Inherit The Earth, compressed voices

Yummy · Post by **Yummy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:26 pm

Hi!

First, Thanks to all the Dev who allow us playing these wonderful games on our DS!

It seems i've got a little problem with Inherit The Earth: I compressed the voices.rsc file taken from the cd version of the game with the compress_saga.exe & had at the end a voices.cmp file.

I tested the "new" game with the ScummVM PC version & all was ok!

Then i put the folder game to the root of my µds.
Using the right version (ScummVM-e), I discovered that the game worked well but that i didn't have the voices!!

So, my question is: Does the DS version of ScummVM support the compressed voices file of the game?

& if the answer is positive, did i do something wrong?...

Thanks for your help!

clem · Post by **clem** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:04 pm

which format did you compress into? DS port apparently only supports mp3 compression (according to http://scummvm.drunkencoders.com/index.htm#mp3 )

which version of ScummVM are you using? I think compresssed ITE is quite a new addition, maybe your version doesn't support that yet?

ScummVM's about screen should tell which compressed files are supported/which version you have.

Yummy · Post by **Yummy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:48 pm

Hello clem!
Thanks for your help!

clem wrote:which format did you compress into? DS port apparently only supports mp3 compression (according to http://scummvm.drunkencoders.com/index.htm#mp3 )

I am sorry clem but i don't know how to do that with the .rsc file: i've just used the command "compress_saga voices" for the compression as i've read it in the README.text, giving with the tools.

For Inherit the Earth, the digital music (music.rsc), speech (voices.rsc or "inherit the earth voices") and sound effects(sounds.rsc) files can be compressed. For I have no mouth, the speech (voices*.res) files can be compressed.

The compressed files have the ".cmp" extension. Once compressed, you only need the respective .cmp files.

So if there is a way to compress into mp3 could you please tell me what is the exact command to do so?....because i am "a bit" lost!...

clem wrote:which version of ScummVM are you using? I think compresssed ITE is quite a new addition, maybe your version doesn't support that yet?

ScummVM's about screen should tell which compressed files are supported/which version you have.

I am using the latest version, i think, which is the 0-11-0beta3 downlaoded from the forum.

However, i didn't have a look at the ScummVM's starting screen to see which compressed files are supported!
So, i am going to verify it to tell you more!

EDIT: ok! So, the exact version i am using is the 0.11.0 build E, ITE/IHNM (SAGA)

agentq · Post by **agentq** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:27 pm

I'm sorry, but there is currently no way to get compressed voices in Inherit the Earth on the DS port. This functionality was disabled in order to gain some extra speed when running with uncompressed speech.

Yummy · Post by **Yummy** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:01 pm

What a pity!!...

Thanks anyway agentq for this clear answer, dreaming that sound compression for this game will be supported on the DS port one day!

Post by **sev** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:12 pm

agentq wrote:I'm sorry, but there is currently no way to get compressed voices in Inherit the Earth on the DS port. This functionality was disabled in order to gain some extra speed when running with uncompressed speech.

It would be extremely helpful if this information reflected on our Wiki.

Eugene

agentq · Post by **agentq** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:13 pm

Can you give me a wiki login then?

Post by **sev** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:27 pm

agentq wrote:Can you give me a wiki login then?

Of course, e-mail went.

Eugene

tomten · Post by **tomten** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:11 pm

sev wrote:
agentq wrote:Can you give me a wiki login then?
Of course, e-mail went.

Wow, is the NDS port finally going to be treated like a real family member? =]