GABRIEL KNIGHT 1 XP
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While I do have this game running on Xp, it is not flawless. There are a few glitches. These seem to be in regard to the following:
When in Talk mode the person's face in the lower right area is distorted.
You still need a "slowdown" Utility for certain sections of the game. I suggest "Turbo" or "CPUKiller"
You can find more information about them here.
... and while you can "save" and "restore" it only seems to work from the "map" (some weird cookies here!).
There is a wonderful article that gives some insights as to how to set up your "save" feature by saves
Steve Metzler
But the game is definitely playable. The Setup follows below:
1.Change your screen resolution to 640X480 16bit true color before you even think about installing the game. You can do this easily by right clicking anywhere on your Desktop. So go ahead and Right Click:
Select: -> Properties -> Settings -> Adapters -> Advance ->
When this screen comes up select: -> "List all Modes"
Here you can select different types of screen resolutions, color choice (i.e.: 16bit -32bit, etc) and screen refresh rates. I chose 640X480/16bit/100Hertz ...you may want to experiment with this. I found that once done, I would have to restart my system. Then make sure that all start-up programs were either closed down or disabled.
2. Next, load the CD (I have 2 different issues of this game, the one I did this with has "the hanging man" on it. and says "Sierra Originals" at the bottom. And has the promo for GK2 on it.) If you wish to try this with the original issue remember that you need to have a Vesa driver loaded.
3. After putting in the CD into your Drive (mine's E:) Click on ->My Computer -> Double Click on your CD drive to view the files on the CD.
4. For every .exe or .bat file that you see Right Click -> "Properties" -> "Compatibility" -> Check 640X480Screen Resolution and 256 colors -> Click "Apply" -> Click "OK"
5. After that is done then Click on the "Sierra Setup". You can choose to either "test" or not. I did both and either one worked fine on my system.
6. Once the install is completed, Open the new "WINGK1" (this name can vary) folder on your hard drive. Check each file by right clicking to see if any have a compatibility mode. (These will be .exe files) For those that do, make sure you click "256 colors" and "640x480 Screen Resolution". Click "Apply". Click "OK". Go back and copy the "Patch File" into you GK Game folder on your hard drive if they aren't already there.
7. If you don't have them on your disc, get the Patches for GK1 (there are 2) GKCDpat.zip and GKpat10b.zip You can download them from "The Patch Scrolls"
8. Install the patches to your game file.
9. You should be able to access the game from your Start Menu->All Programs->Sierra->GabrielKnight1.
10. Or you can drag the "Icon" to your Desktop (as I did) for easier access. The only other modification that I made is that before I loaded the game to play, I "dragged away" the "Task Bar" at my desktop. If you do this make sure that you have a shortcut to GKI on your Desktop where you can see it.
11.Once you begin the game, all aspects will work....except for the save and restore feature...Save will only work from the "MAP". To set up the "Save Game feature, do it BEFORE you start your game. Go to --> your Gabriel Knight Game file. This will be either C:\GK1WIN or C:\Sierra\GKCD --> Right Click anywhere in the folder and select New --> Folder. Make a new one for each saved game you think you might need. Give each folder a memorable sequencial title. (ex. "saves0001" and so forth)
Steve has successfully tested 12 (I've made 18 but have only needed to use 7 so far)
You can read more about it here. (just click on the Steve Metzler link.)
So make sure when you want to save that Gabe gets his coat and heads for the nearest door. Get to the Map and then you'll be able to Save your game and name your save as well. It will also restore to that point too.
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Για ρίξε μία ματιά και σε αυτό . Αύριο θα το κοιτάξω αναλυτικότερα το θέμα και θα ενημερώσω.
Δοκίμασες να το τρέξεις μέσω του DosBox;
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Πάντως η Jane Jensen είναι περιέργως εξαφανισμένη. Θυμάται κανείς τώρα πια το Grey Matter, το adventure που ετοίμαζε και ξαφνικά το είχε "παγώσει" η Adventure Company;
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Whenever I smell asphault, I think of Maureen.
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Να μην βγει ούτε σε 1000 χρόνια έτσι.
Whenever I smell asphault, I think of Maureen.
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Καλό είναι ο κόσμος να σέβεται και τους δημιουργούς. Να ήταν δύο και να έλειπε ο ένας πάει και έρχεται, άλλα όχι έτσι δεν θα πάρω, τους καταλαβαίνω.
Όσο για τα original μεγάλη και πονεμένη ιστορία φίλε μου, πάνε οι καλές εποχές, τώρα έχει γεμίσει η πιάτσα κοράκια.
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