
Carma will play on three Glulxe interpreters.
They can be found at the if archive under
\programming\glulx\interpreters\glulxe.

Windows - WinGlulxe-035.zip

Note that although several releases are
labeled 035, they are actually different
"builds." "Carma" needs the 1.17 release or
higher. The release number (v.s. the number
on the archive file) can be found in the
interpreter's Glk menu, while it is running,
under help.

With this release, to hear sounds and music,
you will also need the Windows Media Player
installed. It is free and can be downloaded
from Microsoft's web site.

Linux - glulxe-0.35linux.tar.gz

The compiled Linux Glulxe interpreter does not
play sounds, and there is also a bug when it comes
to displaying graphics on 24-bit color displays.
However, this can be "fixed" simply by resetting
your monitor's color depth. This is controlled
with software, and it should be in the same place
where you can reset your screen's resolution. Set
to "high color" (16-bit) rather than "true color"
(24-bit) and "Carma" will look/play as it should.

There are also several patches that will fix
xglk's color depth problem and add sound capability.
If you are comfortable compiling your own interpreter
they can be found at the if archive under
\programming\glk\implementations\patches.

You want Frank Otto's 24-bit picture patch, and the
sound mixer patch, xglk0411-sdl-mixer-sound.tgz.
With just the other sound patches, "Carma" will
generate errors. This is because its sound files
were created/reformatted under Windows and sound
files are not as cross-platform-compatible as they
should be. With the sound mixer patch, "Carma"
will sound/play as it should.

Mac - Glulxe-034.hqx

A playtester has said "Carma" does not play well
on the Mac. You can play it on the Mac, but you
probably will not enjoy the experience. Pictures
will be "flickery" and sounds, choppy. This seems
due in large part to the QuickTime library. The
only current "fix" is to reset the gamma correction
on your monitor, if you can. Graphics created under
Windows/Dos may look very dark on the Mac. But, at
the time "Carma" was delivered to the Annual IF
Competition, it probably should be considered
basically unplayable with the Mac Glulxe
interpreter. Unless you have access to no other
machine and just want to "take a look" at "Carma."









