Re: Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza (D3D8) - No Input Available

Posted on 2023-02-01, 08:06

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by ZellSF

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Long time ago, so I can't be sure, but I think I didn't see any point in running above 640x480. At least not until there's a proper widescreen patch. That's why I didn't give more specific instructions.

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Re: Stronghold - Black screen with dgVoodoo 2.79.3

Posted on 2023-02-01, 08:01

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by ZellSF

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Can confirm. Tried a few settings too (GDI hooking and trying to force windowed mode struck me as the most relevant ones as the game seems to do something weird with its window) same result. I like suggesting alternatives, so people are aware of them. DDrawCompat can scale the image to desktop like …

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Re: Old GOG games are slowly getting killed

Posted on 2023-01-27, 09:01

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I wouldn't expect Microsoft to care about the problem based on reports from gamers. They care if some enterprise software breaks, which might be the case if a compatibility mode is broken. For gamers it's probably best to hope for someone to create a third party solution, I think hoping gho can …

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Re: Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza (D3D8) - No Input Available

Posted on 2023-01-27, 08:54

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by ZellSF

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Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza - Mouse cursor not working on higher resolutions

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Re: LittleWing Pinball on Windows 10?

Posted on 2023-01-12, 20:43

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by ZellSF

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Use DDrawCompat: https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases or WineD3D: https://fdossena.com/?p=wined3d/index.frag Normally for problems like this I would say always try dgVoodoo2 or Dxwnd first, but they both have issues with this game. I only tested Monster Fair.

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Re: Windowed Option?

Posted on 2023-01-12, 08:00

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by ZellSF

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Might be off-topic, but just in case you don't know, the best software for windowing games is DxWnd: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ There's some way to integrate it with dgVoodoo too, though I personally haven't had much success with that.

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Re: Video games are too heavily monetized these days

Posted on 2023-01-05, 11:17

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by ZellSF

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What are the odds multiplayer and phone games will remain playable, say 50 years in the future, without any replacement for the monetization scheme? I would say very slim. As for non-multiplayer non-phone free to play games, I can't really name one. Can you name a few?

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Re: Heretic II crash on non-Training mission load

Posted on 2023-01-05, 11:14

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by ZellSF

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Though while it might be interesting to see why it doesn't work on whatever release you do have, does it really matter? Unless there's something significantly different about it, just download a copy that works. I don't really see the problem.

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Re: Heretic II crash on non-Training mission load

Posted on 2023-01-05, 11:11

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https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/heretic-ii/cover-art

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Re: Heretic II crash on non-Training mission load

Posted on 2023-01-05, 11:00

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by ZellSF

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Again, which release do you own?

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Re: Old GOG games are slowly getting killed

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:59

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by ZellSF

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I can play the game just fine, so there's something wrong with your setup. It gets ingame. With 3D rendering, sound and all that fancy stuff. Just to be obvious: you need to disable shims when using virtual heap, and the game seems to need async blit.

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Re: Video games are too heavily monetized these days

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:56

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by ZellSF

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For example all free2play games. You've been playing ALL free to play games lately? I don't believe you. I didn't play all free2play games, but all free2play games I've played was like that. Are they even worth caring about when they're gone, when you're not even fond enough of them to name them? …

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Re: Old GOG games are slowly getting killed

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:49

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DxWnd implementation of EmulateHeap aka shim:EmulateWin9xHeap is just hooking EmulateHeap to DxWnd. DxWnd has a "Virtual Heap" option (compat tab), I'm not sure what it does but it works for M1 Tank Platoon 2. I'm guessing it does some part of what Microsoft's heap emulation does. It does but that …

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Re: Heretic II crash on non-Training mission load

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:48

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OK, some details about the one you own might explain why it doesn't work, which release is it? What version is Heretic II? Does the official 1.06 patch work?

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Re: Video games are too heavily monetized these days

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:37

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by ZellSF

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RandomStranger wrote on 2023-01-05, 10:34: ZellSF wrote on 2023-01-05, 10:00: What non-AAA titles have you been playing lately with aggressive monetization? For example all free2play games. You've been playing ALL free to play games lately? I don't believe you.

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Re: Video games are too heavily monetized these days

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:00

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by ZellSF

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i am not happy with how extremely monetized games are these days, I mean in 20-30 years when we look back and say hey this is classic gaming, how much of it will still exist? Heavily monetized games are a minority. Only the biggest AAA titles really bother to any significant extent. So I don't …

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Re: Heretic II crash on non-Training mission load

Posted on 2023-01-05, 09:56

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by ZellSF

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Why would you be using three different versions of the game? Which versions don't work exactly? Why do you want to play them?

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Re: Old GOG games are slowly getting killed

Posted on 2023-01-05, 09:44

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BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2023-01-05, 07:48: DxWnd implementation of EmulateHeap aka shim:EmulateWin9xHeap is just hooking EmulateHeap to DxWnd. DxWnd has a "Virtual Heap" option (compat tab), I'm not sure what it does but it works for M1 Tank Platoon 2. I'm guessing it does some part of what …

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Re: Video games are too heavily monetized these days

Posted on 2023-01-04, 21:31

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by ZellSF

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i am not happy with how extremely monetized games are these days, I mean in 20-30 years when we look back and say hey this is classic gaming, how much of it will still exist? Heavily monetized games are a minority. Only the biggest AAA titles really bother to any significant extent. So I don't …

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Re: The Force Engine (Dark Forces Port)

Posted on 2023-01-04, 21:03

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by ZellSF

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Some really active development on an engine replacement for Dark Forces II too: https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2 (Stable) Mysteries of Sith support seems to be coming soon.

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