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Hello,

I've just managed to download the latest CVS bits for pentagram and I've run into a bit of a problem. When I try to run pentgram I get the following:

Init SDL
Create Kernel
Create UCMachine
Create FileSystem
Create Configuration
Loading configuration files:
@data/pentagram.cfg... Failed
@home/pentagram.cfg... Ok
Set Video Mode
Resize Console
Load Palette
Load Shapes
Load Confont
Unable to load fixedfont.tga. Exiting

Where is fixedfont.tga supposed to go? My pentagram.cfg is:



/tmp/u8data/static


/tmp/u8data/gamedat


/tmp/u8data/savegame


/tmp/u8data/sound


/tmp/u8data/usecode


/tmp/u8data

Okay, got that sorted by copying pentagram and the u8 files into /usr/local/share/pentagram.

Now I get the following when running it:
Init SDL
Create Kernel
Create UCMachine
Create FileSystem
Create Configuration
Loading configuration files:
@data/pentagram.cfg... Ok
@home/pentagram.cfg... Ok
Set Video Mode
Resize Console
Load Palette
Load Shapes
Load Confont
Paint Inital display
running process 1, class 581, offset 28f9
sp = 0A; 28F9: 5A init 02
sp = 0C; 28FB: 11 call 0581:28E5
sp = 12; 28E5: 5A init 02
sp = 14; 28E7: 0F !calli 00D8h (00h arg bytes)
sp = 14; 28EB: 5E push retval = 0002
sp = 16; 28EC: 0A push byte 0018h
sp = 18; 28EE: 22 mod
sp = 16; 28EF: 01 pop [BP-02h] = 0002h
sp = 14; 28F1: 3F push [BP-02h] = 0002h
sp = 16; 28F3: 12 pop temp = 0002
sp = 14; 28F4: 52 jmp 0000h (to 28F7)
sp = 14; 28F7: 50 ret to 0581:2900
sp = 0C; 2900: 5E push retval = 0002
sp = 0E; 2901: 0A push byte 0004h
sp = 10; 2903: 20 div
sp = 0E; 2904: 01 pop [BP-02h] = 0000h
sp = 0C; 2906: 3F push [BP-02h] = 0000h
sp = 0E; 2908: 12 pop temp = 0000
sp = 0C; 2909: 52 jmp 0000h (to 290C)
sp = 0C; 290C: 50 !ret from process
Pausing execution. Press a key (in graphics window) to continue
Pausing execution. Press a key (in graphics window) to continue
Pausing execution. Press a key (in graphics window) to continue
Pausing execution. Press a key (in graphics window) to continue
Usecode Machine memory stats:
Strings : 0/65534


I'm using RedHat 8.0.

That last one is normal

(i.e., that's all it does currently.)

Btw, your pentagram.cfg is using the wrong format. An example of the current format (which will most likely change again soon...) is:




/tmp/u8data


/data/pentagram/pentagram/data





( should point to the directory containing fixedfont.tga, should point to the top-level U8 dir)

Don't be dissappointed. I'm sure Exult was like that at one point...

Nope, exult was never really like that. Exult's developement started very differently to Pentagram's.

-Colourless Dragon

Grrr. I meant it was very unplayable. I would know, I've played with PLOT HOLES. Hehehehe...