Call of Cthulhu - Shadow of the Comet [Archive]

BlackMageJawa

10-10-2004, 09:07 PM

Sorry, after reading the (otherwise great) review, I'm a little confused about one thing:

Is there a version with speech, or not?
If so, any chance of a voice addon being uploaded to the site eventually? I already have Shadow of the Comet (floppy), but I find that speech always adds much more atmosphere to adventure games.

Stroggy

10-10-2004, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by wormpaul@Oct 10 2004, 08:30 PM

after reading the review i decided to leave it for other players...i simply doesnt have enough time to play this long adventures when they aren`t top off the bill
I agree
I don't have much time either.
I gave the game a try but soon became bored of it the lack of sound is usually not annoying. But this game... I don't know, it really bothered me here.

and next to homework and tests I still have to finish loads of other games I bought, like:
Red Alert 1 (not new, but I am playing it)
Doom 3 (final levels)
Ground Control 2 (should finish this... but its a bit boring now)
Myst 4 (ehm... I think I'll wait for a walkthrough to come out ;) )
Farcry (brother finally returned it to me... should play it one day)
Syberia 2 (bought it, reached the end, lost all savegame, uninstalled... now I need to start all over)
Beyond Good & Evil (reached the ending but couldn't defeat the final boss since i had forgotten to buy/find all +1 life potions. Had to defeat the boss with 7 lives instead of the required 12... which obviously didn't work)

See this is what happens when I get depressed.
My usual miserly character changes into that...

7 games
all worth about 50 euros
350 euros spent in a short time...
I eventually took all my money I had at home to the bank so I would stop buying games.

Fawfulhasfury

10-10-2004, 10:17 PM

How do you save in this game????????

marko river

11-10-2004, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by wormpaul@Oct 10 2004, 08:30 PM
What a great review..

Very long and very clear...after reading the review i decided to leave it for other players...i simply doesnt have enough time to play this long adventures when they aren`t top off the bill
Believe me, you will miss a lot :)

marko river

11-10-2004, 09:34 AM

Originally posted by Fawfulhasfury@Oct 10 2004, 10:17 PM
How do you save in this game????????
Press 'd' for disk options and there you'll find load and save options.
With 'Tab' you can see and choose commands.

marko river

11-10-2004, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by BlackMageJawa@Oct 10 2004, 09:07 PM
Sorry, after reading the (otherwise great) review, I'm a little confused about one thing:

Is there a version with speech, or not?
If so, any chance of a voice addon being uploaded to the site eventually? I already have Shadow of the Comet (floppy), but I find that speech always adds much more atmosphere to adventure games.
Check Requests in Games section of Abandonia forums and there is a topic Shadow of the Comet.
Jumjalum said that there is CD version to download using eMule (about 120MB),
I tried to do that right away but I failed. Well I never used eMule before. I would like to see that too, I mean hear :)

Fawfulhasfury

11-10-2004, 02:13 PM

thanks marko :D
and theres a cd version ,where? :huh:
I download any advnture game :w00t:
no matter what the size :ok:

Fawfulhasfury

11-10-2004, 05:15 PM

where is the third stick
I found the one by the intrance to the forest
the one in the north part of the forest
where is the other one? :blink:

Jumjalum

13-10-2004, 09:18 PM

Originally posted by marko_river@Oct 11 2004, 09:47 AM
Check Requests in Games section of Abandonia forums and there is a topic Shadow of the Comet.
Jumjalum said that there is CD version to download using eMule (about 120MB),
I tried to do that right away but I failed. Well I never used eMule before. I would like to see that too, I mean hear :)
I've just finished downloading the CD version of Shadow of the Comet, and I must say I'm impressed. It has an extended intro sequence, full speech thats acted well, added sound effects and a mouse interface. The mouse interface is a bit basic but its a nice alternative to using the keys. I have it zipped up at around 80MB but I had to use Dosbox to get it to run so you might find it a little complicated to get running (you may have to burn the zip to a CD, since all I did was zip up everything that was there). If anyone wants to host this let me know and I'll be happy to upload it, but I cant afford to share it more than once.

Edit - Oh, it also comes with a interactive Lovecraft museum which you walk around just like in the actual game.

BlackMageJawa

14-10-2004, 07:49 AM

M...M...Mouse!

IT MUST BE MINE! I love SotC, but can't stand those controls in a game that so obviously wants to be a Point 'n Click.

marko river

14-10-2004, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by Fawfulhasfury@Oct 11 2004, 05:15 PM
where is the third stick
I found the one by the intrance to the forest
the one in the north part of the forest
where is the other one? :blink:
At the second entrance to the forest, below Bishop's house, wich is below fishery.

Ask Jumjalum where did he get CD version. I hope Kosta or someone will contact him about that whole CD version :ok:

sarua

26-10-2004, 06:33 PM

Kewl game.

BTW i have a problem: second day and i need to fix photos and i don`t understand how to mix chemicals, i read the walk but there are mentioned chemicals whic i didin`t found in room, so coul anyone help me?

marko river

27-10-2004, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by sarua@Oct 26 2004, 06:33 PM
Kewl game.

BTW i have a problem: second day and i need to fix photos and i don`t understand how to mix chemicals, i read the walk but there are mentioned chemicals whic i didin`t found in room, so coul anyone help me?
Use chemicals: Metol, Hydroguinone, Benzine Chlorate(wich is Sodium Hyposulphite) and Chromogenous(wich is Potash Metabisulfite)

I never understood why in every walkthrough for Shadow of the Comet they use other names for last two chemicals. Actually, Parker calls them that way, but in inventory they are named different.

I send my own walkthrough with these corrections (you see it above :D ) but I guess Kosta wanted to write his own.

MasterGrazzt

08-01-2005, 04:32 PM

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fthagn! Ph’nglui mglw’nfah Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fthagn!

?NIGS WOLLEY EHT NEES UOY EVAH

Justice

08-02-2005, 08:03 AM

:cry: game freeze up when i get to home and have to answer: also comets and other thing idun remmber but it alwasy freze up and i cant do nothing

Calamity

16-02-2005, 03:52 PM

Hey gang, I just did a search to find the post about the cd version and I came up empty handed. Would anyone mind pointing me in the right direction because I loved this game and think it would be swell to have the talkie version (plus who can go wrong with mouse support :P).

Thanks a bunch. :)

EDIT-Scratch that I found it on a site. Hopefully 1)It works properly and 2)Firefox's resume function will cooperate with it since it's 94.9mb and I'm on 56k. ;)

Calamity

17-02-2005, 02:26 PM

Sorry for the double post but I need a bit of assistance. I ended up getting the download but I seem to have run into a problem when it comes to sound. I burned the iso that came in the installer and then ran the installer. Only two files installed to the directory so I tried hand copying the others that I thought were important. Then the game kept crashing. I fiddled with the .config file so now I have the game working but there's no sound (which completely ruins the whole point of me getting the cd version since I already have the non-talkie). I didn't want to link to the site because I didn't want to get in trouble but I don't really know how else to explain what happens than to have you guys check it out. You'll find it here. (http://staregry.gry-online.pl/index.php?akcja=odczyt&id=Shadow+of+the+Comet+CD)

EDIT-Just wanted to make it clear that I have tried running it through DOSbox and VDM sound. The update is I can *sometimes* get the sound to work but it's really jerky in DOSbox and if I put anything other than the music on in VDM sound it runs incredibly slow. :eeeeeh:

Socrates

04-03-2005, 09:47 AM

Does this game support a mouse?? and if I run in Dos Mode the game will have music?

Thanx!!

The Fifth Horseman

04-03-2005, 04:09 PM

Maybe RUN the game to find out, eh?

Cowowar

09-03-2005, 05:55 PM

looks cool, but i can't get the sound to work. anyone else have that problem?

DonCorleone

09-03-2005, 06:09 PM

Do you use with vdm or dosbox or something like that? I ran it with dosbox and it worked fine for me with sound and all...

Cowowar

10-03-2005, 06:54 AM

Originally posted by DonCorleone@Mar 9 2005, 07:09 PM
Do you use with vdm or dosbox or something like that? I ran it with dosbox and it worked fine for me with sound and all...
yeah, i use dosbox, i don't know why it won't work.

Guest

11-03-2005, 03:08 PM

sorry to bother you with my n00b question, but how can I combine objects or use them on other objects in the inventory?

The Fifth Horseman

14-03-2005, 09:35 AM

IIRC, you can't.

Guest

15-03-2005, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by the_fifth_horseman@Mar 14 2005, 10:35 AM
IIRC, you can't.
so, how do I rub Boleskine's drawing with the soaked cotton? neither simply using the drawing nor the soaked cotton works.

DonCorleone

16-03-2005, 11:01 PM

Think you have to sit down in front of the desk in the bedroom of your host´s mansion...
Then you can use both items: step by step... :D

Fawfulhasfury

17-03-2005, 01:43 AM

What chemicals do I mix in what order to turn the film into photos???

Calamity

17-03-2005, 12:48 PM

After finally get the talkie version to work (upgrading DOSbox and fiddeling with the configuration file was all that was needed) I've got to say that the game is definately ten times better with voices (though I never pictured Parker to have a british accent). :ok:

TiannaStarfall

28-03-2005, 09:20 PM

Great site - Great games :) Keep up the good work.

Question with SPOILERS follows...
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Im running this game (floppy version) on an old Dos machine and its great, but I have just gone down into the cemetary and met Jonas and I cant get the statues or talk to him I just say "But Im innocent" and die! I have tried everything, read the walkthroughs all to no avail. Please, please, please can someone give me any idea where Ive gone wrong or what i should do? I really dont want this game to end here! :cry:

The Fifth Horseman

29-03-2005, 12:26 PM

I remeber having a detailed walkthrough somwhere... will go look for it.

TiannaStarfall

29-03-2005, 03:05 PM

Panic over ...

