Discworld II still requires the presence of the CDs but will check the hard disk first before loading files, this will speed up the game significantly.
The files in question relate to text and speech and have extensions of. TXT and. IDX see following hint for details. To save space you only have to have files from the CD you are currently playing on your hard drive. I only want to copy some files from the CDs to my hard drive to speed it up.
To make your choice of files to copy easier here are some details of the more important file types on the Discworld II CDs. There may be a conflict with the 'Software Wave Table' feature of your sound card. Try turning the option off See below. Discworld 2 also contains a few Easter Eggs - hidden features or sequences that you don't normally see. Some are activated by keypresses or command line sequences, others by using objects in a certain way.
Here's all the ones I know about, and according to David Johnston, head programmer at Perfect , there are more to be found:. Discworld Noir pays homage to film noir, and is a much darker game than previous offerings. It follows the adventures of Lewton, an ex-watchman and the Discworld's first Private Investigator, as he investigates his way through the Disc's seedy underworld. Without giving too much of the plot away, it does involve a femme fatale, an old flame, a stolen artifact, an evil cult and plenty of plot twists and turns.
All the graphics are rendered in 3D, rather than being hand drawn although the game itself isn't a 3D game. Investigation isn't a matter of picking up items and using them on items, as you had to do in previous games. Instead, you have to talk to people, follow up clues, and generally figure out who the bad guys are and who, if anyone, can be trusted. The game is available for both PC and Playstation and is worth checking out.
While Noir is an involving and entertaining game, it's pretty damn buggy - the game itself won't install on Windows 95 release 1 in its original form. There is a patch for this problem available here - but said patch wasn't written by GT or Perfect. Which may well have helped boost traffic to this site a little bit but it seems absurd that GT have never done anything about this themselves. Or, indeed, any of the other problems that have been reported such as use of the Notebook crashing peoples PCs, the game breaking down randomly and a myriad other problems.
The advice they give is to press ctrl-alt-del and kill everything apart from systray and explorer which does work sometimes reportedly. Although it's hardly a satisfactory solution, and with Perfect having gone under and GT being taken over by Infogrames it looks like a patch will never be forthcoming,. There's already a walkthrough for Discworld 1, but a lot of people have asked for specific hints, not spoilers. I've written a hint file which goes through most of the common problems in the game, giving nudges, hints, and then spoilers.
It is available at the same site as the faq. The L-Space Archives Hints and a solution to Discworld Noir can be found on these pages here. You can mail me if you have a question that isn't included in the faq, but please include the word 'Discworld' in the subject, so I can separate Discworld queries from my other mail.
There are official hints books available for Discworld 1, and Discworld 2, both sold separately. They should be available in most decent software stores, and some bookshops, or if you can't find the Discworld 2 hint book, you can order it using the form in the back of your manual. It is a text based adventure game, with a few scattered graphics, and is based solely on the Colour of Magic book. It follows the adventures of Rincewind and Twoflower through the Discworld, and sticks to the plot very closely..
Unfortunately, the text interface is crap, requiring you to figure out the exact phrase you need to perform an action. And the game penalises you if you don't perform some obscure action earlier in the game.
You're best off sticking with Perfect's Discworld games. If you have a telnet program, you can reach it by telnetting to: discworld. You can create a player character straight away, but you are requested not to use a character from the book. You can be as nasty or as nice to the denizens as you like though courtesy to other human players is a good idea , so check it out. Given that Perfect have given up the ghost it appears unlikely that any more Discworld games will be forthcoming.
Plus, graphic adventures are rarely seen these days. Discworld 1 was originally available for the Apple Mac, on CD only. It will run on most Macs, but has some problem with high end Macs.. Unfortunately, it's not being distributed or manufactured any more. This is a summary to alt. My thanks to Dave Le Good , Peter Young and Richard Barrett for additional information, plus a whole host of other folks for expressing an interest.
Note 1: This report does not concern itself with problems that may be encountered during gameplay, nor does it contain any spoilers. It simply addresses the question 'will it run on my Mac'.
