To all TOMI and Grim Fandango fans...

[Griswald Goodsoup]

While I'm sure this thread should properly be directed to support or some archaic LucasArts support forum that nobody comments, I am in need of help, and steadfast reply within a 12 month time-frame.

I have had Grim Fandango for a number of months but when I excitedly installed it the game began with lines, irritating lines, running through the picture. I reinstalled it and googled reasons for this but with little accurate help.

Does anybody know how to stop this? I have SCUMMVM but I haven't yet added it to the list. Is that a quick fix or is there something else I must do to enjoy this game as opposed to throwing it at the wall.

Thankyou

[OzzieMonkey]

Originally Posted by Griswald Goodsoup

While I'm sure this thread should properly be directed to support or some archaic LucasArts support forum that nobody comments, I am in need of help, and steadfast reply within a 12 month time-frame.

I have had Grim Fandango for a number of months but when I excitedly installed it the game began with lines, irritating lines, running through the picture. I reinstalled it and googled reasons for this but with little accurate help.

Does anybody know how to stop this? I have SCUMMVM but I haven't yet added it to the list. Is that a quick fix or is there something else I must do to enjoy this game as opposed to throwing it at the wall.

Thankyou

Grim Fandango is not a Scumm game, therefore will never run on Scummvm. It runs on the GrimE engine, the same engine used for Escape From Monkey Island. There is a program under developement called Residual, but it is in very early stages and probably won't be worth looking at for a while.

What I can do for you is point you here: http://www.quick.mixnmojo.com

[GuruGuru214]

If I'd been 13 minutes earlier, I would've said exactly the same thing.

[guitarsareboring]

Ye ^^ got it running on Windows 7 so I was pretty pleased.

[Novotnus]

Enter dxdiag (start ->run -> tyle 'dxdiag') and turn off DirectDraw acceleration in Display section.

[Chyron8472]

Originally Posted by OzzieMonkey

What I can do for you is point you here: http://www.quick.mixnmojo.com

It's not obvious where the Grim setup stuff is on that mixnmojo page. it's under "More Google code Releases."

or here: http://code.google.com/p/grimfandangosetupandlauncher/



I once had issues with running Escape from Monkey Island, but the new setup files I found at that mixnmojo page mentioned fixed all my problems (not that I play EMI, but just for posterity.)

[Thespis]

Originally Posted by Novotnus

Enter dxdiag (start ->run -> tyle 'dxdiag') and turn off DirectDraw acceleration in Display section.

Just make sure you turn it back on when you're done.

[Bagge]

Originally Posted by Thespis

Just make sure you turn it back on when you're done.

You can turn off DirectDraw specifically for Grim.exe

[tbm1986]

Sounds like a vertical sync problem to me. You need to turn it on somewhere in the software that came with your graphics card.

[Remolay]

question: why do the LucasArts point and click engines have gross names?

[tbm1986]

Originally Posted by Remolay

question: why do the LucasArts point and click engines have gross names?

Coincidence.

S)cript
C)reation
U)tility for
M)aniac
M)ansion

Grim) Fandango
E)scape from Monkey Island

[Toothless Gibbon]

Originally Posted by tbm1986

Coincidence.

Grim) Fandango
E)scape from Monkey Island

It was actually GrimE(ngine)

And it was intentional.