First post, by totalmaven
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I just recently for the first time installed DOSBox-0.73 and have been able to successfully Install and Play all 9 games of the AD&D Collectors Edition Gold CD-ROM game.
I have run into the issue of the save glitch. All 6 characters slots are saved as the last character i the party. It seems that my weeks of getting this game to work come down to fixing this last issue, at least I hope so.
I have searched and read several Threads in the VOGONS forums, as well as the Wizard Works Tech Support FAQ, http://web.archive.org/web/19990921040940/htt … h/ad&dhelp.html and the DOSBox archive regarding this issue at, http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=74 … r=P&search=pool
DOSBox was a little over my head and it seems that trying to interpret the solution to this issue is a little over my head as well. I simply don;t understand some of the language being used for the solution.
I am running VISTA 64 and so some of my paths will be different from XP users.
From what I can understand so far, I am supposed to somehow do the following...
1.) Install the game from my CD-ROM to my HDD and then running of a specific .bat file
2.) Correct the naming of certain paths from "wizworks" to "wizworx"
3.) Editing a certain number of paths by including \'s (backslashes)
4.) Possibly creating a new save location
All of this stuff is a little deep for me. I am very committed to learning what to do and have been trying to figure it out without posting anything, but I am simply lost.
Has anyone installed this on VISTA 64 yet?
I am not sure what info I should be giving but I should know how to find it if someone tells me what they need to know. Mounting Paths, Actual Save Paths, Virtual Save Paths, etc...
Briefly here is what I have been able to accomplish, with the help of some of you here at VOGONS....
1.) Install and run DOSBox succesfully.
2.) Create the correct paths for mounting
3.) Mounting the "C:\", "D:\" and "A:\" Drives in order t get this game to run.
4.) Edited the config file so that I can utilize the "autoexec" functions, so I can auto mount and, if desired, autorun, straight to the Main Menu of the AD&D Collectors Game.
5.) I have read many of the Threads relating to DOSBoix installation and running on VISTA 64 and Threads relating to the save issue I am needing help with.
As always, I know it will probably require some patience to help me out, and so I am very thankful for anyone willing to. I am not opposed to trying to figure things out on my own, but I am at a loss at this point. I am simply afraid that if I try and mess around too much with things I don't understand I will make it even more difficult to communicate and do whatever I need to do to make this a quick and non-frustrating process for anyone willing to help, or worse, damage my PC or any of the files and have to redo the entire process (although that may be good practice, I just don't like duplicating work if I can avoid it). Please understand that I may not understand everything i am asked to do and may seek clarification or need to go 1 step at a time in solving my issue.
PS ~ If it matters please again keep in mind I am running VISTA 64bit, not VISTA 32-bit
Please don't be offended by my ignorance...I am working on it...If you want my e-mail please PM me, I'm not looking to get spam blasted.