I went back to a save game before the cemetry and re-did it, think I must of walked on one of those panels twice or something first time round, as that is the only thing I seemed to do differently, anyway I am on to day 3 now, must get back to it :D

Ludomeister

10-04-2005, 12:45 PM

I'm running the CD version of the game in DosBox 0.63 (which up until now has run the game perfectly), but have run into a prolbem. I'm on Day 2, in Arlington's office, trying to get the diary out of the safe, but even though I dial in 3-4-5, nothing happens! The hourglass figure still remains, indicating that it's still cogitating and not recognizing that I've put in the number.

I've tried slowing down the game's speed in the Options menu, but to no avail. Does anybody have any ideas how to get around this? Failing that, can anybody post a save game just after getting the safe open so I can continue with this excellent adventure!

Thanks.

Ludomeister

10-04-2005, 01:23 PM

Ah, figured it out! I just needed to move the hand on the dials down!
LOL

Ludomeister

11-04-2005, 11:48 PM

Okay, I'm in another pickle and nothing I do seems to change the problem. I'm in the crypt, ready to move into the chamber that contains Jonas, but when I go through the portal I end up falling down and dying. I can't find any way to get around this, as the cut scene happens the minute I move through. Obviously, I didn't set something up right.

I've gone back to that room that has the 9 squares you have to step on to make sure I only stepped on each one once, and of course went around the table three times to get the gate to open. So I'm ready to make my entrance, I see the statues and Jonas down there, but then that's all she wrote. I'm stumped! :wall:

Ideas?

Thanks!

Fawfulhasfury

11-04-2005, 11:58 PM

I don't. But could you plz pm me with the exact chemical combinations to get the photo to develop plz. :( I want to beat that puzzle so bad.

Guest

26-04-2005, 11:29 PM

Is this game still possible to get? If so, where?

Thanks.

Strobe

27-04-2005, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by Guest@Apr 27 2005, 01:29 AM
Is this game still possible to get? If so, where?

Thanks.
of course! you can get it here:
http://www.abandonia.com/games/237/Shadow_of_the_Comet.htm :)

hessekopp

02-05-2005, 06:44 PM

well well. great game. i take my time for it! so on..........

marko river

18-05-2005, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by Fawfulhasfury@Apr 12 2005, 12:58 AM
I don't. But could you plz pm me with the exact chemical combinations to get the photo to develop plz. :( I want to beat that puzzle so bad.
HERE!

use chemicals: Metol, Hydroguinone, Benzine Chlorate(wich is Sodium
Hyposulphite) and Chromogenous(wich is Potash Metabisulfite)

samtam90

18-05-2005, 12:54 PM

Shadow of the Comet is really a great game. I enjoyed it so much when i played, especially for the atmosphere (i think Prisoner of Ice, another game from Chtulu series, is good too, but it doesn't have the same "appeal" of this)

Harrys Boy

04-12-2005, 03:31 PM

somebody give me a link for this game please i really want it!

EDIT: I want a billion dollars, but I can't just demand it. If you want this game BUY IT - I suggest trying e-bay!

Frodo

04-12-2005, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by Harrys Boy@Dec 4 2005, 04:31 PM
somebody give me a link for this game please i really want it!
The game is ESA, which means you can't download it I'm afraid.
:)

The Fifth Horseman

05-12-2005, 01:14 PM

Edit: Removed

harrys boy

09-12-2005, 06:09 PM

somebody suggested e-bay, but seeing as the game is hidden somewhere in my attic i cant be bothered spending more money on it, it was a classic though, games like this dont get made anymore

The Fifth Horseman

12-12-2005, 03:25 PM

If you have it somwhere - don't waste our time and find your copy.

h boy

12-12-2005, 06:16 PM

i have a busy life, to busy to search for a game im not sure is still there for 2 hours, if you dont want to help fair enough just dont bother telling me you dont want to help.

The Fifth Horseman

13-12-2005, 09:26 AM

I tried to help you. However, my previous post has been edited by a moderator - as you can see.
Edit: Removed
This post has been edited by Sebatianos on Dec 5 2005, 02:26 PM
Suffice to say, there _is_ an abandonware site that does have a permission to host this game.
Not quite sure why Sebastianos didn't want me to tell you that.

Harrys boy

16-12-2005, 05:28 PM

Thanks for trying to help me, the really bad news now is that i have found my old version of the game in mint condition, the only problem is i cant get it to work at all on dosbox or windows, i really am desperate to play it again its been 2 long.

Havell

16-12-2005, 05:56 PM

Post the site Horseman, other abandonware sites are fine provided they host no warez (ie, games that are still for sale/protected and they don't have permission for). Adverts are obviously not allowed but this isn't one.

The Fifth Horseman

19-12-2005, 05:33 PM

What I've posted and what later was removed by Sebatianos read:
removed again
..., I doubt they'd put an ESA-protected game like that one without getting a permission. I really doubt.

EDIT: But you guess wrong - they don't have permision (and you know who they are). It's their policy that they explained in the conversation between a very destinguished member of our site and the founder of theirs. They put it us as warez, hoping ESA wouldn't care.

MikeF

25-01-2006, 05:21 PM

It's actually pretty easy to find the 94.9mb CD version of SotC, if people are still searching for it. I won't put the direct link here because it will obviously be removed just like the hint you gave was.

