Re: Daggerfall Lags

Posted on 2008-10-18, 13:19

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Yeah, that PC is too slow to run games via DOSBox in SVGA (which is probably what you're trying to do). I have a 2.6Ghz P4 (DosFreak, it _hurts_ when you say these bad things about my poor little intel! (; ), and i see the same effect. You can verify this easily: just have a look at CPU usage in the …

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Re: Problem with Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Posted on 2008-10-17, 10:30

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Hehehe... That post made my day. Thanks, MiniMax! (; I got the game working by applying a no-CD crack and then hitting enter a bunch of times as the game starts up Why would you need a patch when you have the original CD? I don't know the game, but the effects you're describing sound very odd. Maybe …

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Re: Problems with Ulitma Underworld 1

Posted on 2008-10-15, 14:46

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by ADDiCT

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Rhetorical question: have you ever seen a PC system running a MS OS (especially DOS) without a C:\ drive?

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Re: This may be the last year I ever buy an EA game.....

Posted on 2008-10-15, 14:43

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Ah, scr*w it. I can't understand why we have a post everytime a game which requires activation comes out. First, there are more serious problems than activation in games, i believe. Second, it has been obvious for a very, very long time now that software producers will use "new" technology to track …

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Re: DosBox Problem! Unable to locate system.ini file

Posted on 2008-10-13, 20:57

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by ADDiCT

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Yep wrong mount. Use the exact same mounting you've used for installing the game.

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Re: New joystick in DOSbox

Posted on 2008-10-13, 17:32

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DOSBox won't support all of the buttons Bottons are not a real problem (when using the "buttonwrap=false" directive), but i couldn't get additional axes to work last time i've tried (important for throttle/rudder control). On a modern machine, USB joysticks are the way to go. Don't bother with that …

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Re: Changing game speed (change refresh rate maybe ?)

Posted on 2008-10-13, 17:07

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by ADDiCT

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Another very, very strange post... You're using the wrong tool for the job, so to say. Changing the refresh rate in emulators is not an adequate tools for speed control. Read this for more info. I don't understand why you would change the emulation speed in MAME, as MAME is quite accurate in …

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Re: trying to get my head around iso images of cds

Posted on 2008-10-12, 19:06

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by ADDiCT

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Why don't you just try it?! The readme/docs should explain everything. Btw, if you mount a CUE, you're not mounting an ISO image, but a BIN image.

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Re: sound delay in Quake in Ubuntu 8.10

Posted on 2008-10-12, 18:01

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by ADDiCT

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On Windows, effects like that happen when the sounds buffers aren't configured correctly. Maybe the driver for your soundcard changed in the new distro, requiring different settings in dosbox.conf, or it is buggy. I'm no Linux wizard, so i can't help you any more with that specific problem. But why …

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Re: Getting Warcraft 2 working on OS X

Posted on 2008-10-12, 13:00

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by ADDiCT

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For me, that's the kind of comments you can keep to yourself, franpa, thankyouverymuch. The OP didn't say anything at all about not liking DOSBox, so your comment is silly and pointless. Anyway, Mr. Solita1re: I've played the game in DOSBox 0.72 (Win XP) some time ago, and it worked perfectly. Check …

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Re: Mysteries of imgmount (floppy)

Posted on 2008-10-11, 14:23

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WinImage. I'd rather use a program like WinImage than to install a device driver (which VFD does, i believe - it seems to be similar to Daemon Tools) on my system. (;

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Re: Clive Barker's Undying is unplayable due to stuttering

Posted on 2008-10-04, 15:27

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Um his system is way past the requirements of the game. How naive... Try playing a few games on a machine meeting the stated minimum system requirements (and that's what they are, no more, no less), and you'll quickly learn that these requirements are very often quite unrealistic. Companies want to …

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Re: Clive Barker's Undying is unplayable due to stuttering

Posted on 2008-10-04, 12:53

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According to MobyGames , the game should run on the system. But there are a lot of variables. First, your graphics cards is abysmal slow. Second, you didn't give your exact CPU type. I guess it's a Celeron, which is not good at all for gaming. You should try what DosFreak suggests. Besides, you …

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Re: Magic Carpet 1 keeps crashing - recreatable occurance

Posted on 2008-10-03, 20:47

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phanboy_iv: you've read this and other threads on MC, haven't you? The "crash when switching to the spell screen"-issue is obviously a copy protection issue. I've played the plus version of MC through multiple times (i love this game), and never had this issue. Are you sure you're using an original …

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Re: X-Com in DOSBOX

Posted on 2008-10-03, 14:59

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I'm not 100% sure, but i think you have to install the CD version on your hd. There are some games that can be run directly from the CD, and will save their config to a file on the c:\ drive, but i think i remember XCom (or UFO) needs to be installed. So, first you should mount both a c:\ drive and …

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Re: Mame for DOS runs in Windows DOSBox 0.72 but crashes in Mac DOSBox 0.72

Posted on 2008-09-27, 21:40

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Been there, done that... (not with MythTV though). The Xbox is a wonderful console (i own two chipped ones), but it hasn't got enough RAM to run Linux and apps with good performance. I didn't try MAME under Xbox Linux yet, but i bet it's too slow to play anything more recent than Pac-Man or Joust. …

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Re: Mame for DOS runs in Windows DOSBox 0.72 but crashes in Mac DOSBox 0.72

Posted on 2008-09-27, 08:45

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Snover, i'll check it out during my next Linux venture (i work in XP most of the time, but i like to check out new distributions from time to time, and play around a bit). But still, have you seen GameEx? If you have an XP install, try it - it looks amazing out of the box, and is very well suited …

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Re: Full screen on a laptop problem

Posted on 2008-09-27, 08:37

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by ADDiCT

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You could give some more info, too. "Laptop" is not a very precise description of your system.

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Re: Mame for DOS runs in Windows DOSBox 0.72 but crashes in Mac DOSBox 0.72

Posted on 2008-09-26, 18:13

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I was thinking the same thing. I'd simply use the Windows version, as it's much easier to configure and run than the Linux version, and has very good hardware support because of the underlying OS (controllers, sound, video, etc.). I once tried to setup a cab with a PII/350 under XP, and the CPU was …

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Re: DOSBox 10 million downloads compared to..

Posted on 2008-09-26, 03:12

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by ADDiCT

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Ah, what an intelligent and eloquent reply, full of interesting facts and valid statements! It's more than i've expected. Just kidding. Reply on same intelligence level as original post. No surprises here, moving along.

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