Note 2: This article was originally sent out to some people in draft form for comment. Comments to the draft have been added in brackets [] with appropriate attributions. It seems this is caused by having file sharing switched on. Cure: Turn off file sharing. It is reputedly fixed by System 7. Er - who knows? Because unfortunately the link to the patch no longer works - I'll see if I can dig out a new link. I've used the updater to fix a RAMDoubler incompatibility with the processor in my I can't comment on other benefits claimed by the release note but Connectix were prompt and professional in dealing with the problem so I'd be fairly optimistic.
Unsolvable problem: The program crashes PowerMacs on startup. The exact symptoms seem to vary - sometimes the machine just freezes, other times it displays an exception alert. This problem only affects Power Macs, but curiously, not all Power Macs we have been unable to determine what specific factors cause it to work or fail A summary of machines is included below amount of real memory installed is specified where known :. PPC Upgrade card 32Mb. According to one of the playtesters at Psygnosis identity withheld from this summary , it has been tested and found to work on the following PowerMac systems:.
How when all the machines involved take 72 pin SIMMs which usually come in 4,8,16 and 32 Mb installed in pairs can you end up with Mbs which aren't a multiple of four let alone an odd number? This could be the explanation. Psygnosis or the users , she said that she didn't know for sure but presumed it was from user feedback.
On the fourth try they finally answered the phone. Paraphrasing, the guy said, sorry guv I'm a PC expert not a Mac man, they're out to lunch! When pressed he more or less said:. This conversation being the fourth over the period of a week did not give me a warm and fuzzy about Psygnosis or the product developers. Frankly, Psygnosis ' people don't seem to have a clue about the problem or what's being done to fix it. Operate the large dragon, and Mambo will miss his shot. Leave the Square then return and stand before the large dragon.
Use the custard tart on the dragon. The dragon then flies off into the sunset. Apparently, dear Mr Pratchett has now sold more than four million of his Discworld novels the world over and is widely regarded as one of the funniest English authors ever.
Bearing in mind that the vast majority of his work is purely fantasy with all kinds of wizards, warriors, talking vegetables and weird hyper-intelligent animals, you'd have thought that someone would have tried to produce a game already. The Discworld stuff all began way back in , but it's only now that Mr P has given his approval for an "interactive" adventure project.
With the assistance of Terry, the team have been beavering away at a point-and-click adventure for the last year or so. Intended to be a CD-only project, the game will not only feature all of the most memorable characters and locations from the books, but will also feature the voice talents of a number of famous actors.
At one point it was even reported that Barbara Windsor might be playing a role in the production, but this has yet to be confirmed. The basic idea behind the whole thing is that rather than following the plot on any single book, you simply play the role of Rincewind the inept wizard who pops up in most of the Discworld books, for those of you who know nothing of the series in a totally new scenario which makes use of the rich environment that Terry Pratchett has developed for his work.
As the story unfolds you'll interact with many of the more famous characters from the books, including Twoflower the terminal tourist and one time inn-sewer-ants salesman , Death, the Luggage, the Librarian an Orangutan that used to be a wizard and numerous others. Fans of the books will no doubt spend many hours of game time simply searching for their favourite characters.
Rest assured though, if characters such as Evil-Smelling Bugger or even You Bastard the world's greatest living mathematician don't appear this time around, they may pop up in future projects from Teeny Weeny.
This isn't the only Discworld game on the go you see Now that Psygnosis has its hand on the licence, it seems intent to get as much as possible from it. What sets this apart from many other games of the genre, apart from the depth and humour of the characters and scenarios, is the fact that the team has developed a totally original player interface, Whilst many of the latest adventure games are having a jolly good stab at ripping off LucasArts' scumm system, the Teeny boys and girls have opted to produce a Windows-based system which lets you set up the game in exactly the way you want.
Basic interaction involves simply clicking on areas of the screen, but object usage and so forth makes use of a series of resizable windows which can be moved around and plonked pretty much wherever you want.
Once you have spent a bit of time with the system it makes you wonder why no-one has done it before! Graphically the game looks fabulous.
The version we were shown was far from finished. As with anything visual that takes its inspiration from a work of fiction, there's always the risk that the result will be a far cry from everyone's perception of what the characters actually look like.
