Ringworld Revenge Of The Patriarch

[Sebatianos]

Feel free to comment and discuss this game here. Also, if you have any useful tips or tricks don't hesitate to share them with the others! Thanks!

Review and Download (if available) (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/518)

[Guest_Songnar]

Also, the ringworld series is a bunch of books that spawned everyone's favorite book series by terry Pratchett. <Discworld>

[samtam90]

They're really good adventures, especially Return to Ringworld. I enjoyed it a lot when i played it.

[Flop]

Originally posted by Guest_Songnar@May 25 2005, 09:14 PM
Also, the ringworld series is a bunch of books that spawned everyone's favorite book series by terry Pratchett. <Discworld>
I'm not sure Discworld is inspired by Ringworld. They're completely different genres. They're both good though. :ok:

It's good to see that the Ringworld games are up. Thanks a lot Sebastianos. I actually own Revenge of the Patriarch, but I've never gotten around to actually playing it. Maybe I should try it out now... :)

[Guest_Songnar]

It's all true...From ringworld came Strata <Pratchett> which then evolved into discworld... True story.

[RaVe-N]

ummm - I can't seem to make this game run....
it's very odd, through windows "not enough memory to run game" and through dosbox it just stops... won't do anything...
I tried to set up a windows shortcut with all the xms memory and stuff, no love there, dunno what I"m doing wrong here... :not_ok: :help:

[Guest_Songnar]

Have you tried VDMSound?

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by RaVe-N@May 26 2005, 04:02 PM
"not enough memory to run game"
And just how much memory does your computer have?

[Abi79]

When I try to save the game, it says something about "Tsage.cfg". I've got this problem in Return to Ringworld also. Can somebody help me ? :help:

[samtam90]

Originally posted by Abi79@May 26 2005, 06:45 PM
When I try to save the game, it says something about "Tsage.cfg". I've got this problem in Return to Ringworld also. Can somebody help me ? :help:
What does it say about that file?

[Abi79]

It says: "No Tsage.cfg entry for save resources".
After that it displays: "There is not enough free memory"
I've got 1.22 GB free memory and the file isn't read-only.
:help:

[samtam90]

Originally posted by Abi79@May 26 2005, 07:14 PM
It says: "No Tsage.cfg entry for save resources".
After that it displays: "There is not enough free memory"
I've got 1.22 GB free memory and the file isn't read-only.
:help:
The memory doesn't refer to the space on your HD, but maybe it refers to conventional memory, XMS or EMS, so try to disable them in dosbox. As for the other error message, it seems there isn't a line in the cfg that tells to the game where to save. Can you display the text of the cfg here? Maybe i can find a solution.

[Abi79]

I personally don't understand the text, but here it is.

INSTALL_SDR = 3;4
Yes, this is the whole text !

[Sebatianos]

Well you may try to put all the game files in the following directory c:\Ring
The game you downloaded was installed already and it coule think it should be in that very same directory. This could be the reason why it doesn't find the .cfg (configuration) file.

[Abi79]

Thanks, but it still doesn't work. (excuse me if my spelling is wrong, but I'm from Romania and I'm 13 years old )

[Sebatianos]

Your spelling is OK, most of us are not form English speaking countries (if you have trouble understanding something you should contact Omuletzu - he's from Romunia too - he's one of the moderators of the boards and an all around good guy).

I'm sorry I can't help you with this problem you have.
What computer do you have? How much RAM? What operating system (WinME, WinXP, Win 9x,...) do you have? Do you know how to use DOSBox (you said you tried, but maybe you're doing something wrong)?

[Abi79]

I'm sorry I can't help you with this problem you have.
What computer do you have? How much RAM? What operating system (WinME, WinXP, Win 9x,...) do you have? Do you know how to use DOSBox (you said you tried, but maybe you're doing something wrong)?

1. My computer is a Pentium II (don't laugh)
2. 128 MB RAM
3. OS: Windows 98
4. I didn't use DOSBox (samtam90 thought that I use DOSBox)

Anyway, thank you for trying to help me.

[samtam90]

Originally posted by Abi79@May 26 2005, 07:51 PM
Thanks, but it still doesn't work. (excuse me if my spelling is wrong, but I'm from Romania and I'm 13 years old )
Is there a installer in the folder?

P.S. Don't care abou the spelling. I'm italian, so i know what it means :ok:

[Guest]

I am running the game installed with "Install.exe". This is the game in which I can't save.

[samtam90]

Originally posted by Guest@May 26 2005, 08:08 PM
I am running the game installed with "Install.exe". This is the game in which I can't save.
Try open it and look what there's written.

