Kyrandia 1: Issue

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C0deHunter
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Kyrandia 1: Issue

Post by C0deHunter »

Hi all,
Even though I have downloaded and overwritten the kyra.dat from ScummVM onto my game's folder, the new ScummVM reports that it is corrupted.

I have tried them both under XP Pro SP2 and VISTA Ultimate with no luck.

Please help, I am going crazy! thanks for your help!
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Post by clem »

you did not indicate which version of ScummVM you are using;

ScummVM 0.9.1 requires the kyra.dat for 0.9.1
ScummVM 0.10.0 SVN requires the kyra.dat from SVN (which may get updated without notice)

see first paragraph at http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Kyra for links

(unless this is a ScummVM bug, then I'm sorry I couldn't help)

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Post by C0deHunter »

I am using ScummVM 0.9.1 for Windows. No matter what I do, it doesn't like the kyra.dat file.

What is ScummVM 0.10.0 SVN?
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Post by clem »

C0deHunter wrote:I am using ScummVM 0.9.1 for Windows. No matter what I do, it doesn't like the kyra.dat file.
according to the wiki page, the kyra.dat needed for ScummVM 0.9.1 is at:

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http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/scummvm/engine-data/trunk/kyra.dat?revision=22700
C0deHunter wrote: What is ScummVM 0.10.0 SVN?
SVN builds are daily snapshots with all the changes since the 0.9.1 release - you can get the windows version (updated daily) from http://scummvm.org/downloads.php#SVN
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Post by C0deHunter »

Sorry, but the link doesn't work.

I am getting the .dat file from here:

http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility.php?details=kyra1
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Post by md5 »

Version 0.9.1 uses this kyra.dat file:

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http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/scummvm/engine-data/trunk/kyra.dat?revision=22700
(copy and paste into your browser)

Version 0.10SVN uses this kyra.dat file
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Post by clem »

md5 wrote:(copy and paste into your browser)
btw it tries to load the file here in the browser windows instead of offering me the "download" dialog (Firefox WinXP) - in this case File->Save Page As should do the trick
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Post by Kirben »

C0deHunter wrote:I am using ScummVM 0.9.1 for Windows. No matter what I do, it doesn't like the kyra.dat file.
Actually kyra.dat is already included with the Windows build of ScummVM 0.9.1.

Sounds like you are using a more recent version of kyra.dat that isn't compatible, so just delete the version you added to game's folder.
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Post by C0deHunter »

Oh, you mean delete this file, then run the game again? I am going to try that!
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Post by C0deHunter »

Ok, the game runs but I don't have voice. I have sfx and music, but no voice.
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Post by eriktorbjorn »

C0deHunter wrote:Ok, the game runs but I don't have voice. I have sfx and music, but no voice.
Which version of the game do you have? I only have the CD version myself, but I assume the floppy (and Amiga?) version doesn't have voices.

My CD version is detected as "The Legend of Kyrandia (CD/DOS/English)".
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Post by C0deHunter »

Actually, I do have the CD version:

On my Laptop (IBM ThinkPad 22) and a Desktop (P4, with SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum) it indeed has VOICE, but on my main gaming machine (Athlon CPU, SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition) I have no VOICE.

I think it is more of a driver issue then?
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Post by clem »

C0deHunter wrote: I think it is more of a driver issue then?
I doubt it, since SDL is usually quite compatible with windows (ie if windows plays any digital music, it should work with ScummVM as well)

maybe a problem with scummvm.ini? You could try deleting it and setting up ScummVM anew.

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Post by eriktorbjorn »

C0deHunter wrote:Actually, I do have the CD version:

On my Laptop (IBM ThinkPad 22) and a Desktop (P4, with SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum) it indeed has VOICE, but on my main gaming machine (Athlon CPU, SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition) I have no VOICE.

I think it is more of a driver issue then?
Have you double-checked that you didn't accidentally change the settings for the game to "Text only"? It seems unlikely, but sometimes it pays off to check the simple explanations first.
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Post by C0deHunter »

OK, I deleted the scummvm directory, installed the new version (again) and it works now!

It was corrupted I guess. Thanks for all your help!
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