Sure, I don't mind. I just posted this because nobody is aware of what the actual problem is behind the current behavior. The fix could also be implemented as the part of the unofficial patch for any game without the need for the entire copy of Microsoft's DLL since the only difference between this …

So there is this strange bug (might be a feature to allow some Xbox stuff to work, eg. Game bar) with Direct3D8 games on Windows 10 not fullscreening properly. The problem is hardcoded setting in d3d8.dll that forces so called maximized windowed mode. In previous Windows versions, this mode was …

Thanks for the hint about HOAL, it seems crucial thing to have along with ALchemy. Without HOAL, I got zero special sound effects in The Suffering, plus 3D positioning was screwed in certain scenarios. Drakan also seems to sound better with it.

Looks like the key to utilize ALchemy's full potential with onboard sound card is installing Host OpenAL implementation of OpenAL. Until now, I only had OpenAL Soft, which is pretty decent solution for newer native OpenAL games, but is not much of use to ALchemy. Recently, MST suggested it in this …

I've recently setup The Suffering on my PC, patched it, also found hacked executable that gives some basic widescreen support (enables selection of any resolution, fixes field of view for wide resolutions). This is one of those games that utilize DirectSound3D and EAX effects, so I also put Creative …

I've tried the latest version (2.45) with Drakan: Order of the Flame along with my own AiO Patch for the game and it works fantastically for the most part. It resolves all compatibility issues the game has with Desktop Window Manager in newer Windows versions (8, 8.1, 10) and also doubles the …