Zork Nemesis

Zork Nemesis
First release	1996
Also known as
Developed by	Zombie Studios, Activision
Published by	Activision
Distributed by	Activision
Platforms	DOS, MacOS, Windows
Resolution	640x480, 256 colors
Engine	ZVision
Support	Since ScummVM 1.8.0
Available for Purchase	Yes

Zork Nemesis is the second point-and-click graphic adventure game in the Zork series. The player's predecessor, Agent Karlok Bivotar, is rumored to have been a victim of a curse put on the Forbidden Lands by a being known only as "Nemesis". Vice Regent Syovar the Strong tasks the player with journeying to the Forbidden Lands to investigate the rumor, as well as the disappearance of four prominent citizens known as "The Alchemists".

Installation

Required data files

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

GoG version

• Use the GoG installer, no further file copying is needed

CD version

• Copy the following from the nemesis directory of CD1 into the game root directory:
  • The znemmx directory
  • The znemscr directory
  • nemesis.str
• From CD1, copy the zassets directory into the game root directory
• From CD2, copy the zassets directory into the game root directory, overwriting any duplicate files
• From CD3, copy the zassets directory into the game root directory, overwriting any duplicate files

DVD version

• Copy the following from the nemesis directory into the game root directory:
  • The znemmx directory
  • The znemscr directory
  • nemesis.str
  • Note: You'll also need to move cursor.zfs from the zassets/global directory into the znemscr directory
• Copy the disc2 directory into the game root directory
• Copy the disc3 directory into the game root directory
• Copy the zassets directory into the game root directory

Subtitle support

Download the subtitles patch from the Zork Library website and extract the archive. Copy these files into the folder with the other game files.

External links

• MobyGames entry for Zork Nemesis
• Wikipedia article on Zork Nemesis