DOS Games Discussion

KOKOMAN · Guest

Hello everyone!

I recently downloaded Starcon 3. I'm using windows XP and I did everything your guide (how to get dos games to work on windows xp) said to do. The game still runs REALY REALY slow. and so I can't play it. If I use sounds I can hear them (goood) yet the game runs realy realy slow. If I don't use sound (boooo!) then the games runs a bit faster then with sound yet it is still unplayable.

Help anyone?

Larry Laffer · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:57 am Post subject:

Well, if you're using DOSBox, you might want to fiddle with the number of cycles(F11 and F12), since that might be the bugger.

If you're not using DOSBox, then get it and use it! Sarcastic

KOKOMAN · Guest

I don't know this DOSbox thing.

Can you give me a link of where to get it? And a guide or some pointers on how to use it will be great aswell.

Thanks!

KOKO

KOKOMAN · Guest

I'm sorry for the double post...

Amm I used DOSbox and it works. 1 problem. When I run the game with sound option enabled it doesn't let me run it. Without sound it works perfect. another thing is that it doesnt run full screen.

this is the error i get:

Unable to open the voice file on the CD-ROM. Verify that the CD-ROM is in the drive (shint side down). You might also check the V0CDATA path in the LEGEN.INI file.

amm the disc is in the drive ofcourse. and as I said. when I run the game without sound options enabled. it works.

solutions?

thanks again!

KOKOMAN

Larry Laffer · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:52 am Post subject:

Oh, well that's easy then, when in DOSBox, write

mount d <your CD-ROM drive's letter>:\ -t cdrom

because otherwise DOSBox will not see the CD-ROM drive as eh... a CD-ROM drive(in case you did mount it), or it might not see it at all(in case you didn't mount it)

As for the full screen issue, just hit alt+enter to switch to the default F.S. resolution(you can change it, or even make DOSBox start F.S. mode, in the DOSBox.conf file!

Cheers! Congratulatory

Dogbreath · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

Well, this might be because sound in SC3 is a peice of frikkin crap, and didn't even run well back when it was made. Actually, SC3 in general is crap, play SC2 instead. Happy

(Sorry, not very helpful, but it may help to know that other people have been frustrated by the game as well)

Larry Laffer · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject:

KOKOMAN · Guest

Had problems with internet so I couldn't reply.

Anyways it all works perfectly. I finished the game.

I alrdy played SC2 actually now thats a good game.

SC3 has a LAME! gameplay but a good story so I liked it. Happy

Dragonlord-JR · Guest

i get the game working but how do i get the graphics to look as they should i got a win xp with amd 64 dual core with ATI Radeon X1950 GT

dosraider · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5443

And read the dosbox readme, plenty stuff you can do in dosboxconfig to improve graphics, what you can do? Try stuff out t'll you get what you want.
Hint: