Thanks very much i got it. Just the Allghosts.exe with present Savefiles is open for experiments. For the archiv i write down what i found out till now.
Excellent! After i realize this, so you can see it also more of a system "Game-Engine" point of View... everything was much more understandable for me.
- US-Engine and UK-Engine
- US-Engine let us say: Only on America continent in US-English Language...
- UK-Engine is in every EU continantel Language you can think of.
Ok, i found also my legal german CD-ROM. And surprise, it contained just French and German Language. Possibly because it was no more room/freespace on the Media in this days. Just 2 but common are ~ 5 EU languages in a row.
So forget about what i wrote yesterday with my wrong intended over EU/US/UK-English.
I installed my German "UK-Version" and copy my old Savefiles in and all went smooth. But the next step to install Bonus Scenario need a workaround. Here step by step explained:
1. The Bonus Scenario (future to BS shorted) Setup.exe will say "Wrong Version, its not meant for your Country/Language" something like that...
2. Open the Registry-Editor (example: Start -> Execute -> regedit)
3. Click trough this Location inside the Registy:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Empire Interactive \ GhostMaster \ 1.00.000 \ LANGUAGE
4. Change this (hex) Value to the Number 9
I have German, so the Value was 7. But 9 is English and in anyway that what the BS Setup is searching/checking for. Just overwrite the 7 (or your country number) with 9. Thats all, close Regedit and its saved inside the Windows System. The BS Setup now works.
But the next surprise: After BS Setup, all my Save Files are "gone". I have only a English Mainmenue and can start only a new Game. It tooks me hours to figure this out... and its so simple that i was angry about it ;D
5. The BS Setup changes also the PATH of your Savefiles Location! From C:\GM-Gamedirectory --> C:\Userprofiles. Doh!
I try to explain. But keep in mind the bracket [Directorys] are different spelled in your Windows Language:
Old original Game-CD Location of the Savefiles
C:\ [Programs] \ Empire Interactive \GhostMaster \ GhostData \ SaveGames
New Location after the BS Setup
C:\ [Documents & Settings...] \ All Users \ [Documents] \ Ghost Master \ SaveGames
I simple copy over my Savefiles and everything went smooth again. But keep in mind, everything looks also in english Language now. The BS Setup will import a english Version of Textfiles
additionally to your homelanguage. In my case there was french.ut8, german.ut8 and now also english.ut8 - The BS Textes are ONLY in english.ut8 the others are not updated. But the Fire-Bug and so the included EU-Patch IS updated in the Game-Engine, regardless what you switch in the Registry for Language.
Example: I wanted to replay this 1st Hospital Mission. But the Loadscreen Text is english, my Ghostpowers, the Hints... just every Text. I exit the game and rechanged the Registry back (9 -> 7) to german. And it works!
BUT: If i start the BS Mission (Class Spook em High) under German Settings. The Loadscreen shows a "TEXT NOT FOUND" Errormessage. Also you dont have any spoken English Words, not the Intro and not from Mortals or anything inside the Gameaction. Its got a bit silent with just the SFX around... ;D
Afair the Ghostpowers are shown in some way (german/english) so you would be possibly able to complete silently and textless the BS under your homelanguage. But i would not recommend this.
For me i made this decision: Replaying every older Mission before BS under German. And just for BS to switch with the Registry-Trick in English.
dark273: I think your remembers are complete now
Just the Sidenote left, what will happen if you have completed the original Missions and how the BS will react.
In my case i finished in the old days also the 2nd Hospital Mission and free the Darkling. If i check "Continue Game" from the Main, there was no Map and just the Highscore List for revisits.
I remember in other Threads to read about problems in that case. But with my guidance above it should work. After the BS Setup and copy the Savefiles in right Location. If i hit "Continue Game" there will NOT come the Highscores, insteed a Map with just the Ghoulroom AND a Icecream-Van beside it. No other Actionspots on this Map. The Ghoulroom operates in normal conditions.
Ok, i have now the Situation that i installed BS before Allghosts. I want to play around 1-2 older Missions and finish the BS. Then i try the Allghosts-Stuff, maybe in different order and so on. And gladly report back with my discoveries.
Meanwhile thanks anyway to you Guys and so long.
PS. For the Techyreader: I have done everything on a Notebook HP 625 with Windows XP 32bit and Service Pack 3