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Harvester - windows 95
Posted By: Yes
Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 11:42 AM
I’ve installed Harvester on windows 95 (a virtual machine) but when I start the game it just goes to the startup page and then freezes. Is there anything I can do to get this game playing?
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 02:53 PM
Hi Yes, I moved you to Glitches where the techhies hang out.
Posted By: Marian
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 03:07 PM
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.
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 03:33 PM
I'm going to agree with Marian. Even with the virtual machine, there may be hardware on the computer which won't work with the game. And if the computer is old, it still needs 3D graphics. Download from GOG and just play!
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 07:41 PM
Well that’s the reason I actually tried it on virtual machine because on dosbox it skips the cutscenes. Is there a way to stop that from happening in the config file?
Posted By: Marian
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 07:55 PM
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.
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 08:00 PM
Have you looked at this discussion at Steam? It's using Dosbox, but discusses making some changes in the config file. But that may or may not be help with the game freezing... that may be something different. I couldn't find any other discussions out there on this problem One guy did say he got tired of messing with config files etc. and just caved and got it from GOG.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/287020/discussions/0/34095131831853893/
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 09:04 PM
Looks like we were cross posting the same thing, Marian!
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 09:15 PM
Can u get gog galaxy on windows xp?
Posted By: oldbroad
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 09:34 PM
Yes, I don't think the Galaxy is available for XP though I'm not entirely certain of that. Maybe you should contact GOG with that question.
Marian, that's interesting info. I played the Steam version on Win 7 (I guess somewhere between 5 & 10 years ago) and I didn't notice any problems or anything missing, however, that was the first and only time I played the game. Maybe I will invest in it at GOG next time it's on sale and replay it.
Posted By: Marian
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 10:10 PM
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.
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 10:55 PM
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.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/27/21 11:32 PM
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.
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/28/21 12:46 PM
Actually I just have a basic windows xp laptop. Don’t use the internet just use it for playing old games. I have heard you can download gog games on a newer computer and then transfer to xp but am unsure how to install the game from there
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/28/21 04:03 PM
Thing is, if you download Harvester to a Windows 10 computer, you can play it on THAT computer as the game has been tweaked to run on new operating systems. Windows 7 should also NOT be on the internet.
However, if you download a game without using Galaxy, you will just have the files. You can transfer to a flash drive and install on the XP laptop from that flash drive.
I just finished playing Shivers 1 from GOG on my Windows 10 computer. What a treat that was!
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 02/28/21 09:26 PM
Where snouts is the install application in the files? Can only find the uninstall one.
Posted By: Marian
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/01/21 06:22 PM
I am not sure - maybe someone else will know.
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/01/21 06:57 PM
I had a post responding yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared! Sorry, yes!
Anyway... I asked "snouts?" Not sure what the means. Also, there should be a .exe file somewhere.
Posted By: Mad
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 05:41 AM
I would guess "snouts" is a mis-type for "abouts" ??
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 05:52 AM
Maybe, Mad. My experience in dealing with tech stuff, it's best to make sure!
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 10:28 AM
Yes it is sorry didn’t realise I’d put that 😛
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 03:34 PM
So, did you find a .exe file?
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 03:48 PM
Not yet can only find the uninstall one
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 03:51 PM
Hmmm... are you sure you downloaded ALL the files? Sometimes there are several if you didn't use GOG Galaxy.
Did you download to your Windows 10 computer?
Posted By: Yes
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 06:06 PM
Yes I downloaded and installed the games using gog galaxy on windows 10
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Harvester - windows 95 - 03/02/21 08:32 PM
So, the game is installed then? If you downloaded and installed with Galaxy, you won't have an install file. Not sure what it is you need if the game is already installed?