Gownaar Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 I never got around to playing Grim Fandango until recently. Didn't have any technical problems with the game personally but since many people do, I thought it'd be a cool project to gather most common fixes in one box, make it automated and user friendly. I know there's Residual now, haven't tried it to be honest but it's not even beta yet and seems to be moving like a dead cheetah, so maybe this isn't completely outdated right in the start. Features are listed on the installer's welcome page and launcher info can be found in a txt later so I'm not going to write about it here. The only thing to add is that beside CDs, GrimInstaller can also install from a folder (must be run from a location that contains GRIMDATA folder which contains all required files). If you care to check it out, let me know what you think. Update: ****** GrimInstaller/GrimLauncher is now obsolete. It is recommended that you use ResidualVM to play Grim Fandango. There is no need to install the game, but you can use GrimCopy utility to setup game files for Residual. DL: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/dah0i9jmxaqnn/GrimInstaller http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Gownaar Virus scans (VirusTotal): GrimInstaller, GrimCopy
Gownaar Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 Now that I read my post a day later, I realize it's kinda dumb to tell people to try something which they won't know exactly what it's about until they've tried it. So some more info is in order after all. The idea behind GrimInstaller is to deliver the game patched out-of-the-box, patched meaning v1.01 + core affinity [Edit: added a patch for the untriggered dialogue bug]. Supports English, Spanish, Italian and French Grim version [Edit: German and Br. Portuguese added]. It also installs GrimLauncher, its most prominent feature being that it implements DDFix on an automated level so user doesn't have to run stuff before and after playing (it's optional, of course). I tinypasted GrimLauncher.txt and a screen of GrimInstaller can't hurt either:
Gownaar Posted December 9, 2011 Author Posted December 9, 2011 Installer: - added a background and a custom cursor; trying to give it a bit of that 'game installer' feel Launcher: - added the option to restore desktop icons layout after playing; useful if game messes it up
pixyfrog Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 Hey Grownaar, Thanks for sharing this. Tried it on my environment. works like a charm.
Gownaar Posted December 11, 2011 Author Posted December 11, 2011 Thanks for trying it. I put some work into this so it's nice to get any kind of feedback and extra nice when it's positive.
Gownaar Posted December 27, 2011 Author Posted December 27, 2011 Installer: - added partial support for the German game version [Edit: updated, should be less partial now ]. - a slight redesign: cleaned up the welcome page and moved the info to a dedicated page - some minor tweaking here and there This is likely the final update [Edit: yeah, right]. I wish you all a grim new year.
Gownaar Posted December 30, 2011 Author Posted December 30, 2011 For anyone who might want to use GrimInstaller to create a DVD copy of their game - you can find a complete reference here.
Gownaar Posted January 4, 2012 Author Posted January 4, 2012 Installer: - some changes regarding the game's registry entries - fixed an issue that could cause a DVD version to be treated as a CD - minor cosmetic changes Launcher: - added the option to disable debug mode; this probably should've been included from the beginning - fixed a stupid bug that could cause file check to return incorrect file count This really should be the final update. I always removed the old version when uploading a new one and wasn't keeping dl count but I think that so far, GrimInstaller has a total of something like 10 downloads. Not exactly a hit. Nonetheless, I had enough intrinsic motivation and I'm satisfied with the job done. For the most part, it seems that the Grim scene has moved on to the ninth underworld by now but it looks like something's happening with the Residual project after all. So the Number 9 will be safe to ride but I'm sure that every now and then there will be a lost soul who'll make use of my Excelsior line.
Gownaar Posted January 9, 2012 Author Posted January 9, 2012 Been doing some postproject cleanup. I came to a dilemma about what to do with non-english game versions I had obtained for the sake of providing/testing support. I'm never going to play them since I don't speak the languages (just a bit of Italian) but deleting them was not an option because they were not easy to come by. Some of them are on the brink of extinction online and if I should ever need them again, they may be impossible to get. I have a serious diskspace problem (and no cash to do something about it) so the logical choice was to store them on dvd. Then I thought, why not make it proper? I put in a bit of extra work, made a modified version of installer and the result is: Some files are common across versions so instead of 6, the whole thing weighs 3.5 GB and fits comfortably on a DVD-5. So now I'm a proud holder of a Grim Fandango multilanguage disc.
Gownaar Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 Oops... v1.1.2 had a massive bug that turned the launcher into a non-launcher. Big thanks to Rilian for reporting it.
Gownaar Posted February 4, 2012 Author Posted February 4, 2012 Installer: improved game language detection and added manual selection in case it fails. Thanks to oldhomehaibane for reporting a problem.
ShadowRock Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 I recently installed Grim Fandango onto my Windows 7 64 bit laptop with this program and it works like an absolute charm. I'm about halfway through year two and I haven't come across any sorts of glitches or anything. Very nice work! Thanks for this program.
erik Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Tnx for this man. Works very well! Got past the elevator scene no problem.
Gownaar Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 Muy obligado. Three people can't be wrong so I now officially regard GrimInstaller project as a success.
Gownaar Posted April 12, 2012 Author Posted April 12, 2012 - added launcher options configurator I thought ini editing would do but this GUI thing seems to be the new trend so...
Gownaar Posted May 2, 2012 Author Posted May 2, 2012 Getting some fairly decent (relatively speaking) dl counts and no bug reports for a while now. There's nothing I want to add, remove, change or improve. It's kinda working fine and we'll leave it at that. I'd like to thank once more those who were willing to provide feedback. Had to write this one last post to give me some sense of closure. Plus it makes my post count a power of 2, can't have proper closure with postcount=31, maybe in some crazy zero-based universe but certainly not here.
Rodent Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Thank you very much. Is there any possibilty to add support to the Brazilian Portuguese version of the game?
Gownaar Posted May 20, 2012 Author Posted May 20, 2012 - added support for the Brazilian Portuguese version of the game
Amorth Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Thank you for taking the time to do this. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to play my old favorite game on Win7, but now I can! Cheers!
doubledee88 Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Thanks for this awesome thing, I finally got to play this great game.
Scorpicus Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Great launcher - essentially lets you play GF on windows 7 straight out of the box, avoiding all headaches. Someone should sticky this thread, as the launcher solves all the common problems in one go.
infoleather Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 By year two and a half, I have not come across any kind of glitches or anything.
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