Employee 2-4601 on 15/2/2007 at 08:08
I'm running Vista 32-bit... VDMS is crapping out on me, MS Virtual pc is waaaaaaaaaay too slow, VMWare gives me no sound (yes, i've properly configured it to emulate sb16), and dosbox is also very slow... What are my options (besides building a true DOS Box)
Also - Why does it say I'm a new member - look at my registration date!
Employee 2-4601 on 15/2/2007 at 08:16
Just tried the Dosbox CVS from another thread and it did the trick - amazing fps in 640x480 now - WITH SOUND!
Matthew on 15/2/2007 at 10:16
Quote Posted by Employee 2-4601
Also - Why does it say I'm a new member - look at my registration date!
I think that goes on number of posts rather than join date. ;)
terrannova on 19/2/2007 at 22:45
I can't wait to try System Shock 1 on my copy of Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition. haha.
Bjossi on 20/2/2007 at 15:51
You can't wait to see all the failed attempts either? :p
j3rk on 20/2/2007 at 21:04
I'm running Vista 64 Ultimate. First, I already knew that there was no way it was going to run (using the methods for XP32,) due to no VDM layer. So, I thought, "I wonder how DOSBox is doing now..." and picked up the latest CVS binary. I thought, maybe it's at least a couple frames per second faster than before, which would make it a bit more playable. Well, it turned out to be silky smooth. That took me completely by surprise, so I cranked it up to 640x480, and it was still just as smooth. It performs nearly as good as using VDM in XP32. (which saves several steps, and that stupid COM1 error) So this isn't as much a comment on Vista, as it is on how well DOSBox is doing now, but either way, it means easy System Shock 1 playing for Vista/XP 32 and 64 users. I would recommend this over the old method.
Note: I am running on a Core 2 Duo @ 3GHz, however, DOSBox didn't run the game all that well previously on the same system, so it really is the latest CVS that seems to do the trick.
