Re: The Pandora Directive: Porting GOG version to DOS PC?

Posted on 2017-03-16, 21:54

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by F2bnp

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Well, I tried to upload it last night, but Windows 10 decided it wanted to restart my PC for updates. 🤣 Anyway, here's what you asked for, I've included Pandora.bat too. Have fun!

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Re: The Pandora Directive: Porting GOG version to DOS PC?

Posted on 2017-03-16, 01:23

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by F2bnp

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Hmm, how about I just send you an image of my DVD, seeing as you already own the game anyway. That should answer all of your questions and help you out in making the GOG version work in the same manner! I'll send you a PM with the details soon.

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Re: The Pandora Directive: Porting GOG version to DOS PC?

Posted on 2017-03-15, 10:51

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by F2bnp

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Okay, here you go: This is a directory listing of the DVD itself: And this is a directory listing of the hard drive folder the game creates:

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Re: The Pandora Directive: Porting GOG version to DOS PC?

Posted on 2017-03-15, 00:10

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by F2bnp

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I could help you out with that, I still have my original discs and I always kept a "DVD" version of the Pandora Directive in the box ;). Would you like a directory listing of a "DVD" installation? As in, the type of installation in which the installer creates a small folder on the hard drive and …

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Re: The Pandora Directive: Porting GOG version to DOS PC?

Posted on 2017-03-14, 21:01

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by F2bnp

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Ah, I didn't know you did not have the original CDs. You could try making a DVD image before burning it on a DVD-ROM and see how DOSBox behaves.

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Re: Voodoo2 on P166MMX?

Posted on 2017-03-13, 23:17

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Definitely bottlenecked, but certainly faster than a Voodoo1 on the other hand. What games would you like to play on this system and what's your tolerance on lower framerates ;)? As general rule, Voodoo 2 cards are better suited for Pentium 2 systems, especially if you go SLI, in which case a fast …

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Re: The Pandora Directive: Porting GOG version to DOS PC?

Posted on 2017-03-13, 23:10

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by F2bnp

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Why not use the HD/DVD Installer you mentioned? AFAIK the GOG version does not differ in any other way. This is the way I played both Pandora Directive and UAKM, I never got the chance to thank the man himself. I doubt it'd have gotten very far with the amount of disc-swapping required in these …

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Re: Is a Voodoo 2 worth the cost

Posted on 2017-03-13, 22:33

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SiS made a SS7 chipset actually, the SiS 530. No AGP slots on this one, much like the MVP4 and Aladdin 7, but it can apparently run at 133MHz FSB.

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Re: AMD drops the mic

Posted on 2017-03-13, 00:18

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Just saw this today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMNFoNtKCR8 🤣 🤣

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Re: AMD drops the mic

Posted on 2017-03-09, 14:26

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Let me tell you a little story about my history. I grew up with non-x86 CPUs, and I used to really like the Motorola 68000 and later the PowerPC, because of them being very nice to program for, even in assembly. They had a more advanced and more powerful instructionset than x86. Where you found x86 …

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Re: AMD drops the mic

Posted on 2017-03-08, 23:54

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In the next episode of Scali - The Animated Series: "Who the hell cares about the pricetag? It's nothing more than an arbitrary number, all Intel has to do is lower it!"

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Re: Voodoo 5 5500 RAM modding

Posted on 2017-03-08, 10:15

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That Voodoo 5 has seen some shit. :lol: Upgrading it to 128MB might not be worth the hassle, I don't think you'll ever find a case where the Voodoo5 would be VRAM starved, so replacing all those memory chips will be a waste of time :D. If on the other hand you simply don't care... By the way, your …

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Re: Creative 3D Blaster VLB price

Posted on 2017-02-27, 17:19

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Hahaha, that's a hall of fame post right there 🤣 !

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Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.

Posted on 2017-02-25, 10:13

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by F2bnp

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Guys, if you're looking for a decent cooler for your K6s, you may want to try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLOI3_2-_Ug I've used it with great success, it is very small in size and will fit all motherboards. It is a little noisy though, so try to get a fan controller along with it 😁.

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Re: AMD or Nvidia for best image (AA, AF) quality in Windows XP

Posted on 2017-02-24, 17:46

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It does help tremendously here and you are right that seeing it in action would really help. I have grown to really despise texture shimmering in the last few years. 🤣

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Re: AMD or Nvidia for best image (AA, AF) quality in Windows XP

Posted on 2017-02-24, 16:58

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That is indeed very beautiful. Can't really tell too much of a difference between SSTRAA and SGSSAA though 😜.

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Re: AMD drops the mic

Posted on 2017-02-22, 23:10

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R7 1700 looks to be the star of the show! Granted, XFR has not really been explained properly yet and I fear AMD may be pulling an Intel here. Despite saying all of the CPUs will be unlocked, I think they might actually allow you to only raise the multiplier as far up as the boost clock and only …

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Re: My K6 build :D

Posted on 2017-02-22, 15:49

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by F2bnp

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I'm really enjoying these! Could you show more? Maybe show what kind of settings you're using and whole setup, show a little bit more gameplay and such. I am genuinely impressed, as impressed in fact as you seem to be! 🤣

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Re: Under a Killing Moon engine

Posted on 2017-02-22, 09:34

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Took me a while to edit, but here it is: https://youtu.be/UpgYf3r8PzU

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Re: 3dfx filter shader!

Posted on 2017-02-21, 14:14

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Would trying the same spot on real hardware answer your question? If yes, send me the save files for that spot and I'll compare between Voodoo 1 and Voodoo 2.

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