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The Adventures of Lomax

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The Adventures of Lomax
The Adventures of Lomax cover
Developers
Psygnosis
Windows Interactive Design
Release dates
Windows 1997
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy
Series Lemmings
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Lemmings 1991
Oh No! More Lemmings 1991
Xmas Lemmings 1991
Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1993
Holiday Lemmings (1993) 1993
The Lemmings Chronicles 1994
Holiday Lemmings (1994) 1994
Lemmings 3D 1995
3D Lemmings Winterland 1995
The Adventures of Lomax 1996
Lemmings Paintball 1996
Lemmings Revolution 2000
Let's Go Crazy with Lemmings 2001
Lemmings X-Mas 2004

Key points

Also known in Europe as Lomax.
Uncensored unlike the PlayStation version.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

The game uses a console style password system rather than save files. Passwords are interchangeable with those of the PlayStation version, even using the same PlayStation controller buttons.

Video

Sound and Video Settings
Sound and Video Settings

Input

Input Settings
Input Settings

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Ambient, Effects, CD Audio
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game refuses to run on anything other than Windows 95 ("Lomax will only run on 8 and 16 bit deep desktops")

Use a modified executable and compatibility mode.[1][2]
  1. Download from PCGamingWiki or Google Drive and replace the original executable.
  2. Put it in compatibility mode for Windows 95.
The patch might cause transparency errors and make some levels borderline unplayable. Author is aware of the problem but has yet to find a way around it.
Using Windows 95 compatibility mode in combination with 8-bit color will solve the problem. However, it may result in frame rate drops and graphical garbage.
To patch the game in the same manner yourself, hex edit LOMAX.EXE by changing the hexadecimal string 83 FD 08 74 1E 83 FD 10 74 19 to 83 FD 08 74 1E 83 FD 10 EB 19.

DDERR (DirectDraw) error on startup

Use DgVoodoo 2.[3]
Remember to disable compatibility mode beforehand or the game will just show a black screen.

CD audio not playing

Use _inmm.dll.[4]
  1. Download and install the program from here
  2. Go to the Install folder and drop LOMAX.exe onto _inmmcnf.exe in order to patch the former.
  3. Rip the music from the game CD using your software of choice. Alternatively, download the soundtrack from here.
  4. Start _inmm.dll Setup. Add the soundtrack files to the _inmm.ini tab and press save. Put the generated .ini file in the games install folder and the music should work.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) SVGA/XGA
1 MB of VRAM


References