Myst IV (Revelation) question

"CeeBee" <ceebeechester.TakeThisOut@start.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Mary" <no.TakeThisOut@japamjunk.com> wrote in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure:
>
> > First time I've ever bought a game for
> > North American market with Dutch subtitles before.
>
> Maybe it's not a game for the North American market? Maybe North
America
> isn't the only market for games....

Yes, I know there are versions for other countries but everything in
this game is English. All speech is in English and the manual is in
English and the box front and back is in English. That usually means the
game was meant for an English market, and in Canada, we usually get the
same versions as the US market in every game that I can think of, that I
have bought since 1990. So yes, does seem strange to have Dutch only in
an English speaking game, and no other choices when everything else is
in English. The Dutch choice didnt anyway, so there were no subtitles in
the game I got, but I downloaded version 1.03 earlier as Nick mentioned
and automatically got English subtitles. There were no other choices,
though it said on the patch on Ubi site that the languages choices were
English, and Sparnish and Dutch and something else I think, but they are
not listed when I installed the patch. So presumably, the patch picks up
what version you are using and gives you that language.

> It can be a choice from a distributer. I have seen this III/IV
combination
> in shops here in the Netherlands as well. But I've also seen two
different
> versions of Myst IV. I have a cheap version "Ubisoft Exclusive" (=late
> rerun with a fancy name) which states that it is in three languages:
> English, Italian and Dutch, and only tn the Dutch announcement I read
that
> it'has Dutch subtitles.

On the version I got, it only mentions Dutch only subtitles in the menu
once you get into the game, and as I said, the Dutch subtitles don't
work. It doesn't mention anything on the box or small manual which came
with the game.

> So you might have encountered a batch for the European market. Anyhow,
I
> can remember that I could call up English subtitles, so that addition
must
> have taken place with the patch, version 1.03 IIRC.

Did you play the CD Rom version or DVD Rom version?
The version I got is the DVD Rom version and says on the front of the
box "Exclusively on DVD" on the front of the box and says Ubi and its
for Win/Mac.. Its two CD's in a DVD Rom movie type case and the case
slips into a cardboard game box open at the top and bottom if you know
what I mean.. Games here are usually in small game boxes in a jewel
case. DVD rom games are not very common here. I've only seen a few now
and then.

> A nice game, BTW. Beautiful music, beautiful scenes, a few illogical
> puzzles more that usual.
> It's not always possible to get a good overview of the situation,
which
> affects the effectivity with which you can solve puzzles. The
bathyscaph
> puzzle is an example of that. You can observe correctly what happens
with
> the water, it happens "behind your back". That shouldn't be.
> And that stupid "monkey" puzzle with the morse code noises was plain
> idiotic. Puzzles should come logically from the game play, not in such
a
> forced manner.

I haven't gone very far in the game and stuck already. I need a
walkthrough. I notice in cut scenes that the picture is slightly blurry
for a couple of seconds off and on, when going through that scenery with
the young girl at the start. But in the game there is no blurriness.
Myst Exile wasn't blurred at any time or I would have noticed. Maybe I
do have a cheap version Just kidding, I don't think the slight
blurriness is anything much. Maybe its just in the DVD rom version. I
wonder if anyone here played the DVD rom version?
The games with CD's of Myst Revelation by itself seem to be higher
priced though I've never noticed all that much. I've only seen
combinations of Myst 1, 2 and 3 on CD in one box.

> See the Myst trademark in mutiplicity: take a ride with elevators,
flying
> chairs and cable cars. Don't forget to poke at the dragon fly on the
> banister. Look it right into the eyes. Go run with the soap bubbles,
> accompanied by a choir of sirens!

When I get to that part, I will try to remember.

> And wonder about how dysfunctional a family can be. Locking up your
sons
> for twenty years, totally left to their own and the harshest of
elements?
> What do those stupid Atrus and Catherine think what will happen when
you
> release them? All cheer and be friendly? "Hi pop, Hi mom, everything
a-ok?
> Now can I take a shower in my old .... ummmmm.... room?"
>
> Shrink, anyone?

Well, you can't compare a weird family like those people. AT least I
hope not.
By the way, what game are you playing at the moment?

Mary

"... et al." <look.TakeThisOut@sig.bcause.this.is.invalid> wrote in message
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> Mary wrote:
>
> > "Murray Peterson" <mwp.TakeThisOut@home.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >>"Mary" <no.TakeThisOut@japamjunk.com> wrote:
>
> * snip *
>
> >>>They call the safedisk driver secdriv. How did you know that was
> >>>Safedisk?2
>
> * snip *
>
> >>> In Win 2K, don't know about Win XP, it looks like you can disable
> >>> or enable secdriv in Properties under Non plus and play drivers.
> >>> Maybe I can disable it? Can you disable Secdrv in Win XP?
> >>
> >>You can, but the game will refuse to work.
> >
> > Well, I guess I'm stuck with it till I play it, but I will know how
to
> > get rid of it when I finish and have to hope I have no problems in
the
> > meantime. I have a Cruzer mini USB flash drive plugged in, though I
only
> > have jpgs stored on it. Wasn't that what you had a problem with
before?
>
> In Microsoft's WinXP [at least the Home Ed. Bundle] for some reason
> Macrovision's SafeDisc (SecDrv) comes force-installed with the OS.
But,
> for what it is worth, in the Device Manager, SecDrv, Properties,
Driver
> Tab, you can set the drivers Startup Type to 'Demand' instead of
> 'Automatic' ( or 'Boot' or whatever the default setting is ) and a
game
> that requires it will load it when needed so it won't be loaded all
the

I checked on that, and Win 2K Professional version says the same thing
as Win XP Home editon - In SecDrv properties, driver, it says Automatic
or Demand or Enable or Disable. I set it on Demand. As far as I know, I
have no other games installed which use Safedisk. The only other game I
have installed is Darkfall 2. I don't know if it uses Safedisk, but I
don't know how I would know.

> time. If you don't have any SafeDisc-malware-dependent software
> installed you can try setting the startup type to 'Disabled' if you
> want. (Peoples mileage may vary, on my WinXP system SecDrv works in
the
> 'Demand' configuration.)

It seems to work on in Demand in Win 2K as well. I didn't try disabled.
It makes me wonder if SecDrv was already installed by default in Win 2K
Pro , like you said was the case in Win XP Home edition. It might even
be the same in Win XP Pro.

Mary