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Tex Murphy seriesMade the DVD version of Overseer work(86 posts)(86 posts)
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Posted June 18, 2013
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Red_Avatar: Yes and it's not surprising. I bought Overseer shortly after release because I already had a DVD drive and the game came with both DVD and CD version (the DVD version having MPEG2 video which is of a lot better quality). Even back then it was a massive headache to get it working because the software included didn't do the job. The game was designed back when the DVD players contained the MPEG2 decoder instead of the software. I recall you even had to pick a DVD brand from a list to get it to work and it still didn't because my DVD player wasn't on there and needed software.

With some luck I managed to get it going but it was pretty buggy with glitches left and right and it was very crash prone. Too bad since the quality was a lot better.
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waltc: I actually owned one of the DVD drives that Overseer (like you, I bought the game shortly after release) supported in its configuration files--a Creative Labs drive with an MPEG2 hardware decoder on an ISA/PCI? card (I think! Back then Creative made lots of different stuff--or at least packaged and marketed a lot of stuff beyond sound cards.) It's been so long ago that I don't remember whether I had trouble with the game--if I had I would probably remember it.

I was disappointed with the drive and decoder, though--as the industry as a whole took years after that--lots of years--before DVD replaced the CD as the normal drive in most systems. For years the drive sat there largely unused by me--waiting on all the DVD titles I just knew were coming any day! I uninstalled the thing when it got long in the tooth....now, if only I could remember what I *did* with the darn thing!...;)

The version of Overseer I bought contained both the CD and DVD versions, and the MPEG2 was a *lot* better. I don't understand why the existing MPEG2 footage could not be integrated into the CD version of the game--it should be.
well we proved it was playable by converting mpeg2 files to mpeg1 which you didn't need a decoder but the program still asked for the dvd express even though it wasn't being used. years ago you could get the video card with the built in decorder as hardware but those days are long gone. anyway when fedora comes out no-one will care about playing overseer ...well not for a while anyway.
Posted July 08, 2013
as someone new to Tex Murphy, should i try and seek out the DVD version? over the version i just bought on GOG?
Posted July 10, 2013
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tarasis: as someone new to Tex Murphy, should i try and seek out the DVD version? over the version i just bought on GOG?
No just play the gog version, the dvd version has problems running on newer systems
Posted July 11, 2013
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tarasis: as someone new to Tex Murphy, should i try and seek out the DVD version? over the version i just bought on GOG?
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plumgas: No just play the gog version, the dvd version has problems running on newer systems
Cheers.
Posted July 14, 2013
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Baggins: I hope GoG will upgrade to the DVD version of the game.

I voted for the version on the request page none the less.
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plumgas: I got the dvd version working by simply playing as software mode & not hardware mode. You have just use your arrow keys for movement & not the built in movement device installed with the game.
Same here - only software mode worked for me. Hardware mode would give me graphics artifacts. I ran the game on a quad-core PC with WinXP SP3 and Geforce GTX 480 graphics card with latest Nvidia drivers after doing everything described here:

http://www.metzomagic.com/showArticle.php?fileName=/int/help/Steves_XP_Games_Corner.htm&articleType=Steves+XP+Games+Corner&title=Steves+XP+Games+Corner#Hyperthreading

I also could not right-click the mouse (which would let you navigate the 3D environment). Right-clicking instantly froze the game, and I would have to Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up taskbar to end the non-responding game. Sometimes the taskbar wouldn't appear, and I would have to reset the PC. I also had frequent freezes that would randomly occur - once or twice every hour of game play - and it always occurred in a 3D environment while I was moving. Also, sometimes a video clip would not appear (black screen) while dialog would still play. If I reloaded an earlier save to see the video clip, it would show. Needless to say, I saved frequently. That's about all the issues I had. I just ran the game yesterday. Despite all the problems, I was glad to have replayed the DVD version all the way through. I would imagine running the CD version might also have given me freezes, since the freezes always occurred in 3D environments, and never in video clips. Those who can't play the DVD version can look inside the DVD and play the video clips directly to see what they look like. You have to rename the file extension to MPG and play with any video player such as VLC. You will notice the picture quality is not that hot due to the technical limitations of the time. For one thing, they are in non-anamorphic widescreen.
Post edited July 14, 2013 by keviny01
Posted December 14, 2013
Hi : )
we can not post the link on the forum, sorry.

Just follow these step in the order under penalty of having a black screen

install the GOG version elsewhere than in the "programsfiles" folder.
install RSX3D which is in the DVD Oversser.
put "-1" at "lockvideo" in the tex.ini in the Tex Murphy Oversser GOG folder.
install "DVD express".
reboot PC.
mount the DVD of Tex Murphy Overseer with daemon tool lite.
copy "Overseer.exe" find into the DVD of Tex Murphy Oversser, in the Tex Murphy GOG folder.
start the game.
chose Mediamatics DVD Express in "Config"/Video/" MPEG II Device".
chose Sound 3D and Texture animated in "Config"/"Preferences"/ "Advanced preferences".
quit the game.
copy "Overseer.exe" find into Tmos104.exe findable on the net, in the Tex Murphy GOG folder.
click on the "overseer.exe" in the tex murphy GOG folder, especially not on the shortcut created on the desktop.
( let the dvd mounted for play at game )

Work for me in the Win 7 64 bit :)
Enjoy : )

PS : if there are French, I play in french I can help you put it in French if you want.
Post edited December 14, 2013 by jonathan66100
Posted December 15, 2013
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jonathan66100: Hi : )
we can not post the link on the forum, sorry.

Just follow these step in the order under penalty of having a black screen

install the GOG version elsewhere than in the "programsfiles" folder.
install RSX3D which is in the DVD Oversser.
put "-1" at "lockvideo" in the tex.ini in the Tex Murphy Oversser GOG folder.
install "DVD express".
reboot PC.
mount the DVD of Tex Murphy Overseer with daemon tool lite.
copy "Overseer.exe" find into the DVD of Tex Murphy Oversser, in the Tex Murphy GOG folder.
start the game.
chose Mediamatics DVD Express in "Config"/Video/" MPEG II Device".
chose Sound 3D and Texture animated in "Config"/"Preferences"/ "Advanced preferences".
quit the game.
copy "Overseer.exe" find into Tmos104.exe findable on the net, in the Tex Murphy GOG folder.
click on the "overseer.exe" in the tex murphy GOG folder, especially not on the shortcut created on the desktop.
( let the dvd mounted for play at game )

Work for me in the Win 7 64 bit :)
Enjoy : )

PS : if there are French, I play in french I can help you put it in French if you want.
this thread is a bit old hat now as gog have replaced the cd installer with the new dvd installer
Posted December 15, 2013
Ha !
Thank you for the information : )
Posted December 16, 2013
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jonathan66100: if there are French, I play in french I can help you put it in French if you want.
I am interested, could you please explain how to do it?
Thanks
Posted December 17, 2013
Ok : )

Here patch Fr for GOG version at decompress the root of your installation Tex Murphy Oversser folder

http://www.mediafire.com/download/wt3x8dnm13br827/Patch+FR+of+CD+GOG+version.rar

I dont know if it work because i tested it with the old version GOG ( GOG derived of CD version )

If you only have the DVD at home I can tell you how to install it on windows 7 64 bit and how to put it in french too.
Post edited December 17, 2013 by jonathan66100
Posted January 25, 2016
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jonathan66100: Ok : )

Here patch Fr for GOG version at decompress the root of your installation Tex Murphy Oversser folder

http://www.mediafire.com/download/wt3x8dnm13br827/Patch+FR+of+CD+GOG+version.rar

I dont know if it work because i tested it with the old version GOG ( GOG derived of CD version )

If you only have the DVD at home I can tell you how to install it on windows 7 64 bit and how to put it in french too.
Is there possible you reupload the french patch please ?
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