daeds wrote on 2026-04-09, 08:48:

Hey there, I got U7 ready to run on my new DOS build (yay!!) but now it keeps re-enabling the cache by itself, the common issue […]
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Hey there,
I got U7 ready to run on my new DOS build (yay!!) but now it keeps re-enabling the cache by itself, the common issue with this game.
I know that there are some patches (U7DCP) but I can't seem to find it online anymore.
Can anyone lend me a hand?
Thanks!

Not an answer to your question but I am assuming you want to slow down your system for Ultima VII: The Black Gate?

You could try patching your copy of the executable with this: https://github.com/JohnGlassmyer/UltimaHacks/issues The patch adds the ability to adjust the speed in-game.

PS. On my 486DX2-66MHz system with AMI BIOS, I have not noticed that U7 re-enables "internal cache", need to check this.

TamaMan wrote on 2026-04-11, 13:03:

Not an answer to your question but I am assuming you want to slow down your system for Ultima VII: The Black Gate? […]
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daeds wrote on 2026-04-09, 08:48:

Hey there, I got U7 ready to run on my new DOS build (yay!!) but now it keeps re-enabling the cache by itself, the common issue […]
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Hey there,
I got U7 ready to run on my new DOS build (yay!!) but now it keeps re-enabling the cache by itself, the common issue with this game.
I know that there are some patches (U7DCP) but I can't seem to find it online anymore.
Can anyone lend me a hand?
Thanks!

Not an answer to your question but I am assuming you want to slow down your system for Ultima VII: The Black Gate?

You could try patching your copy of the executable with this: https://github.com/JohnGlassmyer/UltimaHacks/issues The patch adds the ability to adjust the speed in-game.

PS. On my 486DX2-66MHz system with AMI BIOS, I have not noticed that U7 re-enables "internal cache", need to check this.

FWIW I can turn off L1 and L2 cache all I like on my P3 and Ultima 7 still runs at obscenely unplayable speeds even though L1/2 remains disabled in the BIOS. Infuriating game.

Anyway, to link the thread with another solution:
Ultima VII Frame Limiter Patch

...but I'd love to try U7DCP if anyone has that stored somewhere. I hate to see this kind of work disappear.

Removed

Thank you! Will give this a spin soon.

gerwin wrote on 2026-04-21, 16:17:

such wrote on 2026-04-20, 23:41:

...but I'd love to try U7DCP if anyone has that stored somewhere. I hate to see this kind of work disappear.

Attached u7dcp.zip from github web-archive. Dated 24-10-2017.

If this is from the GitHub repo, redistribution is permitted under GPL-3.0 as the repo was. It can't be "fair use/fair dealing exception." You need to change the metadata, include the license, and provide/link to the source code.

vvbee wrote on 2026-04-21, 23:56:

If this is from the GitHub repo, redistribution is permitted under GPL-3.0 as the repo was. It can't be "fair use/fair dealing exception." You need to change the metadata, include the license, and provide/link to the source code.

OK, I changed it

Just for completeness sake, for modern systems you can use Exult https://exult.info to run Ultimate VII with many features that the original didn't have, as well as support for iOS and Android 😀
(it's a new engine making use of the original data)

gerwin wrote on 2026-04-22, 04:41:

vvbee wrote on 2026-04-21, 23:56:

If this is from the GitHub repo, redistribution is permitted under GPL-3.0 as the repo was. It can't be "fair use/fair dealing exception." You need to change the metadata, include the license, and provide/link to the source code.

OK, I changed it

Not enough for GPL compliance yet. You can't represent the binaries as "GPL-2.0-or-later" since the license you got them under doesn't allow redistribution under GPL-2.0-or-later. Has to be GPL-3.0. Also you need to provide the license text along with the binaries. GPL is strict about redistribution in particular, worth looking up the details so the file doesn't get taken down.

Why not tell people it's available on your github hosted site. https://leikareipa.github.io/

If what you want is a bare executable with no instructions nor license permitting you to do anything with it then yes, it's on there. Not something to be advertised but something to be found.

Ran it yesterday and it absolutely (still) is an important piece of the... "DOS-native, but not on 386" Ultima 7 puzzle. Thanks for making this.

vvbee wrote on 2026-04-22, 23:39:

Not enough for GPL compliance yet. You can't represent the binaries as "GPL-2.0-or-later" since the license you got them under doesn't allow redistribution under GPL-2.0-or-later. Has to be GPL-3.0. Also you need to provide the license text along with the binaries. GPL is strict about redistribution in particular, worth looking up the details so the file doesn't get taken down.

The Vogons forum does not have GPL-3.0 in the dropdown list of selectable licenses for attachments.
I agree that a downloadable package should include a readme with license, or a readme plus seperate license file, But the original author made this zip archive without such.

gerwin wrote on 2026-04-23, 13:21:

vvbee wrote on 2026-04-22, 23:39:

Not enough for GPL compliance yet. You can't represent the binaries as "GPL-2.0-or-later" since the license you got them under doesn't allow redistribution under GPL-2.0-or-later. Has to be GPL-3.0. Also you need to provide the license text along with the binaries. GPL is strict about redistribution in particular, worth looking up the details so the file doesn't get taken down.

The Vogons forum does not have GPL-3.0 in the dropdown list of selectable licenses for attachments.
I agree that a downloadable package should include a readme with license, or a readme plus seperate license file, But the original author made this zip archive without such.

I'm the copyright holder and at the moment you're not complying with the license. I've asked you twice and you know what's missing, so you need to sort it out in the next 48 hours, otherwise I'll ask a mod to remove it and you can later post it again in a compliant way.

vvbee wrote on 2026-04-23, 15:21:

I'm the copyright holder and at the moment you're not complying with the license. I've asked you twice and you know what's missing, so you need to sort it out in the next 48 hours, otherwise I'll ask a mod to remove it and you can later post it again in a compliant way.

I have removed it. I have no interest in the program or investing in this topic.