Planescape: Torment FAQ and Links - No Spam

[fable]

If you're having problems installing to XP systems, target the setup.exe file from your command line, and add the flag -lgntforce to it, then run it. This tip courtesy of Tricky, and it works.

[nogoodreason]

Q: The game won't install! (Windows XP)

A: Most users experience no problems with Torment and Windows XP and this particular problem does not have a definite solution. Some people have reported success by going to 'My Computer' and right-clicking on the Torment CD, choosing 'Open' and running the Setup.exe manually.

I've just (finally) got my hands on a copy of Planescape: Torment, and wasn't able to run the installer on XP.

I found that restarting the computer in Safe Mode is all it takes to get around this problem.

[Ergopad]

Here's a great software, that makes you able to play game with better resolution and in WIDESCREEN.

G3: Widescreen Mod

Also works with following (awesome) Infinity Engine games:
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (with or without Throne of Bhaal)
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter
Icewind Dale II
Planescape: Torment

[aboyd]

MikeDykeLike, the post you wrote to start this thread contains some broken links. Specifically, Platter's site is now just a spam site, it got taken over by squatters.

You link to the site in two places. You mention the "Unofficial Planescape: Torment Fix Pack" and then later you link to "Platter's Miscellaneous Torment Crap."

I had a feeling that Platter's site was going to die, as he hadn't updated in a couple of years. So I ran HT-TRACK on it, which is a site downloader. I got a full copy (except the forums) before it disappeared. So if you want to adjust your links, you can. Your first broken link could be redirected to this:

planescape.outshine.com

And your second broken link could be changed to this:

planescape.outshine.com/index2906.html?page=crap

I left the pages mostly unchanged. I did add a link to this forum on Platter's home page, and I also zipped up all the soundtrack MP3s into a single file for easier downloading. It's otherwise exactly as it was.

[Nightmare]

Originally Posted by Ergopad

Here's a great software, that makes you able to play game with better resolution and in WIDESCREEN.

G3: Widescreen Mod

Also works with following (awesome) Infinity Engine games:
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (with or without Throne of Bhaal)
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter
Icewind Dale II
Planescape: Torment

Actually trying to do this now, and unfortunately, the widescreen mod actually isn't that great for PS:T. I'm experiencing severe lagging issues when I try to fix some fog of war rendering problems, and most everything is forced into the upper left of the screen anyways (menues) and the dialogue menu is forced into the lower left, which doesn't really help things at all.

For me, personally, the game is unplayable with the widescreen mod.

EDIT: I managed to fix the rendering problem without getting the lagging problem, but the game...still has problems in higher resolutions. All the menues are forced into the upper left at 640x480, same with all the on screen text. The entire thing really distracts from gameplay, and generally makes it really annoying...during dialogue, the screen "centers" on the upper left since the dialogue is in the lower left. Unfortunately, the mod maker doesn't seem to plan to fix the GUI to change these things....so, still, the game is still pretty annoying to play at higher resolutions, unfortunately.

This mod is excellent for BG2, but for PS:T... no dice.

2nd EDIT: The lagging/fog of war problem comes from enableing the Software Transparency BLT, which isn't related to the widescreen mod at all...its a problem with newer video cards, like my 8800 GT. Looks like I'll be replaying this on my laptop...