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Manuel Calavera · 01-07-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Idrisguitar

xp?

Windows 7, takes a bit of messing about though.

Idrisguitar · 01-07-2012, 01:33 PM

do tell

(if you can be bothered

)

would much rather not have to use virtual box.

Manuel Calavera · 01-07-2012, 01:37 PM

Install it, change to 16bit colour, run the game as the adminstrator and press Alt+Enter for windowed mode, it's not full screen but it runs fine so it's a workaround for it.

diego · 01-07-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by calmoctopus

Could retract my vote for A Vampire Story?

and that was the final nail in the AVS coffin

:

Oh well, i wish you a nice DN playthrough

MoP · 01-07-2012, 01:54 PM

Oh well,

Fien · 01-07-2012, 02:54 PM

The problem with DN is not just that nobody volunteered to be the "gamemaster", but it's a buggy game. Fairly non-linear too, in spite of the 4 Acts, which is not good for a playthrough.

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awesome avatar edit fien

Diego's handiwork.

I should take the hatsies off soon, it's already the seventh of January.

Siddhi · 01-07-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Fien

The problem with DN is not just that nobody volunteered to be the "gamemaster", but it's a buggy game. Fairly non-linear too, in spite of the 4 Acts, which is not good for a playthrough.

Is there a digital download edition of Discworld Noir available anywhere? I've checked GOG, DotEmu and Adventure Shop and none of them have it.

inm8#2 · 01-07-2012, 06:16 PM

It seems like the best thing would be to do AVS now and DN later to give people time to get it working. Also, according to Fien it may require a bit of "planning".

diego · 01-08-2012, 08:24 AM

DN won fair and square, but if gamemaster really doesn't show up there's already enough people for AVS.

Btw - Discworld Noir worked PERFECTLY fine when i tried it on XP. I didn't progress far so i could be missing on some bugs that Fien mentions but game starts without troubles. There's only one trick to it - everytime you enter the main menu press F1 BEFORE you do anything else! After that, the game won't crash.

Fien · 01-08-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by diego

Btw - Discworld Noir worked PERFECTLY fine when i tried it on XP. I didn't progress far

I'd love to see the list of games that you DID finish.

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so i could be missing on some bugs that Fien mentions but game starts without troubles. There's only one trick to it - everytime you enter the main menu press F1 BEFORE you do anything else! After that, the game won't crash.

Glad you mentioned the very useful F1, I'd forgotten all about it. But I had a different problem. I'd exhausted all dialogues, options, locations early in Act II and the game refused to move forward. So I consulted a walkthrough and apparently some of the things I'd already done in Act I should have taken place in Act II. Great. I had to replay Act I and do everything by the book. From then on, it went smoothly.

diego · 01-08-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Fien

I'd love to see the list of games that you DID finish.

Yeah... rub it in

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Originally Posted by Fien

I'd exhausted all dialogues, options, locations early in Act II and the game refused to move forward

But that sounds more like a game design problem. But it should be easy avoidable in a playthrough with hints from players like yourself who know about this stuff. That's exactly one of the strongest point of playthroughs. Like i would advice anyone to get PLENTY of carrots in "Wanted" before anything else.

So, not sure for Win 7 and Vista, but i can guarantee DN is technically perfectly playable on XP

Fien · 01-08-2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by diego

But that sounds more like a game design problem.

Whatever you call it, it's a GAMESTOPPING bug.

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But it should be easy avoidable in a playthrough with hints from players like yourself who know about this stuff.

You think I still remember the exact order in which I did things? After all this time? Sorry.

diego · 01-08-2012, 12:16 PM

Fine, but you did warn people. And now everyone should be able at least to have dozen of save games at hand. Not to mention that if someone reaches unwinnable position, another advantage of playthrough is that you'll get an immediate help from someone else.

But enough with the chit-chat

Let's see if we can find the gamemaster or not:

Fien · 01-09-2012, 02:39 AM

I just wanted to say that I love your ad, Diego.

SweetDalilah · 01-09-2012, 11:14 AM

I finally got the game working on XP, sence there was no way it could work on Windows 7.

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Let's see if we can find the gamemaster or not:

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(sence you made the ad so sassy

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inm8#2 · 01-09-2012, 01:56 PM

So how are people obtaining copies of the game? As far as I know Discworld Noir isn't available for digital download anywhere. Are you guys going for discs on ebay? I did that a year or so ago.

Manuel Calavera · 01-09-2012, 02:18 PM

I have it on CD, bought it when it came out.

TimovieMan · 01-10-2012, 01:02 AM

I think a friend of mine has a copy of this. Will make some inquiries.

