R1120.exe complains about invalid files, then it sounds like the installation has gone wrong. No idea what PCD20 will do.

I managed to patch Blood properly but it's still crashing to desktop after it prompts you to press a key to continue (at startup)

Hmmm, Blood is problematic. I must admit, when I run it here under XP, sometimes it crashes, sometimes it runs.

Have you run CLI2NOP over it? If I remember correctly it needs that. Also it might be worth configuring it with no audio while trying to get it going.

Yeah, I have run cli2nop and tried running it without sound but no luck. It is the original retail version of blood 1.00 patched to 1.11 then patched to 3Dfx 1.20. I tried downloading a different version of "glide2x.dll" and "glide2x.ovl" , double checked the instructions on Glidos.net to see if I had missed anything but I have it covered. Hmmm, mysterious 😀

I don't know. I'd have thought that the DOS enviroment under XP, being an emulation, would be more consistent than under W9X. It might support less old DOS programs, but I'd have thought there would be less variation from user to user. Still, blood seems to work for some and not others. For me it works sometimes and not others.

Ok, thanks for the feedback. I'll try downloading another version and see if I have any luck with that.

Open up the config.nt under windows\system32\ and add the following lines

files=80
buffers=80

that worked for me great against the kick-back-to-desktop - issue 😀

That didn't work for me, still quits to desktop.

That didn't work for me, still quits to desktop.

Easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1.) Install BLOOD w/ Plasma and PCD20 Patch.
2.) Go to http://www.deathmask.net/buildxp/ , Do what they say
NOTE on 2. - DON'T install in C:\GAMES\BLOOD , make it in C:\BLOOD\ !!
3.) IF YOU WANT 'Software mode' you are almost ready.
4.) Be sure you have VDM-Sound ,NOLFB , etc. Download the shortcut.
5.) Save shortcut to Desktop. Right click it , select Properties.
6.) Click VDMSound in the Properties window.
7.) Then click the button 'Change...'
8.) It'll show C:\GAMES\BLOOD\BLOOD.exe , change it to c:\blood\3dfx.exe
9.) Click OK , then APPLY , then OK
--) You're done - High Quality GFX and Sound!
Problems: IF windows doesn't know the shortcut , right click it and select RUN With VDMS