PC games you want to play... but can't
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I don't have any personal experience with BG&E, but have you tried setting the affinity to single core? I've had problems in the past with games that didn't like dual core processors, but modern versions of Windows allow you to set programs to only run on one of the cores.Vault101 said:
That's interesting. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit, and the 4 CD version works just fine for me, fully patched and everything. Have you tried posting about it on the Lucasarts forums, or even just poking around on them, looking for a fix?corsair47 said:
To clarify, my CDs are version 1.0, but I patched it with the autopatcher.
Uriel-238 said:
This I have a definite fix for: go to the following link and download the patch -- and while you're at it, look into the Xwing Alliance Upgrade Project, which replaces most of the models with higher poly versions that look better on modern systems.
http://www.lucasfiles.com/index.php?s=&action=category&id=107
OT: I would love to get my copy of the original Alone in the Dark to work properly. I never even managed to get it to work on my old Windows 95 box -- it would play the redbook audio, but none of the Soundblaster sound effects, which kind of ruined the atmosphere. I managed to get it to work once for about an hour, but it never worked again. I should probably try to run it in Dosbox again; I understand that CD ROM support has been substantially improved since I last tried to use it for an actual disc.
SystemShock 2 and the early Resident Evil games. Both of them always freeze when I get to a certain point. I've done everything I can to get them working. I even tried running Windows 98 as a virtual computer, sadly Windows 95/98 required a different kind of hard drive system so I couldn't even get that to work.Worgen said:
On the new game side only the ones made for a different OS than Windows XP/Vista/7 wont work.
Ever since I upgraded to Windows 7 64-bit I can't play Age of Mythology or Star Wars: Empire at War.
I miss Age of Mythology the most...such a good RTS. It also happened to be my first 'T' rated game haha.
I miss Age of Mythology the most...such a good RTS. It also happened to be my first 'T' rated game haha.
I had a few issues with Mass effect, at first it wouldnt launch but it was ok when I patched it and running in xp compatibility fixed a couple of graphical..."annoyances"Kedos said:KOTOR and Mass Effect, can't get them to work on windows 7
as for KOTOR..it worked ok except when I patched it (no patching)
Well I wanted to go back to some oldies and got ***** smacked by the multicore issues:
- Beyond good and evil (after thousands of compatibility tweaks,it will run but never in any sort of playable fashion)
- Dungeon Siege (will crumble every few seconds)
- Diablo 2 (wont even finish loading)
Seems I haveto go and put one of my old machines together, quite a hassle for these few games.
- Beyond good and evil (after thousands of compatibility tweaks,it will run but never in any sort of playable fashion)
- Dungeon Siege (will crumble every few seconds)
- Diablo 2 (wont even finish loading)
Seems I haveto go and put one of my old machines together, quite a hassle for these few games.
the only thing wrong with it was the cutscenes were horribly out of syncOwyn_Merrilin said:
I think I kinda did at one point, only it just made things worse
before I almost managed to get it fairly spot on after screwing around with the setting, but then it regressed when I went to play awhile later..a real shame
anyway I may try again later when I get through the ever growing list of games I have to finish (damn you day job!)
Diablo 2 runs just fine on my Dual Core machine running Windows 7 64 bit. Just make sure you're running the fully patched version. If you can't get it to load far enough to get to the auto patcher, Blizzard has a manual patch on their website.Mr.K. said:
I managed to get it running on my 64bit Windows 7 rig. I think Dosbox did the trick.-Dragmire- said:
MASS EFFECT 2 BUT IT DOESNT COME OUT TILL FUCKING MARCH 6TH. In all seriousnes, id like to play theif 2 but i doesnt work on my brand new computer that is specifically made for gaming. Go figure
It's entirely the reverse for me. My system is so old I can't play many of my newer games. My GPU burnt out last year and I'm left with the built-in GeForce 7100, which can't run Grand Theft Auto III on full settings and maintain 30fps. It's an atrocity, and what it means is that I can't play Chaos Rising, Just Cause 2, GTA4, Borderlands, or TF2. All my computer can manage at this point are games from my childhood. It's sad.
On the other hand, I have been re-enjoying GTA3, Age of Empires II, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Morrowind, so that's something. I even got Thief to run on my dual-core, although you have to set the core affinity to 1 in the task manager every single time you play, which is a pain.
Also, if you guys are getting that weird bug in Age of Empires II where the terrain turns funny colors, you can fix it by alt-tabbing and opening your resolution setting window. I don't know why it works, but it does.
On the other hand, I have been re-enjoying GTA3, Age of Empires II, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Morrowind, so that's something. I even got Thief to run on my dual-core, although you have to set the core affinity to 1 in the task manager every single time you play, which is a pain.
Also, if you guys are getting that weird bug in Age of Empires II where the terrain turns funny colors, you can fix it by alt-tabbing and opening your resolution setting window. I don't know why it works, but it does.
Ah but the extra work you put in makes the game somuch sweeter, console players will never know what joy it brings when the game finally loads after several hours of tweakingVault101 said:yeah beyond good and evil sits on my shelf insulting meMr.K. said:
anyway...PC gaming somtimes you just have to repeat to yourself over and over "I am elite, I am elite, I am elite I AM ELITE" as you try and get things to work
BTW I'm starting to doubt your PC cred, I see no "I am 1337" in there, you need to work on that
I'll give it a shot, never heard of Dosbox before today. As I recall, the last time I used Dos(not counting the command prompt) was for Jazz Jackrabbit on win 3.1.Grey Carter said:
I miss File Manager, Windows Explorer still sounds stupid to me.