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**Update:** we were unable to reserve the plumbervm.org domain and thus, with a heavy heart, we decided to abandon our rebranding effort and go back to our old name. Long live ScummVM!
The issue of the name of ScummVM has been raised many times since we started to add engines for non-SCUMM games. Until now we decided to keep the original name. However, the addition today of an engine for *Plumbers Don't Wear Ties* changes everything. Due to its fame and reputation for being one of the best video game ever, it naturaly becomes the flagship of what we stand for. Thus we have finally decided to change our name. We are now **PlumberVM**! We used the name ScummVM for over 15 years, and this is with sadness that we say goodbye to it. It is a well known name and we do not underestimate the effort it will take to get the same recognition for our new name. Thus we are calling on your help to spread the news. In the short term this will inevitably lead to some disruption and confusion. But in the long term we are convinced that this is the right decision. With your support we will conquer the world! Starting from the sewers. With the change of name we have also decided to expand even more the scope of our project. Last year we decided to accept engines for RPG games in addition to adventure games. Now we are also accepting any games that feature a plumber. Work has already started on the little known *Super Mario Bros.*, and we have big plans for the future. We will have a big announcement soon, so stay tuned. On a final note, it will take time for us to update all the places where our name appears. We have started today with our main website and you will notice in the next few days the change spreading to our social media accounts, wiki, forum and the pages not yet updated on our web site. We are also working on releasing PlumberVM 2.0 with the addition of two new supported games: *Plumbers Don't Wear Ties* and *Full Pipe*. This will happen as soon as the last few bugs in our engines for *Plumbers Don't Wear Ties* and *Full Pipe* have been squashed. Hopefully we won't find mutant turtles during testing. Squashing those is a real pain! |
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Blinding you with SCIence
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Explore a haunted museum, hunt a serial killer, mop the floor, descend into madness, find your true love, find your “true love”, travel to lands below, solve the Voodoo Murders, rediscover a lost opera—or do it all! The first batch of 32-bit DOS/Windows Sierra adventures are now ready to be tested in the latest [daily build](/downloads/#daily) of ScummVM:
* [Gabriel Knight](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Gabriel_Knight) * [Gabriel Knight 2](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/The_Beast_Within) * [King's Quest VII](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/King%27s_Quest_VII) * [King's Questions](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/King%27s_Questions) * [Leisure Suit Larry 6 (hi-res)](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Leisure_Suit_Larry_6) * [Phantasmagoria](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Phantasmagoria) * [Police Quest 4](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Police_Quest_IV) * [Shivers](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Shivers) * [Space Quest 6](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Space_Quest_6) * [Torin's Passage](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Torin%27s_Passage) The [Datafiles page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#All_SCI32_.28SCI2.2F3.29_games) has been updated with instructions on how to install these games. If you don’t own some, go to our [where to get the games](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games#Sierra_Games) page to buy them! Before you start your test run, please read the instructions on our [SCI testing page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing), and take some [screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) along the way. (If you have been itching to play some of the earlier SCI games, please take this time to run through them again too, as changes to the engine may also affect some 16-bit SCI games!) Have fun! |
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GSoC 2017 projects announced!
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Today Google announced the accepted projects for this year's Summer of Code. We are pleased to say that ScummVM will be mentoring two wizard students who will have one mission: casting the Super Sludge Nova spell. Effects include adding support for two new engines, and the cooldown period is 12 weeks: * Joseph-Eugene Winzer (a.k.a. Joefish) will be working on adding support for the ***[Mission Supernova](http://outpost.simplicity.de)*** game. * Simei Yin will work on porting the ***[Sludge engine](https://opensludge.github.io)*** to ScummVM. We extend a warm welcome to our students for what we hope will be a productive and interesting summer! You can follow their progress throughout the summer on the [ScummVM Blogs](http://planet.scummvm.org). |
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Hi-Res Adventures
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Last year, we added support for three of Sierra's Hi-Res Adventure games: *Mystery House* (#1), *Mission: Asteroid* (#0) and *Wizard and the Princess* (#2). We're proud to announce that three more Apple II games are now playable in ScummVM and ready for testing: *Ulysses and the Golden Fleece* (#4), *Time Zone* (#5) and *The Dark Crystal* (#6).
