Sierra Version Tool
 Sierra Version Tool Screenshot | |||
| Latest Version: | 1.1 | ||
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| Release Date: | 2023-02-23[1] | ||
| Company: | SHP | ||
| Development Status: | Active | ||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||
| Developer(s): | Andrew Branscom | ||
| Interface: | GUI | ||
| Language: | C# | ||
| Open Source: | Open | ||
| Source Availability: | No | ||
| License: | GPL3 | ||
| Type: | Cataloger, Change to FanVerDetector | ||
| Relevant Engine: | 3Space, ADL, AGI, DGDS, GAL Tool, GOB, LSCI, SCI | ||
| Platform: | Windows | ||
| Localization: | English | ||
| Website: | sierrahelp.com | ||
A.K.A.
- SVT
Description
Andrew Branscom's Sierra Version Tool is a browsable tool that returns release information for Sierra games. It can create a text file with the information gleaned for cataloging and archival purposes.
Screenshots
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Tools Menu -
Unknown Release Submission Editor
Features
The Sierra Version Tool includes a few handy tools.
- Hash Generator
- DOSBox Launcher
- DOSBoxECE (Enhanced Community Edition)
- AGILE, a modern AGI interpreter
- AppleWin, the AppleII emulator
- WineVDM
The hash generator can be used to determine the MD5 of a key game file for unrecognized games. The generated hash can be used to submit determined information for the database. Go to "Tools" > "Get Hash" and select your key file. This is usually the "LOGDIR" file for AGI games and RESOURCE.MAP or the first of the RESOURCE.00* files for SCI games. This will copy the file name and MD5 to the clipboard so you can easily paste it into any notes to report a game missing from the game database.
The DOSBox Launcher can launch a PC AGI or SCI game to check the game's about information. You can select the copy of DOSBox you wish to use by going to "Tools" > "Options" and browse to your installed DOSBox executable. You can select the game's executable and any needed arguments from this dialog, too. This is intended to be a convenience for gathering any missing game information, not a generic DOSBox frontend. Please note that the use of DOSBox may result in stdout.txt and stderr.txt files to be written to the game's folder. Please see the "Important Note" section above before using this feature.
The Sierra Version Tool ships with a copy of DOSBoxECE, an enhanced build of DOSBox for running and querying a game for additional information.
Agile is a modern AGI Windows interpreter that is not affected by the infamous CPC disk copy protection of early AGI games. It allows running and querying AGI games for additional information.
To query Apple II games, the AppleWin emulator is included.
WineVDM allows running and querying Win16 SCI games for interpreter flags and exploring ingame menu information on x64 Windows.
Additional features include built-in search links to research your game. For any unknown games you might encounter there is a Submissions Editor to gather and submit hash and version info to the developer to add the game to the Sierra Version Tool's database.
Requirements
4.8 .NET runtime
Version History
Development Status
The Sierra Version Tool is currently under active development. It is maintained by Andrew Branscom
Options
Download
Download from here:
Known issues
- The Sierra Version Tool can write files to the selected game path if you have it write a "Version.txt" file or use the AGI CPC Decryptor. It is recommended that you copy the contents of the game disk(s) to a folder on your hard drive as you should not alter an original game disk by writing to it. This diminishes the archival value of the disk.
Credits
AcknowledgementsThe Sierra Version Tool makes use of the original AGIChecker and SCIChecker classes written by Cold Turkey. It uses a database based on HWM's Sierra version list with hashes from the ScummVM AGI and SCI detection_tables.h. The SCI version detection method adapted from Jeremiah Nellis's DetectSCI class.
Legal
Sierra Version Tool was distributed with the GPL2
References
- ↑ sierrahelp.com
- ↑ From the project's README.md
Also See
- Collecting Articles
- Catalogers
- Version Detectors
- Archiving Articles
- Archiving Utilities
- Version Detectors
- Catalogers
- sierrahelp.com
