ScummVM news

ScummVM 1.4.1 "Subwoofer Release" Is Available!

nospam@scummvm.org (sev) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The ScummVM Team is pleased to announce ScummVM 1.4.1, a maintenance only release that fixes several bugs in 1.4.0.

The most notable changes in this release are:

Support for the Beneath a Steel Sky Enhanced Soundtrack by James Woodcock
Slight graphical improvement for the PlayStation version of Broken Sword 2
Several bugfixes for Lands of Lore
More logical sound settings for SCI games
A fixed crash in the VGA version of Quest for Glory 1

The full list of changes can be found in the release notes and the release binaries for many platforms are located on our downloads page.

Enjoy!

May The Force Be With You

nospam@scummvm.org (Dreammaster) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

No, not that force, it's Blue Force. Jake Ryan has just graduated from the Policy Academy, and it's up to you to guide his actions as he starts his police career. He'll quickly become involved in solving a series of crimes which, unbeknownst to him, are inextricably entwined with the murder of his parents when he was a child.

The ScummVM Team is proud to announce that Blue Force is now playable in ScummVM using the latest daily builds, and ready for testing. As usual, all bugs should be reported to our bug tracker following our bug submission guidelines. While you play through the game, we would also love it if you could take some screenshots for us.

Jump on a Hot Air Balloon and meet Darby the Dragon!

nospam@scummvm.org (fuzzie) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Take a little break and compose yourself. After tireless weeks of work, the ScummVM team is proud to announce support for two children's adventure games — Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon and Darby the Dragon — And on top of that, you can also play some interactive books from the Magic Tales series. So, if you can find your childhood spirit, dig out your copies and enjoy those adorable games.

To play these, you'll need a daily build of ScummVM. Any lurking bugs you find should be reported using our bug tracker, and along the way, please consider making few screenshots, following our guidelines.

We are also looking for additional information on localised versions and Magic Tales books. If you have one which is not recognized by the latest ScummVM daily build, please follow the guidelines here and report this to the team or as a bug.

Have fun!

Where is Leon?

nospam@scummvm.org (Strangerke) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Chief finally found a husband for his "beautiful" daughter, but before the end of the ceremony, Leon escaped. So now... where is Leon?

The ScummVM Team is proud to announce that Soltys is playable for the first time in English and Polish using ScummVM! Special thanks to L.K. Avalon and Mr Wiśniewski for providing the sources and to nutron for spending so much time on the translation!

You'll need a daily build to get started, then grab the game on our downloads page and test it! As usual, all bugs should be reported to our bug tracker following our bug submission guidelines. While you play through the game, we would love it if you could take some screenshots for us.

If you would like to contribute further, you could invest some of your free time in translating Soltys and Dragon History, which should be easy to translate to most European-based languages. If you are interested, please contact translation AT scummvm DOT org.