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:help: I recently downloaded Ultima 7 from abondonia and Im having a problem opening it up using DOS box. The message I get after typing 'ultima 7" is " Please remove the expanded memory manager before running ultima 7." Problem is, I can't get ahold of the Reference manual it refers you to. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Dreadlord]

Just try playing it in Exult... Exult Sourcefourge (HERE)

Well, either play the game with the program that's mentioned below your post, or get DosBox from this site, install it and edit the file dosbox.conf as following:

Search for these lines:
[dos]
# xms -- Enable XMS support.
# ems -- Enable EMS support.

xms=true
ems=true
and change the line ems=true to ems=false
After that you can play the game without problems (usually).

Exult is ok, but the game runs subtly different from how I remember it playing back in the day. Basically combat feels faster and sloppier, and since there's so much combat in the game this can be a big issue...

I'd really recommend running it in Dosbox, if your computer is fast enough to run at a decent framerate and not have sound stutters. You might have to search the web for the stupid copy protection answers though.

k: I remember buying this game when it first came out. YES I actually bought it .
This game still rules !!! I play a lot of games on the x-box and pc know but none even relate to the pleasure I had solving this game.

I never bought/saw the add-ons. How would I get these?

This site rules !!!!

[Alemtris]

They've just uploaded the add-on "The Serpent Isle." You can find it here: http://www.abandonia.com/game.php?ID=438

Also, be sure to grab all the Ultima games (especially the Underworld games) here: http://www.abandonia.com/genre.php?search=ultima

[Borodin]

Originally posted by Helvan@Mar 2 2005, 08:07 AM
Exult is ok, but the game runs subtly different from how I remember it playing back in the day. Basically combat feels faster and sloppier, and since there's so much combat in the game this can be a big issue...

Does it differ? From my recollections of Ultima VII, combat was always a bit sloppy: pathing was poor, and so was your control over your companions, even with the use of those combat directives (attack nearest, attack largest, etc). Just curious. Haven't played it since it first came out, and then I was entranced.

Originally posted by Borodin+Mar 4 2005, 02:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Borodin @ Mar 4 2005, 02:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Helvan@Mar 2 2005, 08:07 AM
Exult is ok, but the game runs subtly different from how I remember it playing back in the day.* Basically combat feels faster and sloppier, and since there's so much combat in the game this can be a big issue...

Does it differ? From my recollections of Ultima VII, combat was always a bit sloppy: pathing was poor, and so was your control over your companions, even with the use of those combat directives (attack nearest, attack largest, etc). Just curious. Haven't played it since it first came out, and then I was entranced.[/b][/quote]
I can't explain the difference exactly... it has something to do with the timing and the way character movements are synched up with melee swings when you're fighting. It just feels more solid under DosBox for some reason.

[Grinder]

What kind of PC must i have to run u7 under DOS without speed problems?
What was the originally required system configuration?

[Grinder]

sorry i just saw i posted a somewhat similar question here before.