Shake-Zula

14-02-2006, 10:57 PM

does anyone know where i could download the cd effects for this game?

PS already have the normal floppy version of the game.

Master MC

14-02-2006, 11:01 PM

I'm not quite sure what you mean.
Do you want to download the version hosted on this site? Then I must disappoint you, because it is ESA protected, meaning that you are not allowed to download the game.
If you mean something else, like a tool to do something with CDs, then I must disappoint you again because I don't know where or what to look for.

Shake-Zula

14-02-2006, 11:25 PM

well i read on this topic that Calamity was able to get his hands on the games voice files and the other cd features, i dont care what site it comes from i just really want these files :)
EDIT: You may not care, but we do!

i already have the original no voice version from someplace else.

thanks

The Fifth Horseman

15-02-2006, 12:20 PM

Google, dammit!

Shake-Zula

16-02-2006, 12:33 AM

sadly my powers of discription are so bad i cant really think of anything to search for on google other than "that patch for shadow of the comet with the cd sound effects and mouse interface that calamity was talking about"

any ideas?

The Fifth Horseman

16-02-2006, 01:58 PM

"Shadow of the Comet" "92.7" OR "92,7" "download"

Feeling lucky?

Shake-Zula

16-02-2006, 11:07 PM

i think i found it. downloading now

thanks man :)

Planeforger

26-06-2006, 08:15 AM

Urgh, I cannot get the CD version of the game to install on anything older than a Windows 98 computer.

I've tried many times, but the game will just not install (using dosbox).

I've also tried just placing the files in the Shadow folder into my c: drive and running it from there...it still won't work.

Any suggestions?

Planeforger

26-06-2006, 09:52 AM

Fixed it. Sorry for the double post.

The Fifth Horseman

26-06-2006, 11:38 AM

Did you try the Compatibility Modes (Properties window, Compatiobility tab)?

frd

26-06-2006, 09:44 PM

Hello! I just started playing this game and came to the point (as it often happens) when
I don't know what to do anymore. So I turned to the solution and it said:
(G) some absorbent cotton and the alcohol out of the drawer.
Use them (U) to make a piece of cotton soaked in alcohol
(this clue is given in Captain Robin's statement, see documents in the box)[/b]
It's pretty clear what I have to do, but I just can't find the damn box with the documents
mentioned! :-( Could you please tell me where it is? Because I want to understand what
I am doing and why, not just follow the instructions and get the ending sequence..

pidgeon

06-10-2006, 11:06 PM

I have a CD version,it works great despite one thing-old version alowed me to set the speed of dialogues.I am not English so I like to read while I am listening to the voice,but text shows so slowly that it ends ages after speach ends.Anyone knows what to do (mayby some in-files work would help?)

Xinithaous

07-10-2006, 12:32 AM

I've still got his on CD, great game. Love it!

XiN

saoki

02-01-2007, 03:24 PM

I have a really stupid problem with this game.
I'm almost finishing it, but I can't seem to find Coldstone's house. Anyone can help me? Just, y'know, give me some directions.

Well, thanks in advance
Ps: I tryied to make this post spoiler free and all.

thatmexicanguy

07-01-2007, 07:35 AM

One of my favorite horror games of all time! There needs to be more Lovecraftian games out there.

Guest

07-01-2007, 01:18 PM

of course there are... me for example :) I also completed that game (CD ver) and i searching for more like this :P

harrys boy

23-02-2007, 08:04 PM

Hi again, ive now downloaded the cd version to go along with the cd version i already own but i still cannot get this game working, if anybody has a good suggestion plz let me know i reallly would like to play it again

thx

Tito

25-02-2007, 05:03 PM

If you are using WinXP you could try DosBox. It's a tool for running old dos games in modern systems. You can find it here: DosBox (http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=programs) along with a tutorial.

Guest

24-06-2007, 03:41 PM

Is there a map to this game

The Fifth Horseman

25-06-2007, 12:12 PM

No, what for would you need one anyway? :huh:

Guest

03-09-2007, 12:55 AM

Hi
I have downloaded the .iso and mounted with Alcohol 120% but the game dont start,i have tried with dosbox but the situation dont chance.I have tried to install the game but it install only 2 files.What i have to do?

The Fifth Horseman

03-09-2007, 11:42 AM

Some old CD games ran almost completely from CD to preserve HDD space.
What files does it install, exactly? Also, does it display any error messages during the installation or after it?

Guest

04-09-2007, 01:57 AM

I have managed to run the game by extracting manualy all the files from the iso and putting the folder created by the installer in the same directory of the extracted files.

Guest

12-09-2007, 12:36 AM

Aaaaarrrgggggg

I cant save,it says 'error while saving'

I have noticed that in the game's folder there isn't a save folder

Anyone knows what's the problem?

The Fifth Horseman

12-09-2007, 05:52 AM

If you are sure such a folder is needed: create it.

06-11-2007, 09:37 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Planeforger @ Jun 26 2006, 09:15 AM) 239685</div>
Urgh, I cannot get the CD version of the game to install on anything older than a Windows 98 computer.