For *Ulysses and the Golden Fleece*, we currently support the Load 'N' Go budget release. For *Time Zone* and *The Dark Crystal* we support the disk images that can be found on some of the [Sierra collection CDs](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Game_Collections). The [Datafiles wiki page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles) has been updated with the required filenames for the disk images. If you own one of those classics, grab the latest [daily build](/downloads/#daily) and try it out! If you encounter an issue, please post a bug report following our [testing guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing). And while you're at it, please take some [screenshots!](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) You may be wondering what happened to *Hi-Res Adventure #3: Cranston Manor*. Unfortunately, we still have not been able to locate a copy of this game after looking for it for over a year. If you own it, we'd love to [hear from you](/contact/)! |
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Trapped on a luxury cruise ship.. In Space!
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Explore a broken-down luxury cruise liner, try to convince the Deskbot to give you an upgrade, and eventually track down and fix the ship's governing computer, Titania. Or you're never going to get home. We're pleased to announce the testing period for the late '90s game [Starship Titanic](http://www.mobygames.com/game/starship-titanic). At this time, only the English version is ready for testing. So break out your copy, and grab the latest [daily build](/downloads/#daily) of ScummVM. You'll also need an extra required [titanic.dat](https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/blob/master/dists/engine-data/titanic.dat?raw=true) file, which should be put in the same folder you copy your game files to.
Before you start your test run, please be aware there is one specific kind of Indeo encoded AVI video we haven't yet figured out how to decode transparency information for. In a few areas, such as the SGT Stateroom and Titania's closeup, amongst others, you'll see objects with jagged black areas around them. Please just ignore the problem for now. But all other graphics or gameplay issues should be reported on our [Issue Tracker](https://bugs.scummvm.org/). |
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Defeat the ruler of the Fifth Age
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Right after the ending of [Myst](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Myst), you are promptly sent to another Age by Atrus, where his wife Catherine is stranded. Riven is the fifth Age written by Atrus' father, Gehn, which he rules as a cruel self-proclaimed god. Your dual mission is to rescue Catherine and imprison Gehn. To be successful you will have to carefully explore the five islands of Riven and solve the intricate puzzles they hide.
The ScummVM team is proud to announce that [Riven: The Sequel to Myst](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Riven:_The_Sequel_to_Myst) is finally ready for its testing period. If you want to help with the tests, use the latest [daily build](/downloads/#daily) of ScummVM to play the Windows or Mac version of the game. Please report the issues you encounter on our [bug tracker](https://bugs.scummvm.org/). Be sure to follow our [testing and bug reporting guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing). As a warm up before playing Riven, you may want to play Myst. If you do so, please use a daily build of ScummVM. Major changes were made to the game engine to remove situations where the game feels unresponsive. Some bugs may have escaped our attention. As with Riven, please report the issues you notice during your play-through. |
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You're gonna need a SCI-cologist!
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Go on a cruise, sort out some mixed-up nursery rhymes, or spend some time in a mental ward! The second batch of 32-bit DOS/Windows Sierra adventures are now ready to be tested in the latest [daily build](/downloads/#daily) of ScummVM:
* [Leisure Suit Larry 7](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Leisure_Suit_Larry_7) * [Mixed-Up Mother Goose Deluxe](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Mixed-Up_Mother_Goose) * [Phantasmagoria 2](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Phantasmagoria_2) The [Datafiles page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#All_SCI32_.28SCI2.2F3.29_games) has been updated with instructions on how to install these games. If you don’t own some, go to our [where to get the games](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games#Sierra_Games) page to buy them! Before you start your test run, please read the instructions on our [SCI testing page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing), and take some [screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) along the way. Have fun! |
