Metropolitan Blues - Released

[Taleweaver]

Additional it would be great if it could be done without much effort for you!!

Really, I've never taken a good look at the code. I need to see now much effort it would be. I wouldn't say no if someone approached me and offered me to adapt the game into modern Ren'Py. It shouldn't be that much of a problem; it's probably all menial work.

[SusanTheCat]

I wouldn't mind going over the code and updating it.

I've been a programmer for over 20 years, I'm used to modernizing code.

Susan

[cosmo]

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[Taleweaver]

In that case, welcome aboard

http://www.renai.us/game/metroblues.shtml

Everything you need should be there.

[Kikered]

Hi Taleweaver!
I really enjoyed your Loyal Kinsman!

I only found a windows version though which - well - does not use the full possibilities of ren'py as a cross system SDK. Which is a bit sad.

But: I have been able to play the Loyal Kinsman on Linux with Wine! (If you are unfamiliar to it: It's kind of an emulator. Several Windows programs are able to run with it on Linux and other systems.)

With your game Metropolitan Blues however I had no luck. The game sounds promising, but I only found a Windows version and this time it does not run under Linux with Wine. If I try to start it with the newest ren'py it seems that renpy has changed a lot since then and it won't work.

This is the error code:

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I'm sorry, but an exception occured while executing your Ren'Py
script.

error: DirectDrawSurface::Release: Unknown DirectDraw error: 0x1

After initialization, but before game start.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

  File "run_game.py", line 69, in main
  File "renpy\main.pyc", line 169, in main
  File "renpy\main.pyc", line 119, in run
  File "renpy\display\core.pyc", line 584, in __init__
  File "renpy\display\core.pyc", line 419, in __init__
error: DirectDrawSurface::Release: Unknown DirectDraw error: 0x1

After initialization, but before game start.

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 5.0

.

I would like to ask you kindly if you could give some minutes of love to your first program and make a release that can be played on other systems as well?

All the best to you! … And thanks for sharing!

The .zip found at http://www.renai.us/game/metroblues.shtml should be a multi-platform version. Have you tried running the game with the version of RenPy included in that .zip? There should be a readme in /module/ that has compilation instructions for Linux. Granted, I've never tried running a Linux version myself, and there may be problems compiling this old a version of RenPy. But from what I've seen, the majority of people experiencing problems seem to have encountered it by trying to run the game on different versions than the ones bundled with it.

Short version: try compiling the stuff in /module/ instead of copying the game over to the newest version of RenPy.

Edit: seems that times have changed since I've really used RenPy.

These instructions might help: http://www.renpy.org/wiki/renpy/Other_Platforms

It looks like RenPy 5.0 is used, and that can be obtained here if needed: http://www.renpy.org/release_list.html

[cosmo]

Hi Kikered!

Thank you for your answer - and also for your work!

The .zip found at http://www.renai.us/game/metroblues.shtml should be a multi-platform version.

I'm afraid. There is only a windows .exe inside. If the game would run with the actual renpy version there would be no problem with this though… Another solution could be if someone could build Metropolitan Blues with an old version for other platforms… if that would work. (what was it? 5.0??)

Have you tried running the game with the version of RenPy included in that .zip? There should be a readme in /module/ that has compilation instructions for Linux. [...] Short version: try compiling the stuff in /module/ instead of copying the game over to the newest version of RenPy.

Ah, well. I took a look at it. But I did not have success so far…

Compiling was ok. I got a sub folder called "build" in module/ (and a "_renpy.so" file, right?) And now?
Running "../run_game.py" says:

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python ./run_game.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./run_game.py", line 160, in <module>
    main()
  File "./run_game.py", line 62, in main
    import renpy.display.presplash
  File "/media/Moon/_Docs/renpy/Metropolitan Blues/renpy/__init__.py", line 40, in <module>
    import renpy.ast
  File "/media/Moon/_Docs/renpy/Metropolitan Blues/renpy/ast.py", line 159
    def __init__(self, loc, who, what, with):
                                          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I guess I missed something?

[PyTom]

The problem here is that "with" became a Python keyword in Python 2.5. (Or maybe Python 2.6?)

If the .rpy files are made available, there's a good chance the game would run under a modern Ren'Py. It would also run under Python 2.3, if you also compiled pygame for Python 2.3. Another approach might be to download an older version of Linux, and install it in a VM, or at least a chroot. It would likely run there.

Such an old game predates the multi-platform distributions and backwards compatibility.

[Taleweaver]

Unfortunately, I don't have the original files myself. Maybe Kikered has them lying around somewhere?

[cosmo]

Hehe… An old thread ^^

I am currently happy to be able to tell you that Metropolitan Blues now runs under a current Wine on Linux!
… I did not play through… just started… and … yes… it's not guaranteed that it will run through… But for now: It runs!

… So yes… ^^
After all the time it was good to pick it up and try again!

I am now excited about it! … Now … let me see!

[Taleweaver]

Oooo, that's interesting news! Tell me what you think when you've played it.