Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Installing the Monkey Island and the ScummVM step by step
A few weeks ago we talked about that ScummVM, the program allows us to play classic adventure games, have a version for PalmOS. However, although the process for installing the software and games are explained in README.PALMOS file that comes with the program, is not very clear, so I will spell out how it would install the ScummVM and play Monkey Island as for example.
- We install the files ScummVM-Frontend.prc and skin.pdb in the Palm as usual.
- By some method to access the SD card, copy the file scumm.engine on the path "/ Palm / Programs / ScummVM / Mods /". If not, the created us.
- We already have the program ready. Now we have to install the games. To know what we have to copy files, consult this page. In our case, this is Secret of Monkey Island, The (PC CD VGA), because the files that have (ie, those in my CD of Monkey Island), are MONKEY.000 and MONKEY.001 .
- The archives of the games are copied in the directory / Palm / Programs / ScummVM / Games /. For example, in our case the two of the game in the copy / Palm / Programs / ScummVM / Games / Monkey.
- All files are in place. It is important to know that games are not going to appear alone on the list to start the ScummVM. We need to add them. So we ran in the Palm ScummVM and click the Add button. It opens a window where we were calling the game data. In this case we put:
- Entry name: Monkey Island (the name you want to appear in the list)
- Path: monkey (which we created the directory in / Palm / Programs / ScummVM / Games /
- Game: monkey (which I suppose is the name that gives it internally ScummVM to each game. The list is here).
- Engine: Scumm Games (it is very important to choose this engine)
- We can also choose custom options for the game, as if we want subtitles, load a saved game to start automatically, and so on.
- Click on OK and you will see the game on the list. Now we can turn the sound entering the menu of the program, Music & sound option. Activate Enable Mixer AdLib and audio / MIDI mode. Native Driver chose as MIDI.
And you're all ready. Seeing all the steps, I realize that this explanation was necessary. I strongly recommend that naveguéis by the very page of ScummVM, as there is a lot more interesting information about this program, for example FAQ. As always, if a step has not been clear, or there is any error, the comments you have at your disposal.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Analysis
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Many thanks! I'm going to try it this afternoon, was already desperate.
By the way, is it true that in display ScummVM the game of choice, if left unchecked one, and you give to play, the looks alone?
I hope you will serve the explanation
You comment on what, you're right. I tried to hit "play" without any choice, then asks you which engine to use, choose ScummVM, and the program is running, and at the beginning, I pulls out a list of available games.
But I only found two of four that I do not know if it will be necessary to call in a manner that puts on the page of the ScummVM direcotrio each game while to recognize them.
I do not think I to the directory of the game I've called "Tentacle" and I was recognized. Maybe you do not load because of some missing file or even like me has happened to me, because some models of PDA does not implement certain actions if they are low battery.
The problem I have is that I actually runs the game, but I get some bugs:
Above all, I have a Sony CLIE TH-55, which is like a dream, so I do not think that the problem is your processor ...
judgments are:
1 .- How can I access the options menu? (save, load, quit, etc).
2 .- Why is the game I work well with sound, subtitles in Spanish, shares in Spanish .. BUT VA TAN slow? I do not know if it will be because I'm testing while charging battery, it was very low, but the game is going well and superlento not worth playing, because to say a sentence of two lines of the character is pulled 3 minutes talking to trompicones ..
What may be due? Thank you.
ah, and it does not allow me to remove the lower half of the screen, where you "the pill" to write and stuff ...
I know what you mean. When the mine has almost no battery, is not able to access the SD card. But this was not the case. Nor do I believe that a missing file, because the games are working well. Although no meth hand in the fire. Nor is it something I worry a lot, because creating entries by hand is great. The other thing is useful for the first time, you do not know when to use it.
With regard to the menu, I have not touched anything in the configuration in that respect, and I agree with the taskbar button (the third of four). To move scenes, using the contacts (second of four).
I watched the TH-55, and I read that Sony uses a processor that runs between 8 and 123MHz (what, variable frequency, did not know). My E2 operates at 200MHz, and can be what we make it move well. Try turning off the audio.
You'll also remember that this version is optimized for ARM. I do not know if the TH-55 has a processor that type. If so, perhaps an earlier version of the program you do well.
Regarding the area of writing, it is my E2 has resolution of 320 x 320, so it's "hardware", but anyway, the program may not support 320 × 480 (although it would be great to play in landscape).
I turned off the audio, but remains slow, slow .. to see if the battery charge when things improved. I have a PDA version of ScummVM 0.7.1, to see if I find a version for PDA before this. It would be a putada that did not work, try and take weeks searching tutorials .. To see if there is suertecilla ..
FUNCIONAAA!!
Ha, ha, ha. Genial! I'm glad to be settled. If you think, says as fixes it, so that when someone is in the same situation you can solve.
Happy gift of kings
When you start the monkey island 3 asks me the date on which hang a number of pirates. . and you can help with this?
That is protection against illegal copying. The answer should be in the game manual.
However it rarely happens, because I understand that the ScummVM often skip this protection, to avoid problems.
I feel unable to help most.
The documentation for the emulator is not very ... the alla not have a keyboard ... we do not have keys ctrl, alt, escape, etc.. How do you do when you have to press the numbers in fights?
On the music, if I select as Native Midi driver tells me that I do not have native support for midi in my device, a Tungsten E2 (There is no built-in MIDI support on your device). On the other hand, if I start to the game and position on the interface of ScummVM (green) I caught the sound of the tug, without touching anything.