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* [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/Patches-Updates.html Sierra help], offering both official and unofficial patches almost all of the Sierra SCI games | * [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/Patches-Updates.html Sierra help], offering both official and unofficial patches almost all of the Sierra SCI games (please note that unofficial patches are not recommended, when playing using ScummVM. ScummVM fixes most issues on-the-fly and those patches may even cause issues/may not work properly in ScummVM) | ||
* [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Utilities/SoundUtilities.html Music related utilities and patches], including the official Sierra patch that offers after-market support for General MIDI in several games | |||
Patches for the original Sierra interpreters and fan-made patches for bugs (not needed and also not recommended, when using ScummVM. Only useful when using Sierra's original interpreter): | |||
* [http://reocities.com/belzorash/ Patches from NewRisingSun/Belzorash] | |||
* [http://gkpatches.vogons.zetafleet.com/ Patches from Enrico Rolfi] for the Gabriel Knight series of games | * [http://gkpatches.vogons.zetafleet.com/ Patches from Enrico Rolfi] for the Gabriel Knight series of games | ||
* [http://www.spacequest.net/ Patches for Space Quest games] from spacequest.net | * [http://www.spacequest.net/ Patches for Space Quest games] from spacequest.net | ||
* [http://www.squirtthecat.com/ Updates to run SCI3 based games on XP/Vista] from squirtthecat.com | * [http://www.squirtthecat.com/ Updates to run SCI3 based games on XP/Vista] from squirtthecat.com | ||
* [http://sierra.voyd.net/ Michael C. Maggio's Sierra General MIDI Driver w/ SFX support] | |||
* [http://www.rarefied.org/sci/drivers.html Ravi Iyengar's GM sound drivers] for SCI0 and SCI1 Sierra games | |||
* [http://en.ecomstation.ru/personal/kiewitzsoft/doscompat-patches.php Martin Kiewitz' GOSIERRA patch] for Sierra's Sound Blaster drivers which fixes the dreaded "Unable to initialize audio hardware" message | |||
* [http://sierra.voyd.net/ Sierra General MIDI Driver w/ SFX support] | * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=32587 Sierra/Dynamix sound driver patches] from vogons.org, by tikalat, NewRisingSun and ripsaw8080. | ||
* [http://www.rarefied.org/sci/drivers.html Ravi's GM sound drivers] for SCI0 and SCI1 Sierra games | |||
* [http://en.ecomstation.ru/personal/kiewitzsoft/doscompat-patches.php Martin Kiewitz' patch] for Sierra's Sound Blaster drivers which fixes the dreaded "Unable to initialize audio hardware" message | |||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 27 May 2017
SCI Patches
Many SCI games suffered from bugs, either related to speed, or odd behavior. There are numerous patches, both official and unofficial, which fix these bugs. Some of these patches also offer functionality not present in the games originally, like support for General MIDI
The known ones are:
- Sierra help, offering both official and unofficial patches almost all of the Sierra SCI games (please note that unofficial patches are not recommended, when playing using ScummVM. ScummVM fixes most issues on-the-fly and those patches may even cause issues/may not work properly in ScummVM)
- Music related utilities and patches, including the official Sierra patch that offers after-market support for General MIDI in several games
Patches for the original Sierra interpreters and fan-made patches for bugs (not needed and also not recommended, when using ScummVM. Only useful when using Sierra's original interpreter):
- Patches from NewRisingSun/Belzorash
- Patches from Enrico Rolfi for the Gabriel Knight series of games
- Patches for Space Quest games from spacequest.net
- Updates to run SCI3 based games on XP/Vista from squirtthecat.com
- Michael C. Maggio's Sierra General MIDI Driver w/ SFX support
- Ravi Iyengar's GM sound drivers for SCI0 and SCI1 Sierra games
- Martin Kiewitz' GOSIERRA patch for Sierra's Sound Blaster drivers which fixes the dreaded "Unable to initialize audio hardware" message
- Sierra/Dynamix sound driver patches from vogons.org, by tikalat, NewRisingSun and ripsaw8080.