I've tried many times, but the game will just not install (using dosbox).

I've also tried just placing the files in the Shadow folder into my c: drive and running it from there...it still won't work.

Any suggestions?
[/b]

I have the same problem. I've got the original CD (bought long ago) but I cannot install it. I tried the Dosbox (I already played games with Dosbox without any problem) but it tells me "Installation path must be C:/I-Motion/Shadow.CD and it exits. I also tried to install it normally but the installation screen has weird simbols instead of letters.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

The Fifth Horseman

07-11-2007, 07:23 AM

Please tell me what are your configured mounts, what commands you have entered and where the Shadow.CD directory is present on your actual HDD.
I'll try to figure out what went wrong and help you if possible.

10-11-2007, 12:02 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The Fifth Horseman @ Nov 7 2007, 09:23 AM) 318515</div>
Please tell me what are your configured mounts, what commands you have entered and where the Shadow.CD directory is present on your actual HDD.
I'll try to figure out what went wrong and help you if possible.
[/b]

First, I tried to install it as you would do regullarly with any game. But the installation screen didn't show the proper words but incomprehensible simbols. No matter what I do there, it always ends up exiting.
Then I tried to use Dosbox. I've followed the instructions from Abandonia.com ("Download and Installation of Games"). I've created a subfolder inside the CDrive folder. The game files were not zipped (it's the original CD game) so I copied and pasted the CD content into this subfolder. Then, the usual: dir - cd shadow (or cd i-motion) - dir - install. A screen pops up with the text "Installation path must be: C:\I-MOTION\SHADOW.CD".
I don't know where this "Shadow.CD" could be. I don't think it's talking about the actual Compact Disk.

dosraider

10-11-2007, 07:21 AM

Delete that folder where you copied your cd files.
Run dosbox, mount your C,
and as extra input:
mount d x:\ -t cd rom
d:
install

This extra line will mount your CD.
The x is your real cddrive letter in windows.
Mount the cd everytime you wanna play.
Or make an ISO of it and mount that as D

Guest

10-11-2007, 11:27 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dosraider @ Nov 10 2007, 09:21 AM) 318822</div>
Delete that folder where you copied your cd files.
Run dosbox, mount your C,
and as extra input:
mount d x:\ -t cd rom
d:
install

This extra line will mount your CD.
The x is your real cddrive letter in windows.
Mount the cd everytime you wanna play.
Or make an ISO of it and mount that as D
[/b]

Thanks, dosraider! I'll do that.

Guest

13-11-2007, 01:07 AM

Sal

11-02-2009, 02:08 AM

:(Can anyone give me a clue about controls on Cof C..I have P for pause
O for inventory...D for saving games Tab..for options..Is this right so far..Just started playing this game, it looks so good but I'm a bit unsure as I don't have a manual..Was there ever one?
Ok its a bit later and I thought I had saved 5 games but NO when I came back they are not there...Whats happening...Does one have to save to a disk? surely not...I tried making a saved games folder but that did not work either..Please tell me what I am doing wrong.Other than this the game is great..

Dave

11-02-2009, 12:52 PM

Will ask to the contributor of the game :)

The Fifth Horseman

11-02-2009, 01:01 PM

I believe the CD version supports mouse control.

Geezer

11-02-2009, 07:47 PM

Sal

11-02-2009, 07:53 PM

I would love to use the mouse 5th horseman but I downloaded the game from Abandonia and this doesn't seem to support mouse use. I think I have figured out all the keyboard controls and was getting on with the game really well but "saved" games apparently don't "save"..Any help suggestions gratefully received.:)
JMB just saw your reply...many thanks

Japo

11-02-2009, 08:06 PM

Sal, I can check the manual when i get home tonight.
JMB, the walkthrough for this seems to have got lost somehow. Did you contribute it, if so do you still keep it? If so please upload it again so I can restore it.

Dave

11-02-2009, 08:19 PM

I've sent a Pm to marko_river who submitted the walkthrough.

enrico_berlingu

11-02-2009, 11:30 PM

Great game. On of the first adventures I'd seen, in my cousin's computer. I played the floppy version years later; loved the graphics, loved the ...errr minimalistic sound. But the interface - God! Worse than Grim Fandago :)

Geezer

12-02-2009, 03:10 AM

If you are playing via the keyboard ...

