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[RonStock]

Game does not work by typing START... it tells me to install... when i try to install i locks up? WTF?

[zirkoni]

Originally Posted by RonStock

Game does not work by typing START... it tells me to install... when i try to install i locks up? WTF?

Originally Posted by zirkoni

The game seems to work only if you mount the game directory as your virtual drive.
mount c "x:\path\time paradox directory"

OR use a hex editor

Originally Posted by zirkoni

"paradox.exe" refers to a file called "paratime.inf". It expects to find it from the root c:. If you edit the "paradox.exe" the game should work without having to mount the game folder as c:.
So,
change the "c" at offset $63F to "a" (since the "start.bat" mounts the folder as a: ).

[TotalAnarchy]

Just copy that PARATIME.inf into your cdrive folder (where you unarchived the game folder) and rename the game folder to paratime. I'll add a new archive on site as soon as possible.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

*cough*
*cough*
And someone else will have to fix this archive, then.

But I downloaded it from here this morning, to check it, and it works fine.

Originally Posted by RonStock

Game does not work by typing START... it tells me to install... when i try to install i locks up? WTF?

Don't try to install it. It's already pre-installed. Try making a shortcut for DosBox on your desktop. Now unzip the game, and drag START onto the DosBox icon.

Originally Posted by zirkoni

OR use a hex editor

No need for any hex editors.

Originally Posted by TotalAnarchy

Just copy that PARATIME.inf into your cdrive folder (where you unarchived the game folder) and rename the game folder to paratime. I'll add a new archive on site as soon as possible.

I didn't copy anything, or rename anything. I just downloaded it, and used START to play the game.


I really don't understand why it works fine for me, but the rest of you are having so much bother.

Has *anyone* else got it to work?

[TotalAnarchy]

Because yu drag and drop. Everyone else does it the original way, by typing it.

[dosraider]

Originally Posted by Frodo

I really don't understand why it works fine for me, but the rest of you are having so much bother.

Has *anyone* else got it to work?

I got it to work, after umount my virtual C: drive and mounted the game dir as virtual C:

See, your drag drop doesn't work if you automount a virtual C in [autoexec]
You must umount that C: first.
And as only n00bs don't automount a virtual C: ..... *sigh*

[sarcasm]
Whos idea was it to name the game folder Time Paradox Game?
Why all that restrain?
Why not call it
This is the Time Paradox Game that I like so much, sure thing
that would be a nice game folder name, and certainly much more 'doslike' then the short Time Paradox Game.
[/sarcasm]

[Saccade]

Loading games is much easier if you name them, like, "01 - second chapter"; "05 - pub"; "11 - travel 1", etc...

That way, they're in order (if backwards) making it easier to remember where you are.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by dosraider

See, your drag drop doesn't work if you automount a virtual C in [autoexec]
You must umount that C: first.
And as only n00bs don't automount a virtual C: ..... *sigh*

At least my way works. So there's no need for your complaining.

[sarcasm]
Whos idea was it to name the game folder Time Paradox Game?
Why all that restrain?
Why not call it
This is the Time Paradox Game that I like so much, sure thing
that would be a nice game folder name, and certainly much more 'doslike' then the short Time Paradox Game.
[/sarcasm]

What's wrong with calling it Time Paradox Game? That's what it is, after all. And it differentiates from review, walkthrough, and maps.

Originally Posted by Saccade

Loading games is much easier if you name them, like, "01 - second chapter"; "05 - pub"; "11 - travel 1", etc...

That way, they're in order (if backwards) making it easier to remember where you are.

That's a good idea Saccade, thankyou.

[The Fifth Horseman]

You're forgetting about the 8-character limit. In DOSBox, that directory name will appear as "Timepa~1".

[Luchsen]

Originally Posted by Frodo

At least my way works. So there's no need for your complaining.

That's nice for you, but we have to find a universally valid way (or the nearest to it).

Originally Posted by Frodo

What's wrong with calling it Time Paradox Game?

The 8.3 convention. [edit] ^ was faster. [/edit]