Difference between revisions of "User:Garrett/Research/On hold"

Latest revision as of 08:50, 1 December 2016

Minor

AquaNox

Can't skip intros; unmpak can extract its PAK format but the images are timed TIFs, not actual video files, so probably not possible to disable without understanding of game's scripting

Arx Fatalis

intro skip - intro can't be automatically skipped due to being real-time; ideally Arx Libertatis would have an option for this.

Dune 2000

Can't skip intros; game only works as LAN spawn if MOVIES path does not point to the CD.

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard

Can't skip intros; videos are in H2O archives which cannot be recompressed

Hover!

Music only starts playing after Sound Options has been opened

Iron Storm

Intro skip isn't instant; tried encoding instant replacement with 4X Movie Compressor but game rejects it.

Might and Magic IX

Higher resolutions break the menus

Stonekeep

Can't skip intros; GOG.com version runs executable from CD image (so folder overrides don't work); videos are Interplay MVE so still might not work even then.

Wing Commander: Privateer

Forces controller calibration at launch if two controllers are connected

Major

Chessmaster 5500

Sounds and voice features cause crashes if enabled; swapping mss32.dll from other games doesn't fix it.

Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures

16-bit game; swapping files with Yoda Stories didn't work.

Tinker

Level editor cannot detect the Games for Windows - LIVE version; I don't have Windows Vista Ultimate Extras to test.

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-==Unresolved problems (major)==
+==Minor==
-* [[Darkstone]] - major graphics issues on AMD drivers newer than Catalyst 13.1; <code>-sortbyz</code> parameter partially resolves this
+===[[AquaNox]]===
-* [[Flight Unlimited II]] - crashes at launch on Windows 8 and later
+* Can't skip intros; [http://djdeadmind.pithed.org/aquanox/dl/generic/ unmpak] can extract its [http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php?title=Aquanox_PAK PAK format] but the images are timed TIFs, not actual video files, so probably not possible to disable without understanding of game's scripting
-* [[Sea Dogs]] - windowed mode has corrupted UI
-* [[Chessmaster 5500]] - sounds and voice features cause crashes if enabled; swapping <code>mss32.dll</code> from other games doesn't fix it.
-==Unresolved problems (minor)==
+===[[Arx Fatalis]]===
-* [[Wing Commander: Privateer]] - forces controller calibration at launch if two controllers are connected
+* intro skip - intro can't be automatically skipped due to being real-time; ideally [http://arx-libertatis.org Arx Libertatis] would have an option for this.
-* [[Hover!]] - music only starts playing after Sound Options has been opened
-* [[Might and Magic IX]] - higher resolutions break the menus
-==Unresolvable problems==
+===[[Dune 2000]]===
-* [[Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures]] - 16-bit; swapping files with [[Star Wars: Yoda Stories|Yoda Stories]] didn't work.
+* Can't skip intros; game only works as LAN spawn if <code>MOVIES</code> path does not point to the CD.
-* [[Tinker]] - level editor cannot detect the [[Games for Windows - LIVE]] version; it requires the Windows Vista Ultimate Extras version.
+===[[Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard]]===
+* Can't skip intros; videos are in [http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php?title=H2O8 H2O archives] which cannot be recompressed
+===[[Hover!]]===
+* Music only starts playing after Sound Options has been opened
+===[[Iron Storm]]===
+* [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/463-iron-storm-intro-skip/ Intro skip] isn't instant; tried encoding instant replacement with [http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/game-formats/4xm/ 4X Movie Compressor] but game rejects it.
+===[[Might and Magic IX]]===
+* Higher resolutions break the menus
+===[[Stonekeep]]===
+* Can't skip intros; GOG.com version runs executable from CD image (so folder overrides don't work); videos are [http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=Interplay_MVE Interplay MVE] so still might not work even then.
+===[[Wing Commander: Privateer]]===
+* Forces controller calibration at launch if two controllers are connected
+==Major==
+===[[Chessmaster 5500]]===
+* Sounds and voice features cause crashes if enabled; swapping <code>mss32.dll</code> from other games doesn't fix it.
+===[[Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures]]===
+* 16-bit game; swapping files with [[Star Wars: Yoda Stories|Yoda Stories]] didn't work.
+===[[Tinker]]===
+* Level editor cannot detect the [[Games for Windows - LIVE]] version; I don't have Windows Vista Ultimate Extras to test.