1. Pressing TAB brings up the Icon Bar (you can then use the arrow keys to select the icon you want and press ENTER.

2. Keyboard shortcuts are ...
a. "T" to talk
b. "G" to get and item
c. "U" to use an item
d. "L" to look at either the environment (search) or to inspect an object
e. "O" to look at inventory objects
f. "I" to look at notebook (use the arrow keys to page through journal)
g. "ESC" to close the notebook or skip dialogue
h. "M" to use the map (use the arrow keys to select a destination)
i. "D" to bring up the Tools Menu (save/restore, control panel, exit etc)
j. "S" to save a game (shortcut)
k. "L" to load a game (shortcut)
l. "T" to bring up the Control Panel (shortcut)
m. "X" to exit game (shortcut)
n. "P" to pause/resume

Maybe this weekend I will have time to do some scanning. There are a lot of documents (letters etc that come in an envelope addressed to Mr Cestrade, Scotland Yard) with the game that look like they might be needed to play the game. Copy protection perhaps.

marko river

12-02-2009, 04:22 AM

Well, JMB said it all :)

Sal

12-02-2009, 09:35 PM

:thumbs:You are a star JMB many thanks I will try again when I get through at work..Thank you once again.
Ok short break in work schedule so tried game again..Tab..controls
L...speaks
O...inventory
I...notebook
esc..cuts to chase
M...map
D.. tools
P...pause
none of the other shortcuts works for me and I still cannot save games...HELP

Sal

13-02-2009, 09:23 PM

:doh:Please tell me how to save so that I can continue to play the game without having to start over every time.This is what I am currently trying
1. I press Tab
2.Go to save game icon
3.Save game in slot
4. Press enter
Looks OK but when I come back after having left the game NOTHING:(
can't find any saved game file. Made a folder for saved games but again NOTHING. I really want to play this game can any one help? Thank you

OK..OK...JMB you were right..apologies..I was practically tearing my hair out until I remembered a problem I had with Maupiti Is which was solved for me by DosRaider.I just went back and copied what he had done but substituting this game and voila IT WORKS HURRAH. Almost finished day 1 in the game...

The Guest

16-02-2009, 07:46 PM

How did you guys manage to install the game? I have the CD version and I ran the installer from a mounted CD-drive. I have a Vista and am using Dosbox. I select the language and choose the install button from the menu. But then, the installing menu is distorted, there is no text visible. When I press the arrow keys, the text in the gray background at the bottom of the screen will change. But there's no way to manipulate the destination in which I want to install the game. Here's a pic of the view:

http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cometinstalllc1.jpg

I tried to manually copy the contents of the CD to a folder in my drive. Before I can play, I'm told that the game has to be installed first. Now when I run the install.exe, there will again be a menu with no text visible. Did anyone here experience similar struggles?

Sal

16-02-2009, 08:40 PM

The Guest

16-02-2009, 10:40 PM

Hi There Guest....I downloaded my copy of the game from the Abandonia site and it is the floppy disk version (no mouse ) I simply copied the game to Dos Box 0.72 extracted the files scrolled down to Tatou exe. click on that and the game starts..I had a few probs with saving games initially but once I got that sorted the game plays really well I love it. There are some great people at Abandonia who can help you good luck with the game:)

Thanks, but the CD version is apparently a whole different animal in terms of making it work. Now I have a slight progress to report. I had all the game files on a folder on my hard drive. Then I held the CTRL button and dragged the install.exe on top of my Dosbox shortcut. That is an alternative way to start a program that requires the DOS environment. Now the text became readable. There's a single blue window that notifies me that "Installation path must be C:\infogram\shadow.cd".

This is a matter of mounting the drives in the right way. Previously when I ran the installer from the virtual cd-drive, different menus popped up. Next I tried to drag the installer.exe from virtual drive to the Dosbox icon. It didn't function. When you jumpstart the Dosbox with this method, things get jumbled.

H is the letter of my virtual drive. Dosbox tried to execute this line:

"mount C H:"

"Directory H: doesn't exist" is the result. I wonder why Dosbox doesn't recognize the virtual drive H. I have it mounted in the config file thusly:

mount h h:\ -t cdrom

And about the installation path that should be "C:\infogram\shadow.cd". I created a structure like that complete with a "shadow.cd" subfolder. And ran the installer from there. Still no luck. I guess there's a way solve this, I haven't been able to do it.

The Fifth Horseman

17-02-2009, 02:35 PM

Thanks, but the CD version is apparently a whole different animal in terms of making it work. Now I have a slight progress to report. I had all the game files on a folder on my hard drive. Then I held the CTRL button and dragged the install.exe on top of my Dosbox shortcut. That is an alternative way to start a program that requires the DOS environment. Now the text became readable. There's a single blue window that notifies me that "Installation path must be C:\infogram\shadow.cd".
The drag & drop is not a recommended way of running games. It works, but isn't always reliable.

"mount C H:"

"Directory H: doesn't exist" is the result. I wonder why Dosbox doesn't recognize the virtual drive H.
mount C H:\

And you're forgetting you need to mount somewhere you can install it to.
Create a directory for your DOS games somewhere and mount THAT as the C drive in DOSbox.

[b] I have it mounted in the config file thusly:
mount h h:\ -t cdrom
First, always mount drives using successive letters of the alphabet, starting with C. So you'd actually mount this as D

But you're saying you run it from a virtual drive, ie you have an image of the CD. Use IMGMOUNT to mount the image as a drive in DOSbox (read up on that in the DOSBox readme file, there are a few things that make doing it for the first time somewhat difficult)

The Guest

17-02-2009, 04:51 PM

But you're saying you run it from a virtual drive, ie you have an image of the CD. Use IMGMOUNT to mount the image as a drive in DOSbox (read up on that in the DOSBox readme file, there are a few things that make doing it for the first time somewhat difficult)

Jesus hotrodding Christ, now it's working! Thanks man. Using the Dosbox's internal IMGMOUNT command was the key. Since otherwise there was a conflict, as the system didn't regard a Daemon Tools -mounted drive as a proper drive. Before I haven't had much success in tinkering with these CD settings.

