Leisure Suit Larry 7 - Love For Sail
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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.
Requirements
- Windows XP or Vista.
- DirectX 9c (Direct3D).
- Leisure Suit Larry 7 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 LSL7PAT update files are included and installed (English version only).
XP/Vista Executable
- Modified version of the original Sierra Windows 95 executable.
- Fixes SP alignment bugs causing script errors under XP/Vista.
- 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\Leisure Suit Larry 7
- Vista: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Sierra\Leisure Suit Larry 7
Common problems
Crashes during gameplay:
If you find a repeatable crash, please post on the SquirtTheCat forum and include the steps to reproduce.
Change log
Release 20080921:
- Optimize video rendering.
- French release.
Release 20080812:
- Fix timing problem with fade-to-ship scene near start of game.
Release 20080622:
- Improve cutscene upscaling quality.
- Cleanup dead code paths.
Release 20080618:
- Fix interactive animation timing.
- Fix 100% CPU load during normal gameplay.
Release 20080611:
- Improve Direct3D handling.
- Improve cutscene handling.
Release 20080606:
- Initial XP/Vista release.
- XP/Vista installer.
- Fix SP alignment bugs that may cause script errors 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.
- Upscale video to use entire screen (Direct3D bilinear interpolation).
- Store save games in user-specific APPDATA directory to work under Vista.