Installing ResidualVM

[northclyst]

I've installed ResidualVM, but clicking on the icon does nothing. .

I've checked my config file - on running ResidualVM, it removes the first line [residual] but does nothing else.

When I run it from the command prompt, and specified the path to the game, it simply says that the game is not there.

Any ideas?

[MeddlingMonk]

I would take the message at face value. Maybe you actually do have GF on your hard drive. It's an open question as to whether you've really got the path set up correctly.

I would suggest that you copy and past your ResidualVM config file in a reply so we can look at it and see if anything obvious shows up.

[northclyst]

Thanks for the reply.

My config file merely says:

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[residual]


[grim]
path=C:\Games\Grim\Demo

When I run ResidualVM it is clearly reading this file, as the first line "[residual]" gets deleted.

If I try to run from the command line, the same problem occurs - it seems like residual is simply not starting.

If I delete the ini file altogether, and simply type ResidualVM at the command line, a blank residual.ini file is created and the help list is displayed, but nothing else happens.

Should I get some kind of UI like I get with ScummVM?

I'm using WinXP Professional SP3 and the latest build of residual. The -v switch says

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C:\Program Files\ResidualVM>residual -v
ResidualVM 0.0.6svn (Aug  4 2009 17:00:39)
Features compiled in:

C:\Program Files\ResidualVM>

Thanks

[ezekiel000]

With the support for multiple engines now don't you need to run residual with the option for the game e.g.
residual -f grim
or
residual -f grimdemo

Also it looks like you have the demo but the header of that section is for the full game.

It might remove the first line because it has no settings under that section header?

[northclyst]

With the support for multiple engines now don't you need to run residual with the option for the game e.g.
residual -f grim
or
residual -f grimdemo

Also it looks like you have the demo but the header of that section is for the full game.

It might remove the first line because it has no settings under that section header?

Brilliant - that is exactly the info I needed, ie by setting up the config file properly and then typing residual -f grimdemo the game works perfectly.

Thanks very much for your help.

[ezekiel000]

No problem btw you can leave out the -f if you don't want it full screen.