Mike at RadioShack Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 When I try to play Grim Fandango, I have freezing and sound problems within the first few minutes. I used the installer suggested to install it onto my 64-bit Windows 7 and then I saw this forum to solve my new persisting -freezing and sound- problem. When I clicked on the link though, I got a "403 Forbidden" page. Is there a reason why this isn't available? Help would be appreciated. I've heard great things about this game and it seems pretty interesting thus far, but I'd like to be able to progress rather than replay the first few minutes. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcat Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Hmmm, I may not have that serverspace anymore, I'll upload the patch again on a new server. Thank you for your patience;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at RadioShack Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 That was much quicker than expected (so much for patience haha). I appreciate it too. I've heard great things about this game and I've enjoyed what little I've played. Until then, I think I'll give Monkey Island a look as it also has many fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcat Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 sorry, was a bit high last night so I forgot all about this:P I've now updated the first post in the thread with a new download link for the patch, moving to a(hopefully) more permanent server. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at RadioShack Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I tried it out for a about ten minutes - as it usually fails me within that time - and everything seems to be working perfectly. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcat Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Kool. Nice to hear it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at RadioShack Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks again. I beat the game a few days ago and, I must say, it was one of the best games I've played. Especially,when you compare it's storyline to the monotony of today's games. I'm crazy about a fictional dead man :/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic220 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 the file is again missing. i've windows 7 64 and the game simply doesn't run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpicus Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Yep, the link in the first message goes to internet cyberspace again, but I found the RAR file hosted at a French GF fansite for those needing it: http://grim-fandango.servhome.org/dossier/pbtech/GRIMDATA.rar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjDiabolik Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Ok the games working but i have an italian copy of this games.. with this archive extracted the games spoken italian but all menù and all text it's in english.... it's possibly to obtain a similar thinks with my italian copy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcat Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Yes, patch your original Italian version and replace the GRIM.TAB file in my archive with the one from that. I have not tested it tho. I strongly advice you try running the game with Residual as it is now completable although still slightly buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjDiabolik Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 It's continues to goes in "Read Memory Error" and it's impossible to play!! I have try anything but it's impossible to play......... *EDIT* I have play 3 years from windows.. it's possible with residual to import all original savegames ?? *EDIT 2PART* OHHH YEAH! I have found this patch here: http://www.lucasdelirium.it/utility.php After i have copied all file in my HARD DISK following the thread in this forum i have installed the patch 1.01 and after i have installed the patch v2 included in link post above! After that directly from windows for me it's possible to finish the games without any crash..... I thinks this patch working for all other language of this games and i thinks working in all windows (including windows 7) !! I thinks it's possibly to make a definitive guide: - Installing the games with original CD or using mixmojo custom setup - Installing the patch 1.01 - Installing this patch v2 - And now it's possibly or using the launcher 1.5 or using a no-cd version of exe without problems. If you can try this solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHistory Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I bought a copy of this long-desired game this summer. I downloaded a Grim setup and launcher, and the game started just fine. The problem I am running into now is that the game keeps freezing every few minutes--the music stops and the characters start to skip, typically on a line of dialogue--so I have to keep saving, quitting, and re-entering the program. I am using a Windows 7 laptop. I'm not very PC savvy, so any advice will have to be dumbed down quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeddlingMonk Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 You'd actually be better of using Residual. The documentation on the website is perfectly clear, but basically you simply have to install Residual, create a folder in a convenient place on your hard drive to copy every file on the CDs ending with .lab plus the grim.tab file. You also would need to download to that same directory the Grim Fandango patch (available on the Residual website). You don't have to install it. You don't need to. Just put the patch executable in the same folder with the files copied from the CD. Then you run Residual and add the game. The interface is similar to ScummVM, so if you've used ScummVM, you've already got the basics of Residual. But you should read the documentation on the Residual website anyway. There are other settings, like built-in antialiasing, but I'd focus on just the basic setup before bothering with tweaks. Residual is still at an early stage of development, but it's gotten far enough that the game is completely playable with the only major bugs being graphical glitches. As for what you've already installed, you could try fiddling with compatibility settings, but I think it's simpler to go with Residual. It's also already better than the original in one big way in that Residual fixes a major bug (that stops an important piece of dialog from ever happening) that even Tim Schafer didn't know existed until Residual found and fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlum Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Great job Longcat! Had those hyperthreading/dualcore problems but your file pack seem to have solved it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SketchSlayer Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Old links to the working exe are either 404ing or 403ing. I don't wanna have to keep saving every few minutes then quitting and loading T.\\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SketchSlayer Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Well since the awesomely patched exe I heard so much about was pretty much gone from the innernets D:< I hunted a while and came up with a solution that seems to be working pretty darn perfectly. Required items: One computer One copy of Grim Fandango that will get into the game (aka a version patched for modern pcs with a launcher I found somewhere a while back which didn't fix the problems but did make it install on a 64 bit system) or one that doesn't get that far and the 64 bit installer that I lost the link to One copy of a launcher thing like the one found here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Win2000_Launcher_d438.html Recipe: Step 1: Install Grim fandango with a 64 bit installer as found elsewhere in the internets Step 2:Open Win2kLauncher or other similar program Step 3:Fill out the program name as Grim Fandango (Or desired name within the launcher) Step 4:Use the button in the launcher to browse to Grim fandango's main exe (or as I did due to laziness the other launcher's shortcut on the desktop(that is installed by the 64 bit installer)) Step 5:Give it whatever priority you feel it should have with the scroll bar (I went one off the max since the max seemed a bit high) and uncheck all the processor boxes apart from the first (it shows 9 boxes iirc even on dual core machines) Step 6:Use the launch button in the win2klauncher after selecting the name you gave the profile for Grim Fandango Step 7:? Step 8:Profit (or just have fun playing Grim Fandango without any nasty audio freezing/game freezing, that works too) So yeah I hope this helps anyone with problems in future. Long live the slayer of all sketches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeddlingMonk Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 None of that is even necessary any more. Residual is in a good enough state now. It has some issues--it's in a beta state right now--but it works, and has even fixed a number of bugs in the original game (including not being able to talk to Domino, usually, in Year 3). Just install Residual, make a folder for the game wherever on your hard drive, copy the .lab files from both CDs and grim.tab into it, put the patch executable in there as well (don't run it, just copy it), point Residual at the folder (it works like ScummVM) and you're golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcat Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Like stated above, my patch is now obsolete thanks tho the great efforts of the ResidualVM team. It is THE way to play Grim Fandango these days. That being said, I still have the patched files, should anyone require them for some reason I can't think of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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