Wine link)