Discworld Noir SCUMMVM

J.H · 09-10-2009, 07:58 AM

Does anyone know if Discworld Noir is available through SCUMMVM or is going to be made for it?

I can't get the game working with Windows XP and would love to replay this classic.

ggreen737 · 09-10-2009, 08:29 AM

http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22758

You can thank me in left over halloween candy....

I got it to run just fine on my quad-core Vista 64 machine, so don't be discouraged. Except, like Jeppe says in one of the posts, a couple of options don't work in the game, but it isn't game-breaking by any means.

Marduk · 09-10-2009, 12:59 PM

Still, it'd be nice to get it on SCUMMVM....

ggreen737 · 09-10-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Marduk

Still, it'd be nice to get it on SCUMMVM....

Why? In my opinion SCUMMVM is for games that don't work properly on newer machines. Other than having save states, I don't see the advantage. More hassle when you start up the game everytime.

J.H · 09-11-2009, 09:54 AM

I did this before but it still doesn't work properly, places don't appear on the map so I can't go to them lol.

ggreen737 · 09-11-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mapoco

I did this before but it still doesn't work properly, places don't appear on the map so I can't go to them lol.

Places don't appear on the map if you haven't done everything to get there yet.

Marduk · 09-11-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ggreen737

Why? In my opinion SCUMMVM is for games that don't work properly on newer machines. Other than having save states, I don't see the advantage. More hassle when you start up the game everytime.

Because, for some people, it crashes a lot at certain intervals? I can't get past nobby in the cafe anke. I haven't tried your solution, though I will get around to it. But I'd rather another alternative. If not SCUMMVM then a reissue... which is possibly the least likely thing to happen under the sun but god damn it I want it way more than is rational.

AFGNCAAP · 09-12-2009, 07:01 AM

To answer the original question, games supported by ScummVM are listed on its official site.

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Originally Posted by ggreen737

Why? In my opinion SCUMMVM is for games that don't work properly on newer machines. Other than having save states, I don't see the advantage. More hassle when you start up the game everytime.

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Originally Posted by Marduk

Because, for some people, it crashes a lot at certain intervals?

Plus, through ScummVM you could play it on many platforms other than PC with Windows.

J.H · 09-12-2009, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ggreen737

Places don't appear on the map if you haven't done everything to get there yet.

I'm not stupid I know that. I can't get past the wharf because the places won't show up, I've looked it up online and it's a common problem.

ggreen737 · 09-12-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mapoco

I'm not stupid I know that. I can't get past the wharf because the places won't show up, I've looked it up online and it's a common problem.

Oh, hah, NVM then. I just remember fiddling with it for like an hour and a half, and then never having to worry about anything again. I do remember Googling that entire time almost, got it to work just fine though.

Good Luck

J.H · 09-12-2009, 12:20 PM

Okay I'll give it another go mate cheers.

garrythefish · 09-13-2009, 05:35 PM

There was one guy (Kerbox), that wanted to reverse-engineer it for ScummVM, but instead he'll probably be integrating it to ScummVM's 3D counterpart Residual. Here's a link to a forum post:

http://residual.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9&start=13

Also, he released the code he worked on separetely, probably hoping to merge it one day and maybe even attract new developers, he made it public:

http://residual.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=76

Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinselnoir

The project is a bit stale and very little progress is done at the moment, so people who are willing to work on it, at least that's way i understood it when talking to kerbox, would be more than welcome to join the effort. The means of contacting is via the #tinselnoir or #scummvm channel on irc.freenode.net . The prior isn't that active anymore.

Hope this was helpful.

Cheers

garrythefish · 09-14-2009, 12:11 AM

ScummVM for Discworld and Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? found at:

http://www.scummvm.org/downloads/

VirtualBox or VirtualPC for Discworld Noir (Windows 98 needs to be installed in those apps), found at:

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads or
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

The games will work 100% this way.

09-10-2009, 07:58 AM	#1
J.H Frak. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 485	Discworld Noir SCUMMVM Does anyone know if Discworld Noir is available through SCUMMVM or is going to be made for it? I can't get the game working with Windows XP and would love to replay this classic. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Run, you pigeons. It's Robert Frost." Sabotage

09-10-2009, 08:29 AM	#2
ggreen737 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 194	http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22758 You can thank me in left over halloween candy.... I got it to run just fine on my quad-core Vista 64 machine, so don't be discouraged. Except, like Jeppe says in one of the posts, a couple of options don't work in the game, but it isn't game-breaking by any means. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-10-2009, 12:59 PM	#3
Marduk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: You want to know where I live? Are you some kind of stalker? Posts: 279	Still, it'd be nice to get it on SCUMMVM.... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not nearly as miserable as I appear to be. And I don't mean to argumentative but that's how my conversations tend to seem.

09-11-2009, 09:54 AM	#5
J.H Frak. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 485	I did this before but it still doesn't work properly, places don't appear on the map so I can't go to them lol. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Run, you pigeons. It's Robert Frost." Sabotage

09-12-2009, 12:20 PM	#11
J.H Frak. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 485	Okay I'll give it another go mate cheers. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Run, you pigeons. It's Robert Frost." Sabotage

09-13-2009, 05:35 PM	#12
garrythefish Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6	There was one guy (Kerbox), that wanted to reverse-engineer it for ScummVM, but instead he'll probably be integrating it to ScummVM's 3D counterpart Residual. Here's a link to a forum post: http://residual.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9&start=13 Also, he released the code he worked on separetely, probably hoping to merge it one day and maybe even attract new developers, he made it public: http://residual.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=76 Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinselnoir The project is a bit stale and very little progress is done at the moment, so people who are willing to work on it, at least that's way i understood it when talking to kerbox, would be more than welcome to join the effort. The means of contacting is via the #tinselnoir or #scummvm channel on irc.freenode.net . The prior isn't that active anymore. Hope this was helpful. Cheers Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by garrythefish; 09-13-2009 at 08:11 PM.

09-14-2009, 12:11 AM	#13
garrythefish Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6	ScummVM for Discworld and Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? found at: http://www.scummvm.org/downloads/ VirtualBox or VirtualPC for Discworld Noir (Windows 98 needs to be installed in those apps), found at: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads or http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en The games will work 100% this way. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by garrythefish; 09-14-2009 at 12:31 AM.

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