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by neosmagus
Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Win/Dos
Replies: 16
Views: 7865

Thanks for the info! ;)

So the consensus is that, given a choice, the Windows version is the better one?
by neosmagus
Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Win/Dos
Replies: 16
Views: 7865

SCI Win/Dos

when I add my Sierra games, I often get the option to choose between Win and Dos versions. Which is the preferred option? What, if any, are the differences?
by neosmagus
Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Engines in ResidualVMVM
Replies: 41
Views: 48169

I got Discworld Noir working by installing Virtual PC with Windows 98 on it. I have to say I would prefer it on ResidualVM... :)
by neosmagus
Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

However it fails to import into AGD's QFG2VGA :( As I was kindly informed, you will need to extract the .sav file (7zip works) in order to use it in the normal Sierra interpreter or the AGDI version. Thanks! It works! :) Is there any process I need to do once I finish QFG2VGA to get my character in...
by neosmagus
Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

Game: Quest For Glory 1 VGA Version: VGA/2.0/English/QFG Anthology CD (1-4) OS: Windows XP ScummVM: 1.2.0svn52398 (Aug 26 2010 17:36:10) Game is completable as fighter, no major issues, and character imports successfully into QFG2EGA. However it fails to import into AGD's QFG2VGA :( See following i...
by neosmagus
Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

Game: Space Quest 4
Version: 1.0 VGA/Talkie (1997 Space Quest Collection CD)
ScummVM: 1.2.0svn52094 (Aug 15 2010 09:48:42)
OS: Windows XP

Completable. No problems noted. :)
by neosmagus
Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

Game: Space Quest 3 (v1.018 - 1997 Space Quest Collection)
ScummVM: ScummVM 1.2.0svn52039 (Aug 12 2010 23:52:59)
OS: Windows XP

Completable, no problems noticed :)
by neosmagus
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

Game: Space Quest 3
Version: 1.018 (1997 Space Quest Collection CD)
ScummVM: ScummVM 1.2.0svn51831 (Aug 7 2010 22:40:47)
OS: Windows XP

Game not completable, ScummVM crashes when you try to slide down the chute in the freighter. See bug 3041176
by neosmagus
Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

Game: Quest for Glory 1 VGA Version: 2.0, DOS VGA, (Quest for Glory Anthology 1 - 4) ScummVM Version: ScummVM 1.2.0svn51823 (Aug 7 2010 11:46:12) Operating System: Windows XP Still not completable because of the combat buttons. They don't seem to work at all anymore. Tried playing as a Fighter. The...
by neosmagus
Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

Completed SQ5

Game: Space Quest 5 Game Version: VGA Floppy/DOS/English (1997 Space Quest Collection) ScummVM Version: 1.2.0svn51537 (Jul 31 2010 23:47:33) Operating System: Windows XP Problems: Couple minor issues, and a bigger problem with the scrubber. But otherwise completable. :) Workaround for the Scrubber ...
by neosmagus
Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SCI Pre-Release Testing
Replies: 417
Views: 212084

What are the files needed to play the games in ScummVM?
by neosmagus
Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The End of the Beginning - Release Testing
Replies: 367
Views: 246935

Discworld 1 completable

Yay! Just finished Discworld 1 (Talkie) with ScummVM 1.0.0svn42472 (Jul 14 2009 21:07:29) Windows XP SP3 I had one crash in the last act when I used the dynamite on Mambo 16 while at the Dragon Sanctuary. ScummVM showed the cutscene and then exited to desktop. I couldn't replicate it the following t...
by neosmagus
Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:50 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: DiscWorld Noir
Replies: 46
Views: 93359

I've played both versions. I always played Windows version until XP, and then switched to the Dos version out of necessity. Maybe the only difference I can think of is that the performance of the Dos version is slightly slower cause it uses Vesa instead of DirectX. But especially on my machine, that...
by neosmagus
Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:19 am
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: DiscWorld Noir
Replies: 46
Views: 93359

what do you mean? The two versions are identical.
by neosmagus
Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:29 am
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: DiscWorld Noir
Replies: 46
Views: 93359

Windows version doesn't seem to work on XP... for me it doesn't even get into the game before it crashes with an error.

But if you install the Dos version of Discworld 2, it works fine, together with VDMSound.