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Dark colors on Mechwarrior 2

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First post, by Narann

Posted on 2014-05-03, 04:51

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Hi guys!

I've open a ticket on sourceforge but maybe it's not the good way to ask so I copy paste there. 😀

I have an iso of Mechwarrior 2, then launch with:

dosbox -c "mount c: /opt/game/mw2" -c "c:" -c "MECH2.EXE" -c "exit"

Whatever the output option I choose in dosbox-0.74.conf (overlay,surface,opengl) it's still very dark, I don't understand why... I've test many things (dosbox and not, like xgamma) but the darkness doesn't move... 🙁

I send a png to display what is expected and what I got.

If you any of you have time, could him reproduce the problem? I just want to know if I'm alone to have this problem.

Thanks in advance! 😀

Last edited by Narann on 2014-05-03, 19:40. Edited 2 times in total.

Reply 1 of 5, by truth_deleted

Posted on 2014-05-03, 04:59

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The above bug report cites an abandonware copy of Mech2. Vogons doesn't allow abandonware which may also be the cause of the bug. Someone may want to remove the report from sourceforge.

Lines from bug report:

I've download this iso:

http://www.myabandonware.com/game/mechwarrior … tury-combat-34i

Reply 2 of 5, by leileilol

Posted on 2014-05-03, 15:28

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I don't get this "problem" with my real copy.

long live PCem

Reply 3 of 5, by Narann

Posted on 2014-05-03, 22:01

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Thanks for your answers. 😀

@truth5678
I've edited my message to avoid troubles. I have the real copy but it's on my parent's house at the other side of the planet. 🙁

@leileilol
Thanks for your feedback. So the problem is on my side. I will investigate. 😀

Reply 4 of 5, by Procyon

Posted on 2014-05-18, 01:30

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The HUD looks like it are the right colors.
Could it be a nightmission and you need to turn on nightvision or something?

Reply 5 of 5, by Narann

Posted on 2014-05-18, 02:47

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Procyon wrote:
The HUD looks like it are the right colors.

Yes, the HUD colors are always good. 😀

Procyon wrote:
Could it be a nightmission and you need to turn on nightvision or something?

No, every mission seems to have this "color behavior".

I've digg over the internet and it's very hard to know if this is related to dosbox or not.

http://youtu.be/bonai7PXfUM?t=2m17s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1kufbfBhzQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8J1LiSnl3Y

I've also provided a picture to display the difference on the same mission.

I may look subtle in the image but when you are un dark mission it's impossible to play at all. I wonder if "old CRT" was provided a better color curve. I've played a little with gamma values but, while providing kind of better lightin, colors are totally flat.

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