HI
Im trying to play Privateer 2 The Darkening... But its way to fast, only a jedi could play the game in that speed. Im guessing the processor is to fast for this good old game. Otherwise there is no problems.
Is there anyway (any simple way ) to make the game play in normal gamespeed?
I got an averege computer by todays standard with Win xp as OS.
I would be greatfull for any help you guys can give me;)
hmmm, Speedset didnt work, well it started but it closed it self as soon as it started up.
And dosBox seems to be for just win32 OS i need something for win95 games, maybe it works anyways?
Im a newbee, so i dont know very much about this stuff.
Moslo4Biz works with all versions of Windows and Dos, but you have to pay $20 for it. I would have thought that P2 would run fine on a modern computer but there you go..
Originally posted by Markuslig hmmm, Speedset didnt work,
It's for not for "protected-mode" games. P2 is very much "protected".
And dosBox seems to be for just win32 OS
It's for 386 "real-mode" DOS games and earlier.
i need something for win95 games, maybe it works anyways?
No. You are in the worst of all possible worlds: It's "speed-sensitive" AND it's a "Windows" title. What you really need (what we ALL need) is a true PC emulator capable of running Windows at the approximate speed of a late 486/early Pentium machine. The closest thing to that right now is Bochs. Unfortunately (in addition to being a massive pain to set up), Bochs is useless for anything that needs a fast screen update (no games with action). Other than buying a old PC to play it on, I know of no solution.
BTW, since you have the Windows version, that means you have the "Deluxe" version. The original was DOS.
I haven't tried it with any Windows games so far, but the latest Moslo4Biz has a seperate executable for DOS programs and Windows programs, along with different ways of setting the speed including telling it to act like a 100 MHz computer. I somehow lost my copy of P2 so I cant test it here.
Originally posted by Jumjalum ...the latest Moslo4Biz has a seperate executable for DOS programs and Windows programs,...
Unfortunately, this method of "tricking" software into working usually has other, nasty side-effects. From what I've found searching numerous messages, portions of the program can be slowed down usefully, while other parts are an absolute mess due to the slow-down.
This is one of those cases where even a dual-boot is useless.
Thanx for all your posts guys, Ill think im going to make this realy easy for me and ´just buy an old PC.
Its a pretty funny situation though, to actualy dont want the cpu to be as fast as possible, hehe
How far can you _underclock_ your processor/memory? 😁
Life's hard....But hey, so's the wall. *ouch*
Well to be honest i dont know anything about clocking prosessors or memory.
But i found a better way to solve the problem, I bought an old computer a 133mhz with win95. I got it for pretty much nothing, hehe:D
And now the game works just fine. However i think it is od that there arent any way to emulate such a computer, when there are emulators for 8bit nintendo and stuff like that.
For titles like this, that may be the only solution. Someday soon, however, that won't be viable. Hopefully, a speed-adjustable form of emulation for early Windows titles will have arrived.
A Nintendo is MUCH less complex than a computer. It has a specific set of functions and a specific amount of memory that can do a specific task at a specific rate. Computers are 32-bit, as well. Also, there IS a computer emulator -- it's called Bochs. There's also VirtualPC.
Yes, it’s my fault.
No, this is not a joke - I was poking around looking for a solution to be able to play Privateer 2 (win95), and found this:
http://www.geocities.com/sasa_25/files/Priv2Patch_0.1.zip
it works. No need to be a Jedi to fly anymore.
This is ONLY for the Windows95 version of the game - NOT THE DOS Version!
After poking around your site for a while earlier (to no avail) I felt that you guys would be most appreciative of this - and would see that it gets distributed.
I cannot take credit for this - I'm just reporting it - MAD props to the programmers for this one, and the guy who posted it for me to find.
Love the site - you guys and TUOL are gonna keep me remembering my Apple IIc days for years.....
Alright - back to lurking. If someone wants to get a hold of me, use the email in my SIG, not my profile.
BIGstan!
BIGstan@jyhad.NOSPAM.net
Nice. 😀 Someone will post this to Deep Thought. Probably me, because I always end up getting shafted like that 😉
Yes, it’s my fault.
Originally posted by BIGstan No, this is not a joke - I was poking around looking for a solution to be able to play Privateer 2 (win95), and found this...
Could you (or anyone for that matter) give this a try and let us know how well it works? (IE: "Near flawless", or "some glitches, but gameplay is fine", or "horrible glitches, but basic gameplay is intact", etc...)
wrote:Could you (or anyone for that matter) give this a try and let us know how well it works? (IE: "Near flawless", or "some glitches, but gameplay is fine", or "horrible glitches, but basic gameplay is intact", etc...)
Suggestion for Snover:
1. Start a list of email addresses of all people who have created third-party game patches to fix sound/video/compatibility issues - not only ones that post here, but also non-visitors.
2. Create a part of VOGONS to handle patch requests (after proper review by moderators and admins).
3. Send an unsolicited email to that list of people.
Interesting? Or not worth the trouble?
I was good for it up until #3, heh. Spam is on my top-10 list of most hated things in the world, and I'd never subject anyone to that, no matter how noble the cause.
Yes, it’s my fault.
wrote:I was good for it up until #3, heh. Spam is on my top-10 list of most hated things in the world, and I'd never subject anyone to that, no matter how noble the cause.
How do you propose to attract their attention, then? Just curious...
Originally posted by Schadenfreude How do you propose to attract their attention, then? Just curious...
*whispers* Here we see the curious "Snover" engaging in the traditional "patching" ritual. He's displaying his feathers quite boldly, shuffling them back-and-forth and squawking loudly to gain the attention of the ever-skittish "Programmer".
Ooo. It appears that he has indeed garnered the consideration of a Programmer. The Snover approaches closer...closer... Oh dear. It appears that the "Programmer" only has minimal knowledge of "Visual Basic". That simply will not do... The Snover retreats to it's mound, again shuffling it's feathers and attempting to squawk in such a fashion as to only attract Programmers with C++ skills and perhaps some assembly experience....
Ok. I really am in dire need of sleep and I'm in the process of losing consciousness. To answer your question, I think we'll go the traditional route of getting a programmers attention: waiting impatiently for them to drop by, followed by incessant begging the moment we think there's a chance they'll do anything...
I prefer to visit their site, check it out for awhile. If they have forums then I sign on and participate. Try to contribute. Then I eventually email and try to offer a nugget of info that would benefit them. This is pretty much how I handle all of my online relationships.
