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[12turtle12]

It's not cheating. It's being wise and knowing programming. See?
I stopped playing this game after I got poisoned when you get out of the castle the first time. I remember my friend totally hogging the computer when this game first came out. We used to playe Daggerfall too. *sigh* those were the days!

[Vodeni]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(B@by_Flem @ Sep 2 2007, 02:16 AM) [snapback]308285[/snapback]</div>

Those word locks are simple...no need to cheat...use your head. there is no satisfaction in cheating
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Well, what if English (or any other language the game is translated to) isn't your native language and you can't understand it well enough to solve the riddles, what then? Granted, you really don't need to open any wordlocks to finish the game (at least I can't think of one right now), and those that you do - somebody gives you the answers to those. But still - is it cheating if you don't actually KNOW the word because you don't speak the language?



<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cazgotsaved @ Sep 2 2007, 11:59 AM) [snapback]308348[/snapback]</div>

It's not cheating. It's being wise and knowing programming. See?
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Those two aren't mutually exclusive.

Trying to run this on XP with Pentium 3, 450 mhz but no luck so far. Have tried the emm=Ram thing and recommended adjustments in properties of the exe. Mem says I have 655K conventional memory but the error message says I don't have enough. Is dosbox going to help with such a slow machine? Any other ideas? I also have a computer with Pent. 2, 200 mhz with W98. Would that work better?

[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(crazylegs @ Oct 16 2007, 10:49 AM) [snapback]316383[/snapback]</div>

Is dosbox going to help with such a slow machine?[/b]

No.

Any other ideas?[/b]

VDMSound.

I also have a computer with Pent. 2, 200 mhz with W98. Would that work better?[/b]

Yes.
Use the option to restart the system in DOS mode, and make sure you have DOS drivers for your soundcard.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The Fifth Horseman @ Oct 16 2007, 11:13 AM) [snapback]316394[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(crazylegs @ Oct 16 2007, 10:49 AM) [snapback]316383[/snapback]

Is dosbox going to help with such a slow machine?[/b]

No.

Any other ideas?[/b]

VDMSound.

I also have a computer with Pent. 2, 200 mhz with W98. Would that work better?[/b]

Yes.
Use the option to restart the system in DOS mode, and make sure you have DOS drivers for your soundcard.
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So do you mean VDM will help my XP do the job or is that with the W98?
Could you be a little more specific on how to check for the sound card dos drivers ?
Thanks.

[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Oct 16 2007, 05:14 PM) [snapback]316425[/snapback]</div>

So do you mean VDM will help my XP do the job or is that with the W98?[/b]

XP only.

Could you be a little more specific on how to check for the sound card dos drivers ?
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First thing would be restarting to DOS and trying to run the game's sound setup. If the sound is correctly configured but does not work you'll have to look for DOS drivers for the soundcard you are using.

Personally I just have an old machine with two hard drives, one of them only for DOS and DOS-based games. Works like a charm.

[Scatty]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(crazylegs @ Oct 16 2007, 06:49 PM) [snapback]316383[/snapback]</div>

I also have a computer with Pent. 2, 200 mhz with W98. Would that work better?[/b]

Install Windows XP on that one instead, install DosBox and enjoy the game without any problems or worries about VDMSound or soundcard drivers. DosBox doesn't need soundcard drivers since it emulates soundcards itself.
Windows 98 is better on the P3 450Ghz one, that way everything fits perfectly.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Windows XP on 200 mHz? Plus DOSBox on top of that?
That idea is something I wholeheartedly advise... AGAINST.
Would be totally unplayable.

[Scatty]

Oh, oops
I actually misread it and thought it was a Pentium with 2200 Ghz. Sorry, my mistake. In that case Horseman's advise is the one to try out, while I myself would recommend Windows 98 as a more compatible operating system with older Dos games.
If you have Soundblaster Live!, this one usually has Ms-Dos drivers for older Soundblaster standard which are installed automatically when you install the Windows drivers for SB Live!, but only in Windows 98, in Windows XP these drivers aren't installed. If you then play a game in the Dos-prompt while in Windows 98, or restart in Ms-Dos mode completely, you'll have sound and music in every game that supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro or Sound Blaster 16.

Using the Abandonia boot disk I was able to get BAK going on my W98 computer. No sound yet but downloaded the drivers and may try that but is sound really needed to play the game? I usually find that I prefer to play games without sound so if it's just atmospheric then I'll probably be OK without it. I tried VDM and the exe did no action at all when I clicked it on my XP machine and when I tried it on my W98 it started to install and then said it couldn't continue because I wasn't an administrator. First time I've ever seen that message and couldn't figure out what to do about it.