Re: Harvester - windows 95
[Re: Yes]
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02/27/21 09:53 AM
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Hi Yes, I moved you to Glitches where the techhies hang out.
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Re: Harvester - windows 95
[Re: Yes]
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02/27/21 10:07 AM
02/27/21 10:07 AM
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Marian
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If it were me, I would buy the download from GOG here. It has been tweaked to run on Windows 7/8/10 without hassles. And if for some reason it did not, GOG would refund your money. I know of at least one person here who has played the game this way and all went well.
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Re: Harvester - windows 95
[Re: Yes]
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02/27/21 02:55 PM
02/27/21 02:55 PM
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Marian
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I am reading on the Steam forum for the game that the Steam version can have this issue whereas the GOG version does not. Here is one of such Steam posts: I wish I could tell you if that worked, but I actually caved and bought the GOG version after weeks of fooling around with .cfg files. I originally tried messing with clock speeds to no avail, though I never tried the specifc speed you provided. I read the GOG version had a recent-ish update to its code and was still very cheap. With exception of in-game resolutions, the only radical difference from the steam .cfg file I noticed was that it allowed for another scaler option called "supereagle." As I said before I have next to no experience with DOSbox, so I don't know if that is a typical option or some custom script the GOG team made.
Anyway, using that scaler the cutscenes played flawlessly, and the gameplay was totally unaffected from what I could tell. Perhaps the steam .cfg file also allows you to type in "supereagle" as a value for the scaler, but I couldn't confirm that as I no longer have the steam version installed. Maybe someone could give that a shot? If it works you shouldn't have to worry about editing any other settings. GOG also provided a nice interface for changing video options as well, without having to edit .cfg files directly. Maybe Steam could update this game and conjure some similar magic sometime? Anyway, the GOG version is the one I am familiar with, not the Steam download. If you want to try to fix the Steam version, I recommend reading through the forum posts about this issue if you haven't already. One suggestion was to try changing the cycle rate in the DOSBox config file. There are several different suggestions.
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Re: Harvester - windows 95
[Re: Yes]
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02/27/21 05:10 PM
02/27/21 05:10 PM
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Marian
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Can u get gog galaxy on windows xp? It only officially supports Windows 10 now, although I do have it running well on my Windows 7 computer. I would be surprised if it ran on Windows XP and I would not recommend it. Even if you could get it to work, it's not a good idea to be running Windows XP at all unless it is strictly offline and not used for the internet. Oldbroad, good to know that the cutscene issue is not a universal problem with the Steam version.
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Re: Harvester - windows 95
[Re: Draclvr]
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02/27/21 06:32 PM
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No, GOG Galaxy won't run on XP. You technically don't need it to download from GOG... you can download files directly. However, you should definitely NOT be running XP on the internet for any reason.
If this is the computer you are trying to play this game on and it has old components, that might be your problem too. I agree with Draclvr. You shouldn't be running XP on a computer that is online.
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Re: Harvester - windows 95
[Re: Draclvr]
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03/02/21 12:41 AM
03/02/21 12:41 AM
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I would guess "snouts" is a mis-type for "abouts" ??
Last edited by Mad; 03/02/21 12:42 AM.
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