Stonekeep - Patch 1.2

That site would be fantastic except there is no link to download it

And it seems the patch didnt help at all still getting the same error

Did you install the game within dosbox?

Yes I have, stated that in the original post

Anyone else have any possible solutions?

I am having a problem with the same game. I tried using VDMS, and got the error you are reporting, but when I try to run it in DOSBOX, I get a "You must run this game from a CD" message. I have mounted the drives, properly. Does anyone else have any ideas about Stonekeep, and how to get it running? I have the program installed, and the setup worked fine, but I can't run the program.

properly ?
Please post the mount lines you are using

I am also having trouble with Stonekeep. The Patches Scrolls website no longer list the patch for Stonekeep. I did originally get the game to play, then saved my game and exited. Upon trying to re-launch the game, I get the error message: RAM space allocated for directory headers too small adjust degug.c MAX_GF_HEADER_MEM to more than 100000. I have tried changed the memory in the config.com file from 16 to a higher number, but i get an error that the files is not at the specified location when trying to save the changes. I am using notepad. My operation system is Vista. Help.

The DOSBox installer is not Vista-aware and installs the configuration file inside the Programs folder, and that leads to a lot of problems.

You have 2 solutions:

1. Copy the dosbox.conf file to somewhere in your Documents folder. You can even make multiple copies and name them according to which game or configuration you want. E.g. Stonekeep-dosbox.conf.
   
   Next, edit your DOSBox shortcut (or make a new one, call it Stonekeep) and change the target into something like
   C:\path\to\your\dosbox.exe -conf "C:\path\to\your\Stonekeep-dosbox.conf"
   
   Now you can edit the Stonekeep-dosbox.conf file with Notepad, and launch it by clicking on your new shortcut 😀
2. Install one of the DOSBox frontends that makes it a breeze to edit and create game-specific configurations.

I was able to get Stonekeep running under Vista. I tried installing it under Vista and had no luck. Best is to install using dosbox. Here are wonderful detailed instructions I followed.

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10232

I recommend you uninstall Stonekeep and follow the above instructions, installing from Dosbox.

My computer is an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 Ghz (1066MHz FSB, 8 MB Cache) with a nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB video card, and I use the motherboard's sound card. I don't increase frameskip using dosbox (some sites say increase frameskip to 5) I increased game speed (using dosbox CTRL-F12) to 13000 cycles - haven't tried setting it faster yet.

I have the v1.2 patch and have attached it here. Installation of the patch is pretty easy - after installing stonkeep and doing the SETUP, get out of dosbox and use vista. Just unzip the attached SK_V12.ZIP and move SK.BAT and the PATCHES folder to the installation folder (c:\games\stonkeep if you follow the Stonekeep installation instructions above). This will overwrite the old SK.BAT, so you may want to back it up first.

Ups

PS Dosbox is simply amazing. I never thought I would ever be able to play Stonekeep again, and now like magic it works!

Qbix.
That is a righteous avatar!
Does she like beer, and a night out?
Anyhoo, here is what I do, to load the drives.
mount D d:\ -tcdrom
and I get
drive D is mounted as local directory d:\
When I do a D: call, and DIR, I can see the files, on the CD ROM.
I mount the C drive in the same way, and it looks good, and I can see all the files, but then I do this.
C:
cd\stonkeep
then I do a DIR, and I can see all the fles, including the SK file that you are supposed to run the game with.
So I type
SK, or SK.BAT
I hear the CD ROM start spinning, but then I get the
"You must run Stonekeep from a CD." message.
It's a bit odd, but I think a file is not being seen.
Can you help?
Let me know.
Thanks.
😀

add a space between the t and the cdrom part in your mount line for D

Yes she does like beer, not a night out, she prefers to spend it in bed.

😊
Well I'm feeling a bit foolish.
Yessiir.
One little SPACE makes all the difference.
I must get used to these commands.
Most people hate DOS, but I love it's almost simplistic style.
STONEKEEP WORKS!!!
I am gaining a lot of respect for DOSBOX.
It seems to be WAY more versatile than VDMS.
Thanks for your help.
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