Gregg Eshelman wrote: >> --- M D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >>>> Have refrained from upgrading from VPC version 2 for >>>> so long - if it ain't broke etc etc... >>>> >>>> After a long period of happy VPC DOS experiences, I >>>> came across a >>>> program that VPC just cannot run. The original Duke >>>> Nukem 3D no less. >>>> Duke tries to load but the video refuses to and >>>> crashes VPC fairly >>>> spectacularly, I then need to get back into the Mac >>>> as gracefully as I can > >> >> Got Duke Nukem Atomic Edition 1.4 or 1.5? >> There's a 1.4 to 1.5 patch here. >> http://www.3drealms.com/duke3d/index.html
Hello Gregg, thanks for taking the time to reply. My DOS copy of Duke Nukem 3D is 1.3D and I think it's the original DN 3D, not Atomic, nor has been upgraded. >> If you have some version less than 1.3d then there's >> no update patch there, you'll have to dig it up >> somewhere else. >> >> The Plutonium Pak was the Atomic Edition upgrade for >> version 1.3d. (Plutonium Pak is discontinued.) >> >> There's also a PCI soundcard crash patch, but I dunno >> if your VPC is emulating an ISA or PCI noisemaker. Good question. Not even the manual gives that info in it's tech specs, other than it emulates Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro including emulation of Yamaha OPL2 chips and CT1345 mixer. >> Or you could just dig up the Macintosh version from >> MacSoft, but I dunno if that's just the regular >> or the Atomic Edition. I could, but I'm more than happy with the DOS version and can play this on more suitable equipment including an Apple DOS card. My original post was more about my surprise at finding a program that VPC vers 2 doesn't want to know about, rather than actually wanting to play DN 3D under VPC2 or on the Mac - I guess there are programs that won't run under VPC but most things I've thrown at VPC just seem to work, albeit slowly. My feeling is that DN 3D doesn't like VPC 2's S3 video emulation as the crash appears to be video based. I should write down the error messages as it dumps to screen. Darren say's Duke runs under DOS on VPC 3, so maybe some video issues were worked out between these versions. >> If you're a real die-hard Duke Nukem fan, you'll >> need a Mac, a PC to run Windows and DOS, a Gameboy >> Advance, a Playstation 2, a Nintendo 64, and a >> SEGA Dreamcast in order to play absolutely every >> version of the Duke that's ever been made. >> (No, I don't have any of those except the Mac and PC.) I'm a [very] late starter I've been playing Duke in earnest for just over a week! I'm still on the 1st episode, now at level 5. It's getting really difficult - haven't resorted to cheating so far [but have had to look for some hints on-line]. Have just scored my 1st jet-pack and am somewhere in the abyss wondering WTF is going on here An excellent and entertaining game. >> FYI: In Duke Nukem 2 you can enable both the >> Soundblaster and Adlib sound FX for a much "fuller" >> sound to all the non-music audio. DN2 is the only >> game I've ever seen that allows this. >> >> A good wavetable soundcard (or soft wavetable >> available to DOS games running under Windows) will >> drastically improve the MIDI music. I upgraded the >> Aztech card I had at the time with their hardware >> wavetable option specifically for Duke Nukem 2. OK. Thanks for the good oil Mike -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
