After finishing the first NOD level using the GDI disc, I was asked by the program to insert the NOD disc to continue.
I did but C&C did not recognise the disc change.
I tried to enter CTRL+F4, but no response. Adding to this, I also tried to type Pause or CTRL+F10 as was advised by other people.
I have the last DOSBox stable and the operating system is Linux Mint 21.1.
Have a good day.
Not an answer for your question, but... did you know that C&C can be played without discs (I mean, without using any crack)?
To do so, you need to copy the files from your CD to a folder, and use the -cd swith, like this:
c&c -cdc:\juegos\c&c\cd (where c:\juegos\c&c\cd is where i put my CD files).
Note that MOVIES.MIX and GENERAL.MIX are different in GDI and NOD discs... so you will need two folders.
I have traveled across the universe and through the years to find Her.
Sometimes going all the way is just a start...
Have you verified whether the disc change procedure works outside of the game, just to make sure you it's not simply a user error?
Zup wrote on 2023-06-12, 14:59:Not an answer for your question, but... did you know that C&C can be played without discs (I mean, without using any crack)? […]
Not an answer for your question, but... did you know that C&C can be played without discs (I mean, without using any crack)?
To do so, you need to copy the files from your CD to a folder, and use the -cd swith, like this:
c&c -cdc:\juegos\c&c\cd (where c:\juegos\c&c\cd is where i put my CD files).Note that MOVIES.MIX and GENERAL.MIX are different in GDI and NOD discs... so you will need two folders.
Very good!
How do I arrange the folders?
c:\juegos\c&c\gd1 for GDI
c:\juegos\c&c\nod for NOD?
Well, just found one solution:
1. Save the end of the first NOD mission.
2. Exit and mount the NOD CD.
3. Re-enter C&C and play the second mission.
I guess the subsequent C&C versions mitigated the experience by better disc-replacing support. Good for them!
I "mixed" the folders to save some space. There are four of them:
c:\juegos\c&c is the "installation" folder. It contains this files:
c&c.comc&c.exec&c.pifconquer.inigame.newgdi.bathmidet.386hmidrv.386insticon.exelocal.mixnod.batnotes.icoread_me.exeread_me.txtread_me.wrirunc&c.exesetup.exespeech.mixtransit.mix_setup.exe_setup.pif
c:\juegos\c&c\cd is the "CD" folder... it contains:
aud.mixconquer.mixdesert.mixscores.mixsetup.mixsounds.mixtemperat.mixwinter.mixzounds.mix
c:\juegos\c&c\gdi and c:\juegos\c&c\nod contains the files that are different for each CD, that are:
general.mixmovies.mix
gdi.bat and nod.dat are the "launchers" for both versions. gdi.bat contains:
@echo offecho Lanzando Command & Conquer - GDIcopy GDI\MOVIES.MIX CD\MOVIES.MIXcopy GDI\GENERAL.MIX CD\GENERAL.MIXc&c -cdc:\juegos\c&c\cd\del CD\MOVIES.MIXdel CD\GENERAL.MIX
So it copies the files that are different from the GDI folder to the CD folder, and then launch the game using that folder as CD. After playing, it deletes those files to free some space.
Keep in mind that:
- This installation was made with DOSBox in mind, so usually there are no problems in keeping the files if something goes wrong. In a real computer, that 500Mb used could be a concern (in that case, you should use your suggestion, copy both CDs on their own folders and launch the game using that folder).
- Although this would enable you to play the game without CD, note that playing some missions with one faction and trying to play a mission from another faction would not have the desired results. I haven't tried it... maybe you won't be able to do so, maybe it will work but won't play the expected movie...
- I once readed about someone that "repacked" both movies.mix and generals.mix so the game would find every mission and movie without switching CDs... it would be a better solution (playing without CDs and with everything available).
I have traveled across the universe and through the years to find Her.
Sometimes going all the way is just a start...
Nyerguds, who is legendary in the C&C community it the one that repacked the mix files mentioned above and can be found here
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/fullcnc/media
He created a post on how to correctly setup nocd
start here and read down
Re: (Almost solved) Trying to run Command & Conquer without CD
This bug occurs with the original game on original hardware as well. The game fails to recognize CD swaps properly on some configurations. In certain cases it doesn't allow you past the CD swap dialog, or sometimes it accepts it but can't play any movies from it onwards. You will have to exit the game and rerun it.
I am going to guess-blame this on the CD drivers, as I never faced such issues back in the old days. Today I use UDVD2 driver for my slot-feeding DVD drive on the Pentium MMX. If I go back to something more standard (e.g. OAK driver) perhaps it would fix this issue?
wbahnassi wrote on 2023-06-15, 10:18:I am going to guess-blame this on the CD drivers, as I never faced such issues back in the old days. Today I use UDVD2 driver for my slot-feeding DVD drive on the Pentium MMX. If I go back to something more standard (e.g. OAK driver) perhaps it would fix this issue?
DOSBox doesn't use any hardware drivers, it emulates the MSCDEX interface (which sits on top of them and gives programs a standard way to access CD functions).
If it happens on real hardware as well, that's a pretty strong indication it's just a buggy game.
Zup wrote on 2023-06-13, 16:20:I "mixed" the folders to save some space. There are four of them: […]
I "mixed" the folders to save some space. There are four of them:
c:\juegos\c&c is the "installation" folder. It contains this files:
c&c.comc&c.exec&c.pifconquer.inigame.newgdi.bathmidet.386hmidrv.386insticon.exelocal.mixnod.batnotes.icoread_me.exeread_me.txtread_me.wrirunc&c.exesetup.exespeech.mixtransit.mix_setup.exe_setup.pifc:\juegos\c&c\cd is the "CD" folder... it contains:
aud.mixconquer.mixdesert.mixscores.mixsetup.mixsounds.mixtemperat.mixwinter.mixzounds.mixc:\juegos\c&c\gdi and c:\juegos\c&c\nod contains the files that are different for each CD, that are:
general.mixmovies.mixgdi.bat and nod.dat are the "launchers" for both versions. gdi.bat contains:
@echo offecho Lanzando Command & Conquer - GDIcopy GDI\MOVIES.MIX CD\MOVIES.MIXcopy GDI\GENERAL.MIX CD\GENERAL.MIXc&c -cdc:\juegos\c&c\cd\del CD\MOVIES.MIXdel CD\GENERAL.MIXSo it copies the files that are different from the GDI folder to the CD folder, and then launch the game using that folder as CD. After playing, it deletes those files to free some space.
Keep in mind that:
- This installation was made with DOSBox in mind, so usually there are no problems in keeping the files if something goes wrong. In a real computer, that 500Mb used could be a concern (in that case, you should use your suggestion, copy both CDs on their own folders and launch the game using that folder).
- Although this would enable you to play the game without CD, note that playing some missions with one faction and trying to play a mission from another faction would not have the desired results. I haven't tried it... maybe you won't be able to do so, maybe it will work but won't play the expected movie...
- I once readed about someone that "repacked" both movies.mix and generals.mix so the game would find every mission and movie without switching CDs... it would be a better solution (playing without CDs and with everything available).
This worked for me on Windows 98 SE!
