I didnt find anyone else working on a port, so I decided to give it a try.

Interplay's lord of the Rings 1

update: working as well as I am going to be able to make it, so here it is:



Step 1*: install Timidity from Maemo.org or app manager
http://maemo.org/downloads/timidity

Step 2*: Remove the soundfont from /usr/share/timidity (for space, you dont need it after step 3)

Step 3*: download http://www.n8ftl.org/maemo/lotr/EAWpats-lotr.tar.gz and extract it from / (it will install it on /media/mmc1/ in EAWpats. You can (if space in / is an issue) extract this from the MMC and simply move it to the proper location when it is finished. This collection of patches is about 32MB and can probably have a lot of patches deleted if you only want to use timidity for lotr, but leave them if you want to play other midi files with timidity.

Step 4: download lotr-0.6.4-ARMEL.tar.gz and install it from / it will copy the engine files, the timidity.cfg, the .desktop file and the icons

Step 5: install the original game data (not the exe files) to /media/mmc1/share/games/lotr/

Step 5a: if you are using an N800 (or 770, though I have NOT tested it on a 770) you will need either a BT keyboard or a software keyboard that works in SDL games. A great keyboard and layout can be found from here: http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...d.php?p=218041 (Thanks Addison!)

Step 6: click on the icon in Extras and play the game...

* These steps are only necessary if you want to hear the midi music from the original game. Sound effects and such will work without it and the game will play without it. Simply skip to step 4 and continue.

Keyboard
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Mouse support is not yet implemented. You must use the keyboard.

Arrows: move leader
Space: main menu
Escape: exit menu, skip cartoon
Shift: time compression

O: options menu

A: attack
V: view
G: get
U: use
S: skills
M: magic
T: talk
L: select leader
C: choose
X: exit menu


Cheating:
W: wizard menu
wizard menu can cause segfaults if used improperly
spell H gives some help
Shift or Ctrl + Arrows: fast movement.




You can download a manual for the original game at : http://www.n8ftl.com/maemo/lotr/lotr-manual.pdf

And a walkthrough on playing it at: http://www.n8ftl.com/maemo/lotr/lotr-v1-walkthrough.txt

original engine work found here (http://www.wonderland.cz/lotr/) and it is still a work in progress.

here are some screen caps for those of you who do not remember it...










I will post a d/l link when I get the sound working...

-John