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[edit] Moved information from the first paragraph
I found the first paragraph a little cluttered with all those links, so I moved some information around and added a full list of supported LucasArts games.--Deadworm222 22:18, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Other game engine recreations
This subsection is not about ScummVM at all. If it is at all needed, it should be an infobox or other template (to be included on every engine recreation), but ideally this should be a category. Shinobu 15:38, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed. I have split that section to another article and added a "see also" reference on the ScummVM article. MetaFox 17:00, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] List of supported games
Someone added games to the list as soon as they appeared in SVN. Please, do not do that, as those games aren't really supported, i.e. at least not for end-users. When we feel confident about some game, we add it to our compatibility list. Until that, please, do not list them here. The reason behind it is that when game is supported, we accept bugreports about it, add new category to bug trackers, write proper documentation on how to run it, etc. Questions about unsupported games distract us from real development. -- Sevua 11:52, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps they could be listed under a different heading. 'Games that may be supported in the future' of something like that. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 13:55, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- No, we prefer to not have those additional questions raised at all. Sometimes it is really annoying. Even questions like 'when at last this and this will be fully playable' take time to read and reply. --Sevua 12:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- With respect sir, and I am a huge fan of ScummVM, but if the information is true and sourced there's no good reason that it shouldn't be included. This is an encyclopedia. The fact the ScummVM team doesn't want to recieve questions about it doesn't really cut it as a reason. Perhaps a sentence to the effect that the ScummVM team doesn't wish to recieve messages about unsupported titles would be a fair compromise. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 15:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I am really sorry, but I am one of three ScummVM co-leaders. Check Our credits page (username sev was already taken here so I had to use Sevua). That's our (not my alone) decision and as I've told, we really had bad experiences and believe that this exposure will put unnecessary load on us. Though of course if you will decide to ignore this and re-add the games in question to the list, we will not run into edit fights or somethig. However, this will not oblige us to give support for users who will inquiry info on these WIP titles, and their requests will usually be ignored, and I believe that this will plainly disappoint them. --Sevua 17:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I am aware of who you are. That is why I wanted you to know what a big fan of your work I am. Which is why it upsets me to have to restore the information. But you must understand, wikipedia can't just let people remove information because they don't want people to know about it. That would be a very bad policy for an encyclopedia. I have tried to be as clear as possible about the state of these engines. Please feel free to edit the section. If you still disagree with me, maybe we can ask a few other editors to weigh in on the situation.
- I hope you don't see this as malicious. I am trying to do the 'right thing'. Your fan, --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 22:22, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- Is there any reason to keep those games listed on Wikipedia there if they are not officially supported? Is mentioning unsupported games in an encyclopedia article reasonable?-Wormsie 09:01, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- The information is factual, IMO notable and may be of use to someone. I have clearly indicated the status of these games. I believe it is reasonable. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 10:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Check in progress engines for complete and up-to-date list. --Sevua 21:21, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- The information is factual, IMO notable and may be of use to someone. I have clearly indicated the status of these games. I believe it is reasonable. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 10:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Is there any reason to keep those games listed on Wikipedia there if they are not officially supported? Is mentioning unsupported games in an encyclopedia article reasonable?-Wormsie 09:01, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- I am really sorry, but I am one of three ScummVM co-leaders. Check Our credits page (username sev was already taken here so I had to use Sevua). That's our (not my alone) decision and as I've told, we really had bad experiences and believe that this exposure will put unnecessary load on us. Though of course if you will decide to ignore this and re-add the games in question to the list, we will not run into edit fights or somethig. However, this will not oblige us to give support for users who will inquiry info on these WIP titles, and their requests will usually be ignored, and I believe that this will plainly disappoint them. --Sevua 17:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- With respect sir, and I am a huge fan of ScummVM, but if the information is true and sourced there's no good reason that it shouldn't be included. This is an encyclopedia. The fact the ScummVM team doesn't want to recieve questions about it doesn't really cut it as a reason. Perhaps a sentence to the effect that the ScummVM team doesn't wish to recieve messages about unsupported titles would be a fair compromise. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 15:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- No, we prefer to not have those additional questions raised at all. Sometimes it is really annoying. Even questions like 'when at last this and this will be fully playable' take time to read and reply. --Sevua 12:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Regarding the ScummVM screenshot
Why has it been changed to the version 0.8.0? 0.9. is the latest.--Wormsie 06:34, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- Apparently Wikipedia switched all images to Wiki Commons, and screenshot wasn't updated there. I pointed this article to 0.9.0, however that screenshot is made with bad resolution (640x400 instead of 640x480), and I can't update the file on commons for some reason. I get '.png is not allowed format' error.--Sevua 12:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] GP2x official support added
The GP2x has been added to the officially supported platforms. So far a preview version has been released and a forum section added. Hasn't been announced on the website front page thought.
- Yes, a port becomes truly official when a release with it was made. In 0.9.1 we expect to have NDS, GP2X and GP32 ports added. -Sevua 06:07, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible shutting down of the project?
I've noticed that scummvm.org went down yesterday, with the downloads page going down first. I have also noticed that LucasHacks is down as well. Are you guys perparing for a new release or has Lucasarts come down on you? Any feedback would be apperciated.
- /me laughs. No. Use scummvm.sourceforge.net. It's just SF.net which broke their vhosts somehow. And visit our forums at forums.scummvm.org to make sure that the project is alive and kicking. New game support was added couple days ago.--Sevua 18:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Added Parallaction to the SVN
Recently the Parallaction engine was added to the SVN. This engine was used by the games Nippon Safes, Inc and it's sequel Big Red Adventure, maybe "Tequila & Boom Boom".
