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Short after the release of [[Grim Fandango]], [[LucasArts]] released a patch which fixed few problems affecting the game. ResidualVM still needs it for those reasons:
Short after the release of [[Grim Fandango]], [[LucasArts]] released a patch which fixed few problems affecting the game. ScummVM still needs it for those reasons:
* Complete the game, as it fixes a bug in year 2;
* Complete the game, as it fixes a bug in year 2;
* Show subtitles in cutscenes.
* Show subtitles in cutscenes.


== Install the patch ==
== Install the patch ==
First, download the patch from [http://demos.residualvm.org/patches/gfupd101.exe here].
First, download the patch from [https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/extras/patches/gfupd101.exe here].
To use it you <b>do not</b> need to extract it. Just putting it in the folder where the Grim Fandango data is located will work. ResidualVM will load and extract it internally, regardless the operating system or platform you're using.
To use it you <b>do not</b> need to extract it. Just putting it in the folder where the Grim Fandango data is located will work. ScummVM will load and extract it internally, regardless the operating system or platform you're using.


== Extract the patch ==
== Extract the patch ==
If you anyway want to extract it this is the procedure:
If you anyway want to extract it this is the procedure:
=== With a Windows installation ===
=== With a Windows installation ===
If you have a Windows installation of [[Grim Fandango]] you just need to install the patch and copy to the directory with the game data used by ResidualVM the files listed below.
If you have a Windows installation of [[Grim Fandango]] you just need to install the patch and copy to the directory with the game data used by ScummVM the files listed below.
This requires you to first have Grim Fandango installed, since the patch won't apply otherwise.  
This requires you to first have Grim Fandango installed, since the patch won't apply otherwise.  


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=== Without a Windows installation ===
=== Without a Windows installation ===
In this case the process is a bit more lenghty: you must clone the git repository residualvm-tools and build the tool patchex.
In this case the process is a bit more lenghty: you must clone the git repository scummvm-tools and build the tool patchex.
Run the commands below:
Run the commands below:
<pre>
<pre>
$ git clone git://github.com/residualvm/residualvm-tools.git
$ git clone git://github.com/scummvm/scummvm-tools.git
$ cd residualvm-tools
$ cd scummvm-tools
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ ../configure
$ ../configure
$ make tools/patchex
$ make engines/grim/patchex
</pre>
</pre>
Then install it with
Then install it with
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