Okay, here is the test install file: http://endpermian.com/e2/Entombed2Setup.msi

This has no gameplay. It will start up, have a single menu of "Start" and "Exit". After you select start, you'll be placed in a randomly generated dungeon. You can move (and change options in the menu with the arrow keys.) This dungeon is fairly small. It has nothing except blandly described rooms, doors, and a staircase. If you want to generate another dungeon, go to the stairs and press the "." key.

Although it has no gameplay, it tests a giant portion of technical side of Entombed. So if it runs on your computer, it's a great thing for the future of Entombed 2.

This is for the Windows version. I'll create a Mac version if this one doesn't give me any major trouble.

Entombed 2 is using the Tolk library and should work with the following screen readers:
    JAWS,
    Window-Eyes,
    NVDA,
    SuperNova,
    System Access,
and
    ZoomText.

It also supports SAPI.

To run Entombed 2, just run the installer. It's just a basic installation. A shortcut will be placed on the Desktop and you can launch the game automatically once the installer exits. To uninstall, you can use the uninstall shortcut in the Application folder or Add / Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel. You can also uninstall by running the installer again with the application already installed.

it worked for me, I was able to walk around and heard a couple descriptions, but if it is supposed to be implemented, I couldn't figure out how to change screen reader settings. It was stuck on Sapi, but it ran just fine. You have me very excited!

I'm using NVDA and it wasn't detected and defaulted to Sapi. I just thought I should report this.

Hi,
Just add the NVDAControllerClient*.dll and NVDAControllerClient*.lib files to the folder and NVDA should work.
HTH

Okay, here is a link to a page where you can download the latest test version: http://endpermian.com/entombed-2-the-skeleton-tower/

Alternatively, you can just save the setup location which is: http://endpermian.com/e2/Entombed2Setup.msi

Please let me know if NVDA is working now.

You can press the escape key when the game is playing to bring up the System Menu. From there, you can change the voice engine or voice (if using SAPI.) To change the SAPI voice rate, use the + and - keys.

There is no gameplay in this test version (other than navigating the dungeon), but please let me know how it runs on your system.

Thanks!

Try loading it up, then press Enter.

That will start the game (even if the SAPI isn't speaking.)

Then try moving left or right. The environment sounds don't start working until you take at least one step. The fact that you're hearing water means the game is working but the speech isn't.

After you've moved, press escape, then right arrow, then enter. That will toggle the voice engine from Tolk to SAPI and vice versa. See if it start speaking then.

Press escape again to get back to the game so you can move.

If that doesn't work, try Escape, right arrow, right arrow, enter. That will change the default voice on SAPI.

@Dingo, I'm afraid still no go. When the game starts, I get the grey screen thing, and silence, and only spacebar will begin the water sfx. wonce that begins, no amount of escape right arrow enter escpa,e or escape right arrow, right arrow enter escape did any good, I still had no speech at all.

I went to www.kitchinssinc.net and ran the delusalex.exe file which is a sapi fix that restores to defaults and solves errors, I also reset my default voice in the control panel from my usual realspeak daniel back to the standard for xp, microsoft sam. No go on either count.

I wonder if there is an issue in sapi support somewhere? I can  certainly say sapi works with other programs (I checked just in case), and I have done all the monkeyings with sapi that I can think of and it seems fine at my end.

I really! hope this can be fixed.

Well I'm sticking with xp for precisely the reasons you mention, I'm perfectly happy with xp in it's interface and compatibility so I do hope Jason fixes this error, sinse I know I'm not the only person using it, and hay why should I miss out on entombed 2 just because microsoft are money grabbing, obsoleting scumbags.

Still that's a debate we've had previously and I don't see the point in having it again, suffice it to say I have far more faith in jason than I do in microsoft, so I do hope this gets fixed.`

Hi,
so, this works perfectly for me on my windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with SP1 when using the latest version of NVDA, 2015.1.
I noticed, though, that there are no settings or anything like that when I press escape to get out of the exploration mode into the system menu. All I see even then is still just start and exit.
With NVDA disabled, sapi doesn't work at all, however, same as Dark. And I'm sure it should be working fine too, I'm using it in my own project that I'm currently developing.
I'll be happy to investigate or try anything if you need but at the moment I can't think of anything that could be causing Sapi not to work.
thanks,
Lukas

Dingo? bingo! Now the thingo! (sorry just had to).

I'm pleased to say the problem is now fixed and I got speech, it even seems the toke library does support supernova which is cool. I definitely like the idea of the circle and the use of different footstep sounds, I also did like the use of sterrio to show where on the outer circle you happened to be, though I assume in the main game the circles will be much bigger (especially further on). The only things i will say is it would be nice to lower the door sound to show a door that is south of you, particularly when going round the circle, a "have I visited before key" will also be needed I think to help you tell which passages you have been down and which not.

I'm also pleased to say the descriptions of the arched rooms were read out fine too, though by the time we get to longer and more cosmetic descriptions we might be in need of a "repeat description" key as well.

There were only two slight technical hickups. Firstly, I didn't seem to be able to change from screen reader to sapi during the game. the only two items on the menu were "exit" and "start"  whether i hit arrows or enter. I did test the game with sapi by exiting supernova, and it ran just the ssame, but if there was a way to change in game I must've missed it.

Second, I noticed that when i tried to run the fresh installer I was given a "please uninstall the previous version" message. not an issue, however I can see that being fun when there are save files and scores and what not.

Btw, the Entombed mailing list is still up, albeit it hasn't been very active for a while, and obviously people there would definitely appreciate knowing about the gamee.

so, Entombed! Arch hunter worked fine, and I'm very eager to see what comes next.

Glad to hear it's working Dark!

@Sean, that sounds like your PC can't run Unity games. I'm not sure what Unity doesn't support PC wise, but it's fairly broad (Darks XP system is working.) I would imagine some older laptops might not work if they don't support the minimum graphics level. I have Entombed set on minimum graphics requirements, but that might still be too much if the laptop or PC doesn't have a common graphics card.