These are my WC3 launch pad settings:

[program]
workdir=L:\
params=
executable=WC3.Exe
[vdms.gameport]
enabled=no
[vdms.midi]
useSysExLed=no
sysExLed=Scroll Lock
mapFile=H:\Programmer\VDMSound\identity.map
enabled=yes
[vdms.sb.fm]
enabled=no
[vdms.sb.dsp]
version=4.05 (SoundBlaster 16)
IRQ=7
enabled=yes
devOutID=-1
devOutType=2
buffer=175
useDevOut=yes
useFileOut=no
fileOut=M:\EMS-test\Wing Commander III
[winnt.video]
useVESA=yes
[winnt.memory]
useEMS=yes
useXMS=no
memEMS=8192
[winnt.storage]
useCDROM=yes
[winnt.dosbox]
exitClose=no
[winnt.pmode]
useCLIPOPF=no
[winnt.dos]
useAutoexec=no
autoexec=
useUMB=yes
useHIMEM.SYS=yes
useConfig=yes
config=FILES=40
[vdms.debug]
logEnabled=yes
logFile=M:\EMS-test\Wing Commander III\VDMS.log
useCustomCfg=no
customCfg=
[winnt.scheduling]
compatHWEmu=no
detectIdle=no
[vdms.dmac]
minDMAPeriod=2
maxDMAPeriod=4

Strange; is there another WC executable on the CD-ROM, maybe two directories further inside the CD-ROM somewhere?
V.

Thx for your replies 😀

@MiniMax:
I've tried your settings, but I noticed, when I use EMX instead of XMS, I get an Error, with not enough Files
Change config.sys to FILES=25
I did that, but still gives the same Error message 😖
Any guess what is going wrong there now?

EDIT: Stupid me 😀
I just changed EMS to XMS and left all the other settings the way you said (changed paths, of course 😉 ) and now it works 😁 Thx a lot m8 😎
For future bug analysing help: These are the things I had different from your settings:
gamport enabled (still enabled)
[vdms.sb.fm]
enabled=no (was enabled)
[vdms.sb.dsp]
buffer=175 (was 75)
[winnt.memory]
using XMS instead of EMS
[winnt.storage]
useCDROM=yes (was no, I think. Not sure if it's the setting I changed, but should be...)
[winnt.pmode]
useCLIPOPF=no (was yes)
[vdms.debug]
logEnabled=yes (left it to no)
[winnt.scheduling] (didn't find those 😒 )
[vdms.dmac]
minDMAPeriod=2 (was 4)
maxDMAPeriod=4 (was 10 or so (default))

Hope that'll help to fix future probs. Thx a lot again 😀 - Btw: Any guess which one of these settings was causing the problem? Just interested 😉

either cdrom or ems.
v.

Well, then it's CD-ROM, cause I disabled EMS before already...
Btw, now I'm sitting at my other PC, and it works there, too - except that I can't use buffewr higher than 99ms and my sound seems to be a bit buggy (it makes "click" every second 😒 ) Any ideas on that one?
EDIT: I noticed that with minDMAPeriod=2 and maxDMAPeriod=4 the movies do not work at this PC. Trying diff settings now.
eDIT2: Btw, I'm using Midi and SB16 in WC3...
EDIT3: I've tried AWE now, still the same. But even more uggly is the crackling sound while actually playing 😢 - And I thought everything is OK now...
It's the Shuttle XPC I'm talking about, btw. - Will try the other one now...

P.S.: Argh, forgot to login ^^

😒 Yes, this one has got the exact same sound problems. I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong...
This PC has btw buffer 175ms and it is really the CD-ROM setting that fixed my first bug.

EDIT: Ok, I've noticed, that if I use my audio cable for the Audigy (both the digital and the analog from dvd-drive to audigy) the crackling is a little bit less - no joke! It's still there, but not as huge as before. I've checked the froum and saw, you've got the same bug. Were you able to totally fix it MiniMax?

Nope - I have not found a fix.

Your note about the Audigy got me thinking... I wonder if fiddling with the hardware acceleration settings for my sound processor will change anything... I will report back later....

Do that 😀
I'll try fiddling around a bit more tomorrow morning, too. - Good luck! 😉

Hmm. Well, I've managed to patch my WC3 with the WC3 KS Windows version (just had to copy a few files), and now sound and joystick are working perfect. But the game random crashes when playing/skipping a video, mostly after mission1. I would say that the patching didn't work, if it didn't do the exact same thing with the Wc3 KilrathiSaga CD...
Any ideas on how to get working the KS version? Cause, if it worked, a Windows patch for the normal version would be possible (Publishing only after asking EA, of course. But writing an how to shouldn't harm)
Anyway, I'm wondering why the game runs perfect on one PC, and not on the other 😖

MiniMax wrote:

I wonder if fiddling with the hardware acceleration settings for my sound processor will change anything... I will report back later....

Later: No luck. Didn't change a thing 😢

I've tried that, too and no luck either. 🙁 - I've also changed to my Onboard AC97 soundcard, just for testing: With that one there is no more clicking during the movies, so the movie sound is great. But ingame sound is still buggy. The digital sound on the victory itself got better, but now some new probs accured:
1. The movies sometimes crash and from that point on I can'T see any movies, they just stop after 1/2 sec (with no sound and fastened) and freeze.
2. The ingame sound / or Sound FX at all doesn't work anymore after playing a while.
3. some commands stop working, for example I was unable to use comm-system after sound fx stopped working (couldn't comm. with Victory)
4. game sometimes crashes in the Flight Sim when selecting a train mission.
I've tested several soundcard setups and configs, didn't help.
So all in all: Except the movie sound things got way worse. 😒

btw, no advance with my Kilrathi Saga version either (see "Windows" Forum).