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| 2 AUG 2003 at 9:33pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Wow, this is great news! I was never able to get my hands on Beneath a Steel Sky and now I can download it for free! Thanks for the info Westlake.
Downloading it right now...
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 9:34pm |
| Deleted User | Coooooool! I've always wanted to play BASS!
*does happy dance*
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 10:27pm |
cromulenciaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 2 JUL 2003
Status : Online | Hooray! Thank you for telling us
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 10:34pm |
| Deleted User | Thanks for the link westlake. I would never knew what ScummVM is if it weren't for your thread!!
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 10:41pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Hmm, I've downloaded BASS, but seem unable to unwrap it with winzip. I don't have any SCUMM files installed as I didn't know which to download (lots of source files, tools files and what not :-/). I thought I wouldn't need it since my computer has not yet showed any problems with older LucasArts games.
Can anyone tell which SCUMM files I need to download to be able to play BASS on my Win98 based computer?
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 10:58pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | The best thing to do is to compile the new version yourself. It's not as hard as it sounds; the instructions are here:
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=37116
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 11:12pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By alkis21 (2 AUG 2003 10:58pm)
The best thing to do is to compile the new version yourself. It's not as hard as it sounds; the instructions are here:
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=37116
thanks alkis! Sounds like a job for tomorrow morning, when I have a fresh mind and can fully focus on this stuff. Yes, it might not be difficult, but for a computer newbie like me it's a mammoth job.
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| 2 AUG 2003 at 11:21pm |
| Deleted User | How good is the voice acting in BASS? Is it worth waiting for the 70 MB download?
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 12:43am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | I found the voice acting nice, specially the robot's voice. But the best thing of the CD version is a long and cool introduction. Definitely worth the download!
Kudos to Revolution for releasing now two classic games as freeware. Let's hope more companies do like this!
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 2:42am |
Bob_the_BuilderJourneyman
Posts : 956
Joined: 25 APR 2003
Status : Online | Groovy
Rael: What's the second game?
And how do you save?
NO SOUP FOR YOU!
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 3:49am |
westlakeIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 6
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | I would just download the 1 MB ScummVM Windows installer, no need to compile from source. BASS runs just fine under WinXP. Those of you with PocketPCs and PDAs can join in the fun as well.
The CD version has a great comic book intro, a fine musical score and funny, understated, vocal performances from a very good and very British company of actors. Fans of Dr. Who and The Avengers will be at home here.
Revolution's other free graphical adventure game, PC only, is Lure of the Temptress www.revolution.co.uk/_display.php?id=10), a 1.3 MB download.
If you are in a mood for action and are running Windows with DX 8.1 or higher, dust off that old copy of Doom and head over to DoomsdayHQ.com (www.doomsdayhq.com/index.php) for the fantastic Kickstart engine, high-res graphic and music plug-ins.
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 6:05am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bob_the_Builder (3 AUG 2003 2:42am)
Rael: What's the second game?
Their first one - Lure Of The Temptress (not playable on ScummVM though). Only released on disks.
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 7:47am |
GOne_NorcSpace Cadet
Posts : 112
Joined: 27 APR 2003
Status : Online | Oh yes! Finally I got my hands on this game, if only more companies would follow Revolution's example, way to go!
Omnes Conspecti, Omnes Auditi...
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 12:19pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | Lure of the Tempress was NOT a good game IMO.
I've only played the Amiga floppy version of BASS, with no speech. It was an excellent adventure. Maybe I should download the CD version. Thanks Westlake.
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| 3 AUG 2003 at 11:17pm |
DomStLegerIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 16
Joined: 29 NOV 2002
Status : Online | For those with little computer no how (like me) just download the Win32 installer as mentioned. No need to compile it (or even know what compiling is )
Heres the download page (scroll down below the daily snap shot to the "0.5.0 Release binaries" and select "Windows Installer ", the first item in the list)
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php
Everything after that is very easy.
It is actually better to use ScummVM than the original sky.exe (which isn't even included with the BASS download anyway) for 2 reasons imo:
1. No problems setting up the sound in any OS
2. The Scroll Lock bug that occurs in the early part of the game has been fixed by scummvm.
And thank you rev for being so good to the fans! I wish Sierra and Lucasarts would be as nice as Rev have been.
(p.s. for those who don't know, Rev also gave the nice scummvm team the source code to BS1 and 2 so in the future you'll be able to use it to run them also with no hassle)
Dom | UK
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| 4 AUG 2003 at 7:30pm |
ConMolSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 396
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Hi, I'm a dope. I installed the win installer for ScummVm on my XP machine. When I start it, I get 2 windows, one that says 'unable to open configuration file
C:\WINDOWS\scummvm.ini '
The other window opens up scummvm and I click on ADD GAME, then C for the directory. I put BASS files in a folder called sky. It can't find it.
It must just be me, but I can't figure out from the readme how to name these game files.
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| 4 AUG 2003 at 8:18pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | I think I understand what your problem is. Don't worry about the "unable to open" message, I get it too. When you try to locate the game via ScummVM, and open the directory, you see no files in there and maybe that makes you think that the program can't find it. You are not supposed to see any files! Just go to the directory and then click on 'Choose'. You should now see 'Beneath a Steel Sky' on screen. Click on it to highlight it and then on 'Start'.
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| 4 AUG 2003 at 8:37pm |
ConMolSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 396
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Thanks!...I figured out that I had to double click on the directory which then allowed me to browse. This thing is AMAZING! I have had SamnMax forever and could never get sound. It really does work!
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| 5 AUG 2003 at 12:14am |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Thanks for letting us know all about this, and thanks for all the comments on how to install it. I've wanted to play "Beneath a Steel Sky" for awhile, but I was quite sure it would not play on my machines. Now I think it will.
Thanks again.
Regards, mszv
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| 6 AUG 2003 at 1:44am |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Yes! I finally got it to work! Thanks everyone for the advice and of course a BIG thank you to Revolution to make this game available as freeware.
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| 13 AUG 2003 at 8:41am |
Lance__LotIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 8
Joined: 13 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Very stupid question....
Can I use the ScummVM to start BASS from the original CD (that won't work with XP alone)? I don't have a fast conenction enough to download the BASS files
Thank you for your help!
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| 13 AUG 2003 at 9:59am |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lance__Lot (13 AUG 2003 8:41am)
Very stupid question....
Can I use the ScummVM to start BASS from the original CD (that won't work with XP alone)? I don't have a fast conenction enough to download the BASS files
Thank you for your help!
Yes, it should work just fine, I think. You only need to download the Windows Installer file mentioned in DomStLeger's post, then run ScummVM on your computer, press choose game and then BASS will be an option there if you have installed the game on your pc.
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| 13 AUG 2003 at 9:55pm |
Lance__LotIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 8
Joined: 13 JUN 2003
Status : Online | thank you!
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| 14 AUG 2003 at 11:50pm |
MissBSchattenjger
Posts : 2217
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I spent the day downloading, then playing BSS....I stayed alive by eating cake frosting straight from the can.
In other words, thanks for the tip!
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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