Difference between revisions of "Kyra"

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Kyra
Engine developer	athrxx, cyx, LordHoto, vinterstum
Companies that used it	Westwood Studios
Games that use it	The Legend of Kyrandia, Hand of Fate, Malcolm's Revenge, Lands of Lore, Eye of the Beholder, Eye of the Beholder II
Date added to ScummVM	2004-04-09
First release containing it	0.9.0

Status

General

The file kyra.dat is required in order to run the games.
This is included with each ScummVM release.

It can be found seperately in the ScummVM sources in the directory "dists/engine-data" (kyra.dat for latest ScummVM development version or
kyra.dat for the latest ScummVM release).

The Legend of Kyrandia

The Legend of Kyrandia is completable since ScummVM 0.9.0.

Hand of Fate

Hand of Fate is completable since 0.12.0 SVN (21 Mar 2008).

Malcolm's Revenge

Malcolm's Revenge is completable since 0.12.0 SVN (28 Apr 2008).

Lands of Lore

Lands of Lore is completable since 0.14.0 SVN (7 Jun 2009).

Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder should be completable.

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon should be completable.

Status of the Source Release

Negotiations for the release of the source to Kyrandia (and possible freeware release) have been conducted with Electronic Arts LA. The original code and assets from the Westwood-era have been confirmed to still exist on backups.

Action has stalled, mostly due to confusion over the franchise ownership and licensing. As of the last update, EA has reconfirmed their ownership of the rights.

Games using this engine

Eye of the Beholder (1991)
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991)
The Legend of Kyrandia (1992)
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate (1993)
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge (1994)
Lands of Lore (1993)

Tech info

The items and map lists may include spoilers for the games, so do not look at them if you want to play the games on your own.

Kyrandia 1

Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate

Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge

Resources

Kyra TODO: TODO Page

External links

ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/kyrandia1/ - Kyrandia 1 - update, demo, sample music, screenshots
ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/kyrandia2/ - Kyrandia 2 - update, demo, sample music, screenshots
ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/kyrandia3/ - Kyrandia 3 - sample music, video, screenshots
ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/lands1/ - Lands of Lore - update, demo, sample music, screenshots

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-=== Status of the Kyra engine ===
+{{EngineDescription|
-The current Kyrandia engine in the ScummVM CVS is capable of the basic graphics and rendering functions, the main incomplete component is the script interpreter and opcodes. It was reverse-engineering and is based in part on the [[http://www.sf.net/projects/freekyra/ FreeKyra]] engine.
+        name=Kyra|
+        developer=athrxx, [[User:cyx|cyx]], [[User:LordHoto|LordHoto]], [[User:vinterstum|vinterstum]]|
+        companies=[[Westwood Studios]]|
+        usedBy=[[The Legend of Kyrandia]], <br>[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate|Hand of Fate]], <br>[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge|Malcolm's Revenge]], <br>[[Lands_of_Lore|Lands of Lore]], <br>[[Eye_of_the_Beholder|Eye of the Beholder]], <br>[[Eye_of_the_Beholder_II:_The_Legend_of_Darkmoon|Eye of the Beholder II]]|
+        dateAdded=April 9, 2004|
+        release=0.9.0|
+        status=Complete|
+}}
-This is a HELP NEEDED engine, with nobody officially working on any reverse engineering efforts.
+==Status==
+=== General ===
+The file kyra.dat is required in order to run the games.<br>
+This is included with each ScummVM release.<br>
-=== Status of the Source Release ===
+It can be found seperately in the ScummVM sources in the directory "dists/engine-data" ([https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/blob/master/dists/engine-data/kyra.dat kyra.dat for latest ScummVM development version] or <br>
-Negotiations for the release of the source to Kyrandia (and possible freeware release) have been conducted with Electronic Arts LA. Unfortunately, due to various other issues at that studio, the project was shelved.
+[https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/raw/v{{StableTag}}/dists/engine-data/kyra.dat kyra.dat for the latest ScummVM release]).
-Recently (15 Apr 05) the major stumble with the source code release was determined to be a pre-existing contract with another party governing such issues. EALA is not currently in any position to work further on untangling a rather nasty web of sales an d transfers, and cannot chance infringing on the contract.
+=== The Legend of Kyrandia ===
+[[The Legend of Kyrandia]] is completable since ScummVM 0.9.0.
-The current outlook does not look good, given that nobody contacted claims to have the  rights, and obtaining a legal outcome to that effect would be impossible for a project like ScummVM. There will be continuing investigation into this issue, however.
+=== Hand of Fate ===
+[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate|Hand of Fate]] is completable since 0.12.0 SVN (21 Mar 2008).
-=== Tech info ===
+=== Malcolm's Revenge ===
-*[[Kyra opcodes|Opcodes]]
+[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge|Malcolm's Revenge]] is completable since 0.12.0 SVN (28 Apr 2008).
-*[[Kyra items (Kyrandia 1)|Items (Kyrandia 1)]]
+=== Lands of Lore ===
+[[Lands of Lore]] is completable since 0.14.0 SVN (7 Jun 2009).
+=== Eye of the Beholder ===
+[[Eye of the Beholder]] should be completable.
+=== Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon ===
+[[Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon]] should be completable.
+== Status of the Source Release ==
+Negotiations for the release of the source to Kyrandia (and possible freeware release) have been conducted with Electronic Arts LA. The original code and assets from the Westwood-era have been confirmed to still exist on backups.
+Action has stalled, mostly due to confusion over the franchise ownership and licensing. As of the last update, EA has reconfirmed their ownership of the rights.
+== Games using this engine ==
+* [[Eye of the Beholder]] (1991)
+* [[Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon]] (1991)
+* [[The Legend of Kyrandia]] (1992)
+* [[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate]] (1993)
+* [[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge]] (1994)
+* [[Lands of Lore]] (1993)
+== Tech info ==
+The items and map lists may include spoilers for the games, so do not look at them if you want to play the games on your own.
+====Kyrandia 1====
+*[[Kyra/Opcodes|Opcodes (list of unimplemented functions)]]
+*[[Kyra/Items (Kyrandia 1)|Items (Kyrandia 1)]]
+*[[Kyra/Maps (Kyrandia 1)|Maps (Kyrandia 1)]]
+*[[Kyra/Savegames (Kyrandia 1)|Savegames (Kyrandia 1) (for the sake of reference only)]]
+====Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate====
+*[[Kyra/Items (Kyrandia 2)|Items (Kyrandia 2)]]
+*[[Kyra/Maps (Kyrandia 2)|Maps (Kyrandia 2)]]
+*[[Kyra/Opcodes (Kyrandia 2)|Opcodes (Kyrandia 2)]]
+====Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge====
+*[[Kyra/Items (Kyrandia 3)|Items (Kyrandia 3)]]
+*[[Kyra/Maps (Kyrandia 3)|Maps (Kyrandia 3)]]
+==Resources==
+[[Kyra/TODO|Kyra TODO]]: TODO Page<br>
+==External links==
+*ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/kyrandia1/ - Kyrandia 1 - update, demo, sample music, screenshots
+*ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/kyrandia2/ - Kyrandia 2 - update, demo, sample music, screenshots
+*ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/kyrandia3/ - Kyrandia 3 - sample music, video, screenshots
+*ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/lands1/ - Lands of Lore - update, demo, sample music, screenshots
+[[Category:Engines]]
+__NOTOC__