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[Smiling Spectre]

Hi, RoccoD and welcome!

Some settings are different for old and new Windowses. In particular, it affects the places where system seeks for the system files, save files and registry entry.

Windows usually offer simple way to circumvent some issues: right click on the main exe, select "Properties" then "Compatibility". Try to lower Win version here step by step (i.e. XP, if not works - 98, and at last 95). It must help, if your problem is from this zone (as it sounds).

Alternatively, if it will _not_ help, search Windows and My Documents directory for installed preference files. Most companies put settings here directly. Or seek Windows registry for the game - registry was very popular place to put such info in the earlier Windows versions.

[RoccoD]

Hello, SmilingSpectre!

Thanks for the fast response (and your welcome):-)!

I have absolutely no problems to get SimLife run - it is just that damned slider for the in-game-setting "soil/climate change" that doesn´t remember the position i moved it to. When i change his position (tiny change - left/huge change - right), click "apply" and see after it for control it stands again in the middle of the bar (seems to be the standard position). I want my world to stay the same and change soil, climate etc. by myself when i think it is necessary.

BTW: same problem in the DOS-Version... couldn´t resist to give it a try. I guess i make a totally stupid error...

Originally Posted by Smiling Spectre

Hi, RoccoD and welcome!

Some settings are different for old and new Windowses. In particular, it affects the places where system seeks for the system files, save files and registry entry.

Windows usually offer simple way to circumvent some issues: right click on the main exe, select "Properties" then "Compatibility". Try to lower Win version here step by step (i.e. XP, if not works - 98, and at last 95). It must help, if your problem is from this zone (as it sounds).

Alternatively, if it will _not_ help, search Windows and My Documents directory for installed preference files. Most companies put settings here directly. Or seek Windows registry for the game - registry was very popular place to put such info in the earlier Windows versions.

[Smiling Spectre]

I heard you, RoccoD. And it must mean in my eyes that system cannot access settings - either because it simply cannot found setting file (and goes by default), either because it cannot write into it. In both cases compatibility can help.

And if it will _not_ help, it's always useful to found settings manually (in noted places) and try to tweak it. Manually.

If both methods will fail... well, then I'll check further.

[RoccoD]

Ahhh... understood. OK - i will give it a try when at home and report! You stired up hope.

Thanks! Shall i see the working super-sandpit a least?

Originally Posted by Smiling Spectre

I heard you, RoccoD. And it must mean in my eyes that system cannot access settings - either because it simply cannot found setting file (and goes by default), either because it cannot write into it. In both cases compatibility can help.

And if it will _not_ help, it's always useful to found settings manually (in noted places) and try to tweak it. Manually.

If both methods will fail... well, then I'll check further.

[RoccoD]

It didn´t work - different modes tested, registry and Mydocuments searched (nothing found - it doesn´t even leave a fingerprint in "Installed software").

As it doesn´t work in the Dos-Version (via Dosbox, just tested again) either, i am quite sure the problem is not something like a separate ini-file as the settings for every running game are saved in the (e. g.) RoccosWorld.sav.

I even had the idea of reversed buttons (apply/set defaults/nevermind)... but no success.

Hmmm...

[Smiling Spectre]

Challenge accepted. I'll check it at the weekend.

[RoccoD]

Yes, sir!

Awaiting further instructions.