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First post, by Skullcrusher

Posted on 2010-08-06, 10:09

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First I tried to play the game without Glidos. It says Unable to setup DirectDraw - please check that DirectX is installed. Then I tried Glidos. Got the same error.
Then I downloaded carmav.exe. Now if I start the Carmageddon through Glidos using either carmav.exe or 3dfx.exe I get NTVDM.EXE has stopped working.
After that I downloaded DosBox version from Glidos site. When I run it through Glidos + DosBox it works. It works, but without sound and it asks for a CD if I try to start a new game.
I need some help here, because I won't get it working on my own.

Reply 1 of 5, by Glidos

Posted on 2010-08-06, 10:19

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Have you tried both of these:

http://download.glidos.net/Carmageddon/3DfxCarm.zip

http://download.glidos.net/Carmageddon/carv24rw.zip

I believe on of them doesn't request the CD.

The lack of sound is likely to be config. Try running SNDSETUP.EXE under DOSBOX

Reply 2 of 5, by Skullcrusher

Posted on 2010-08-06, 11:54

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The one in the second link is already installed. I tried to install the patch from the first link. Due to Vista I had to run the patch through DosBox. So, I run the patch, select C drive and path to my Carmageddon directory, but it says "Carmageddon not found: Select drive and path."

Edit: Nevermind, I managed to install it after putting the file in C:\

Edit2: The game runs extremely slow. Unplayable. Is it due to DosBox?

Reply 3 of 5, by Skullcrusher

Posted on 2010-08-07, 11:23

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Still can't fix the low fps. Any help with that? My system specs if you need them:

DualCore AMD Athlon X2 QL-62, 2000 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 256MB
Windows Vista Home Premium with service pack 1

And by the way I'm trying to run the game in Open GL mode. Direct 3d mode brings a black screen with a little square on top left where I can see a bit of carmageddon.

Reply 4 of 5, by Glidos

Posted on 2010-08-12, 14:46

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Strange. Should run fine on that. You do have drivers from ATI, rather the ones installed by Windows?

Reply 5 of 5, by Skullcrusher

Posted on 2010-08-12, 21:16

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Yes, I downloaded the latest drivers recently from ATI website.

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