[Scummvm-devel] Unrecognized Riven DVD from 1999

[Matthew Hoops]

David mailed before I got a chance to later tonight. I apologize in advance
for being brief.

On Sep 10, 2015 9:42 AM, "D G Turner" <d.g.turner at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> N.E.C.,
>   The a_Data.MHK in the all subdirectory is larger than the one in the
>   data directory and you should use this one.
The one that should be used is the one that gets installed, not whichever
is largest.

>   I have the same DVD version and if I use the a_data.MHK from the
>   data directory, then I get the same error you have indicated.
>
>   http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#Riven:_The_Sequel_to_Myst
>   does not currently indicate which one to use, but this is in part
>   because Riven is still Work In Progress.
It doesn't indicate it because I don't have this version and was unaware of
the duplicate. Once we figure out which is the installed/used one, the page
can be updated.

>   We generally do support running games from the original media /
>   directory structure where possible, although this is not always
>   possible as some of the datafiles required may be within various
>   installer archives.
If we don't support the original media directory layout (multi-CD
notwithstanding), then I consider it a bug.

Aside: We do support Riven Windows installer files on.

Matt
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