Hello

I have problem with Lands of Lore under ScummVM 2.1.0.git. I was trying both floppy and CD version and neither one works. ScummVM cannot recognize game and cannot add to library.

Does someone add Lands of Lore to mentioned ScummVM version?

Edit: Is Lands of Lore working in version 2.0?

[ Edited by Solo_Kazuki 26.04.2019 - 08:14 ]

Hi

Have-you test version 2.0.0 ?

I check if i dont miss this engine : https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Kyra

BeWorld

i try to compile a new one with all engines, and i test it

But my Land Of lore reconized but.. not work...

BeWorld

i re-test with 2.1.0git Land Of Lore and it's working perfectly !

try this link : https://www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/ltf_jeu.php?id=399&fic=liens

It's not working here even with this version Lands of Lore CD.

When i copy just "DATA" directory i ger error:

The game in 'Games:Emulatory/ScummVM-2.1.0.git/games/LoLCD/' seems to be an
unknown game variant.
Please report the following data to the ScummVM team at
https://bugs.scummvm.org/ along with the name of the game you tried to add and
its version, language, etc.:
Matched game IDs for the Kyra engine: kyra2-demo
{"VOC.PAK", 0, "eb398f09ba3321d872b6174a68a987d9", 2276340},


When i copy all CD i get error:

The game in 'Games:Emulatory/ScummVM-2.1.0.git/games/Lands_of_Lore/' seems to be
an unknown game variant.

Please report the following data to the ScummVM team at
https://bugs.scummvm.org/ along with the name of the game you tried to add and
its version, language, etc.:

Matched game IDs for the Kyra engine: kyra2

{"WESTWOOD.001", 0, "1330370ac5340cce09a0955dfac79821", 3226029},

Ok, it works here with SCUMMVM v2.0.0. Don't know why it doesn't work with 2.1.0.

Did You test it with 2.0.0 or 2.1.0 version?

Edit: BTW, SCUMMVM v2.0.0 have problem with stability. After few runs You have almost guaranted that SCUMMVM doesn't run or suspends. SCUMMVM v2.1.0 is IHMO moe stable (but also have some problems).

[ Edited by Solo_Kazuki 02.05.2019 - 15:11 ]

I compile 2.1.0 final version.

I use MorphOS 3.12 / SDK 3.14 and GCC 9..

https://www.morphos-storage.net/?page=Emulation&file=ScummVM_2.1.0.lha

Hello

Just tested latest release of SCUMMVM. Now Land of Lore works... but until You try to load old game. When You use load (either from GUI or game itself) it ends with complete suspend. Even keyboard is not working, You must force reset computer.

Tried version of game is Lands of Lore CD multilanguage, using english option.

Hi, i juste try Land Of Lore : Throne of Chaos (CD/DOS/English) and yes... scummvm freeze or crash sometimes when you load game... :(

@beworld:

Strange... Loom (FM-Towns version) just freezes on my PowerMacG5 where it plays perfectly well on my PowerBook G4. Same for Zak McKracken (FM-Towns version), plays perfectly well on with G4 but no sound on G5.

Both games use .fla audio files. Which version of the flac library did you build ScummVM with? I recall there are problems with ppc64 on v1.3.3.

hi !

My last version (based on 2.2.0) fix somes bugs.
But I haven't published it yet ...

See comments here
https://www.morphos-storage.net/?page=Emulation&file=ScummVM_2.1.1.lha

@beworld: Ah yes, here you mentioned flac problems yourself.

And many thanks for your countless ports!

Sadly in 2.2.0 version have same bug. When I'm trying to load game in Lands of Lore, either from GUI [Load] option or game after running, program suspends.

ok i test, thanks

Ok i test my "Lands of lord : The Throne of Chaos", i play few seconds and save game, i quit ScummVM and i can load my save game.... it's working but i see a crash log....

- Have you last SDL2 library ?
- Maybe the bug come with ScummVM sources, have you test on other plateform.

BeWorld

[ Edité par beworld 13.04.2020 - 20:35 ]

Yes, I have latest version of SDL2.

About saves, I have early save which is working, saves made later in game cause suspend. I can share problematic save to look on it if You want.

I just tested saves with SCUMMVM v2.1.2 for Windows. Saves from MorphOS version are loaded without any problem.

Here are these saves

Quote:

I tried to play LOOM yesterday.
DOS VGA CD version. It has audio track with all game music and speech. Audio track is saved as flac (.fla).
Loom not freeze, but is completly silent - cannot play flac.

In this case workaround is simple - I converted flac to .ogg and everything is OK.
Tested on Pegasos + SBLive!
It is also possible convert it to .mp3, but in this case during music playing the game 'freezes'. I think that mp3 plays via CPU, but .ogg via SBL!

Quote:
No, they are technically the same, just without patents.

[ Editiert durch polluks 22.04.2020 - 13:46 ]

> I converted flac to .ogg and everything is OK.

Which audio codec? Ogg is just a container format and can contain a multitude of audio encodings, with FLAC being one of them, interestingly.

> I think that mp3 plays via CPU, but .ogg via SBL!

I doubt that the SoundBlaster Live does the decoding of whatever audio encoding is used in your Ogg files.

>> I think that mp3 plays via CPU, but .ogg via SBL!

> there are technically the same, just without patents.

MP3 has been patent-free for 3 years.

Quote:

from mplayer:
Flac:
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
libavcodec version 56.39.100 (internal)
[flac @ 0x1b1d1270]Warning: not compiled with thread support, using thread emulation
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 645.3 kbit/45.72% (ratio: 80657->176400)
Selected audio codec: [ffflac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg FLAC audio)
ogg:
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
libavcodec version 56.39.100 (internal)
[vorbis @ 0x26098590]Warning: not compiled with thread support, using thread emulation
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, floatbe, 112.0 kbit/3.97% (ratio: 14000->352800)
Selected audio codec: [ffvorbis] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg Vorbis)
mp3:
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
libavcodec version 56.39.100 (internal)
[mp3 @ 0x26098590]Warning: not compiled with thread support, using thread emulation
AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 96.0 kbit/13.61% (ratio: 12000->88200)
Selected audio codec: [ffmp3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG layer-3 audio)

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Maybe. I don't know. But the same ScummVM, the same game and:
Track1.fla (or .flac) - no sound, game goes fluently
Track1.mp3 - sound, during playing sound game 'freezes'
Track1.ogg - sound, game goes fluently

Quote:

Only Vorbis should be used in .ogg files. Putting FLAC in ogg is like putting random Skittles in a bowl of M&Ms - just pure evil. It's like putting mp3 in wav or divx in .mp4.

But seriously, most hardware decoders expect such containers (and indeed many software ones) to contain what they think and will barf accordingly if they do not.

[ Edited by KennyR 21.04.2020 - 19:09 ]

>>> I converted flac to .ogg and everything is OK.

>> Which audio codec?

> from mplayer: [...]
> ogg: [...] [vorbis @ 0x26098590] [...]
> Selected audio codec: [ffvorbis] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg Vorbis)

Okay, it's Vorbis apparently.