[Abi79]

If you want to say to me that i should open the installed game, i did this 4 hours ago (i can't save in any of the games (installed or uninstalled))

I also can't save in Return to Ringworld.

I'm very sad. :cry:

[Sebatianos]

There's nothing wrong with having an older computer (BTW: I'm from Slovenia - so I understand the spelling problems - and many people here use even older and weaker computers).

Maybe you should try DOSBox.

Do this:

1 - Download DOSBox (our site hosts a link to it HERE (http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=programs)) - it's free.

2 - Install DOSBox.

3 - Extract the game archive (when you downloaded the game from the site).

4 - Make sure the unzipped folder is on your C: drive (and don't change the name).

5 - Run DOSBox.

6 - Type these commands:
- mount c: c:\ <press enter>
- c: <press enter>
- cd ring <press enter>
- ring <press enter>

Hope it works.

EDIT: Don't try to install the game - it's not necesary and it could change some settings you'll need.

[Abi79]

After ~2 seconds from when I start DOSBox, it quits.
HELP.

[Abi79]

Also, if i don't install the game, it says that ring.exe is not a valid Win32 application
I've got the problem with win32 at almost al games on Abandonia.

(I don't think my download is corrupted because i use a cable modem, which means that i don't use the phone for the internet connection)

[Sebatianos]

It's a compatibility problem.
I'm not sure about Win98, but I know Win95 had the possibility to run it in dos mode. When you want to shut-down your computer does it give you the option to restart in MS-DOS mode?

[Abi79]

yes, it does give me the option to restart in ms-dos

[Sebatianos]

Great! This game was made for MS-DOS so it should run normaly there.

Restart the computer in MS-DOS.
Keep typing CD.. <press enter> (thats CD and two dots and then enter) untill you get only C:\ in the black screen.
Now type CD RING <press enter>
It should read C:\RING
Now type RING <press enter> and the game should start.

[Abi79]

thanks, i'll try that.

Good night. :bye:

[carpe_diem]

funny thing just happened....

i was playing the game, till it asked me for the code...

it said to look for it on page 16...

the point is that the activation code in the page has only through page 2 to 15....

:eeeeeh:

please help

[dawntreader]

Actually, I was wondering...is there any way of getting a pdf of the manual to this game so that we can play it if we don't have the actual manual? I googled it and to no avail. I really want to play more of this game, it's really quite interesting.

[Sebatianos]

Well I don't think you actually need a manual (except for those wires). But even there you can get by with the codes (they are in the extras). If you have the bad luck and the game asks you for a code that's not in there, well...

The best way would be to save the game before you go and connect the wires. So if it asks you a code you don't have, you can always restart (and hope it asks you a code you know).

[dawntreader]

Oh...I guess I didn't see that thing in the extras. Problem solved. Thanks.

[Random passer]

hehe,Halo.bungie.org's owner got his nick from this game.Louis Wu.
AND,at HBO forums they say Halo's are based on these books.
Interesting isn't it?

[raezel]

Hmm.. I'm trying to run the game in DOSBox but I can't get it running. It just does nothing when I run the ring.exe. Same thing with install.exe. In the "other" DOSBox window it gives me the following error

Illegal opcode

And that comes up 13 times. When I run the install in XP it works fine but after I have installed it it just whines about mountings in DOSBox(prolly trying to use a drive that isn't mounted). Anyone have any ideas?

[Sebatianos]

You don't need to install it. Just extract the zip file and that's it!

[raezel]

Been there done that. I know I dont't have to install it but as I explained after I unzip the game and run RING.EXE in DOSBox nothing happens. Exept for the error message I mentioned before.

After that I tried if it would work after installing(like Blue Force did) but that didn't help either.

[carpe_diem]

i had to install it in order to play it...

[Goradek]

One question if anyone hear me :)

How much books whrote Larry Niven about RingWorld???
I read two: RingWorld and The RingWorld Throne, are more??????
thx ;)

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Goradek@Aug 5 2005, 10:26 PM
One question if anyone hear me :)

How much books whrote Larry Niven about RingWorld???
I read two: RingWorld and The RingWorld Throne, are more??????
thx ;)
This (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/-/8PGFVKKVSBMO/qid=1123281798/sr=5-1/ref=sr_5_10_1/026-1465023-3802825) looks like a complete list. Mind you, I've never read any of them, so obviously I wouldn't know whether any titles are missing. But at any rate it looks like there are more than two.

