SquirtTheCat

Hi,

The file is a windows installer... simply run and it will install.

You do not need to copy files anywhere.

Nick

Hi,

There are a few bugs that are on my TODO list (Amber is at the top).

Nick

Hi, The STC version of the game detects when video is playing with black lines and does the following: 1) skip every second line to eliminate the black lines. 2) skip every second horizontal pixel to eliminate the pixel duplication the original games did. 3) convert to 32-bit colour. 4) transfer to ...

Great to hear it is working

Out of interesting, are you running the English version of RAMA or another language?

Nick

Hi,

Try running dxdiag (C:\Windows\System32\dxdiag.exe)

Check the DirectX Version on the System tab and check the DirectX Features section on the Display tab.

Nick

Hi, 0x8876086C indicates that the Direct3D system doesn't support a feature needed for the game. 1) Download and install the latest video card drivers directly from the ATI/nVidia website. 2) Check that the Windows video mode is 24-bit or 32-bit color. 3) If running XP, download and install the Dire...

The Sierra games have a number of quirks that make them incompatible with modern versions of Windows and fast CPUs. As an example, the immediate error with Phantasmagoria 2 is due to the executable calling a Windows API while the stack-pointer is miss-aligned. Stage 1: Disassembler I wrote the disas...

The STC model to date has been to install the executable and normal install files to the hard drive, then use the user-supplied CDs. A number of people have asked about installing the entire game to the hard drive or providing a way for the user to generate a single DVD version of the game. It isn't...

TODO:
* Display an error message if the video mode is less than 24-bit color. Required for hardware mouse cursor acceleration.

Some games have been updated to use hardware cursor acceleration.

If the mouse cursor is a large black square check that the Windows graphics mode is set to 24-bit or 32-bit color.