Talk:Discworld Noir

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For WindowsXP, there are two issues.

Issue 1: the game does not load when launched. To solve, do the following:

1) Do a full install of the game to a directory like C:\Games\Noir. This directory must not contain any spaces!

2) Create the following directory:

c:\games\noir\cd1

3) Copy all the files from the root directory of CD 1 to c:\games\noir

4) Copy the files:

ENGLISH.SMP
ENGLISH.IDX
KILLMOON.BMV

from the third cd in the dir \CD3 to c:\games\noir\cd1

5) Go with regedit to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Perfect Entertainment\Discworld Noir], and change the key:

"Sample Path"="C:\\games\\noir\\cd1"

6) Change the properties of the Discworld Noir shortcut to 'Windows 2000' compatibility

7) Enjoy playing!

Issue 2: the game crashes when anything is clicked. To solve:

1) Get the Safedisc XP path from Microsoft: [1]

2) Get the Safedisc fix from Macrovision: [2]

3) Change the properties of the Discworld Noir shortcut to 'Windows 2000' compatibility

4) Enjoy playing!


I have seen one case where both methods were needed. Jordi·✆ 15:20, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I have seen some cases where neither was needed; indeed it ran better for me without converting to Win2k compatibility mode. However, the saved games would not load from the root menu, and a new game had to be started before loading a saved game.


My problem is quite strange - since buying my first ever graphics card (ATI Radeon 9550), the game crashes if the intro sequences is skipped. This is on Windows 98. :( --Nick R 14:08, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Anachronistic statement

"Some of the characters introduced in the game have subsequently appeared in the Discworld novels. Both the Captain and First Mate of the ship The Pride Of Ankh-Morpork, as well as Mr Scoplett, captain of The Milka have appeared in the novel Jingo."

According to Jingo's Wikipedia article, it was released 2 years before Discworld Noir came out, and so the characters couldn't have possibly been introduced in the game. Unless of course, the sentence is saying that there are people from the books in the game, which was said earlier in the article. – Quoth 08:16, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Good catch. Didn't notice this when I cleaned up the text. Jordi·✆ 10:52, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
Along the same lines, while The Last Hero features a blacksmith god, he's not named. Since his introduction in the story makes it clear that every pantheon has to have a metalworker, I think it's a moot point whether he's Neoldian or not, until we get further information. Daibhid C 00:46 20 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Familiar Characters

Is there a reason that Gaspode isn't listed among the "familiar characters"? He's a "feature character" in several Discworld books, and also has quite a large role in the game. There should also be some mention somewhere that Carlotta, or at least her ex-husband, is most probably related to Angua (they're both werewolves and von Uberwalds). --Cidolfas 22:33, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adding the voice actors?

There are a number of famous voice actors in this game, does anyone think it would be worth listing them in this entry. I've heard Rob Brydon, Nigel Planer, Robert Llewellyn so far, and IMDB also lists Kate Robbins.

Would it also be worth trying to attribute voice actors to the characters they voiced?

[edit] Lewton appears in Going Postal?

I'm reading Going Postal at the moment, and it makes a brief mention of a werewolf being on the City Watch. Assuming I remember the events of the game correctly, Lewton becomes a werewolf, and he's at least a former City Watch member. Coincidence? Probably not.

The werewolf refered to is more than likely Angua, and if memory serves, Discworld Noir takes place after Lewton's stint in the Watch. Quoth 03:06, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Who has "rights" ?

There are "Discworld Noir(TM) Perfect Entertainment Ltd. All rights reserved." on CD labels. Perfect Entertainment was dissolved in 1999, wasn't it? Where did rights go? GT Interactive Software had publish right limited in Europe. But GT Interactive became Atari,Inc or Infogrames,Inc. Where is publish rights?Free publishing is allowed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.115.246.2 (talk) 12:42, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Making Terry Pratchett a Featured Article

This is a call to arms to make the Terry Pratchett article a Featured Article. It will greatly help the cause if all the side articles that link from it are of a reasonable standard. Terry Pratchett has around 40 side articles (ie the ones relating to his work) - I don't think they are all expected to be GA (Good Article) standard for TP to become featured, but certain basic elements will be looked at for sure.

A full list of the sub articles is here on the TP talk page: I'm posting this comment on the talk pages of each article on the list. Editors reading may also like to help with the TP article too?

The main issue, especially with smaller articles, is often a finding reasonable amount of citations, and prose can sometimes be a little POV too. Coverage of the topic is probably less important, but of course it needs to be reasonably good. --Matt Lewis (talk) 15:25, 28 January 2008 (UTC)