I have to admit that on my XP machine a get the same problem. Luckily for me when I try again it works. I don't know what the cause is. Blood must be sensitive to something that varies each time a dos box is started.

Is it possible for you to send me a list of the files in the blood folder, so i can compare it with my own.

Have a nice day.

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

D:\>cd CSPACE

D:\CSPACE>cd Games

D:\CSPACE\Games>cd Blood

D:\CSPACE\Games\Blood>dir
Volume in drive D is GAMES
Volume Serial Number is 4004-1901

Directory of D:\CSPACE\Games\Blood

06/03/2003 10:20 <DIR> .
06/03/2003 10:20 <DIR> ..
24/11/2002 12:42 31 LAUNCH.TMP
15/07/1998 14:43 438,039 ARTEDIT.EXE
04/04/1997 16:43 2,696 ARTEDIT.TXT
09/12/1994 12:13 4,427 ARTFORM.TXT
15/07/1998 14:43 277,187 B2BLUD.EXE
15/07/1998 14:43 153,354 BARF.EXE
11/08/2001 00:51 627 bld-cryp.bat
01/09/2003 23:45 5,961 BLOOD.CFG
15/07/1998 14:41 1,442,615 BLOOD.EXE
24/04/1997 21:13 2,102 BLOOD.ICO
11/02/1998 17:37 9,570,681 BLOOD.RFF
11/04/1997 11:13 45 BLOOD.URL
21/07/1998 14:19 39,605 BLOODHLP.TXT
25/03/1998 18:40 758 COMMIT.DAT
22/02/1996 22:58 25,846 COMMIT.EXE
12/08/1998 10:24 327,015 CP01.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 295,323 CP02.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 190,223 CP03.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 250,535 CP04.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 233,263 CP05.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 234,907 CP06.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 185,115 CP07.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 219,087 CP08.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 405,263 CP09.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 1,170,729 cpart07.ar_
12/08/1998 10:24 3,335,444 cpart15.ar_
12/08/1998 10:24 95,623 CPBB01.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 115,979 CPBB02.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 64,987 CPBB03.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 132,547 CPBB04.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 110,839 CPSL.MAP
12/08/1998 10:24 11,728 CRYPTIC.EXE
10/08/2001 23:53 3,991 cryptic.ini
11/08/2001 00:50 376 cryptic.txt
20/08/1997 10:57 7,270 DEMOS.TXT
29/02/1996 08:06 265,396 DOS4GW.EXE
15/04/1997 13:53 46 DWANGO.URL
30/07/1996 13:53 94,622 EDITART.EXE
05/08/1997 12:40 5,463 EDITART.TXT
15/04/1997 14:01 46 ENGAGE.URL
15/07/1998 14:08 7,351 GUI.RFF
15/04/1997 14:10 44 HEAT.URL
15/04/1997 21:38 44 KALI.URL
10/04/1997 16:53 6,235 LICENSE.TXT
15/07/1998 14:44 920,919 MAPEDIT.EXE
15/04/1997 18:06 494 MAPEDIT.INI
09/09/1997 11:00 48,376 MAPEDIT.TXT
04/03/1997 19:49 3,847 MODEM.PCK
10/04/1997 15:45 4,594 MONOLITH.TXT
11/04/1997 12:39 44 MONOLITH.URL
15/04/1997 13:50 47 MPLAYER.URL
16/07/1998 11:48 19,786 README.TXT
13/04/1997 04:05 58 SERVICES.URL
05/08/1997 11:31 587,784 SETMAIN.EXE
18/04/1996 21:17 37,853 SETUP.EXE
15/07/1998 14:11 28,552,775 SOUNDS.RFF
21/04/1997 15:18 4,096 SURFACE.DAT
08/01/1996 00:11 8,448 TABLES.DAT
15/04/1997 13:50 43 TEN.URL
09/04/1997 13:04 1,881,007 TILES000.ART
08/04/1997 02:28 1,672,613 TILES001.ART
08/04/1997 02:28 1,001,125 TILES002.ART
15/07/1997 10:44 960,629 TILES003.ART
09/04/1997 12:10 1,647,911 TILES004.ART
21/04/1997 15:25 1,784,595 TILES005.ART
08/04/1997 02:28 1,372,029 TILES006.ART
23/07/1997 14:59 1,330,026 tiles007.art
21/07/1997 16:21 710,506 TILES008.ART
30/07/1997 17:43 1,644,888 TILES009.ART
21/07/1997 18:23 2,762,914 TILES010.ART
14/04/1997 11:42 2,062,428 TILES011.ART
12/05/1997 10:55 1,887,569 TILES012.ART
08/04/1997 02:28 1,474,846 TILES013.ART
21/04/1997 15:25 2,009,595 TILES014.ART
14/07/1997 11:17 1,811,110 tiles015.art
13/02/1998 16:03 24,574 TILES016.ART
13/02/1998 16:04 10,647 TILES017.ART
20/05/1998 18:29 24,265 UNSTALL.EXE
17/01/1997 16:37 8,192 VOXEL.DAT
18/03/1998 12:13 1,557,463 3DFX.EXE
01/09/2003 23:25 120 Blood.bat
31/08/2003 16:44 18,968 Glide2x.ovl
07/02/2003 17:22 45,056 PollPipe.dll
07/02/2003 17:22 2,829 Glidos.pif
07/10/2002 16:22 66,916 gldvesa.exe
17/02/2003 00:56 124 Glidos.bat
21/09/2002 18:22 130 NOLFB.COM
10/08/2001 23:52 12,871 blood.ini~
17/02/2003 00:52 12,871 blood.ini
06/03/2003 10:21 <DIR> TX3DFX
01/09/2003 23:45 967 Blood.PIF
90 File(s) 77,722,413 bytes
3 Dir(s) 4,840,390,656 bytes free

D:\CSPACE\Games\Blood>

had the same prob... you MUST run NOLFB.COM before any version of blood...

I have tryed averything and anything but nothing works.

Are you using the "Blood - one whole unit" download? That is what I'm using.

This is the files i have, maybe you can see what is wrong.

D:\BLOOD

09-09-2003 01:52 <DIR> .
09-09-2003 01:52 <DIR> ..
09-09-2003 01:52 <DIR> TX3DFX
18-03-1998 12:13 1.557.463 3DFX.EXE
09-09-2003 01:40 5.922 BLOOD.CFG
15-07-1998 14:41 1.442.615 BLOOD.EXE
12-05-2001 23:02 13.231 BLOOD.INI
11-02-1998 17:37 9.570.681 BLOOD.RFF
11-04-1997 11:13 45 BLOOD.URL
21-07-1998 14:27 77.521 BLOOD000.DEM
21-07-1998 14:46 50.461 BLOOD001.DEM
21-07-1998 14:50 72.923 BLOOD002.DEM
21-07-1998 14:53 65.333 BLOOD003.DEM
21-07-1998 14:19 39.605 BLOODHLP.TXT
25-03-1998 18:40 758 COMMIT.DAT
22-02-1996 22:58 25.846 COMMIT.EXE
12-08-1998 10:24 327.015 CP01.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 295.323 CP02.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 190.223 CP03.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 250.535 CP04.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 233.263 CP05.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 234.907 CP06.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 185.115 CP07.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 219.087 CP08.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 405.263 CP09.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 1.170.729 CPART07.AR_
12-08-1998 10:24 3.335.444 CPART15.AR_
12-08-1998 10:24 95.623 CPBB01.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 115.979 CPBB02.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 64.987 CPBB03.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 132.547 CPBB04.MAP
12-08-1998 10:24 110.839 CPSL.MAP
12-05-2001 22:55 11.728 CRYPTIC.EXE
12-08-1998 10:24 4.035 CRYPTIC.INI
12-08-1998 10:24 1.331.452 CRYPTIC.SMK
12-08-1998 10:24 1.036.332 CRYPTIC.WAV
29-02-1996 08:06 265.396 DOS4GW.EXE
15-04-1997 13:53 46 DWANGO.URL
15-04-1997 14:01 46 ENGAGE.URL
06-09-2003 19:09 25.756 Glide2x.ovl
09-09-2003 16:28 124 Glidos.bat
06-09-2003 19:09 2.829 Glidos.pif
15-07-1998 14:08 7.351 GUI.RFF
15-04-1997 14:10 44 HEAT.URL
15-04-1997 21:38 44 KALI.URL
10-04-1997 16:53 6.235 LICENSE.TXT
04-03-1997 19:49 3.847 MODEM.PCK
10-04-1997 15:45 4.594 MONOLITH.TXT
11-04-1997 12:39 44 MONOLITH.URL
15-04-1997 13:50 47 MPLAYER.URL
21-09-2002 18:23 1.988 NOLFB.ASM
21-09-2002 18:22 130 NOLFB.COM
06-09-2003 19:09 45.056 PollPipe.dll
05-09-2003 03:28 3.576.708 R0020.EXE
05-09-2003 03:35 1.350.417 R1120.EXE
16-07-1998 11:48 19.786 README.TXT
13-04-1997 04:05 58 SERVICES.URL
05-08-1997 11:31 587.784 SETMAIN.EXE
18-04-1996 21:17 37.853 SETUP.EXE
12-05-2001 22:58 968 Setup.PIF
15-07-1998 14:11 28.552.775 SOUNDS.RFF
21-04-1997 15:18 4.096 SURFACE.DAT
08-01-1996 00:11 8.448 TABLES.DAT
15-04-1997 13:50 43 TEN.URL
09-04-1997 13:04 1.881.007 TILES000.ART
08-04-1997 02:28 1.672.613 TILES001.ART
08-04-1997 02:28 1.001.125 TILES002.ART
15-07-1997 10:44 960.629 TILES003.ART
09-04-1997 12:10 1.647.911 TILES004.ART
21-04-1997 15:25 1.784.595 TILES005.ART
08-04-1997 02:28 1.372.029 TILES006.ART
23-07-1997 14:59 1.330.026 TILES007.ART
21-07-1997 16:21 710.506 TILES008.ART
30-07-1997 17:43 1.644.888 TILES009.ART
21-07-1997 18:23 2.762.914 TILES010.ART
14-04-1997 11:42 2.062.428 TILES011.ART
12-05-1997 10:55 1.887.569 TILES012.ART
08-04-1997 02:28 1.474.846 TILES013.ART
21-04-1997 15:25 2.009.595 TILES014.ART
14-07-1997 11:17 1.811.110 TILES015.ART
13-02-1998 16:03 24.574 TILES016.ART
13-02-1998 16:04 10.647 TILES017.ART
21-12-1997 00:20 99.444 UHARC.EXE
13-05-2001 00:02 238 unpack.bat
20-05-1998 18:29 24.265 UNSTALL.EXE
17-01-1997 16:37 8.192 VOXEL.DAT

When i run the game it makes the TX3DFX directory.

Tomb Raider 1 and Unfinished Business works fine.

Are you using "Blood - one whole unit"?

I'm not sure i use that, where can i see what version it is.

You would know if you were, becaus you would have downloaded it from the net. So I guess you are not. Might be worth grabbing it, because it is a version that is known to work for some people.

My version is from some old backup tapes.

On the glidos homepage where there is a link to download blood is broken.

Can you tell me where to get the right version.

The link to the initial page seems to work for me, but the link from there to download Blood shows as "Down". Sorry, I don't know where else to look.

Actually, although it shows as down, it seems to work for me.