Sal

18-02-2009, 11:32 PM

:wall:Can anyone tell me where to find Coldstone's house..The map is pretty well useless I have taken out 2of the 4 but have been wandering around Illsmouith for 2 days trying to find Coldstone's house .Thanks

Geezer

19-02-2009, 04:24 AM

Shadow of the Comet Walkthrough (http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/564646/1884)

Sal

19-02-2009, 09:07 AM

:thumbs:Thanks JMB I did finally find the house and got Coldstone HehHeh ..Now to get the rest...Sal

Sal

23-02-2009, 11:23 PM

Its a couple of days later and I FINISHED THE GAME...I loved it. It had an inherent creepiness from the time Parker stepped off the boat until the final frame...I thought the graphics were good and the only thing that was a pain from time to time was the keyboard controls..:3:

Snake_Plissken

25-02-2009, 09:41 PM

Finally downloadable! This game is one of the best adventure games I have ever played. Danger lurks behind every corner, the spooky atmosphere, music... And so many ways to die :)
A bit hard game though, I had to consult the walkthrough few times

The Fifth Horseman

26-02-2009, 10:36 AM

Danger lurks behind every corner, the spooky atmosphere, music...
Cthulhu Fhtagn, my friend... Cthulhu Fhtagn.

Jasiu

26-02-2009, 06:29 PM

Hi, i seem to be stuck.
I'm at the mayors office. I opened the safe. Took diary and cigar case. Read diary and put it back. Opened cigar case and got the deposit note. Read it. Then i went to the post office - but the lady won't talk to me! I tried using deposit note on her, talking, pressing keys while standing a bit further - it didn't work.
I was thinking, maybe i am supposed to close the cigar case and put it back into safe? It didn't work as well...
Any ideas?

Sal

26-02-2009, 08:57 PM

Hi Jasiu... Just a hint I usually find that if something doen't work it's because I have forgotten to do something before go back over the previous section and check that you have 1.read the message 2.gone to PO and spoken to Mrs Gilcrest.3 Spoken to Mr.Underhouse etc. There is a walkthrough available if you feel like using it. :)

Jasiu

26-02-2009, 09:27 PM

1.read the message
got the deposit note. Read it.
2.gone to PO and spoken to Mrs Gilcrest.
the lady won't talk to me!
3 Spoken to Mr.Underhouse etc. There is a walkthrough available if you feel like using it.
Well the thing is i checked some walkthroughs (including the one linked on this forum) and it seems that i am doing everything right... It still might be a bug.
Thanks anyway.

Sal

26-02-2009, 11:53 PM

The Message Is Not The Deposit Note...

Jasiu

27-02-2009, 12:41 PM

OK, i managed to restore an older savegame (just before entering Mayors room), i did everything as before... and this time it worked!
Back to the game :)

plutonick

10-03-2009, 05:07 PM

Just installed the cd version of this game. Whatever the setting [cpu, cycle] the text that appears seems to lag significantly after the voice is heard.

Any clues on how to fix this?

Cheers

TheSurgeon

04-04-2009, 01:52 PM

Is there no sound in this game at all?

TotalAnarchy

04-04-2009, 01:55 PM

Is there no sound in this game at all?

Yeah, it has, it says so in the review. It's one of the important parts of the game - defines the atmosphere.

TheSurgeon

04-04-2009, 02:18 PM

Yeah, it has, it says so in the review. It's one of the important parts of the game - defines the atmosphere.

I can hear only the flipping of pages of my diary.

What seems to be wrong?

TotalAnarchy

04-04-2009, 02:34 PM

Did you hear the sound from the intro?

TheSurgeon

04-04-2009, 04:10 PM

Did you hear the sound from the intro?

No.

A part of the game into already, the only sound I've met so far was the flipping of diary's pages.

TotalAnarchy

04-04-2009, 04:17 PM

1. Are you using DOSBox?
2. Did you mess with the configuration? When starting the game you can choose the audio device and so on (example: Sound Blaster, Adlib)

TheSurgeon

04-04-2009, 05:04 PM

1. Are you using DOSBox?
2. Did you mess with the configuration? When starting the game you can choose the audio device and so on (example: Sound Blaster, Adlib)

1. Yes

2. No

_r.u.s.s.

04-04-2009, 11:00 PM

then run configuration and select sound blaster-> sound blaster with dma

TheSurgeon

05-04-2009, 06:53 AM

then run configuration and select sound blaster-> sound blaster with dma

Yes, thanks it works now.

SerjaDaeva

15-06-2009, 07:50 PM

I don't know if anyone here can help me, but I've consulted every walkthrough I can find for the game and none of them are assisting me.

My problem is that I cannot get the third branch in the forest. I've walked all over the place trying to figure out how to get to it but no matter what I try I just keep going around in circles.

