Are you refering to the 8-Track option? If so post again.

😵 Waxxxz018 😵

no not referring to the 8 track option at all. just the general sounds that come out of the game.

Have you tried VDMSounds yet? I used the default ports set to the SoundBlaster controlls in my setup and it work excelent as long as you dont want to use a controller as it causes a really nasty echo! 😀

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waxxxz018 wrote:

Have you tried VDMSounds yet? I used the default ports set to the SoundBlaster controlls in my setup and it work excelent as long as you dont want to use a controller as it causes a really nasty echo! 😀

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Try this if you haven't......

Address is 220, IRQ 7 8-bit dma is 1, 16-bit is 5

Reduce quality. 22kHz, stereo, 8-bit, 6-voices.

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Installed the latest VDMSound. Ran dosdrv from command prompt first, then went to the setup.exe for redneck rampage. Made all of those settings changes that you suggested, and when I test the sounds, it just sits at initializing sound effects. If I just save the settings from the setup and launch RR, it sits at checking sound inits for a few seconds, then takes me to a black screen with some white dots here and there on the screen. I am quite unfamiliar w/ VDMSound, so maybe I am doing something wrong?

Don't Run DosDrv! Thats unstable as VDMSounds runs on the programs files executables on its own in Windows. (I did the same damn thing though! 🤣 )

Go into your Rampage directory (C:\Program Files\Interplay\RedneckRampage) and rightclick Rampage.bat, you will see a VDMSounds selection.

Select it and run using the basic auto-configured setup. Save a copy when it asks ya to remember settings and save to desktop. that should do it! change the setup by right-clicking on the newly made icon and selecting Propertys.

if ya need more help check these links....

Emulation for Thought

thats got a couple of links through it too. Check into Ken Silvermans Vesa fix (NOLFB) & Simon's VGA Fix! with NOLFB the command can be added to your Rampage.bat to auto-start with it all by editing it with note pad and typing NOLFB on the 1st line and saving.

Well I hope ya get it goin as this is one of my fav. FPS of all time, so anything to help a fellow fan enjoy! 😀

😵 Waxxxz018 😵

Quick Add- onto"waxxxz018"]Don't Run DosDrv! Thats unstable as VDMSounds runs on the programs files executables on its own in Windows. (I did the same damn thing though! 🤣 )

check out this for VDMSounds it's meant for the 2.1.0 beta but I bet it realitivley runs somewhat the same. its got great visual explanation.

A Biginners Guide to VDMSounds

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Right now I am on my pc at work, and I do not have the full game installed on this pc. I just put the demo on here to see if I could get that to work since my home machine and work machine are similar. Looking at redneck.bat though, (no rampage.bat) there is no section for VDMSounds in it. Here is what it looks like:
eregcard.exe
redneck.exe
Any thoughts?

Are you trying to access through windows or DOS?

😵 Waxxxz018 😵

I accessed that .bat file in windows explorer. I have been trying to run the game by going to the command.com.

I did the same thing man, ya use explorer to access it and run VDMSounds. 😁 Now just right-click on Rampage.bat and choose Run with VDMSounds in the pop-up menu and choose basic settings to start and test.

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Ok did that, and the game gets to the point of checking music and sound inits for a few seconds, then comes up to a full black screen for a second or two, then takes me to an inactive dos screen that is blank w/ a flashing cursor in the corner.

reply to - Ok did that, and the game gets to the point of checking music and sound inits for a few seconds, then comes up to a full black screen for a second or two, then takes me to an inactive dos screen that is blank w/ a flashing cursor in the corner.

Now you must Install the NOLFB Patch I mentioned above which can be found here - NOLFB

now take this patch and put it in your Redneck Rampage directory. open the Rampage.bat file with a text editor (notepad) and add type "NOLFB" on the top line, moving all the rest of the commands down a notch. Run again with VDMSounds & see if this helps.

Keep it up you will get it! 😁

😵 Waxxxz018 😵

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reply to - Ok did that, and the game gets to the point of checking music and sound inits for a few seconds, then comes up to a full black screen for a second or two, then takes me to an inactive dos screen that is blank w/ a flashing cursor in the corner.

Now you must Install the NOLFB Patch I mentioned above which can be found here - NOLFB

now take this patch and put it in your Redneck Rampage directory. open the Rampage.bat file with a text editor (notepad) and add type "NOLFB" on the top line, moving all the rest of the commands down a notch. Run again with VDMSounds & see if this helps.

Keep it up you will get it! 😁

😵 Waxxxz018 😵

Run in 640*480 if you have Nvidia graphics board (I do)or install this VGAFix and it will stop the monitor from going into sleepmode if you set it to a higher resalution.

Still have the same results happening.

maybe you should tell me what the redneck.cfg file should look like for screen setup. i had (w/out sounds turned on) this in the redneck.cfg:
ScreenMode
; - Chained - 0
; - Vesa 2.0 - 1
; - Screen Buffered - 2
; - Tseng optimized - 3
; - Paradise optimized - 4
; - S3 optimized - 5
; - RedBlue Stereo - 7
; - Crystal Eyes - 6
;ScreenWidth passed to engine
;ScreenHeight passed to engine
ScreenMode = 2
ScreenWidth = 640
ScreenHeight = 480
My video is nvidia geforce4 440 Go 64MB

You have NOLFB saved in Rednecks Directory, written onto Rampage.bat. and your running VDMSounds off the Rampage.bat using a right-click on it to open the pop-up menu all through windows and not cmd?

SoundBalster soundcards should be supported by this game according to Interplay Games, the creators. Are your soundcard drivers all up to date?

if you have the same config I gave you above & are running from VDMSounds through Windows, it should work. just go ahead and run it in 640*480 for right now until you get it emulated.

You'll get it, it took me a little while, but you will if ya keep at it! 😁

😵 Waxxxz018 😵

Yes all that you have written down I am doing. The particular sound card that is in my work pc is a crystal wdm. driver version 6.13.10.4158. It says the driver is from '02, so I am going to find a more up to date one if it exists.

naps wrote:

Yes all that you have written down I am doing. The particular sound card that is in my work pc is a crystal wdm. driver version 6.13.10.4158. It says the driver is from '02, so I am going to find a more up to date one if it exists.

keep me informed by postin', I will keep looking into it now as it has become a quest for me too! 😁