As a follow-up to my Blondie Mod for ‘Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter’ (see here), I also made another mod that changes Roger’s hair colour from brown to blonde in the sequel, ‘Space Quest II: Vohauls’ Revenge’.
Although now one of my least favourite games in the series, Space Quest II was the first Sierra game I ever played, and as such holds a special place in my heart… even though it’s also one of (IMO) the most difficult and frustrating.
Like my SQ1 Blondie Mod, I made this patch back in 2012 but never posted it publicly, because I couldn’t figure out a way to do so without sharing the entire (copyrighted) game or at least entire files from it. In 2017, however, I discovered the xdelta program and ability to create “diff” files, which allowed me to finally make a proper “patch” and installer that I could share.
What does it do? Simple: this mod changes Roger’s hair colour in SQ2 from brown to blonde, just like it is in the later games. I’ve hand-edited every sprite I could find of Roger (including the larger “cutscene” ones, like sitting in the shuttle before departing Labion), but please let me know if I missed any!
This patch was made using a combination of WinAGI and Nailhead’s AGI Studio (see link above). It was tested for use with version 2.0F of the game (the “final” version included with the original Space Quest Collections and the version currently sold by Good Old Games); it may work with other versions, but I can’t confirm that.
Note that this is for the original AGI version of the game, not the later unofficial fan remake!
I recommend the installer version as the easiest to use, especially if your copy of Space Quest II was bought from Good Old Games or was installed from physical floppies. If your install directory isn’t automatically located, you can easily tell the installer where your game is installed when asked.
If you’re not using Windows, however, or want to install the patch manually, there’s a “no installer” version too.
In both cases, you can easily uninstall the patch if you decide you don’t like it. Instructions for this are included in the download.
Enjoy, and remember: don’t take any wooden buckazoids!
Download Links:
Banjo's Mods & Retro Gaming 