Difference between revisions of "The Dig"

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The Dig

First release	1995
Also known as	Dig
Developed by	LucasArts
Published by	LucasArts, Disney
Distributed by	Activision
Platforms	DOS, Macintosh, Windows
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors
Engine	SCUMM
Support	Since ScummVM 0.2.0
Available for Purchase	Yes

The Dig was the eleventh game to use the SCUMM scripting language. The game, based on a story by Steven Spielberg, first follows two NASA astronauts (Commander Boston Low, Dr. Ludger Brink) and a reporter named Maggie Robbins as they attempt to destroy an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. Later, the game finds the crew on an alien planet trying to discover why there seems to be no sentient life, discovering the secrets the planet holds, and trying to find a way back home.

Installation

Required data files

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

Macintosh

The Dig Data

Macintosh Demo

The Dig Demo Data

PC

VIDEO folder
DIG.LA0
DIG.LA1
DIGMUSIC.BUN
DIGVOICE.BUN
LANGUAGE.BND (Non-English versions)

Note: The Steam version uses a custom launcher with datafiles embedded in the executable. You must add the root of the folder (or Mac app bundle) to ScummVM for the game to be detected correctly, not just the data directory. This means that for the Windows Steam version for example you need to select the "..\steamapps\common\The Dig" folder and not "..\steamapps\common\The Dig\DIG".

PC Demo

audio folder
video folder
dig.la0
dig.la1

Game languages

The following language choices are available when using command-line arguments or the "Language" option in the game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation

jp - Japanese
zh - Chinese
kr - Korean

Default controls

To change these controls, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation

Hotkey	Description
`Ctrl` + `0`-`9`	Loads saved game
`Alt` + `0`-`9`	Saves game
`Crtl` + `Alt` + `d`	Starts the debugger
`Crtl` + `f`	Toggles fast mode on/off
`Crtl` + `g`	Toggles really REALLY fast mode on/off
`Crtl` + `t`	Switches between 'Speech only', 'Speech and Subtitles' and 'Subtitles only'
Tilde `~`	Shows/hides the debugging console
`[` and `]`	Changes music volume down/up
`-` and `+`	Changes text speed slower/faster
`F5`	Displays the save/load window
`Alt` + `F5`	Displays the original save/load window, if the game has one.
Space	Pauses
Period `.`	Skips current line of text in some games
`Enter`	Simulates left mouse button click
`Tab`	Simulates right mouse button click

Boot Params

For more information on using boot params, see the Boot Params wiki page.

The Dig Demo

The following table was contributed by Ben Gorman. Thanks, Ben!

Param	Description
300	Skip intro movies
305	Outside wrecked alien ship
310	Canyon

