Re: Downloading an 84GB torrent that only has 1-2 seeds
Posted on 2015-07-04, 14:13
Longest running download I had took 6 months (of almost 24/7 running), forgot what it was.
Re: Steam Killed My XP Install
Posted on 2015-06-28, 21:45
Uh, Steam's just a piece of software, it does not install DRM drivers or anything like that. All you had to do was remove it from your startup folder, not re-image the entire computer. That said, even that shouldn't happen: I suspect your XP setup dying is entirely unrelated to you installing Steam …
Re: US Navy still using XP.
Posted on 2015-06-28, 14:30
I gotta say it..... All this talk about XP not being secure? In what, way, specifically? All I have heard is how the sky is falling because XP is not secure. No one has ever explained in what way. Is it really that hard to make an OS secure? They could not fix it? Uh, They have. They've released …
Re: US Navy still using XP.
Posted on 2015-06-28, 13:35
Windows XP is probably my favorite Windows OS of all time. It's still completely capable by today's standards and its primary insecurity was due to the fact that it came out when everyone was making the transition from dialup to broadband and as a result routers/NAT wasn't all that common and most …
Re: Episode 1 Racer - White Screen (LA FTP down)
Posted on 2015-06-24, 12:15
Wait, duh, that was the demo and it's obviously unpatched for that specific bug.
Re: Episode 1 Racer - White Screen (LA FTP down)
Posted on 2015-06-24, 08:11
Tried with and old Intel Integrated just for fun and: 1: DxWnd: white screen 2: dgVoodoo2: white screen 3: WineD3D: instant crash 4: zbuffer patch earlier in this thread: missing sun/stars/lights and player numbers. Just like WineD3D, except fog works. I'm not surprised people are struggling to get …
Re: Episode 1 Racer - White Screen (LA FTP down)
Posted on 2015-06-22, 17:17
Got that working, doesn't really matter though as it's still stuck at 640x480. Edit: got that working too. Was sure I waited 5 minutes earlier. Guess not. Maybe I should test more patience with some other titles that are problematic in WineD3D. The main depth issues I was talking about are the sun …
Re: Episode 1 Racer - White Screen (LA FTP down)
Posted on 2015-06-22, 08:16
Tried getting this working nicely on a Win8/Nvidia setup and that just does not work. WineD3D hangs by default, if I use the compatibility flag to disable 8 and 16 bit color modes then it will run, but fall backs to 640x480 resolution no matter what and fog is broken. Fog seems pretty important so …
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-21, 10:52
Not sure if it's the same problem with dgVoodoo2 (same symptom doesn't always mean same cause), but gho figured out why FMVs were corrupt in Killing Time when hooked by dxwnd: http://sourceforge.net/p/dxwnd/discussion/gen … hread/6a89ebe6/
Re: Email X-COM, need help to run
Posted on 2015-06-19, 23:19
Re: Email X-COM, need help to run
Posted on 2015-06-19, 22:47
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-17, 10:24
Here's an automated patcher for that, but IIRC it doesn't have any effect on non-native rendering (Win8 ddraw, WineD3D, ts_ddraw, not sure about dgVoodoo2). Essential for running the game natively though.
Re: Bug! (Sega) works, Bug Too! doesn't - how to install guides for both
Posted on 2015-06-17, 10:21
Dege wrote: I don't know what causes CD music loop in Bug Too but when I run it with "Disable Alt-Enter to toggle..." option disabled then it works fine for me (Win7). Does that make sense?
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-16, 11:33
I thought Killing Time's FMV playback issues weren't affected by dgVoodoo2, but apparently they are. It works natively in Win7 (and doesn't with dgVoodoo2). However running the game in d3dwindower, dxwnd (in emulation mode) or with win8 ddraw all result in FMV corruption. Attached screenshot if …
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-16, 06:46
I thought Killing Time's FMV playback issues weren't affected by dgVoodoo2, but apparently they are. It works natively in Win7 (and doesn't with dgVoodoo2). However running the game in d3dwindower, dxwnd (in emulation mode) or with win8 ddraw all result in FMV corruption. Attached screenshot if that …
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-15, 17:31
Definitely want to see another alternative for Tiberian Sun, but just in case you didn't know: ts_ddraw (source) is pretty much perfect.
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-14, 18:55
Future Cop: LAPD has broken FMV playback (black screen). Some issues with game dialogs (they use separate windows that might get "lost"). Resident Evil 2 also has broken FMV playback (black screen). Works in windowed mode though (game's windowed mode, not forced by dgVoodoo2). Mega Man Legends does …
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-13, 20:42
Obviously can't tell you what to do about colorkeying. I'm guessing you already ruled out an internal registry for per game compatibility fixes (which is a nasty non-adaptable way of doing it, but it's zero config for the user). Personally I'm a fan of options. I checked Army Men and found that it's …
Re: Windows 10 upgrade plans?
Posted on 2015-06-13, 11:25
Monopolies that don't abuse their powers aren't bad, but those belong in the realm of fiction. Microsoft certainly isn't one. So how is it in any way a free market if the government props up failing companies by passing regulations protecting them from their competitors? You do realize that this is …
Re: dgVoodoo 2 for DirectX 11
Posted on 2015-06-13, 10:53
How well does Army Men 2 perform on dgvoodoo2 and a modern system? It's perfect, but there's a problem: 1: in the system database it's set to win98 compatibility by default and this breaks dgVoodoo2, you need to disable this entry. 2: if you disable that entry you'll break FMV playback. I have just …
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