FOR ALL YOUR TROUBLESHOOTING NEEDS…

UNABLE TO LAUNCH
No matter how many times you try, it just won’t launch!
Hopefully an easy fix!

• On Steam:
  • Open your Steam Library
  • Right-click “Broken Sword 2 – the Smoking Mirror: Remastered”
  • Open “Properties”
  • Select “Local Files”
  • Select “Browse Local Files”
  • In the Windows window click on the file named “oalinst”
  • Follow the installation instructions
  • Reboot your PC for good luck!
• On GOG.COM:
  Same steps as on Steam, but you need to find your install folder on your own! If you forgotten where you installed your game, simply redownload it and choose to install it somewhere you know you’ll find easily!
• On Mobile:
  Broken Sword 2 – the Smoking Mirror: Remastered has been on the App Store & Google Play Store since 2009. While we were focusing on our latest games and projects we haven’t kept up to date with the latest OS versions, and phone aspect ratios. So if the app doesn’t launch on your device anymore, and doesn’t show up for you as a purchase option it’s because we unlisted it on the devices we knew it wouldn’t work properly on. While we can’t promise you an exact date, we want you to know that we’re already looking into allocating the time and finding out what resources it would take to update our mobile games. Thank you for your patience!

 

“CONTINUE” LOADS WRONG SAVE
Pressing “Continue” to start the game, and realising this isn’t where you left off at all!
If this is happening to you the quickest way to get around is to hit “Load game save” and handpick your most recent one.

 

ADDING LANGUAGES
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror Remastered can be played with English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian voice overs.

• On PC:
  • Download your preferred speech files: EN | FR | DE | SP |IT
  • Download the matching intro: EN | FR | DE | SP |IT
  • Open the install folder of Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror Remastered
  • Copy your preferred speech files & matching intro into the folder
  • Restart your game
• On Android:
  • Download your preferred speech files: EN | FR | DE | SP |IT
  • Download the matching intro: EN | FR | DE | SP |IT
  • Open /sdcard/Android/data/uk.co.revolution.BSII/files
  • Copy your preferred speech files & matching intro into the folder
  • Your game should now display a speech menu with corresponding flags to choose from
• On iOS:
  • PLACEHOLDER

 

SCREEN RESOLUTION

• On PC:
  When trying to change the resolution, the “apply” button is nowhere to be found, or the game seems squished into a wrong aspect ratio
  Thankfully this one is super easy to sidestep:
  • Open your Steam Library
  • Right-click “Broken Sword: Director’s Cut”
  • Open “Properties”
  • Select “Local Files”
  • Select “Browse Local Files”
  • In the Windows window right-click on “BrokenSword2.exe”
  • Select “Properties”
  • Select “Compatibility”
  • Select “Change high DPI settings”
  • Select “Override high DPI scaling behaviour (Application)”
  • “Apply” and reboot your PC for good luck!
• Split image centred across dual monitors:
  All you wanted was to fullscreen the game, but not like this..
  • Unplug one of your monitors
  • Boot the game
  • Plug your second monitor back in
• On Mobile:
  If you’re seeing the game zoomed in or cut off in any way please let us know your exact device via the support form on the website!

 

WAIT, HOW DO I PLAY THE ORIGINAL GAME?
You know how to boot the Director’s Cut but that’s not what you here for. You want the Original Version, just like you used to play in the good old days when Freddos was still 10p!

• On Steam:
  Broken Sword 2: Original Version comes as a DLC when you buy Broken Sword 2- The Smoking Mirror: Remastered, and can be downloaded for free directly from the DLC Store page.
  Alternatively you could also activate it in your Steam Properties:
  • Open your Steam Library
  • Right-click “Broken Sword 2- The Smoking Mirror: Remastered”
  • Open “Properties”
  • Select “DLC”
  • Tick “Original Version”
  • This will prompt a tiny update, and you’re all ready to go!
  • To change back to the Remastered version, simply remove the tick

• On GOG:
  • Go to your GOG Galaxy
  • Select “Game Library”
  • Select “Extras”
  • Choose “Broken Sword 2: Original Version”
  • Select the “Downloads” tab
  • Select the folder icon
  • Select “setup.exe”
  • Follow the installation instructions
  • GG! Have fun!

 

UNDERSTANDING SCUMMVM

The original version of Broken Sword 1: Shadow of the Templars is possible to run on contemporary setups with the help of ScummVM.
ScummVM is a software that allows you to boot older classic graphic point-and-click adventure games, text adventure games, and RPGs by replacing the executable files shipped with the games. This of course works for a lot of older games, not just Lure of The Temptress.ScummVM stands for Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine, and one of their founders is Joost Peters who now works as our Tech-lead at Revolution Software.
If you’ve never used before, don’t worry! It’s very self-explanatory but we’ll still link to some more info:

• Installing ScummVM
• Understanding the interface

MORE QUESTIONS? GET IN TOUCH VIA THE SUPPORT FORM ON THE WEBSITE!

CHECK OUT THESE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY SOURCED GUIDES

Broken Sword 2 – The Smoking Mirror: Remastered

• Walkthrough on GAMEFAQS – Author: Shotgunnova
• Playthrough on YouTube – Channel: The Scumm Bar

 

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

• Walkthrough on Adventure Gamers – Author: Tom Hayes
• Playthrough on YouTube – Channel: Full Playthroughs