Playing trespasser using demo engine

Discuss the game Trespasser here!

Moderators: TresCom Support Team, TresCom Board Managers

Post Reply
Trespasserguy123
Dinosaur egg
Dinosaur egg
Posts: 15
Joined: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:21 pm

Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by Trespasserguy123 »

Does anyone else here play the full trespasser game using the demo engine and no CD ? I've be searching a bit here and am finding no references to that here. Hope I'm not violating any protocols by bringing this up here.
User avatar
tatu
-=TresCom Website Manager=-
-=TresCom Website Manager=-
Posts: 5088
Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:40 pm
Antispam: No
Location: Sweden
Contact:

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by tatu »

Hi and welcome!

It has been very common to play the game using the demo engine. It is really popular to use a modified demo engine - using for example the ATX or CE patch to play mods on. :)
Active project: Trespasser: Isla Sorna
Status:
BE-PH1: Released
PH2-IT: Pre-released
PL-SUM: In production

"...there used to be more benches, but InGen's workers removed them during the evacuation in the name of framerate."
User avatar
machf
T-Rex Killer
T-Rex Killer
Posts: 12368
Joined: Thu Apr 24, 2003 11:20 pm
Location: Lima, Peru
Contact:

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by machf »

Definitely. It's what I'm doing right now. Makes it portable, too.
Visit The Carnivores Saga - a forum devoted to modding Action Forms' Carnivores, Carnivores 2 and Carnivores: Ice Age games
Tres WIP: updated T-Script Reference and File Formats documents
Sound name listings for the Demo (build 117), Retail (build 116), Beta 103, Beta 99, Beta 97, Beta 96, Build 55, PC Gamer Alpha (build 32) and E3 1998 Alpha (build 22) TPA files
User avatar
Draconisaurus
T-Rex Killer
T-Rex Killer
Posts: 14045
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:21 pm
Antispam: No
Location: Isla Sorna
Contact:

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by Draconisaurus »

Vitally, the only thing absolutely needed from the retail CD is the 3 main audio files (all TPAs in the \data folder except "menu.tpa"). It's even possible to get Tres CE to work as a portable demo-based engine, though I'm only successful in making the conversion about 20% of the time.
User avatar
tatu
-=TresCom Website Manager=-
-=TresCom Website Manager=-
Posts: 5088
Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:40 pm
Antispam: No
Location: Sweden
Contact:

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by tatu »

Draconisaurus wrote:It's even possible to get Tres CE to work as a portable demo-based engine, though I'm only successful in making the conversion about 20% of the time.
All you need for that is the Tpass.ini file from the demo :P
Active project: Trespasser: Isla Sorna
Status:
BE-PH1: Released
PH2-IT: Pre-released
PL-SUM: In production

"...there used to be more benches, but InGen's workers removed them during the evacuation in the name of framerate."
Trespasserguy123
Dinosaur egg
Dinosaur egg
Posts: 15
Joined: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:21 pm

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by Trespasserguy123 »

Thanks for all the replies. I've done this for many years now. Didn't know there were so many mods and patches though.
Trespasserguy123
Dinosaur egg
Dinosaur egg
Posts: 15
Joined: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:21 pm

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by Trespasserguy123 »

I have a question for the tech guys. On occasion I've had trespasser on the demo engine just go blank screen. I know its still running though because ESC will give you the load screen. And other keys if hit will bring up stuff. Is this a video hardware problem ? Because neither primary or the software drivers will fix this.
User avatar
Draconisaurus
T-Rex Killer
T-Rex Killer
Posts: 14045
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:21 pm
Antispam: No
Location: Isla Sorna
Contact:

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by Draconisaurus »

Not entirely following but it sounds like you might be trying to load a level which isn't there.. 'Specially if there is a little grey triangle off to the side.
Trespasserguy123
Dinosaur egg
Dinosaur egg
Posts: 15
Joined: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:21 pm

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by Trespasserguy123 »

Is it possible the level is not there even with being listed ? You might be right. Sure takes enough time loading nothing ;-)
I hear game sounds so something loaded.
User avatar
tatu
-=TresCom Website Manager=-
-=TresCom Website Manager=-
Posts: 5088
Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:40 pm
Antispam: No
Location: Sweden
Contact:

Re: Playing trespasser using demo engine

Post by tatu »

Possibly hardware issue, but never heard of it doing it like that, usually it crashes the game.
If you hear sound then a level is loaded. If the level is not there but only the .scn file, it usually loads in a second into a black screen.
Could you tell what the name of the level is that does this error?
Active project: Trespasser: Isla Sorna
Status:
BE-PH1: Released
PH2-IT: Pre-released
PL-SUM: In production

"...there used to be more benches, but InGen's workers removed them during the evacuation in the name of framerate."
Post Reply