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{GameDescription|
 	name=The Dig|
-         image=http://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/lec/dig/scummvm_0_10_0.jpg|
+         image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/scumm/dig/dig_dos_en_1_4.jpg|
 	release=1995|
 	alternateNames=Dig|
-	publisher=[[LucasArts]]|
+	publisher=[[LucasArts]], [[Disney]]|
 	developer=[[LucasArts]]|
-	platforms=DOS, Macintosh|
+        distributor=[[Activision]]|
+	platforms=DOS, Macintosh, Windows|
 	engine=[[SCUMM]]|
-	support=Since ScummVM 0.2.0
+	support=Since ScummVM 0.2.0|
+	purchase=[[Where to get the games#LucasArts Games|Yes]]|
+        resolution=320x200, 256 colors
 }}
-'''The Dig''' was the eleventh game to use the [[SCUMM]] scripting language.  The game, based on a story by Steven Spielburg, first follows two NASA astronauts (Commander Boston Low, Dr. Ludger Brink) and a reporter named Maggie Robbins as they attempt to destroy an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth.  Later, the game finds the crew on an alien planet trying to discover why there seems to be no sentient life, discovering the secrets the planet holds, and trying to find a way back home.
+'''The Dig''' was the eleventh game to use the [[SCUMM]] scripting language.  The game, based on a story by Steven Spielberg, first follows two NASA astronauts (Commander Boston Low, Dr. Ludger Brink) and a reporter named Maggie Robbins as they attempt to destroy an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth.  Later, the game finds the crew on an alien planet trying to discover why there seems to be no sentient life, discovering the secrets the planet holds, and trying to find a way back home.
-==Game Variants==
+==Installation==
-The Macintosh and PC DOS versions are virtually identical.
+===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].
-==Data Files==
+'''''Macintosh'''''
-All of the files required for The Dig to run
-Macintosh CD
+* The Dig Data
-* The Dig Data
+'''''Macintosh Demo'''''
-Macintosh Demo
+* The Dig Demo Data
-* The Dig Demo Data
+'''''PC'''''
-PC CD and Floppy
 * VIDEO folder
@@ Line 33: / Line 34: @@
 * DIGMUSIC.BUN
 * DIGVOICE.BUN
 * LANGUAGE.BND (Non-English versions)
-PC Demo
+''Note:'' The Steam version uses a custom launcher with datafiles embedded in the executable. You must add the root of the folder (or Mac app bundle) to ScummVM for the game to be detected correctly, not just the data directory. This means that for the Windows Steam version for example you need to select the "..\steamapps\common\The Dig" folder '''and not''' "..\steamapps\common\The Dig\DIG".
+'''''PC Demo'''''
 * audio folder
 * video folder
 * dig.la0
 * dig.la1
-==Datafile Compression==
+===Game languages===
-The *.BUN files can be compressed with the utility compress_scumm_bun which is found in the [[http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php#tools ScummVM tools package]]
+The following language choices are available when using command-line arguments or the "Language" option in the game-specific settings. For more information, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/settings/game.html user documentation]
-The utility is used in the following manner:
+* jp  - Japanese
+* zh  - Chinese
-compress_scumm_bun digmusic.bun
+* kr  - Korean
+==Default controls==
-==Platform Compatibility==
+To change these controls, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/settings/keymaps.html user documentation]
-List of platforms where The Dig is known to work / not to work
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Hotkey
-{| border="0"
+!Description
+|-
+|<code>Ctrl</code> + <code>0</code>-<code>9</code>
+|Loads saved game
+|-
+|<code>Alt</code> + <code>0</code>-<code>9</code>
+|Saves game
+|-
+|<code>Crtl</code> + <code>Alt</code> + <code>d</code>
+|Starts the debugger
+|-
+|<code>Crtl</code> + <code>f</code>
+| Toggles fast mode on/off
+|-
+|<code>Crtl</code> + <code>g</code>
+|Toggles really REALLY fast mode on/off
+|-
+|<code>Crtl</code> + <code>t</code>
+|Switches between 'Speech only', 'Speech and Subtitles' and 'Subtitles only'
+|-
+|Tilde <code>~</code>
+|Shows/hides the debugging console
+|-
+|<code>[</code> and <code>]</code>
+|Changes music volume down/up
+|-
+|<code>-</code> and <code>+</code>
+|Changes text speed slower/faster
+|-
+|<code>F5</code>
+|Displays the save/load window
 |-
-|Legend:
+|<code>Alt</code> + <code>F5</code>
+|Displays the original save/load window, if the game has one.
 |-
-|style="background:lightgreen;width:100px"|Completable
+|Space
+|Pauses
 |-
-|style="background:#ffff77;width:100px"|Not Completable
+|Period <code>.</code>
+|Skips current line of text in some games
 |-
-|style="background:#ff7777;width:100px"|Doesn't Work
+|<code>Enter</code>
+|Simulates left mouse button click
 |-
+|<code>Tab</code>
+|Simulates right mouse button click
 |}
+==Boot Params==
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width=100%
+For more information on using boot params, see the [[Boot Params]] wiki page.
-|+The Dig Compatibility by Platform
+===The Dig Demo===
+The following table was contributed by Ben Gorman. Thanks, Ben!
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"
 |- style="background:silver"
-|Platform||Game Version||Status
+!Param
-|- style="background:lightgreen"
+!Description
-|Windows||PC CD-ROM||Completable
+|-
-|- style="background:lightgreen"
+|300||Skip intro movies
-|Windows||Macintosh||Completable
+|-
-|- style="background:lightgreen"
+| 305 ||Outside wrecked alien ship
-|Linux||PC CD-ROM||Completable
+|-
-|- style="background:lightgreen"
+|310||Canyon
-|Linux||Macintosh||Completable
+|-
-|- style="background:#ffff77"
-|Dreamcast||PC CD-ROM||Not Completable - cutscenes freeze, gameplay slow
 |}
 ==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dig Wikipedia article on The Dig]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dig_(video_game) Wikipedia article on {{PAGENAME}}]
-*[http://www.scummvm.org/screenshots.php?cat1=0&cat2=10&view=-1 Screenshots]
+*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/354/the-dig/ MobyGames entry on {{PAGENAME}}]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/lucasarts/scumm:dig/ Screenshots]
+[[Category:Supported Games|Dig, The]]
 [[Category:SCUMM Games|Dig, The]]