Ok Ive solved my sound problem with a batch file adding SAPUCDEX in the autoexec.bat also the set up data saves ok .

New problem, before the sound was added the mouse worked fine in the game screens, now its wobbling all over and when I install a joypad fix from a WC3 site the cursor just disappears.

Im using a PSX2 joypad via USB and a standard mouse.

What do I need to get this working.

I'm playing WC3 under Windows XP with VMDS 2.0.4 Update 2 and it's just fine. How did you set sound in the game? I'm using MPU-401 for the music and SoundBlaster AWE for the sound effects, and it's working ok.

I'm also using a SideWinder joystick and the alternate joystick library downloaded from Wing Commander CIC. Could this be something specific to your joypad? Have you tried to play the game with the keyboard only?

Regards,

Originally posted by vorlons Im using a PSX2 joypad via USB and a standard mouse.

I remember Vex had massive problems with his VDMSound due to his PSX-controller program that was running...just a thought.
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btw, the Kilrathi-Saga version of Wing Commnder 3 works great in XP. Although it is a windows program one shouldn'T set the compatibilty mode for it, though.
Sorry, not really related to the problem here...

Thanks for the PSX info, I tried uninstalling and just using my sidewinder stick but its still the same, need more investigation I think. I will look into it at the weekend.

thanks

I have different problems with WC 3. My problem is with the video. Everything seems to run fine (in both WIndows and DOSBOX) except that my CD ROM reads the videos too fast and the videos are more or less skipped over. Anyone else having this problem?

For me, everything goes to pot when I invoke VDMSound's vesa driver for Wing Commander IV or Warcraft 2. This is very anoying because running in on svga mode in WCIV, the game runs smooooth and perfect. But vdm's svga.. heh, it's unusable at the speed it runs. Even the speed test was slow.

This isn't limited to newer-age games as well. Even using vesa mode for Sim City 2000 makes it run slightly poorer than it should. And the midi rate almost dies. Funny though. The midi is very slow in SC2k and WC2, but fine in WCIV. Ideas?

Kahenraz wrote:

For me, everything goes to pot when I invoke VDMSound's vesa driver for Wing Commander IV or Warcraft 2.

Kahenraz, for Wing Commander IV you should really try the Windows 95 upgrade. Look for it in http://www.wcnews.com/files.shtml#wc4. Although I was able to play the original WC4 under VDMSound, there were still some ocasional glitches. Using the Windows version I played the game through the end.

If I try to use WC4W.exe, I get this error: VirtualProject() failed.

Oh, you ticked the "Basic VESA support" checkbox? All that does is start the game in fulls-creen, it's Windows that always takes care of VESA (by letting the game "pass-through" to the BIOS). The difference is that a bug in XP causes slowdowns when this "automatic start in full-screen" is enabled as oppsoed to manually going full-screen by pressing Alt+Enter as the game starts. Try that (press ALt+Enter as it starts) instead of "Basic VESA support".

V.