Remember the film of Lord of the Rings? They may have got Gandalf right, but the Hobbit's feet were far too big for my liking. Anyway, I digress. If you check out the screen shots I'm sure you'll agree that it looks absolutely spot on.
So, just as long as everything goes according to plan, Psygnosis is hoping to have the game out in time for Christmas - just in time to stick on your Dear Santa In the past few months, Psygnosis has bombarded the PlayStation market with many previously unseen titles.
Continuing this tradition in the point-and-click category is Discworld. Discworld is a humor-filled adventure game that is designed to challenge you as much as entertain you. Every object and encounter within the game are there to help you complete the quest or more importantly, provoke laughter. Even the way you talk to others is meant to exploit the included humor text more than to jump to the chase and get the answer you were seeking.
The plot forces you into the shoes of Rincewind, who has been summoned by the archchancellor of the Unseen University. The chancellor sends you on a legendary quest to bring an end to the mysterious dragon that has caused a reign of terror among the citizens. Using all of your puzzle-solving ability and your natural skill to insult others , gather the items that will help eliminate the fire-breathing beast.
Talking with the citizens, collect the required information and tools that are needed to complete this giant task. Discworld's graphics and sound are extraordinary, with everything being easy to control. No fast or precise "hit the button now" actions are required by the player. This lets you just sit back and enjoy everything this title has to offer. Discworld is not the type of game that can be finished in less than a few hours.
A long and hilarious plot filled with many quests and riddles awaits unsuspecting players. Discworld is best described as an interactive Monty Python episode. The voice prevalent throughout gameplay is hilarious and the quest is loads of fun. The graphics are drawn well. I wish it was possible to interact with more things, but the game is large enough to overload you with puzzles. The access time in the opening cinema has to go.
If this is a sign of the adventure games to come for the PlayStation, the future looks very bright indeed. Great game, hilarious story. Discworld was originally developed for the PC, and will be making its way to the PlayStation.
First of all, you should buy the PlayStation Mouse before you can totally enjoy it because the pad gets cumbersome. This is one major drawback that--up until now--has plagued many home conversions. I found myself not wanting to put this baby down right from the get-go. Excellent graphics, intricate story line and humor are just a few of the features that make Discworld a winner.
In Discworid, you control the character Rincewind and must rid your kingdom of a dragon. The game is hilarious. The worst thing about the game is the fact that once you start playing it you will have absolutely no friends or social life.
I hear Eric Idle's voice. No more needs to be said! As the funniest point-and-click adventure to appear in a long time, Discworld features a load of dialogue all done in sarcastic British humor. This game is solid entertainment from the intro to the last stage. Even the riddles and quests have been developed for enjoyment more than purpose.
Graphics are top-notch. And control is, well, the standard for a point-and-click. My only gripe is that the game drags at some points.
If some straight monster battling and weapon gathering is what you're looking for, then skip Discworld. This find-and-seek text adventure is straight comedy with a dose of fantasy thrown in.
More talking than action, this game will leave your sides aching from laughter, even if it leaves your RPG appetite yearning. There's even a running donkey-cart joke that is part of the plot. But besides the humor, there's nothing else to recommend here for RPG enthusiasts.
There are no weapons, skill levels, or magic spells. Basically, you must reconstruct a device to detect dragons, then go off on separate hilarious journeys to find the pieces. But you find that your lust for gold has surpassed your thirst for knowledge, and the game takes some very odd twists. The graphics are humorously illustrated with lots of cartoony explosions, wry facial expressions, and even some bright Disney-like backgrounds.
But the game never shows off intricate or awe-inspiring graphics for the spells like most standard bit games do Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III are perfect examples. The sounds are the games forte. Excellent, clear, and extensive dialogue reigns supreme throughout the game, and you are given thankfully the option to stop people in mid-speech. Funny sound effects, like squishy worms or fireworks explosions, are also clear as a bell.
But the tame music never surpasses the dialogue and remains pretty limp. The control is standard point-and-click. The game is compatible with the PlayStation Mouse, but you won't need it - the joypad works just as well. If you can keep your inventory in check, you'll have no problem playing Discworld. Plenty of laughs but little challenge make Discworld somewhat of a novelty for serious RPG players.
