You need to run INSTALL.EXE. It comes with the game and you need to run it in DOSBox. You'll be given an option to Reconfigure Hardware Options. Choose "SoundBlaster Pro (later)" for both. It doesn't matter if you don't have a Sound Blaster in your computer. DOSBox emulates one (i.e. a virtual sound card), essentially translating the game's audio to audio that Windows can play out of your real sound card.

As for all of the other settings--address, IRQ and DMA--I'm not sure if the correct settings will be autodetected or not. You might try leaving all of those on their pre-set values, saving and then launching the game. If you don't have music and/or sound, go back into Install.exe and choose an address of 220 for music, then the same 220 for sound, plus 7 for IRQ and 1 for DMA. Save and try the game again. If you're missing sound effects, go back in and set IRQ to 5, instead.

At some point, you could also try the General MIDI or MT-32 options for music. That can sound better, but may be less to your liking if your memories don't come from those modes and you don't want to do extra configuration to make them sound better. For now, set it up for Sound Blaster and if you're not satisfied with how it sounds, say so and I or someone else can help you out some more.

Hi Osprey,

Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry to be such a novice, but how exactly do I run install.exe in DOSBox? Do I just run it as if I were running the game itself? To launch the game, after I mount the C: drive I type "CD Orion" and then "Orion" again after the prompt. Is that how I run install.exe? Would it be "CD orion" and then "install.exe"?

Lastly, if I run install.exe correctly and the correct settings are not autodetected, how do choose the addresses, IRQ and DMA?

Thanks for answering this, and I apologize again for being so relatively clueless.

-Lysander

Yes, run it as if you're running the game. After the "CD Orion", run "Install" (instead of "Orion"). When you're in the install program, you can use the mouse to select options. When everything is selected the way that you want it, click on the OK button to move to the next screen.

Note that you should ask DOSBox questions in the DOSBox forums. A mod might be kind enough to move this for you.

Collector, thank you for pointing that out. My mistake.

Osprey,

Thank you so much for your instructions, they worked perfectly. My nostalgia is being fulfilled!

maybe try univbe

Moved.