I can see it on two screens but neither of them lets me get to that elusive branch.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get to it?

Sal

16-06-2009, 12:46 AM

SerjaDaeva

16-06-2009, 08:56 AM

Its a while since I played this game but I remember having a similar problem..I seem to recall that I eventually found the last branch not actually in the woods but just on the path into the woods..Sorry I can't be of more help.

I eventually found a video playthrough and it seems that the one in the "middle" of the forest isn't actually grab-able. A red herring I suppose. The thing that is royally confusing is that each room of the forest seems to have a mirror opposite. I eventually found the other "entrance" to the Forest and got my third branch, but it certainly was not easy.

Time to meet up with my guide now.

Ineedhelp

28-08-2009, 03:55 AM

Every time I try to save it tells me "error while saving"...does anyone else have this same problem? I'd like to play the game, but not being able to save is kind of a deal breaker.

tiamat

07-09-2009, 08:30 AM

Every time I try to save it tells me "error while saving"...does anyone else have this same problem? I'd like to play the game, but not being able to save is kind of a deal breaker.

Maybe the game files are set as read-only.

kndnowak

12-09-2009, 01:13 PM

Hi Folks!

I have CD ver image on my drive. How can I place it on abandonia?

Bye

Paco

12-09-2009, 03:17 PM

Go to Offers-Board and create your own Threads and post what you want to offer.

kndnowak

12-09-2009, 06:31 PM

Go to Offers-Board and create your own Threads and post what you want to offer.

txh

gazoutg

09-01-2011, 05:03 PM

I used VMware workstation and mounted a windows 98 virtual machine (because the exe woulnt run on w7 x64 and dosbox woulnt work)

From the virtual machine, I put the cd, installed the game (it only copy 2 files to HD??)

Now the game play with sound when i start shadow from CD but i can't save my game ....

any idea?

The Fifth Horseman

09-01-2011, 05:09 PM

dosbox woulnt work
Then you're doing something wrong. Question is, what?
What have you done when trying to run the game in DOSBox? What was the result? What error messages did you receive?

gazoutg

09-01-2011, 06:02 PM

i only hear the windows 'ding' sound when i click on a save spot

The Fifth Horseman

09-01-2011, 07:43 PM

Hm, not a very cooperative fellow, are you?
You're trying to run a DOS game in a virtual machine running Windows. I can't really see anything in particular that could be wrong with that... apart from the whole idea.
I asked you what is happening in DOSBox, because that's your best bet at running this game. Now, if you want help, would you kindly answer the questions?

gazoutg

09-01-2011, 08:44 PM

dosbox dosnt run when i start the game i see a real quick message (too fast to read) then a black screen.

But i found out i was trying to click the save spot but I just had to hover mouse over and then type a name

Thanks

notkin123

08-03-2011, 11:55 AM

I have little problem. I dont know how to skip dialogue line. If I press left mouse button or enter it's skip all dialogue bunch. I play on dosbox on CD version of Shadow.

I would glad to someone help me.

Sry for my english.

Luchsen

08-03-2011, 07:10 PM

Just a guess in hurry: Space bar? But perhaps you can only set the text speed in the options.

Snake_Plissken

01-11-2011, 04:03 PM

One of the best adventure games ever made! I played it for the 3rd time last week.

Forgotten

20-11-2011, 11:49 AM

It seems my DosBox screws up at some point. I have 2 different installations of the game (this one and my own, although it is installed from a CD it still has just the floppy elements, heaven knows why...) and both create problems when changing from day to night on day one.

Leaving the house works, although the lower quarter of the screen is a bit messed up (moved to the left, edges with mostly white and purple pixels) moving to the next area (I am not a friend of the map) crashes the game entirely - it looks a bit like static on my analog TV set, just with more colors. Some pixels are red, some green, blacks and whites, purple, blue etc

I have been trying to mess around a bit in the DOSBox Conf-File changing settings on memory usage, graphics emulation and emm, and tried to alter the cycles, but the error occurs everytime.

I'd be glad if someone had any idea where the problem might be and how it maybe coult be avoided. First dai for by now 18 times is daaaamned boring.

Lhug

20-11-2011, 12:00 PM

Seeing as i remembered my username and password ^^

first, the above is my post, second, missing info...

OS Windows 7,
Emulating DOS Environment via DosBox 0.74
Standard DoxBox Settings 16MB ram, 13k cycles vga emulation automatic

If any more information is needed, feel free to ask ^^

Yithian Master

30-11-2011, 06:17 PM

Hey guys,

I recently was doing some cleaning in my house and found my old games collection, with Shadow of the Comet CD version among them.

So, I decided to make a copy in case the original imploded and I am currently playing it. I remember it being awesome and nothing has changed. To me, SotC is one of the best adventure games ever.

I have one problem with it, though. I have both text and voice activated, and the text lasts too long. By the time a character has finished speaking, in most cases, the first dialogue is still being displayed. There is an option to accelerate the text, but that accelerates the whole game, and trying to compensate it by decreasing cycles is the same as if I had done nothing.

Any ideas, guys?