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== About ==
== About ==
TODO: Explain about Tinsel / Glitter
 
The Tinsel engine is a scripting engine developed by Teeny Weeny Games / Perfect 10 Productions for their point and click adventure games, based on the Discworld novels authored by Terry Pratchett.
 
TODO: Expand/correct explanation about Tinsel / Glitter


== Status ==
== Status ==
* Discworld 1 is completable
* Discworld 1 is completable
* Discworld 2 is completable
* Discworld 2 is completable
* Discworld Noir is unsupported (Uses 3D models - If supported in future, this would be in ResidualVM)


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
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== Music Enhancement ==
== Music Enhancement ==
The [http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?page_id=54 ScummVM Music Enhancement Project] has worked on Discworld's music. [http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?p=796 Permission] has been given to release this soundtrack. As of 27 Dec 2007 the full soundtrack is [http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?p=1139 available for download].
The [http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?page_id=54 ScummVM Music Enhancement Project] has worked on the music for Discworld i.e. the first game.<br>
[http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?p=796 Permission] has been given to release this soundtrack.<br>
As of 27 Dec 2007, the full soundtrack is [http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?p=1139 available for download here].


== Freewaring Discworld ==
== Possible Future Discworld Freeware Release ==
In short, we have all the approval needed to move forward with supporting the game and making Discworld freeware. However Discworld is NOT freeware at the moment. It may be in the future, assuming all goes according to plan.
In short, we have all the approval needed to move forward with supporting the game and making Discworld freeware.<br>
However, Discworld is _NOT_ freeware at the moment. It may be in the future, assuming all goes according to plan.<br>
When this happens, the project will make a announcement in the usual manner i.e. website news item.


Whether the gamedata release will have a DFSG/OSI compatible license remains to be determined.
Whether the game datafiles release will have a DFSG/OSI compatible license remains to be determined.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 01:45, 28 May 2012

Tinsel
Engine developer dreammaster, DrMcCoy,
eriktorbjorn, joostp, md5
Companies that used it Psygnosis
Games that use it Discworld 1, Discworld 2
Date added to ScummVM 2008-07-22
First release containing it 1.0.0rc1

About

The Tinsel engine is a scripting engine developed by Teeny Weeny Games / Perfect 10 Productions for their point and click adventure games, based on the Discworld novels authored by Terry Pratchett.

TODO: Expand/correct explanation about Tinsel / Glitter

Status

  • Discworld 1 is completable
  • Discworld 2 is completable
  • Discworld Noir is unsupported (Uses 3D models - If supported in future, this would be in ResidualVM)

Resources

Music Enhancement

The ScummVM Music Enhancement Project has worked on the music for Discworld i.e. the first game.
Permission has been given to release this soundtrack.
As of 27 Dec 2007, the full soundtrack is available for download here.

Possible Future Discworld Freeware Release

In short, we have all the approval needed to move forward with supporting the game and making Discworld freeware.
However, Discworld is _NOT_ freeware at the moment. It may be in the future, assuming all goes according to plan.
When this happens, the project will make a announcement in the usual manner i.e. website news item.

Whether the game datafiles release will have a DFSG/OSI compatible license remains to be determined.

External Links