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Running zork grand inquisitor (2 cd version)

Kevin Becker edited this page Jun 4, 2013 · 10 revisions

Instructions:

Windows:

  1. Install Zork Grand Inquisitor using this guide
  2. Download precompiled and preconfigured Zengine files from Downloads section of this project (https://www.dropbox.com/s/blc0qjxd1x3ul5q/WIN_ZGI_GOG_2013_03_20.zip)
  3. Extract this zip file to the folder where Zork Grand Inquisitor was installed.
  4. Edit Zork.dir and replace the text with the following:
FONTS
cursor.zfs
scripts.zfs
subtitle.zfs
death.zfs
zgi_mx
zgi/zgi_mx
zgi/zgi_mx/minmax
zassets1/global
zassets1/portfooz
zassets1/jail
zassets1/monast1
zassets1/underg1
zassets1/lucyqst
zassets1/griffqst
zassets1/castle
zassets2/global
zassets2/monast2
zassets2/underg2
zassets2/dmlair
zassets2/grueqst
zassets2/guetech
zassets2/hades
  1. Run Zengine.exe in the folder where Zork Grand Inquisitor was installed.

Linux:

  1. Install Zork Grand Inquisitor using Wine using this guide
  2. Download the Zengine source using git
git clone git://github.com/Marisa-Chan/Zengine.git
  1. Compile Zengine (requires sdl, sdl_gfx, sdl_image, sdl_mixer, sdl_ttf, and gcc)
cd Zengine/Engine/src
make linux_zgi
  1. Copy the Zengine executable (named "Zengine") from the Zengine/Engine/src folder to the folder where Zork Grand Inquisitor was installed.
cp -R Zengine/Engine/src/Zengine /path/to/zgi
  1. Copy the FONTS folder from Zengine/res/FONTS to the folder where Zork Grand Inquisitor was installed.
cp -R Zengine/res/FONTS /path/to/zgi/
  1. Copy the ZGI_GOG.dir file from the Zengine/conf folder to the folder where Zork Grand Inquisitor was installed and rename it to Zork.dir.
cp Zengine/conf/ZGI_GOG.dir /path/to/zgi/Zork.dir
  1. Copy the text below into a file named Zork.dir and put that file in the folder where Zork Nemesis was installed. NOTE: The path names in Zork.dir are case sensitive, so if you're getting error messages about being unable to load a file, check that the path of that file is correctly listed in Zork.dir.
FONTS
cursor.zfs
scripts.zfs
subtitle.zfs
death.zfs
zgi_mx
zgi/zgi_mx
zgi/zgi_mx/minmax
zassets1/global
zassets1/portfooz
zassets1/jail
zassets1/monast1
zassets1/underg1
zassets1/lucyqst
zassets1/griffqst
zassets1/castle
zassets2/global
zassets2/monast2
zassets2/underg2
zassets2/dmlair
zassets2/grueqst
zassets2/guetech
zassets2/hades
  1. Run the Zengine executable (named "Zengine") in the folder where Zork Grand Inquisitor was installed.
cd /path/to/zgi
./Zengine