You can contact me off list, my email is in the group [email protected] On 11/14/19, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Oriol > Can you please contact me off list regarding Beatstar? > Thanks. > At 10:02 PM 11/14/2019, you wrote: >>Hello! >>Beatstar (the electron version) is 32 bits  and >>should, in theory, support xp. >>Let me know if this is not the case, please. >>El El jue, 14 nov 2019 a las 11:52, Stephen >><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> escribió: >>I must add this method of adjusting the headers >>in a windows executable is not foolproof. I've >>tried this on games like beatstar and was met by >>an avalanche of dotnet errors and other cryptic >>error messages. When psychostrike and the gate >>was released, Aaron baker made a pact on the >>audiogames forum to try and remedy the issue >>with XP users. For one reason or another, >>Aaron didn't get around to fixing the problem, >>but I happened upon the solution quite by >>accident (thank you very much heaven-tools) and >>HXD Hex editor. At 01:34 AM 11/7/2019, you >>wrote: >Agreed with Liam and others. >I see it >>rather illogical to expect developers to >>continue supporting >a long since discontinued >>OS (approaching 6 years) riddled >>with >vulnerabilities left right and center. >>Many platforms, steam for >example, reportedly >>no longer work anyway... So a game focused >>box >would end up a particularly limited game >>focused box. >If you're the type that likes to >>hack your way around an outdated >system, to >>each his own I suppose. > >Back to the main >>point of the thread. Out of curiosity, how did >>you >manage to pull that off? My understanding >>has it that "not a valid >win32 application" can >>be caused by an invalid PE header or >>corrupt >executable. > > >On 11/6/19, Oriol >>Gómez >><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >>wrote: > > bgt might support xp, but some >>underlying components that the game > > uses >>might not. For instance, Elias does not support >>xp, and some > > other dlls might not support it >>either. > > > > On 11/6/19, john >><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >>wrote: > >> Fair point - and as somebody whose >>done work in Rust (which distinctly > >> doesn't >>support xp well) I understand what you're >>saying. > >> Bgt however, does support xp - or >>should - and I'd like to be able to > >> >>take > >> advantage of that. > >> > >> > >> >>From: Liam Erven > >> Sent: Wednesday, November >>06, 2019 7:48 > >> To: >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >> > >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] BGT games and >>windows XPsp3 > >> > >> > >> And that’s great >>and all, but > > developer’s really >>don’¢â‚¬â„¢t want to have to > >> support an >>OS that let’s be honest. H. Has been out of >>any sort of support > >> for > >> several years >>now. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from >>Mail for Windows 10 > >> > >> > >> > >> From: >>john > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:07 >>AM > >> To: >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >> > >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] BGT games and >>windows XPsp3 > >> > >> > >> > >> Xp shouldn't >>be used as a primary os, and it should avoid the >>internet > >> where > >> possible (which is >>probably what you're referring to >>here). > >> > >> That said, it still works just >>fine for a lot of things as long as you're > >> >>careful, and plays some games significantly >>better (like GMA). > >> > >> So yeah, I'd like >>the ability to play games on xp, because it lets >>me use > >> my > >> xp machine as a gaming >>focused box when I want to, and makes me free >>to > >> switch between computers more easily >>without having to judge what I can > >> and > >> >>can't do with any one of >>them. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Liam >>Erven > >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 >>23:56 > >> > >> To: >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >> > >> > >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] BGT games >>and windows XPsp3 > >> > >> > >> > >> Question. >>It is almost 2020 and people are still using >>xp? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from Mail >>for Windows 10 > >> > >> > >> > >> From: >>Stephen > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 >>10:09 PM > >> To: >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >> > >> Subject: [blind-gamers] BGT games and >>windows XPsp3 > >> > >> > >> > >> Aaron and >>other BGT developers. > >> > >> I managed to >>find a little hack to get past the "not a valid >>windows > >> > >> 32" application" error >>messages. > >> > >> I was successfully able to >>play and finish Manomon, the gate, and > >> > >> >>even do a few missions in >>psychostrike. > >> > >> However, I realise that >>playing the bad guy didn't really sit >>well > >> > >> with me, but I digress. > >> > >> >>With your permission, I was wondering if it >>would be OK if I either > >> > >> upload the >>patched executables to my webspace, or sent the >>patches to > >> > >> Aaron so that he could >>repackage them in his games? > >> > >> I'm sure >>there are still a few XP users out there who >>would dearly > >> > >> love to have a try at >>these >>titles. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >-- > >my >>github: ><http://github.com/cartertemm>http://git >>hub.com/cartertemm >twitter: @cartertemm > > >> >> > > > >
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