Re: First post, saying hi and few questions about things. Hope this is the place
Posted on 2005-08-08, 20:41
The resolution looks correct (320x200), but it looks like it's using CGA colors (except for the blue car at the bottom).
Re: Metal Gear Solid PC
Posted on 2005-08-08, 12:46
Another complex program... I'm guessing that the DX7 Support and/or Caps Changer plugins are the ones to play with.
Re: Metal Gear Solid PC
Posted on 2005-08-08, 06:49
Hmm that program looks pretty complicated. The emulate DirectX 8.1 caps might be a good option to try, along with setting the device ID to a Radeon 9800 Pro (since it's listed and we know it works)
Re: doom on XP
Posted on 2005-08-08, 03:48
I really doubt that old versions of DirectX will work with new versions of Windows and/or new video cards, as both Windows and the video card drivers assume that you're running a fairly recent version of DirectX and will probably go bonkers even if you could get it to install. The directx.cpl trick …
Re: First post, saying hi and few questions about things. Hope this is the place
Posted on 2005-08-08, 03:46
avater_58: I concur with your explanation. Displays are a lot larger and sharper now, and modern games take advantage of this, so running old games on modern hardware really shows their age. Playing with DOSBox's scaler options is definitely something to try.
Re: Colour issues - Overkill & Wari
Posted on 2005-08-08, 03:44
You could try running one of the CVS builds that have advanced, experimental SVGA emulation added in to see if that has any effect. I'm told that it probably won't though 😒 You should add this to the broken games thread.
Re: Metal Gear Solid PC
Posted on 2005-08-08, 03:42
Yeah, unfortunately it looks like you may be out of luck. You could maybe buy an old PCI video card for around #30 that's compatable with the game, but that's probably a bit extreme.
Re: First post, saying hi and few questions about things. Hope this is the place
Posted on 2005-08-07, 23:47
Post a screenshot or two so we can see whether it's your memory or your settings that's faulty...
Re: Colour issues - Overkill & Wari
Posted on 2005-08-07, 23:46
Yuck, black and white AND inverted!
Re: Metal Gear Solid PC
Posted on 2005-08-07, 23:46
Just install it (and maybe reboot for good measure), then try running MGS again. I think it applies its settings automatically for applications it knows about.
Re: Colour issues - Overkill & Wari
Posted on 2005-08-07, 19:37
The Overkill issue is known but I don't remember whether it's been fixed in CVS yet.
Re: Sudden slowdown
Posted on 2005-08-07, 19:15
CVS versions are actually newer than DOSBox 0.63. Check the development forum for more info. Look in the dosbox.conf for info on the core= and output= settings. Also, it may be worth running a virus and spyware scan if you haven't lately...
Re: System Shock CD: Anyone out there where the game is running smootlhly?
Posted on 2005-08-07, 19:12
This thread is fast approaching a lockdown...
Re: Sudden slowdown
Posted on 2005-08-07, 18:30
Try normal, full, and dynamic core settings in DOSBox. Try a recent CVS build. Try different output= settings in DOSBox.
Re: Need For Speed III - Hot Pursuit 2
Posted on 2005-08-07, 16:28
Unfortunately, the only NFS games I have are NFS: High Stakes and NFS Underground 2. There are a couple of NFS3:HP2 patches at dlh.net that you should try: http://dlh.net/cgi-bin/dp.cgi?lang=eng&ref=&sys=&cap=n I've also searched Google and found a "v242 patch", but it doesn't mention any graphics …
Re: duke nukem 3d
Posted on 2005-08-07, 16:10
I haven't tried that port yet, but my guess is that back in the day you had only a Soundblaster or Adlib card and now you have Windows with its better software wavetable MIDI synthesizers. If this is the case then there's no way to hear the music the way it used to sound, unless someone adds an …
Re: No sound in Linux
Posted on 2005-08-07, 16:05
You could try messing around with the device= setting in your dosbox.conf. I think DOSBox supports several different Linux sound driver packages, so you may need to either make sure it's using one that you have, or install whichever one it's trying to use. Do you get any sound-related messages when …
Re: System Shock CD: Anyone out there where the game is running smootlhly?
Posted on 2005-08-07, 16:02
The game is very demanding. I could barely get it playable at the lowest resolution on my Athlon XP 3200+. DOS32A and a recent CVS build of DOSBox may help a little, but don't expect much. Also turn off any scalers (they eat up CPU time) and try all the different output renderers (ddraw, surface, …
Re: Discworld 2: no disc detected
Posted on 2005-08-07, 15:56
Maybe it's poorly cracked. Try putting a CD in your CD drive if you're running in XP DOS. In DOSBox, try mounting a directory as a CD-ROM: mount d c:\windows\temp -t cdrom I'd also check to see if there's a readme included by whoever packaged it. Also, I'm pretty sure the Underdogs version doesn't …
Re: Metal Gear Solid PC
Posted on 2005-08-07, 05:04
Yeah the PSX version uses some hard-to-emulate sound features. I'd recommend checking out Pete's SPU plugins. It sounds to me like nVidia isn't doing as good a job as ATI of maintaining compatability with older versions of Direct3D. You could try playing with your video acceleration slider (Display …
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