Ah, yes, I missed that second copy of the word "rendered". My bad.

That mistake is also in the NEWS.md file in every single release package now. I should probably give that to someone else for proof-reading next time. :)

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Keep in mind that full game support of any kind, on any platform, is still a long way off. This could be helped by more contributors *hint* *hint*. :)

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No, it's legally a very clear black-and-white area. DreamWorks Interactive was sold to EA. EA owns the rights to the game.

We can probably argue morals until we're blue in our faces (and in either case, we'd probably agree), but legally, there's really nothing to discuss.

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Quoting: BeamboomWill it be a drop-in replacement for those of us who own those games?

Yes. Similar to how ScummVM, ResidualVM or GemRB function, it will be a drop-in replacement for the game's binary. You still need to own the game on original media / official legal download. It basically increases portability of the games and hopefully helps in prolonging their life.

And while accurate original gameplay is the primary goal, there's no reason to not have (optional) enhancements. Increases moddability, if you will. From what I see, NWN and NWN2 communities that still run persistent game worlds and similar would find that interesting.

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Quoting: untriangleThe Neverhood, now abandonware

In addition to Shmerl's comment that The Neverhood works in ScummVM: "abandonware" does not exist as a legal concept.

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The problem I have with the game is that it doesn't go far enough with the ASCII stick.

It should have been more like this [External Link] than like this [External Link].

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Quoting: khalismurThe goal is to have a game engine working or to fully port those awesome games to other OS'ses?

Well, to port them, but also to have the code be FLOSS. For me at least it's also an ideology thing. :P

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Apropos Prisoner of Ice and Shadow of the Comet: http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=13906 [External Link]

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Keep in mind: when you add or remove a mod, this renders all game saves made before the change unusable. That's a limitation of the original game.

I.e. when you add the restored content mod, you need to start from scratch, with a fresh new game.

Or, as their Mod Installation Guide [External Link] says:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Before you get started, please be aware that installing and activating mods will render any in-progress games inaccessible. That means any time you install a new mod, you’ll need to start a new game. Likewise, removing any mods and then trying to play the modded save game could potentially break things, unless the mods are re-installed. Basically, you need the installed mods to match up with the mods used in a particular playthrough to have a good time.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guyyour position isn't compatible with support for capitalism

Yes. I'm not a supporter of capitalism. Capitalism is not something I support. You could call me an anti-capitalist and I would agree. And then raise my fist in the red salute.

Quoting: ShmerlHow are they going to accomplish it without DRM? Pretty bad concept really.

It's a multiplayer game. It needs a central server to run.

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