| 29-10-2007 05:58 AM | ||
| dosraider |
QUOTE(Castles2Confused @ Oct 29 2007, 05:44 AM) [snapback]317641[/snapback] Quote:
This is the simpliest and most basic way to get it running: Extract all files in c:\oldgames\castles2\ Check if your files don't end up in c:\oldgames\castles2\castles_2\ !!! Run dosbox and input: cd castles2 castles2 |
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| 29-10-2007 04:57 AM | ||
| Eagle of Fire | You can always try VDMSound with the game if you can run it directly thru Windows. What VDMSound does is emulate the SoundBlaster card for a particular game. This doesn't hurt your machine performance as a true emulation like DOSBox does, so it's bound to give you some problems with very old games being too fast and such. Otherwise, a good option. | |
| 29-10-2007 03:47 AM | ||
| Guest | And now I feel extremely stupid. It works, if I just click "Castles2" in the downloaded game files. DUH. Sorry, and thanks for the help. If there is a way to get this to work through DOSBox, I'd love to know about it so I can hear the music, but if not, I've got it working. | |
| 29-10-2007 03:44 AM | ||
| Castles2Confused |
QUOTE(Eagle of Fire @ Oct 28 2007, 10:43 PM) [snapback]317627[/snapback] Quote:
I also tried typing castles2 in, and as I expected, it doesn't work. It's been about 15 years since I used DOS, and I don't remember the commands I used to know, so I don't know how to start up the game, if all I need to do is type something in! I'm sorry, but can someone give me some help and explain things very simply and very thoroughly, step by step? I loved this game as a kid, and I'd really like to play it again, but I'm missing an important step. |
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| 28-10-2007 08:43 PM | ||
| Eagle of Fire |
Installing thru DOSBox is exactly what you'd have done back in the DOS days. When the game ask you for A or B drive, it's asking you for a floppy drive (CD Roms were not even created yet back then). Just setup the installation files you downloaded as drive A: and go through with the installation. If you downloaded the game from this site, most of the games are already ready to run. |
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| 28-10-2007 08:34 PM | ||
| dosraider |
QUOTE(Castles2Confused @ Oct 28 2007, 09:48 PM) [snapback]317620[/snapback] Quote:
Meaning: The game is pre-installed. So: you don't run install. So: Nothing to fix. Simply input castles2. Capiche? |
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| 28-10-2007 07:48 PM | ||
| Castles2Confused |
I've been attempting to install Castles2 through dosbox with Norton Commander installed. I've followed the instructions on "A Beginner's Guide to DOSBox" and the Intro to DOSBox, but while I can get the installer to run, it always asks me where I would like to install my game from, the A: drive or the B: drive. I don't have either, and while I know where all the files are, it doesn't give me any other options. What am I doing wrong, and how do I fix it? :wallbash: Thanks for the help! |
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