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Star Control 2 Ultrasound patch?

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First post, by SkyHawk

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Hi all,

I've recently become aware of the PicoGUS Project and it's compatibility list. They state they have an issue with Star Control 2.

This gives me pause because I clearly remember having a bizarro random-sounds-playing bug when I played Star Control 2 back in the day on my actual Gravis Ultrasound! I remember getting some kind of bug-fix or patch from somewhere, but I have no recollection of where or what form the fix took.

Does this jog any memories for anyone else? If we could hunt down a copy of that fix I'm sure the PicoGUS creator would love to have it.

Reply 2 of 2, by SkyHawk

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Hrm. The only real conclusion in that thread is the problem is fixed by running on DMA 5, and even that conclusion is challenged.

I don't remember reconfiguring the GUS to get the game to run properly, but this was a *long*-ass time ago, so I don't fully trust my memory.

To add insult to injury, I don't think PicoGUS can use DMA 5 - It's an 8-bit ISA card, and DMA5 is part of the 16-bit ISA extension.

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