Betrayal in Antara
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Modified for Windows XP/Vista
- XP/Vista installer.
- XP/Vista windows executable.
- Scales to use entire screen (Direct3D bilinear interpolation).
- Per-user save games (Vista friendly).
- Fixes exceptions and script errors under XP/Vista.
- Fixes walking speed on modern CPUs.
- Supports 24-bit/32-bit color operation.
Requirements
- Windows XP or Vista.
- DirectX 9c (Direct3D).
- Betrayal in Antara CD set (not included):
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Changes to the original game
XP/Vista Installer
- New installer created to be XP/Vista friendly.
- The installer will install the files normally included by a Sierra install.
- The Sierra ANTAR110 update files are included and installed.
XP/Vista Executable
- Modified version of the original Sierra Windows 95 executable.
- Fixes SP alignment bugs causing script errors under XP/Vista.
- Fixes div-by-zero exception causing game to fail under XP/Vista.
- Fixes walking speed on modern CPUs.
- Fixes color handling when display is operating in 24-bit/32-bit color mode.
- Use hardware support for mouse cursor.
- Upscale to full screen resolution while maintaining aspect ratio.
- Dirext3D hardware accelerated bilinear interpolation.
- On a widescreen monitor black bars are added left/right to maintain correct aspect ratio.
- Store save games per user to work under Vista. Default APPDATA locations:
- XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Sierra\Betrayal in Antara
- Vista: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Sierra\Betrayal in Antara
- Store rwdata files in temp directory to work under Vista. Default locations:
- XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp\Sierra\Betrayal in Antara
- Vista: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\Sierra\Betrayal in Antara
Common problems
Crashes during gameplay:
There is a known crash problem when entering a fight scene on some systems. This is on the TODO list to investigate.
If you find a repeatable crash that is not a fight scene, please post on the SquirtTheCat forum and include the steps to reproduce.
Change log
Release 20080628:
Release 20080622:
- Initial XP/Vista release.
- XP/Vista installer.
- Fix SP alignment bugs that may cause script errors under XP/Vista.
- Fix div-by-zero exception causing original executable to fail under XP/Vista.
- Fix not-enough-memory error under 64-bit Vista with >= 4GB RAM.
- Fix handling of paths containing spaces.
- Fix possible privileged instruction crash.
- Fix interactive animation timing.
- Fix color handling when display is operating in 24-bit/32-bit color mode.
- Upscale video to use entire screen (Direct3D bilinear interpolation).
- Store save games in user-specific APPDATA directory to work under Vista.