Anyone ?

is yout desktop in 640x480 256 colours?

been years since i used win 3.1 but is the answer similar to this
(this is xp you need whatever is the win3.1 equivalent)

It's possible it uses VFW (Video for Windows) which isn't included with Windows 3.1 and needs to be installed. Usually it's packaged with the games that need it.

The game uses Quicktime and not VFW.

Its pretty annoying as i have been following the win 3.1 install directions on this forum and the game specific guide video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i2owgy_7ko and i still cant get it to work.

I've been trying to get the same game working in 3.11 and having the same MCI error. I believe it's partly to do with the game installing its own little "qtw" subfolder in "critpath" (version 1.1 or something) and wanting to always use that, even if you install 2.12 over and over to Windows.

I'd also found the above YouTube guide, but even doing exactly the same, I get that MCI error the OP mentioned, time after time.

Reminds me why I've always hated QT with a passion, from Win3.11 to today!

Just play it on Youtube. 😁
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUamoP_H7eo

Hi, I just (after several months/years) managed to get Critical Path working within DosBox. How? Well I will explain it here:

Simply install QuickTime 2.12 on your freshly installed Windows 3.11 (of course after the S3 and Creative drivers) When that is done, install Critical Path. The installation complains about the installation of version 1.0 when there is allready a version 2.12 installed, just ignore it!

After installing Critical Path go to your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory within DosBox. (or switch to your host and go to your folder which you mount into dosbox en go to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder) Scroll down untill you reach the letter "Q" copy all QuickTime related files (Starts mostly with qt) and paste them into the QTW folder in CRITPATH\QTW. Overwrite all the files, you don't need them anymore. When that is done, just start Critical Path from the shortcut en it works!! (When i shut the program down I got an error message, and I don't know if it does any harm to your installation.

Thanks. I'll try to remember to link from the windows 3.x guide to your post. Probably helpful in other quicktime games as well.

Game starts with an open player.exe so send in a startup but not the game itself. Otherwise it will be "Kall is Undefined Dynalink"