The game runs perfectly, BUT I only can use numeric keys, not the usual ones. I don't know if it applies to other games too, but it's definitely annoying - especially now when I only use laptop. Anyone knows if there's any way to fix it?
Tried toggling numlock? Maybe start up dosbox with numlock OFF first,
test the game, and if it doesn't work switch numlock ON while in the game.
Nope. doesn't work. Can you try yourself maybe?
Game works fine here with the cursor keys on the numblock, note that the
forward key is 5 (and not 😎. I doubt the game is meant to be played with
an enhanced keyboard's cursor keys though.
Yes, numblock keys work, but that's exactly the problem 😀
The standard four arrow keys do not...
I am half sure I could use them years ago on some old PC though.
I am half sure I could use them years ago on some old PC though.
Maybe you can verify that, as usually old PCs don't have 102 keyboards
thus no "normal" cursor keys at all.
I played Dungeon Master on the Atari ST, but I still do have my manual for Dungeon Master II. It says that either the arrows or numeric keypad can be used for movement, though the preferred method of keyboard control was the numeric keyboard since there were actually 6 movements counting the sidesteps. I would guess that DM1 would have the same settings, though they might have added the arrow keys to DM2 and not had them in the original.
I played mostly with the mouse as I recall. Not until the Eye of the Beholder games did I start using the arrows and mouse.
Guys I honestly don't know 😀
Old PC, well, oldest PC I never used was 386SX/20 (still had DIPP memory modules, haha 😁).
Oh, maybe by the difference in the number of keys you mean those Windows special ones? If not, then it would be something I didn't catch up with (was 8 when DM came out I believe).
I might just boot into pure 6.22 DOS from USB drive and try DM that way (when my damn motherboard goes back from RMA).
Anyway, xian, that's a good thought. But how to switch?
you mean those Windows special ones?
No, the non-enhanced (ie. 83/84 keys) keyboards didn't have the cursor
keys but only the numblock. So if the game was written at that time it
might not work with the enhanced mode cursor keys.
In that case I am half sure I played using the regular arrow keys on "modern" 😁 keyboard.
Might as well make pure DOS partition on new hdd and try. Hm. Or not...
