Re: Noctropolis voices
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07/01/03 12:24 PM
07/01/03 12:24 PM
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Additional data.... I just fired up my system, running a Sound Blaster Live! Value card, from a boot disk built with the DOS from Win98SE. Here's what the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files look like: @ECHO OFF SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS LH /L:1,32384 C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:12345678 /L:P C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM PROMPT $P$G PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\;C:\CDROM;C:\BRCD\BIN;C:\BRCD\COMMAND;D:\XY4;D:\XY LH /L:0 C:\CDROM\MOUSE.EXE DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS HIGHSCAN BUFFERS=40,0 FILES=40 DOS=UMB LASTDRIVE=Z FCBS=4,0 REM DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF /M:1 DEVICEHIGH /L:1,40800 =C:\CDROM\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:12345678 rem DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS DOS=HIGH STACKS=9,256 Made sure Noctropolis was loaded on a FAT16 partition. Not sure that it matters, but why take the risk? Once my system was at the A:>, I switched to the NOCTROP directory and ran INSTALL. Told INSTALL that I was running a Sound Blaster Pro for both music and sound. Port 220H INT 7 DMA 1 Started Noctropolis with DARK.EXE. Things seem to be running fine. Even the EA logo showed up on schedule with its musical sting in sync.
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Re: Noctropolis voices
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07/02/03 06:56 AM
07/02/03 06:56 AM
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Originally posted by Scout: I've never had any luck with boot disks. Did you use a boot disk utility that scans your system or did you build it manually? Also, if you used a FAT 16 partition what was your OS? tanks.. It was a boot disk I built manually for Sam and Max. Actually followed the detailed instructions that LucasArts provided, IIRC, on the Sam and Max CD for exactly that purpose. My OS is Win98SE. I've got a mix of FAT16 and FAT32 partitions. I've found that partitions can act like firewalls if something nasty winds up on the hard drive. A worm, for example, is not likely to jump from one partition to another.
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Re: Noctropolis voices
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07/02/03 07:49 AM
07/02/03 07:49 AM
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Jenny,
Yeah, it's running like a dream now on the 486, voices and all, no distortion,so unless you're feeling like you're in Optiplex research mode don't bother. Thanks though. (BTW, I don't think there are voices with ALL the text. I haven't been able to get an answer from anyone on this but I think there is only voice dialouge when the little FMV window appears.)
That 486 is so fast for only 66 mhz, I can't believe it. The computer was in perfect shape too. I couldn't resist. I had to replace a single ribbon cable which cost me more than the whole computer. Heh.
(It still bugs me why the Optiplex won't take Noctropolis though. So odd because the Optiplex is usually so compatible hardware-wise. Huh.)
MrLipid,
I've got Sam and Max complete. I'll peruse the LucasArts documentation. I've learned everything I know (no jokes please) about DOS from early LucasArts and Sierra configuration instructions. They really did a good job of walking you through the stuff, I thought. Maybe I'll finally figure out boot disks. So far I've never gotten one to work right. I usually just do a f8 boot but no joy this time.
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Re: Noctropolis voices
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07/02/03 08:03 AM
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Scout, We can dig into the arcane science of boot disks at a later date. For now, enjoy Noctropolis!
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