How to make life easier for non-IE users
please create an --simple-splash parameter option for the sam & max games,
with all options with simple text and button controls instead of a HTML interface.
this is good for the people with IE uninstalled and the wine users will be especially happy since the game runs great under linux, but the lame HTML splash screen is preventing us to start the game. Season one for example is running great in wine but the splash screen ruins it for the people who don't have a serial (because they cant start it in demo mode)
It would be awesome if you can update the downloaded versions of the episodes!
with all options with simple text and button controls instead of a HTML interface.
this is good for the people with IE uninstalled and the wine users will be especially happy since the game runs great under linux, but the lame HTML splash screen is preventing us to start the game. Season one for example is running great in wine but the splash screen ruins it for the people who don't have a serial (because they cant start it in demo mode)
It would be awesome if you can update the downloaded versions of the episodes!
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He(she?) is right! Installing Windows to play season 2 was slightly annoying to me.
And even worse is thinking I installed Windows to play season 2 when the only problem was a pirate protection...
I feel the need to attach this image taken from episode 5:
Even in Windows I don't use the splash screen for anything except clicking the "launch" button as soon as it pops up.
I had expected the computers in hell to run BSD:
I'm already a happy customer now that I have season 1 running on my machine, since it is software I paid for (bought it when I was still running windows).
The stupid thing is, the games run great under linux. The graphics are as they are supposed to be, no hickups whatsoever. It just runs like a great game! But to get to the game, you have to get to the the HTML splash screen. And for season 1 the splash screen only shows a small textbox where you can enter the serial and press enter. The game crashes then, but the next time you start it you get a link presented showing: 'click here to run the game' when you click it it runs great. But I can only play the episodes I have a serial of, so I can't try season 2 in demo mode because I can't choose that option of the splash screen.
It's just one silly screen that is holding me back to try a season 2 demo and buying it.
From how I see it, that's because of a vicious circle more than anything.
People use Windows because most games and programs are developed for it, most games and programs are developed for it because most people use it.
I'm pretty sure if Mac or a Linux distro became the dominant OS, people would be better off using that.
It's not Telltales fault. Talk to WINE. They wanted me to crack my legit version of Sam and Max Season 2 to be able to play it. That was the last straw. I just installed the SUPPORTED operating system Windows Vista back on my laptop and I have had no problems since. Here are the system requirements as per the website:
System Requirements:
• Windows XP
• 1.5GHz processor
• 256MB RAM
• 32MB 3D-accelerated video card
If you're using an unsupported OS stop complaining and switch to the one that is supported if you want to play. If you don't want to then I guess you're not going to play. I don't see Telltale removing the screen anytime soon.
I'm pretty sure that bolded part there is wrong.
So go on, explain your reasoning.
I used Linux for 30 days before deciding to go back to Windows. It's not something I would try again.
So if a Mac OS or Linux Distro theoretically became the standard, then most hardware would be made for that system, most professional applications would be made for that system, most alternatives for one program would be available on that system, you wouldn't have to crack legit games to play them on that system, etc.
So pretty much everything you stated (barring the DX10 and maybe the line about DVD decryption which I'm not too sure about) doesn't really apply to the argument.
Why shouldn't the dominate OS get the support? it's obviously better than the alternatives or more people would be using them instead of it. Numbers don't lie. And you asked mme to state WHY it's better and I did. Why should Telltale waste time accomidating users that don't wish to use the needed software? It's your own decision. Either switch to the better OS and play the game, or be stuck without. Either way it's not going to make a big difference to Telltale because like only 0.5% of computer users use Linux.
Point out where I said it didn't. I'm being completely theoretical about another operating system coming out top.
This is the whole point I'm arguing. The only reason Windows is "better" is because it's the most used OS, and therefore has the most support. The only reason other OSs are "worse" is because they have less support, because not as many people use them because they have less support.
The fact of the matter is people do use them. And they have their reasons. I doubt anyone who gets a non-Windows OS goes in with the sole reason being "Oh I don't want any of my programs and games to run from now on", it's because Linux is open source and hackable, Macs are more reliable, both have less viruses (although, to be fair, that's down to less "support" from virus makers) or maybe they just don't want to fund Microsoft, don't like the Windows operating system, or want to use software that won't run on Windows.
From where I'm standing, you're basically telling people "Stop trying to run this game on your OS because your OS sucks, use Windows instead".
If the game worked on their OS, or people got it working on their OS, what's the problem? It saves people having to install or buy Windows, and it doesn't harm anyone.
