Difference between revisions of "Blue Force"

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Blue Force

First release	1993
Also known as
Developed by	Tsunami Media
Published by	Tsunami Media
Distributed by	(unknown)
Platforms	DOS
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors (DOS, VGA)
Engine	TsAGE
Support	Since ScummVM 1.5.0
Available for Purchase	No

A graphical adventure that places you in the shoes of Jake Ryan who, as a child, witnesses his parents being brutally murdered. Thirteen years later, he has graduated from the Police Academy, and is about to start his career. Little does he know that the past is going to return to haunt him.

In Blue Force, you control Jake as he starts his police career. Immerse yourself into into this police adventure - stolen National Guard weapons are rumored to be circulating in the area, and it's up to you to investigate. Blue Force was designed by Jim Walls, the mastermind behind the Police Quest Sierra series.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

*.rlb

Run the original installation program and install Blue Force to the harddisk to access floppy version files.

Original Game

The debug mode is activated by the following sequence: Ctrl-X = Shift-&
The commands in god mode are the following:
- ? : list of available commands
- ` : breaks to debugger (if being run under one)
- i : set inventory item by number
- I : set inventory item by name
- B : set Bookmark (game progress state)
- c : List details of objects within the scene
- d : Give player stats
- M : total free wad memory space
- p : show palette
- t : teleport to a scene
- u : enable player control
- v : set the player sprite set (aka. visage)
- V : show visage area
- F : fragmentation
- f : inspect/change flags

Known Bugs

Scene 20 - Cracking sounds when the first logo is displayed
Intro: glitches in car animation
Scene 300 - PD : Reported walking region issue, not reproducible?
Scene 410 - Gang arrest: The colleague takes a weird position after putting cuffs on guy - to be verified in original
Scene 270 - In grandma's house: When you come back home instead of giving the baseball card back, grandma is missing - to be verified in original
Scene 560 - In Grandma's office: After some clicks here and there, the picture (flag + photo + badge) stops reacting. Not reproducible, to be confirmed
Scene 560 - In Grandma's office: After having checked the computer, Ryan is sitting. If he stands up, the chair disappear - to be verified in original

Original Bugs

Scene 360 (FIXED): When coming for domestic violence (day 1), if you enter with your gun handy, Doug suddenly puts it back.

External links

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 {{GameDescription|
 	name=Blue Force|
-         image=N/A|
+         image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/tsage/blueforce/blueforce_dos_en_1_2.jpg|
 	release=1993|
 	alternateNames=|
-	publisher=[[Tsunami Media, inc]]|
+	publisher=[[Tsunami Games|Tsunami Media]]|
-	developer=[[Tsunami Media, inc]]|
+	developer=[[Tsunami Games|Tsunami Media]]|
 	platforms=DOS|
 	engine=[[TsAGE]]|
-	support=Not yet|
+	support=Since ScummVM 1.5.0|
 	resolution=320x200, 256 colors (DOS, VGA)|
 	purchase=No
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 In Blue Force, you control Jake as he starts his police career. Immerse yourself into into this police adventure -  stolen National Guard weapons are rumored to be circulating in the area, and it's up to you to investigate. Blue Force was designed by Jim Walls, the mastermind behind the Police Quest Sierra series.
+==Installation==
+===Required data files ===
+For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html user documentation].
+* *.rlb
+Run the original installation program and install Blue Force to the harddisk to access floppy version files.
 == Original Game ==
@@ Line 36: / Line 44: @@
 == Known Bugs ==
-*Scene 410: The colleague takes a weird position after putting cuffs on guy - to be verified
+*Scene 20 - Cracking sounds when the first logo is displayed
-*Scene 410: Black rectangle appears on inventory after getting the automatic rifle where the colleague stands
+*Intro: glitches in car animation
-*Scene 800: A black square appear on the inventory where the car stands (same bug as previous one)
+*Scene 300 - PD : Reported walking region issue, not reproducible?
-*Scene 270: When you come back home instead of giving the baseball card back, grandma is missing
+*Scene 410 - Gang arrest: The colleague takes a weird position after putting cuffs on guy - to be verified in original
+*Scene 270 - In grandma's house:  When you come back home instead of giving the baseball card back, grandma is missing - to be verified in original
+*Scene 560 - In Grandma's office: After some clicks here and there, the picture (flag + photo + badge) stops reacting. Not reproducible, to be confirmed
+*Scene 560 - In Grandma's office: After having checked the computer, Ryan is sitting. If he stands up, the chair disappear - to be verified in original
+== Original Bugs ==
+*Scene 360 (FIXED): When coming for domestic violence (day 1), if you enter with your gun handy, Doug suddenly puts it back.
 == External links ==
-*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/blue-force Moby Games article]
+*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/1478/blue-force/ Moby Games article]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/tsunami/tsage:blueforce/ Screenshots]
 [[Category:TsAGE Games]]
+[[Category:Supported Games]]