[Scummvm-devel] Broken Sword compatibility

[Joost Peters]

"Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut" was released 
on DS, Wii, iOS, android and PC (Windows/OSX/Linux).

This game uses a different engine from the original BS1.  It's basically 
a souped up version of the BS1(&2) GBA engine, which didn't re-use any 
code or even game scripts from the original game.  This is partly why 
some content from the original game wasn't in the Director's Cut.

There is nothing you could do to make the current 'sword1' engine 
support this game.  It essentially needs a new engine of its own.


"Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered" was released on iOS, 
android and PC (Windows/OSX/Linux).

The engine for this game is an updated version of the original BS2 
engine, with some hacks in it to support hints and hotspot tweaks.
At its core it's still the original game (scripts), and this version 
could, in theory, be made playable under ScummVM with some 
(considerable) effort.


Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Joost


On 09-12-13 13:48, Willem Jan Palenstijn wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 12:44:30PM +0100, Joost Peters wrote:
>> On 09-12-13 11:25, Willem Jan Palenstijn wrote:
>>
>>> Is anybody sufficiently familiar with the exact Broken Sword versions
>>> floating around to suggest a way to phrase these entries?
>>
>> I am.   Do you mean the exact titles (and platforms), or the reasons as
>> to why they're not supported?
>
> For a note on the website and/or readme the former is the most important I
> think, but I'm also personally interested in the reasons why.
>
> Thanks,
> -Willem Jan
>
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