The Incredible Machine

What works

- Installing the game. - Playing the game. - Music (from CD).

What does not

- Sound effects. - Minor graphical glitch : computer screens in game are black after they have been activated, but this does not prevent the user from solving the puzzles. - A few error messages after installation, but no real problem.

Workarounds

What was not tested

- I only tested the puzzle solving mode. - I didn't test the hardware test proposed during the installation.

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

This version of the game installs from a CD-ROM. If the CD-ROM is mounted while playing the game, you will get extra effects such as:

• Professor Tim reading the goals and hints
• CD audio music

To install and play the game follow these steps:

1. Create a windows 95 prefix
1. $ WINEPREFIX="/home/user/.wine.tim3" WINEARCH=win32 winecfg
2. Set the windows version to "Windows 95"
2. Copy the BIN+CUE image into the prefix
1. $ mkdir ~/.wine.tim3/cd
2. $ cp tim3.cue tim3.bin ~/.wine.tim3/cd
   
3. Load the disc image with cdemu
1. $ cdemu load 0 ~/.wine.tim3/cd/tim3.cue
4. Edit /etc/fstab and add an entry to allow non-root mounting of the cdemu device
1. Note that "sr1" could be "sr0" if you don't have a physical cdrom drive
   
2. sudo mkdir /mnt/sr1
   
3. sudo vi /etc/fstab
   /dev/sr1 /mnt/sr1 auto noauto,user 0 0
5. Mount the disc image
1. $ mount /mnt/sr1
2. $ ls /mnt/sr1
   
6. Verify the cdrom is setup correctly in wine
1. $ WINEPREFIX="/home/user/.wine.tim3" winecfg
2. Go to the Drives tab
3. Verify that the D: drive points to /mnt/sr1
7. Install The Incredible Machine 3
1. $ WINEPREFIX="/home/user/.wine.tim3" wine "D:\\setup.exe"
2. Do not test your hardware with the install wizard
   
3. Perform the large install
8. Start The Incredible Machine 3
1. $ WINEPREFIX="/home/user/.wine.tim3" wine "C:\\SIERRA\\TIMWIN\\TIMWIN.EXE"
   

This version of the game installs from a CD-ROM. If the CD-ROM is mounted while playing the game, you will get extra effects such as:

• Professor Tim reading the goals and hints
• CD audio music

To automatically load the disc with cdemu, mount the disc, and start the game, follow these instructions to install a script that takes care of all the mounting and unmounting:

1. Create helper script
1. Using your favorite text editor, create ~/.wine.tim3/tim3.sh
   #!/bin/bash
   
   cdemu load 0 ~/.wine.tim3/cd_1/Disc.cue
   mount /mnt/sr1 || \
       ( sleep 1 && mount /mnt/sr1 ) || \
       ( sleep 1 && mount /mnt/sr1 ) || \
       ( sleep 1 && mount /mnt/sr1 ) || \
       ( sleep 1 && mount /mnt/sr1 ) || \
       ( sleep 1 && mount /mnt/sr1 )
   
   WINEPREFIX=$(echo ~/.wine.tim3) wine "C:\\SIERRA\\TIMWIN\\TIMWIN.EXE"
   umount /mnt/sr1
   sleep 1
   cdemu unload 0
   sleep 1
   killall cdemu-daemon
   
2. $ chmod a+x ~/.wine.tim3/tim3.sh
2. Run the script to start the game with the cd mounted. You should hear cd quality music playing and Professor Tim reading the goals and hints if it worked correctly
3. Edit your Kickoff Application Launcher applications and add the script to your games folder :)