Anybody know how to get the Fallout demo to work?

When trying to run through DosBox it wont open as it is a windows appliaction,

When running through windows the screen goes black :cry:

Anybody know how to get it working?

I was actually planning on buying the 2 games but if i cant get them 2 work there is no point eh LOL

Really?! That's very wierd, since the game can be run both in dos and in windows

I will try that again when i have more time but im sure i got an error =-/

Where'd you grab the demo for fallout anyway? Just wondering, since I've been meaning to try it as well.

Well, as it happens, I was cleaning out my room ovr the weekend, and came across a cd with it on it. I remembered that magic was looking for it so... Tada!




Edit: Just get the whole directory.

Oh, and it works fine in Windows 95 compatability mode.

Well, Fallout itself works perfectly well on WinXP

True, that.

Oh, and if you do buy Fallout 2 - Install the patch before you start playing! It invalidates your saves... :(


Edit: I believe that there may have been a DOS varsion of Fallout 1, but the demo is definitely Windows only.

Patch...?
I had no idea there was a Fallout 2 patch. It worked just fine.......

:w00t: There's *tons* of bugs in the initial release! You may have a later version. There's little that'll crash it, but there's a load of problems with some quests (especially the more complex ones, like in New Reno)

Regardless, the game is well-playable without it, but it's better with imo!


One more thing: This demo is a fairly bad representation of Fallout - the actual game has a slightly easier to use interface, and has a good bit more roleplaying; the demo just winds down into a big fight. That's not to say I didn't play it a load of times to see every possible outcome! (Usually me taking everyone on with the minigun :D)

Wow. I never noticed. I DO have the original released. I know some of the bugs in Reno, but overall the game works excellently.

I never played the Demo, I just got the game. Impulse buy worked out quite well :whistle:

Bummer about the demo though if it's not a true representation, but I'll download it later and try it out.

There were loads of bugs beofre the patch, inclding quest problems and the car was one of the most bug-ridden things in any game ever, park it in the wrong place or run out of fuel and walk off and bye bye, no more car.

Oh THOSE were the bugs. Well, I never could be bothered to get the car, and those quests that were buggy I just killed everyone involved :-)

I do knwo the quest that is ultra buggy is the one for the Cultists to kill the Emperor. The force field never turned off :-(

The car is one of the most fun things in the game! I just imagined myself as a gangster cruising around the wasteland B)

Running through DosBox...

And when i double click it (launch) through windows i only get a black screen =o

And when i double click it (launch) through windows i only get a black screen =o [/b][/quote]
isn't that exactly the same problem the original poster had? :blink:

EDIT: never mind, you are him :whistle:

It's also the problem I solved oh... 4 posts ago? :angry:


Eyes -> Screen -> Solution -> Fallout
It's that easy!* :D


Deathdude: It sort-of showcases the engine, and gives a vague idea as to what playing the game is like; you just have to pretend that there's a story and that you have quests :whistle:




* Just in case I wasn't clear enough; right-click the Fallout.exe, go to Properties, Compatability Modes, "Run this program with compatabilit for: Windows 95". Sorted! :max:

No worries, I was planning on trying it out, even if the demo wasn't up to standard, just to see what it's sort of like, and if I ever want to think about purchasing the series.

You do. :D


I personally own 2 copies of F2, and 3 of F1. Don't ask why.

I won't ask if you send me one :angel:

the demo seriously pales compared to the full game. im not an rpg fan but it got me hooked and kept me hooked and its a really good game. its one of the few old games i would pay ?15 for now. i got mine in a ?20 3-pack which had 1, 2 and tactics in it.
and as for patch advice with fallout 2, go to nma-fallout.com and download the unofficial 1.05 patch (one of the best patches you can get for it). the 1.05 patch fixes issues the 1.02 patch doesn't and it was made by fallout fans so you know that its had extensive testing :)

I think we can all safely say that yobor is an italian mobster in real life :)

Joke aside, i got fallout, and it's not only for DOS, like somebody said, it's also for windows.So it can be installed both on DOS, and on Windows, that's why i said it's wierd that the demo should be only for win... i must have some early version...

as far as i know, i had a dos demo