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If you intend to translate FOTAQ, here are some notes to help ScummVM supporting it :
If you intend to translate FOTAQ, here are some notes to help ScummVM supporting it :


* Release a rebuilt datafile (ie. don't rely on queen.tbl to be modified for your version, this extra datafile only references retail versions of the game)
* Release a rebuilt datafile (ie. don't rely on '''queen.tbl''' to be modified for your version, this extra datafile only references retail versions of the game)
* Update the second byte of the "JAS version string" in queen.jas, this allows scummvm to perform correct language detection and select the appropriate charset data
* Update the second byte of the "JAS version string" in '''queen.jas''', this allows ScummVM to perform correct language detection and select the appropriate charset data
* If you must define new charset data, submit it to the patch tracker (ScummVM already has support for hebrew, russian and european fonts)
* If you must define new charset data, submit it to the patch tracker (ScummVM already has support for hebrew, russian and european fonts)


=== Tools ===
=== Tools ===


'''TODO:''' add references to the tools made by Vag from GreekRoms, compress_queen, etc.
* '''compress_queen''' allows to remove the '''queen.tbl''' dependancy from the original '''queen.1''' datafile.
* Vag from the GreekRoms team programmed several tools to help in the translation process. ''TODO add link to homepage''


[[Category:Engines]]
[[Category:Engines]]

Revision as of 23:41, 16 March 2007

Queen
Engine developer twogood, cyx, joostp
Companies that used it Interactive Binary Illusions
Games that use it Flight of the Amazon Queen
Date added to ScummVM 2003-09-28
First release containing it 0.6.0

The Queen Engine is used to play Interactive Binary Illusions' Flight of the Amazon Queen.

The engine currently supports all known DOS and Amiga versions (full game in several languages and demos).

There are currently no known bugs regarding FOTAQ.

Fanmade Translations

Notes

If you intend to translate FOTAQ, here are some notes to help ScummVM supporting it :

  • Release a rebuilt datafile (ie. don't rely on queen.tbl to be modified for your version, this extra datafile only references retail versions of the game)
  • Update the second byte of the "JAS version string" in queen.jas, this allows ScummVM to perform correct language detection and select the appropriate charset data
  • If you must define new charset data, submit it to the patch tracker (ScummVM already has support for hebrew, russian and european fonts)

Tools

  • compress_queen allows to remove the queen.tbl dependancy from the original queen.1 datafile.
  • Vag from the GreekRoms team programmed several tools to help in the translation process. TODO add link to homepage