Jubilee · 01-10-2012, 04:42 AM

I found a downloadable copy of Discworld Noir here: http://www.old-games.com/download/1289/discworld-noir

SweetDalilah · 01-10-2012, 05:11 AM

Look, everyone, I was joking around a bit.

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So I do think that Discworld Noir requires a gamemaster who has indeed finished the whole game

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), because of all the technical, as well as in-game design bugs.

01-07-2012, 01:54 PM	#625
MoP Comfortably Numb Last Online: 07-10-2013 04:00 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 298	Oh well, __________________ "Sleep - those little slices of death, how I loathe them."

01-07-2012, 06:16 PM	#628
inm8#2 Senior Member Last Online: 06-26-2013 07:06 AM Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 569	It seems like the best thing would be to do AVS now and DN later to give people time to get it working. Also, according to Fien it may require a bit of "planning". __________________ *Read the bolded part* "You ever wish you could just follow your instincts, live for the moment?" - Gabriel Knight Now playing - Legend of Grimrock Need to finish - The Whispered World Finished - Botanicula, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Up Next - A New Beginning, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Anticipating - Asylum, Bracken Tor, The Last Crown

01-09-2012, 01:56 PM	#636
inm8#2 Senior Member Last Online: 06-26-2013 07:06 AM Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 569	So how are people obtaining copies of the game? As far as I know Discworld Noir isn't available for digital download anywhere. Are you guys going for discs on ebay? I did that a year or so ago. __________________ *Read the bolded part* "You ever wish you could just follow your instincts, live for the moment?" - Gabriel Knight Now playing - Legend of Grimrock Need to finish - The Whispered World Finished - Botanicula, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Up Next - A New Beginning, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Anticipating - Asylum, Bracken Tor, The Last Crown

01-10-2012, 01:02 AM	#638
TimovieMan Filmfreak Last Online: 12-11-2020 04:06 PM Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,049	I think a friend of mine has a copy of this. Will make some inquiries. __________________ Currently playing: Again, Escape from Monkey Island (replay), King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Next in line: King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, The Last Express, Time Hollow Recently finished: King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder, The Curse of Monkey Island (replay), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (abandoned), Mass Effect 3

01-10-2012, 05:11 AM	#640
SweetDalilah an angel of romance Last Online: 05-22-2016 12:40 PM Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Posts: 652	Look, everyone, I was joking around a bit. While I would love to lead the playthrough of this amazing game, there is a tiny problem; whispers: I haven't played the whole game yet So I do think that Discworld Noir requires a gamemaster who has indeed finished the whole game (unlike me ), because of all the technical, as well as in-game design bugs. __________________ Adventure games are like stories, they always have that special character who has to deal with misfortunes and get to the top. So if you don't play adventure games how will you write your own life story? Currently playing: Minecraft, Hollywood Monsters Recently finished: Discworld Noir playthrough

01-07-2012, 01:33 PM	#622
Idrisguitar Senior Member Last Online: 05-13-2012 11:30 AM Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 222	do tell (if you can be bothered ) would much rather not have to use virtual box.

01-07-2012, 01:37 PM	#623
Manuel Calavera Member Last Online: 02-01-2012 02:08 PM Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 34	Install it, change to 16bit colour, run the game as the adminstrator and press Alt+Enter for windowed mode, it's not full screen but it runs fine so it's a workaround for it.

01-08-2012, 08:24 AM	#629
diego Senior Member Last Online: 12-28-2015 05:50 PM Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: belgrade Posts: 1,407	DN won fair and square, but if gamemaster really doesn't show up there's already enough people for AVS. Btw - Discworld Noir worked PERFECTLY fine when i tried it on XP. I didn't progress far so i could be missing on some bugs that Fien mentions but game starts without troubles. There's only one trick to it - everytime you enter the main menu press F1 BEFORE you do anything else! After that, the game won't crash.

01-08-2012, 12:16 PM	#633
diego Senior Member Last Online: 12-28-2015 05:50 PM Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: belgrade Posts: 1,407	Fine, but you did warn people. And now everyone should be able at least to have dozen of save games at hand. Not to mention that if someone reaches unwinnable position, another advantage of playthrough is that you'll get an immediate help from someone else. But enough with the chit-chat Let's see if we can find the gamemaster or not:

01-09-2012, 02:39 AM	#634
Fien Senior female member Last Online: 06-24-2018 08:53 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Holland Posts: 3,706	I just wanted to say that I love your ad, Diego.

01-09-2012, 02:18 PM	#637
Manuel Calavera Member Last Online: 02-01-2012 02:08 PM Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 34	I have it on CD, bought it when it came out.

01-10-2012, 04:42 AM	#639
Jubilee Member Last Online: 05-18-2012 01:06 PM Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 36	I found a downloadable copy of Discworld Noir here: http://www.old-games.com/download/1289/discworld-noir