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To all TOMI and Grim Fandango fans...

Griswald GoodsoupGriswald Goodsoup
edited March 2010 in Tales of Monkey Island
While I'm sure this thread should properly be directed to support or some archaic LucasArts support forum that nobody comments, I am in need of help, and steadfast reply within a 12 month time-frame.

I have had Grim Fandango for a number of months but when I excitedly installed it the game began with lines, irritating lines, running through the picture. I reinstalled it and googled reasons for this but with little accurate help.

Does anybody know how to stop this? I have SCUMMVM but I haven't yet added it to the list. Is that a quick fix or is there something else I must do to enjoy this game as opposed to throwing it at the wall.

Thankyou

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  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited March 2010
    Griswald Goodsoup wrote: »
    While I'm sure this thread should properly be directed to support or some archaic LucasArts support forum that nobody comments, I am in need of help, and steadfast reply within a 12 month time-frame.

    I have had Grim Fandango for a number of months but when I excitedly installed it the game began with lines, irritating lines, running through the picture. I reinstalled it and googled reasons for this but with little accurate help.

    Does anybody know how to stop this? I have SCUMMVM but I haven't yet added it to the list. Is that a quick fix or is there something else I must do to enjoy this game as opposed to throwing it at the wall.

    Thankyou

    Grim Fandango is not a Scumm game, therefore will never run on Scummvm. It runs on the GrimE engine, the same engine used for Escape From Monkey Island. There is a program under developement called Residual, but it is in very early stages and probably won't be worth looking at for a while.

    What I can do for you is point you here: http://www.quick.mixnmojo.com
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited March 2010
    If I'd been 13 minutes earlier, I would've said exactly the same thing.
  • guitarsareboringguitarsareboring
    edited March 2010
    Ye ^^ got it running on Windows 7 so I was pretty pleased.
  • NovotnusNovotnus
    edited March 2010
    Enter dxdiag (start ->run -> tyle 'dxdiag') and turn off DirectDraw acceleration in Display section.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited March 2010
    OzzieMonkey wrote: »
    What I can do for you is point you here: http://www.quick.mixnmojo.com


    It's not obvious where the Grim setup stuff is on that mixnmojo page. it's under "More Google code Releases."

    or here: http://code.google.com/p/grimfandangosetupandlauncher/



    I once had issues with running Escape from Monkey Island, but the new setup files I found at that mixnmojo page mentioned fixed all my problems (not that I play EMI, but just for posterity.)
  • ThespisThespis
    edited March 2010
    Novotnus wrote: »
    Enter dxdiag (start ->run -> tyle 'dxdiag') and turn off DirectDraw acceleration in Display section.


    Just make sure you turn it back on when you're done.
  • BaggeBagge
    edited March 2010
    Thespis wrote: »
    Just make sure you turn it back on when you're done.

    You can turn off DirectDraw specifically for Grim.exe
  • tbm1986tbm1986
    edited March 2010
    Sounds like a vertical sync problem to me. You need to turn it on somewhere in the software that came with your graphics card.
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited March 2010
    question: why do the LucasArts point and click engines have gross names?
  • tbm1986tbm1986
    edited March 2010
    Remolay wrote: »
    question: why do the LucasArts point and click engines have gross names?

    Coincidence.

    S)cript
    C)reation
    U)tility for
    M)aniac
    M)ansion

    Grim) Fandango
    E)scape from Monkey Island
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited March 2010
    tbm1986 wrote: »
    Coincidence.

    Grim) Fandango
    E)scape from Monkey Island

    It was actually GrimE(ngine)

    And it was intentional.
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