For the record, I'm typing this wall of text on a PC running Windows XP. I have not got an Apple computer, I do not have Linux installed, and I have no want or need to use another OS.
I have found plenty of programs though, that don't run on Windows, that I wouldn't mind using myself, but can't. So I know exactly where THAiSi is coming from with this topic.
That is EXACTLY what I am saying. Linux is not supported so stop complaining. You don't expect Telltale to waste time supporting something that has little bearing on them, do you?
Hey Jake, if you're reading this, what OS is this site running on right now?
Jk. Anyway it is totally up to Telltale to choose whether they should support an OS or not. Nobody *expects* them to make their games run on linux. Especially since they run pretty well in Wine already. Windows happens to be dominant OS so that's what they focused on first, which is totally understandable. If you just want to play the 15 minute-ish demo I'd suggest maybe using a friend's computer. Then if you decide to buy the episodes, you can be sure that it will run on your own linux computer. I've played all of the Season 2 episodes in Ubuntu and they ran fine. If you don't know your serial, just check your Account page: http://www.telltalegames.com/mytelltale
Regardless of what we choose to run Apache on, though, we still don't support running our games in Linux. Sorry. If you can get 'em working, great, but you're 100% on your own.
i don't want to be a part of this site! who issued this thread?!
and i am not lame :mad:
• Windows XP
• 1.5GHz processor
• 256MB RAM
• 32MB 3D-accelerated video card
This is getting completely beyond the point now.
I'm getting sick of the recaps now, but I want to get this straight. You said people are better off running Windows because it was the top OS and had the most support. I said "I'm pretty sure if Mac or a Linux distro became the dominant OS, people would be better off using that" because then they would have the most support.
So where's the problem.
To be honest, I'm giving up here, I don't know if I'm missing something, or you're missing something, or we both are.
At this point I think it's best if we just leave it at that, seeing as it's all just going in circles and neither of us are meeting each other at any point.
EDIT: One last thing, the topic's not asking for a Linux port, it's asking for the splash screen which requires IE to run to be replaced. There are people using Windows XP who have removed IE, and can't run the game just because of this, so will you stop drawing the "System Requirements" card every other post, because it's getting really old.
While we can certainly sympathize, we can't account for every thing someone does to their install of Windows, especially someone who alters the core of the OS and somehow removes the IE renderer entirely.
1. I think all the systems are great, Mac is for people who want a reliable system (and average users), Windows for gamers (like me
2. I don't see how hard it is to get IE running in Wine, and to set Wine to run in Vista mode (or something
3. L33t Masta, you're becoming a Windows troll, and even though I prefer the OS myself, please stop.
4. What moron removes IE if it's going to damage so many things in the OS, including the OS's core, and games like Sam and Max?
NOT ANYMORE! Now you have to pay for EXTRA SPECIAL PREMIUM WINDOWS!
Can't you also buy the Premium Extra Special Windows? Or the Business Professional Expert Windows? Or maybe the Fantastical Magic Windows of Ultimateness? I'm having a hard time remembering which version has what.
Note that the lack of DVD decoding software thing is not related to Windows, but to some other industry...
Excuse me while I respond to you from my Mac...
Linux is definitely not about getting things done fast. But I still love it.
it's not like you guys need to know anything about the computers at your jobs...:rolleyes::D
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page
And see, that's precisely what I did, and that's precisely what they were complaining about.
• Windows XP
• 1.5GHz processor
• 256MB RAM
• 32MB 3D-accelerated video card
I wish people would just read the requirements and stop complaining.
Post #39 and #21 read exactly the same.
There is only one explaination or maybe two:
1. I was caught in a timeloop.
2. I'm in hell and it is Monday at 4:59pm
but the second explaination has a wee problem: in hell i couldn't read something as enjoyable as the telltale forum
I'm sure they wish you would read their posts and complain less yourself (the repetition doesn't really help either).
Do these issues present any other usability problems (regardless of platform)? Personally I find an interface with standard GUI controls to be more intuitive and accessible. I'm sure I'm not the only person who appreciates being able to use the keyboard to navigate launcher dialogs and the like.
I think the point of this thread was that should it ever be possible to enhance the launcher in a way that had either form controls or standard text links as well as the existing onclick image stuff, it would not only be of benefit to those running the games in the supported and expected environment; it would also be very appreciated by those who are doing everything they can to be able to play the games they love on the systems they love.