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Three new games about aliens
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Go to an alien world, go to an alien world on an alien spaceship, or gehe zu einem fremden Raumschiff (go to an alien spaceship)! There are three alien worlds to choose from in our newest batch of adventures, now ready for testing in the latest [daily build](/downloads/#daily) of ScummVM:
* [Lighthouse](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Lighthouse) * [RAMA](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/RAMA) * [Starship Titanic German](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Starship_Titanic) The [Datafiles page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#All_SCI32_.28SCI2.2F3.29_games) has been updated with instructions on how to install these games. If you don’t own one, go to our [where to get the games](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games) page to buy them! Before you start your test run, for Lighthouse and RAMA, please read the instructions on our [SCI testing page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing), and take some [screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots) along the way. For Starship Titanic German, you’ll need an extra required [titanic.dat](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scummvm/scummvm/master/dists/engine-data/titanic.dat) file, which should be put in the same folder you copy your game files to. Please keep in mind for Starship Titanic German that we're not all German speakers, so bug reports will need to be in English. Also, if any bugs you find involve text that's entered in the conversation tab to one of the bots, it will make things easier if you can replicate the problem using words that don't include letters outside of the English alphabet. Have fun! |
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ScummVM 2.0 Release Testing Has Begun
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The day has finally arrived to wrap up the current ScummVM release cycle! ScummVM 2.0 is one of our biggest new releases to date and adds support for 23 games:
* *Cranston Manor* * *Full Pipe* * *Gabriel Knight* * *Gabriel Knight 2* * *King's Quest VII* * *King's Questions* * *Leisure Suit Larry 6 (hi-res)* * *Leisure Suit Larry 7* * *Lighthouse* * *Mixed-Up Mother Goose Deluxe* * *Phantasmagoria* * *Phantasmagoria 2* * *Plumbers Don't Wear Ties* * *Police Quest 4* * *RAMA* * *Riven: The Sequel to Myst* * *Shivers* * *Space Quest 6* * *Starship Titanic* * *The Dark Crystal* * *Time Zone* * *Torin's Passage* * *Ulysses and the Golden Fleece* This release also includes significant new enhancements and bug fixes across many engines, so go ahead and play through an old classic you’ve been missing even if it’s not on this list! Grab a [daily build](/downloads/#daily) of ScummVM for testing, and make sure to follow our [guidelines for release testing](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing). **Windows users**, please use a [Kirben daily build](http://scummvm.org/downloads/scummvm-win32.exe) instead of a Buildbot daily build. Report any bugs you encounter to our [bug tracker](https://bugs.scummvm.org/), and once you’ve finished a playthrough, [fill out our test results form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiAycQmgaBEDsb0KNpZrNAaqBtilZe4SHWRDYcykeKqLHFvg/viewform). You can [track testing progress on the wiki](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/2.0.0) as it happens. Happy gaming! |
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To: You. From: Release team. Subject: ScummVM 2.0.
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Just in time for the holidays, the final release of ScummVM 2.0 is here! This version adds support for 23 brand new old games, including almost all of the 32-bit Sierra adventures:
* *Cranston Manor* * *Full Pipe* * *Gabriel Knight* * *Gabriel Knight 2* * *King's Quest VII* * *King's Questions* * *Leisure Suit Larry 6 (hi-res)* * *Leisure Suit Larry 7* * *Lighthouse* * *Mixed-Up Mother Goose Deluxe* * *Phantasmagoria* * *Phantasmagoria 2* * *Plumbers Don't Wear Ties* * *Police Quest 4* * *RAMA* * *Riven: The Sequel to Myst* * *Shivers* * *Space Quest 6* * *Starship Titanic* * *The Dark Crystal* * *Time Zone* * *Torin's Passage* * *Ulysses and the Golden Fleece* There’s more than just new engines, too! Many existing games have been improved, a lot of work has been done to improve the overall audio and video systems, and some players will also enjoy improved joystick support and various small enhancements suggested by other users. A more complete list of changes in this release can be found in the [ScummVM 2.0 release notes](http://scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/2.0.0/ReleaseNotes). And