[Varkrath]

Originally posted by Goradek@Aug 5 2005, 10:26 PM
How much books whrote Larry Niven about RingWorld???
I read two: RingWorld and The RingWorld Throne, are more??
There are 4 ringworld books. Ringworld
Ringworld Engineers
Ringworld Throne
Ringworld's Children
in that order

I have read them all and they are all good. Ringworld is part of Larry Niven's KNown Space. It is good stuff and you can find lots of his stuff on P2P networks, just search for "niven"

[Varkrath]

I can't get it to run either. :help: I got the memory error once. I played with the compatibility stuff, memory management, DOSBox (using D-fend)... Any ideas? I havn't tried ring2 or that cop game made by the same company. I have winXP, Athlon 750MHz and 384meg RAM.

No one should feel badd about the comp they are running. Before a friend of mine gave me this computer about a month ago, i was running on a 200MHz over clocked to 233 with 256mb ram for YEARS.

[Guest]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@May 25 2005, 07:11 PM
Feel free to comment and discuss this game here. Also, if you have any useful tips or tricks don't hesitate to share them with the others! Thanks!

Review and Download (if available) (http://www.abandonia.com/games/518/Ringworld_Revenge_of_the_Patriarch.htm)
:help:
hi guys, I´m looking for Robinsons Requiem, i have some corrupted version because it doesn´t work...I only get an error in dosbox!...any sugestion.
Thanks in advance and my apologies because my english is not good! :D

[Xavier]

How do i do the wire problem?? :wall:

I tried to look on the "protection Codes" link that was at the page, but it says i cant find the page :-\

[Sebatianos]

Well obviously the link got broken while the stuff was transfered from one server to the other... Hopefully the owner of the site will fix this soon - in the mean time you can get them >>>HERE (http://www.abandonia.com/~sebatianos/ringworld.txt)<<<

[Artemis Lynn]

I'm playing this game for the first time and wanted to peruse the forum quick in case there were problems with it. I couldn't help but comment on all of the people commenting on their English- don't worry, guys, I'm from the US and frankly your spelling and grammar are both perfect. Your English is better than that of about 90% of Americans running around the internet, for that matter...... I wish you could give them pointers! The only thing indicating that you aren't a native speaker is the fact that you can actually use the language, and I think that says bad things about my own country.......

So don't worry! :ok:

[gryphon]

I havn't played this game much, but I have to say that it is VERY BORING!

There's nothing to do! It's just like you are playing out a story. Lots of talk talk talk, no game playing at all. You have the option of picking preset replies to the talk talk talk, but that's it. Presumably, each reply gives a different response. There are no puzzles to speak of, the cutscreens take too long, the and there is way too much talking.

I give it a 1 out of 5 :tai:

[Guest]

I know this will sound like an old problem, but so far none of the solutions posted has worked for me :S

1. DosBox - When I try playing Ring in it, it either blinks then returns to normal. Not runing the game.

2. XP - I've tried running the game exported directly to C:\Ring but again, dont work. Either it complains about it not being a win32 application (or something along those lines.) Or simply flashes the dos window and closes it. There is some text in the window but it flashes so fast that I cant read it. Havnt even managed to take a screenshot of it.

Anyone got any ideas? I'm running a neat little 1ghz, win XP Pro, 512mb ram.

I'm desperate. Somehow Ring2 works ok... and the first one looks great!

-Author

[gimsom]

Here's a short review:



Plot/Atmosphere:

The plot is pretty average space opera with the basic cliches, such as ancient objects of races that has vanished long ago. As you propbaly know the game is based on a book which came in the year 1970 and has been followed by three more. Perhaps the plot was original back then. The races aren't too original either. Imagine giant feline race of overgrown panthers and lions. All the other aliens look quite classic too. Perhaps tone of my review sound a bit ironic and even loathing so far.


Perhaps the plot is slightly too "B-quality" on todays standards but the game does have one amazing thing on which it is mostly based on: Ringworld. The Ringworld is an amazing megastructure and the game depicts its gigantic size and partial beauty. Ringworld has propably hundreds of different ecologic systems and you are lucky visit in few of them.

The game was heavily critisized over too long cinematics. I admit they were long but they shouldn't bug anyone too much. The game was praised for its humor. I smiled a few times but the game isn't that funny in my opinion. The conversations were mostly pretty average.

Time hasn't treated the plot too well, but the game catches the atmosphere of the books very well. I, for one, could easily forgive the plot. Atleast it's quite retro.

Graphics/Sound:

I don't have much to say about the sounds because my computer only played them with horrible midi effects. Graphics of the game are sweet, rich, colorful and majestetic on most parts. The megastructuce Ringworld, three millions time size of earth, is depicted as huge as it is. It's insane size is best shown on the cinematic when you and your party enters into the Ringworld. The game is quite a trip as you visit several exotic parts of Ringworld such as desert, underwater world and a city in the sky. The graphics are really the best I can think for a game of that age. Perhaps some of the characters could have used bit more time, but overall graphics are great.

