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Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

GOG.com
Steam

A demo is available of the EGA version.

Digital versions are preconfigured with ScummVM.

Digital versions only include the VGA (CD) version, which has scenes cut, censors some graphics, is missing the overture from the MT-32 and FM Towns soundtracks, and removes dynamic music in favor of fully voiced Redbook audio. They do not include the audio drama (which was included as a cassette tape with the EGA version and as an extra CD with the VGA version),^[2] nor do they include the EGA version (which is the author's preferred version^{[Note 1]}).

Essential improvements

Official patches

The MT-32 Upgrade is required for Roland MT-32 playback in the EGA (floppy) version (otherwise Ad-Lib is used).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32340/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	%APPDATA%\LucasArts\Loom\
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	~/Documents/
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32340/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save files made with the MT-32 patch are not compatible with systems that do not have the patch, and vice versa.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Windows only.

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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The EGA version supports the Roland MT-32 for music, see Official patches.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Voices in VGA CD release only, see version differences.
French				Retail version only. Download for use with GOG.com version.
Russian				Fan translation by «PRCA»

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	EGA, VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows					64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	325 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	325 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Linux Mint 17, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	325 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM

For Linux, the installer is only available in the .deb format^[7]

Notes

↑ While the 256-color FM Towns version (also compatible with ScummVM) contains the full, unabridged script as well as Redbook audio, Brian Moriarty considers the art direction to be inconsistent due to the conversion having been done by 5 different artists.
Additionally, the FM Towns version has the censored graphics of the VGA version and an an audio track removed compared to the EGA DOS release (but these were not cited as reasons for his preference).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32340/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32340) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Release: LOOM™ - GOG.com
↑ And the audio drama?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
↑ Brian Moriarty (Lucasfilm) - Interview - Arcade Attack
↑ Brian Moriarty's Loom advice: Buy VGA, play EGA | The International House of Mojo
↑ Brian Moriarty on Twitter (multiple posts, archived)
↑ Brian Moriarty on Twitter (archived) - last accessed on 2015-03-20
"Use SCUMMVM graphics mode 3X, render mode EGA, AR correct ON, fullscreen OFF. Audio: AdLib, all defaults. Remarkably authentic."
↑ Loom store page - GOG.com - last accessed on July 11, 2016

[.22notFMtowns.22-7] While the 256-color FM Towns version (also compatible with ScummVM) contains the full, unabridged script as well as Redbook audio, Brian Moriarty considers the art direction to be inconsistent due to the conversion having been done by 5 different artists.
Additionally, the FM Towns version has the censored graphics of the VGA version and an an audio track removed compared to the EGA DOS release (but these were not cited as reasons for his preference).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

[Proton_path_note-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32340/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (32340) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32340/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (32340) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Release: LOOM™ - GOG.com

[2] And the audio drama?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[3] Brian Moriarty (Lucasfilm) - Interview - Arcade Attack

[4] Brian Moriarty's Loom advice: Buy VGA, play EGA | The International House of Mojo

[5] Brian Moriarty on Twitter (multiple posts, archived)

[6] Brian Moriarty on Twitter (archived) - last accessed on 2015-03-20
"Use SCUMMVM graphics mode 3X, render mode EGA, AR correct ON, fullscreen OFF. Audio: AdLib, all defaults. Remarkably authentic."

[9] Loom store page - GOG.com - last accessed on July 11, 2016

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Developers

	LucasArts
Publishers
Original	LucasArts
Current	Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
Original	SCUMM
Digital	ScummVM
Release dates
DOS	May 1990
Mac OS (Classic)	May 1990
Windows (ScummVM)	July 8, 2009
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM)	May 12, 2010
Linux (ScummVM)	March 20, 2015^[1]