now, a big round of thanks and congratulations to everyone who made this release happen. Our super cool code contributors, who wrote all the things which went into this release: Aaryaman Vasishta, Alexander (Tkachov), Alexander Reim, Alexandre Detiste, Alyssa Milburn, angstsmurf, Arnaud Boutonné, Bastien Bouclet, Ben Castricum, Bendegúz Nagy, Cameron Cawley, Colin Snover, cpasjuste, D G Turner, Daniel Plakhotich, Dario Scarpa, David Fioramonti, Donovan Watteau, Einar Johan Trøan Sømåen, Eugene Sandulenko, Fedor (fedor4ever), Ferdinand Thiessen, Filippos Karapetis, Frank Richter, Hein-Pieter van Braam, Hubert Maier, iskrich, Ivan Avdeev, Joseph-Eugene Winzer, Kirben, kmar, Lothar Serra Mari, Lyubomyr Lisen, Marcus Comstedt, Martin Kiewitz, Michael Drüing, Nick Renieris, Omer Mor, Ori Avtalion, ottogin, Pala, Patrik Dahlstrom, Paul Gilbert, Peter Kohaut, Retro-Junk, Robert Crossfield, Robert Göffringmann, rsn8887, Ruud Klaver, Ryper\_Zsolt, Schrijvers Luc, Simei Yin, stevenhoefel, Sven Hesse, Sven Kochmann, Tarek Soliman, Thierry Crozat, Thomas Fach-Pedersen, Tobia Tesan, Torbjörn Andersson, upthorn, vanfanel, VelocityRa, Vincent Bénony, Vincent Pelletier, Walter van Niftrik, Willem Jan Palenstijn, and Zbyněk Schwarz! Our extra awesome community members and testers, who kindly banged on ScummVM and reported issues which were fixed during this cycle: ADeadTrousers, albadross, AlessioR, Alien-Grey, AndyILC, Arjak89, badungu, Bakhtosh, Bastien Bouclet, Ben Castricum, Benjamin Hodgetts, Bill Niakas, bramvandijk, carquinyoli, Colin Snover, counting\_pine, ctoroman, cyberskull, d3p4z, dafioram, Daniel Wolf, danieljaeger, David Dew, david\_corrales, dch216, dego93, Derek Warren, dominus, DustyShinigami, elaseela, Eliot Lash, enclume, EricOakford, esziarko, exmensa, Farmboy0, Filippos Karapetis, forge017, g5ppc, garethbp, gatesbillou, GeekZolda, George Kormendi, GermanTribun, greencis, Gualtiero, Hein-Pieter van Braam, henke37\_2, hkzlab, Hubert Maier, Ignaz Forster, ilya13, Indy4-Fan, IntEmu, Ivan Lukyanov, Jan Sperling, Jarosław Jaworski, JCaesar13, jcmanciot, joachimeberhard, jomalin1, kervala, Kurufinwe21, Laylia27, legluondunet, legoking831, Lothar Serra Mari, Lyubomyr Lisen, macca8, maplesyrup, Markus Mahlstedt, Matan Bareket, Max Tabachenko, mcknallski, mthreepwood, MusicallyInspired, oddfff, Omer Mor, Ori Avtalion, Paul Gilbert, pegasusepsilon, PetrCejpek, Petter Sjölund, pliesenfeld, Quietust, r-alf-the-alf, Robert Megone, rsn8887, SeanW1975, Sergey, sluicebox, softwarespecial, Stefan Seeland, Stephane Lapie, Sven Hesse, Tarek Soliman, telanus, tgfmfc, Thierry Crozat, tobiatesan, Tomasz Grzegurzko, Torbjörn Andersson, Uukrull, vonmagnum, vorph999, Walter van Niftrik, Willem Jan Palenstijn, Windle Poons, zaurak, and zorbid. Our exceedingly fantastic translators, who have helped bring ScummVM 2.0 to the users of 24 different Earth languages: Alex Jakovleff, Alexandre Folle de Menezes, Arius, Ben Castricum, Carlos, edward, Einar Johan Trøan Sømåen, Erik Zubiria, Ettore Atalan, Eugene Sandulenko, Fernando Sarmento, Filippos Karapetis, George Kormendi, Gilles, Hampus Flink, Ivan Lukyanov, JanShing, Jennifer McMurray, jepael, jeroen klop, John Doe, Jordi Vilalta Prat, Jose Roses, Joseph-Eugene Winzer, lorz, Lothar Serra Mari, Luis, Lyubomyr Lisen, Manuel, Martin Schoenmakers, Max von Werner, Michael D., Milo Casagrande, mézes gergely, pablobecerra, Paolo Bossi, Pavel Kungurtsev, Pere Orga, Peter Johansson, Petter Sjölund, poulsen93, Purple T, rafaelmessias, Rafał Będźkowski, Rafał Rzepecki, Rodrigo Vegas Sánchez-Ferrero, Rossano, Rouven Bauer, Santiago G. Sanz, Santiago Sanchez, selmiak, Sergio Carmona, Simon Sawatzki, Steffen Nyeland, Thierry Crozat, Timo Mikkolainen, Timofonic, Tobia Tesan, TomasM, Vitor Santos, Víctor Martínez Pajares, Walter Agazzi, wreednumero2, and Zbyněk Schwarz. Our extremely good looking porters and packagers, for turning ScummVM into something you can actually run: Bastien Bouclet, Cameron Cawley, Colin Snover, Joost Peters, Keith Scroggins, Luc Schrijvers, Manuel Alfayate, Marcus Comstedt, Tarek Soliman, Thierry Crozat, and Willem Jan Palenstijn. Our very wonderful technology sponsors, [easyname](https://www.easyname.com/), who provide us with servers and bandwidth so we can actually manage and send these releases to you. And, finally, thank you to you, exceptional user, for using ScummVM, and (with deep apologies) to everyone else whose names I could not dig out of a database. Your support means a lot. You rock! (And remember—shameless plug—if you want to see your name here, all it takes is one contribution to improve ScummVM!) With no further ado, [download ScummVM 2.0](http://scummvm.org/downloads/), our gift from us to you this holiday season. Release team, signing off until next time! |
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Another year, another Summer of Code
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