Re: DOSBox doesn't work anymore, "Failed to create hardware surface" :(
Posted on 2007-09-02, 03:15
Check your directdraw acceleration in dxdiag and make sure it's enabled. Also try different options in your dosbox.conf for "output="
Re: Aces of the Pacific & Aces Over Europe...HELP Needed
Posted on 2007-09-02, 02:25
Dfend has been discontinued.
Re: Multithread planned or already possible by self compiling?
Posted on 2007-09-01, 19:52
No. No. No. No. No. Here's the latest thread of many on the subject: DOSBox Feature Request Thread
Re: ps/2 optical mouse issue
Posted on 2007-09-01, 19:05
Should just be an executable that you run.
Re: ps/2 optical mouse issue
Posted on 2007-09-01, 17:40
Have you tried cutemouse?
Re: Study of BioShock activation
Posted on 2007-09-01, 13:02
Well I found a crack today that was released yesterday that removes the CD check and the online activation No I will not post where to find it. I just tested it on an already installed and activated BioShock and the NOCD part worked well. Now I'll need to install it on a fresh install of Windows to …
Re: Descent - Text File Crash
Posted on 2007-08-31, 23:52
Re: Descent (Error: Not enough strings in text file - expecting 555, found 0 ..... What?)
Re: VOGONS BioShock Review
Posted on 2007-08-31, 16:48
Beta 2 of the SM2 patch has been released: http://bioshocksm2.blogspot.com/
Re: very crazy idea that might get windows 98 to run
Posted on 2007-08-31, 15:50
THOUGHT POLICE No, We don't like those kinds of thoughts here. Thread closed.
Re: VOGONS BioShock Review
Posted on 2007-08-30, 14:37
But what I was really trying to say is, after about 2 or 3 years, any recent PC (at that time) should handle the game at insane levels of resolution and eyecandy (AA + AF...). Assuming those quad core CPU's don't come with Intel Extreme graphics...... The big problem is, these STEAM games will …
Re: VOGONS BioShock Review
Posted on 2007-08-30, 14:33
According to this thread: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/ … 65009207831/p/2 You can add -nointro to the BioShock shortcut to get rid of the intros. Wish I knew this before playing BioShock since every single damn time I had to see those stupid ads.
Re: VOGONS BioShock Review
Posted on 2007-08-30, 13:40
Personally, I'm not buying the game until I'm sure it's REALLY good and having a kick @ss machine that can bring the game to its knees, and not the other way around... Wink About the only way you can bring the game to it's knees with a kick ass machine is if you run the game at 2560x1600 with …
Re: Study of BioShock activation
Posted on 2007-08-30, 12:19
Good article at TwitchGuru that goes over the situation: http://www.twitchguru.com/2007/08/27/bioshock_drm/index.html
Re: List the PC games that you have beaten
Posted on 2007-08-29, 19:26
added Sam & Max Season 1 I wish they had combined the episodes into one game for the DVD release. It was annoying having to set the resolution each time the game started, having to go through opening and closing credits, and having to click on different shortcuts to start each episode. Oh and the …
Re: Rayman with noise instead of CD music [SOLVED]
Posted on 2007-08-29, 17:05
Probably rebooted into Windows.
Re: DOSBox 0.71 and 0.72 - problems with install file
Posted on 2007-08-29, 12:53
No way to say for sure. It's the internet. Things happen.
Re: VOGONS BioShock Review
Posted on 2007-08-29, 12:00
I'm playing on a: C2D E660 400mhz FSBx 8 multi=3200mhz 4gb 5-4-4-12 Gskill @ 800mhz Geforce 8800GTS with latest beta drivers Windows 2003 Played the game @ 1600x1200 with all graphics set to high (didn't use AA). So...yeah performance was great! Now from what I've heard the game does run well on …
Autopatcher discontinued
Posted on 2007-08-29, 11:15
http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=42266 I had a call from Microsoft Legal this morning and they have told me that we are no longer allowed to endorse AutoPatcher on Neowin. Microsoft will only allow updates to be downloaded from its own servers. AutoPatcher started in 2003 and has been …
Re: VOGONS BioShock Review
Posted on 2007-08-28, 19:35
Bioshock's Launch Aftershocks http://games.slashdot.org/games/07/08/28/1420250.shtml Put it all to the side (Score:5, Interesting) by SilentChris (452960) on Tuesday August 28, @10:46AM (#20383907) (http://slashdot.org/) I used to write for GameSpot. When we came across a game like this, we …
Re: Can't download Beta version of VDMsound 2.10
Posted on 2007-08-28, 12:25
heh. Cue Vista users flooding forums asking why this new release of VDMSound (which isn't) doesn't work in Vista in 3....2....1....
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