But serious RPGers are definitely not what Discworld is looking for. For a change of pace, give this Disc a spin. Browse games Game Portals. Install Game. Click the "Install Game" button to initiate the file download and get compact download launcher. Locate the executable file in your local folder and begin the launcher to install your desired game. Game review Downloads Screenshots Its a big one It was a foregone conclusion that it was going to be a point and click adventure.
The control system One of the biggest problems weve had with British-developed adventures over the years is that, more often than not, they pale into insignificance next to the stuff that comes from LucasArts. The dawn of the talkie The initial launch of Discworld will be on CD as opposed to floppy, which is understandable when you consider the amount of production work that has gone into the project.
But is it really Discworld? The end bit Donuts, prunes and custard Get a donut from Dibbler in the Square. Worms, leaches and rats Go to the Hideout and use the knocker to get a custard tart. What's it like then? It's original too What sets this apart from many other games of the genre, apart from the depth and humour of the characters and scenarios, is the fact that the team has developed a totally original player interface, Whilst many of the latest adventure games are having a jolly good stab at ripping off LucasArts' scumm system, the Teeny boys and girls have opted to produce a Windows-based system which lets you set up the game in exactly the way you want.
Looking smart Graphically the game looks fabulous. Overall rating: 9. People say: 8. Overall rating: 8. Wizard of Aha's The graphics are humorously illustrated with lots of cartoony explosions, wry facial expressions, and even some bright Disney-like backgrounds.
ProTips: See the sleeping luggage on top of the wardrobe? Something long and broomlike should waken it. If only you had a broom. You won't be able to get past the Monkey librarian without a library card or maybe an edible passport Check the luggage for a banana.
GameFabrique The graphics are up to par, they are a mix between Monkey Island 3 and Simon the Sorcerer. The music is very whimsical and magical, and adds to the atmosphere of the game very well. The puzzles are difficult enough to keep you guessing for a while, fortunately there are none of those annoying pixel hunts. The humor is where the game is really at. I have probably cracked up about a million times in this game, especially at the scenes with the Librarian.
I'll let you see that for yourself. Did I mention the inventory is a walking luggage chest? So to conclude my review, I must say that Discworld is a masterpiece of the adventure genre. A gem like this doesn't come around very often. Not only will it bring a smile to your heart, but you'll want to come back and play it over and over again.
Or maybe I just liked it too much. This game runs perfectly on a mac but i can't seem to access the save menu or save the game at all. Does anyone know how to do it? Erik 1 point DOS version. Got it to work using Dosbox, but later it started saying that it couldn't find the disk heh.
Any suggestions? I can not get this to even load up. I am using the latest D-Fend. The screen will flash and go back to D-Fend. Sneaky Wizard -2 points DOS version. Quelohasdedicho -1 point DOS version.
For the save problem: Create a folder inside the game folder, with the name discwld, and inside this one create another folder with the name save. If this doesn't work, create a folder with the name save directly in the game folder. L3d 0 point DOS version. Cole 0 point DOS version. How do i get it to save the game? Marellya 4 points DOS version. My father used to read the discworld novels to me when i was small and i played this Installed on my "pc" if you could call it that back then on 22 floppy discs haha.
My father recently died and this is just what i need to remember him by. Rosanne 0 point DOS version. I have a huge probnlem - I couldn't save. Only thing I can do is to keep PC hibernated and don't close game till I beat it Beetle Bailey 1 point DOS version. This is a true gem! Dear GOD I spend so much time on this one back in ! However : Some puzzles are VERY difficult, so using a walkthrough when stuck is not wrong in any sense.
And trust me, despite being am old "spelunker" I was tearing my on hair out sometimes back then! Carlsgro -3 points DOS version. Ginja 2 points DOS version. Discworld is an amazing experience as are the novels but there is a reason why the file size is so small - sound files for a game that has complete voice acting officially by the amazing Eric Idle.
The good news is that the entire game IS subtitled by default. So you can enjoy the experience, but without audio, you're truly missing out. Share your gamer memories, help others to run the game or comment anything you'd like. If you have trouble to run Discworld, read the abandonware guide first!
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