Playability:

Overall the playability is good. It is a typical example of adventure games of the early 90's. Most of the puzzles were logical, but there was one extremely nasty one in the castle of the cat king. One of the worst puzzles I've ever seen.


Overall:

Overall I don't have much to complain about but neither much to overly praise. Good graphics with exellent atmosphere manage to overcome the wornout plot and few illogical puzzles. Surely the game is must have if you like Ringworld series. I have never red any Ringworld book but I did, like most of average adventurers will, enjoy the game. Its not revolutionizing but overall I have to say that I enjoyed it. It has some flaws but it is quite a trip.

3 Stars
<div align="center">***</div>

[Guest]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest_Songnar @ May 25 2005, 08:14 PM) 110738</div>
Also, the ringworld series is a bunch of books that spawned everyone's favorite book series by terry Pratchett. <Discworld>
[/b]
I´m sorry but this game and "return to..." are not based or related in any way to Prachett´s books. They are inspired in Larry Niven´s classic Science Fiction "Ringworld", from the seventies. There are also several sequels.

[The Fifth Horseman]

The way I understand what Songnar said, he meant that the Ringworld series may have been the source of inspiration for the Discworld series.

[Guest_Sebatianos_*]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gimsom @ Jan 29 2007, 09:12 PM) 277064</div>
Here's a short review:
...
[/b]
I guess that should be put in the comunity review section...

[newbie]

please for the love of god tell me how to do the wire puzzle just give me the naser please i have looked all over and no one will say how its done they just say look at manual or w/e cant you just tell me the order that they go in?

[Guest]

Ya know, I really have to wonder if somebody played this game long ago...and the 'ringworld' planted a seed of inspiration for Halo.

[dosraider]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Nov 11 2007, 06:59 PM) 318947</div>...and the 'ringworld' planted a seed of inspiration for Halo.[/b]
You know, teh intehnet is the source of knowledge ourdays, if *IF* you can read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Niven

This idea proved influential, serving as an alternative to a full Dyson Sphere that required fewer assumptions (such as artificial gravity) and allowed a day/night cycle to be introduced (through the use of a smaller ring of "shadow squares", rotating between the ring and its sun). This was further developed by Iain M. Banks in his Culture series, which features about 1/100th ringworld–size megastructures called Orbitals that orbit a star rather than encircling it entirely; at this size, rotation to produce 1 g surface gravity also provides day-and-night cycle of cca 24 h as half of the surface faces away from the sun. Similarly, the computer game series Halo is set on ringworld-like megastructures, although the Halo is mere ten thousands of km large.[/b]
And by the way, if you haven't yet, in stead of playing that stupid arcade like game Halo -(that's a personal opinion of mine)- you should read the books. They are good.
And at least you would realise that the Halo ring is an extremely poor wannabe compared to Larry's ring.

[The Fifth Horseman]

I've read "Ringworld" a while ago... and you're telling me there's more?
(turbo-boost to local library)

[dosraider]

In fact you should also read (even before the Ringworlds) World of Ptavvs and the Protector related ones.
Cause you see, -(even if lots of people think that Stephen King is an amazing writer because he is able to mix main characters from several books together in the Towers series)-, Larry Niven did that long before King, he mixed in fact bits and pieces from several storylines into the Ringworld ones.

Ow, I'm on a gaming board here, sorry, been carried away a bit.
Nevertheless, still good readable books, even if aged a bit.

[HellFire44]

I need help.

I saved a game and evry time I try to load a saved game it says

Engine Fatal: Attempt to fixup a pointer with no fixup entry during macro restore()

Any ideas on how to fix this problem?

[me_lobo]

Since I experienced similar problems with running the game that have not been answered yet, here is an alternative procedure for DOSBox users:

1) Unzip the archive into directory which you mount as the C: drive in dosbox (e.g.: C:\DOS\)
2) Run the DOSBox and type
mount C: C:\DOS\
C:
cd ring
install

3) Install the game into the different directory (e.g. RINGX, if you do otherwise the installation will rewrite the source files and you will end-up with failure). The installation will go over the 100%, but its ok.
4)you should be in the RINGX (or whatever you have chosen) directory, then just type
ring
to start the game.

Note: works for dosbox 0.72

[feelie75]

Since page 16 is missing from the Protection Codes document, i googled it. Here it is:

16 RED ORANGE BLUE YELLOW GREEN

Enjoy!