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| = Introduction = | | {{ManualSection|location=User_Manual/Introduction|name=Introduction|desc=A description of what ScummVM does, what to do if you find a bug, and how to contact the authors}} |
| == What is ScummVM? ==
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| ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical
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| point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data
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| files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the
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| executables shipped with the game, allowing you to play them on
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| systems for which they were never designed!
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| Some of the adventures ScummVM supports include Adventure Soft's Simon
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| the Sorcerer 1 and 2; Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1
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| and Broken Sword 2; Flight of the Amazon Queen; Wyrmkeep's Inherit the
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| Earth; Coktel Vision's Gobliiins; Westwood Studios' The Legend of
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| Kyrandia and games based on LucasArts' SCUMM (Script Creation Utility
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| for Maniac Mansion) system such as Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle,
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| Sam and Max and more. You can find a thorough list with details on
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| which games are supported and how well on the compatibility
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| page. ScummVM is continually improving, so check back often.
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| Among the systems on which you can play those games are Windows,
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| Linux, Mac OS X, Dreamcast, PocketPC, PalmOS, AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2,
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| PSP, PS2, SymbianOS/EPOC and many more.
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| At this time ScummVM should be considered beta software, and is still
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| under heavy development. Be aware that whilst we attempt to make sure
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| that many games can be completed with few major bugs, crashes can happen.
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| If you enjoy ScummVM feel free to
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| [http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=37116 donate some money]
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| to help us. This will help us buy utilities needed to develop ScummVM
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| easier and quicker. If you cannot donate, help and contribute a patch!
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| == Reporting bugs ==
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| To report a bug, please create a [http://sourceforge.net SourceForge account],
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| then use our [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=37116&atid=418820 bug tracker]
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| to file a report (you can also reach it via the "Bug Tracking" link from
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| [http://www.scummvm.org our homepage].
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| Please make sure the bug is reproducible, and still occurs in the latest
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| daily build/current SVN version. Also check the bug doesn't already exist on the bug tracker, and have a look at the [http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility.php compatibility list on our website]
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| for that game, to ensure the issue is not already known.
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| Also, please do not report bugs on games that are not listed as being completable in [[#Appendix: Supported games | Appendix: Supported games]], or in the online [http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility.php compatibility list].
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| We already '''''know''''' those games have bugs.
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| Please include the following information:
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| *ScummVM version (PLEASE test the latest SVN/Daily build)
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| *Bug details, including instructions on reproducing
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| *Language of game (English, German, ...)
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| *Version of game (talkie, floppy, ...)
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| *Platform and Compiler (Win32, Linux, FreeBSD, ...)
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| *Attach a save game if possible
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| *If this bug only occurred recently, please note the last version without the bug, and the first version including
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| the bug. That way we can fix it quicker by looking at the changes made.
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| This should only take you a little time but will make it much easier for us to process your bug report in a way that satisfies both you and us.
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| == Contacting the developers ==
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| The easiest way to contact the ScummVM team is by submitting bug reports (see reporting-bugs) or by using our
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| [http://forums.scummvm.org forums]. You can also join and email the scummvm-devel mailing list (see
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| [http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scummvm-devel]). Or chat with us on IRC (channel #scummvm on irc.freenode.net).
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| Please do not ask us to support an unsupported game -- read
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| [http://www.scummvm.org/faq.php our FAQ] for an explanation.
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| {{ManualSection|location=User_Manual/Getting_started|name=Getting started|desc=What you need to be able to use ScummVM, where to get it from, and how to install it}} | | {{ManualSection|location=User_Manual/Getting_started|name=Getting started|desc=What you need to be able to use ScummVM, where to get it from, and how to install it}} |