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Forum: Games Discussion 28-11-2018, 03:48 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo With DOSBox press Alt+Enter to change between... With DOSBox press Alt+Enter to change between full screen and window. Works with any game.

Forum: Games Discussion 06-05-2010, 11:03 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo EDIT: late I don't think unsolicited messages is... EDIT: late I don't think unsolicited messages is a good idea, on principle. (In practice it would be up to each addressee to report it as spam or not, but one would be enough.) You can make a post...

Forum: Games Discussion 29-04-2010, 10:32 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Even if a unit is vulnerable to that kind of... Even if a unit is vulnerable to that kind of attack, it doesn't mean the attack will be powerful enough. Maybe its defence or magical resistance will be too high compared with the attack. Spectre...

Forum: Games Discussion 27-04-2010, 07:12 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Are you sure you're all talking about the same... Are you sure you're all talking about the same thing, not ones thinking about peace status and others about wizard pacts? I know the AI can declare war on you at any time, but not sure once you've...

Forum: Games Discussion 10-04-2010, 12:38 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo A chess AI can be as complicated as you want,... A chess AI can be as complicated as you want, depending on the moves in advance that you want to calculate, so much that Deep Blue was a dedicated supercomputer. Anyway you're right in part, but that...

Forum: Games Discussion 09-04-2010, 11:44 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Sim City (although the AI isn't the... Sim City (although the AI isn't the antagonist)... But most chess games even sub-par ones rank well above Civ in terms of AI.

Forum: Games Discussion 08-04-2010, 08:21 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Dunno, I don't think we need to be so forgiving... Dunno, I don't think we need to be so forgiving on a poor AI, it wasn't warranted by processor power alone. And the fact it was substituted for with cheats by the computer opponents. There are older...

Forum: Games Discussion 06-04-2010, 10:50 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo AI was the weak spot of Microprose strategy... AI was the weak spot of Microprose strategy games, it's always very dumb, and higher difficulty levels are attained simply by granting AI opponents cheats more or less gross depending on the level.

Forum: Games Discussion 12-07-2009, 08:32 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Back in the time I managed to beat the game in... Back in the time I managed to beat the game in Impossible. My strategy was moving against the enemy capitals as soon as I had a suitable army, disregarding everything else. IIRC when a wizard is...

Forum: Games Discussion 26-02-2009, 06:54 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo True, but you want to look for particular spots.... True, but you want to look for particular spots. One of the advisors (F1 I think) tells you the idoneity of each tile, there are great differences for maximum populace, trade, and production. River...

Forum: Games Discussion 23-02-2009, 06:58 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo If there isn't enough conventional memory, try... If there isn't enough conventional memory, try running the game "in DOS mode" (rebooting). If there isn't enough yet, take out the drivers for CD-ROM support for example. You can find all the options...

Forum: Games Discussion 26-10-2008, 02:57 AM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo I think it's a feature, not a bug. You can start... I think it's a feature, not a bug. You can start the game with magic.exe instead and you should be able to save and load.

Forum: Games Discussion 18-12-2007, 09:00 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Yes you're banned. :P No, just edit dosbox.conf... Yes you're banned. :P No, just edit dosbox.conf and change "core=auto" to "core=dynamic", then save. A few games crash sometimes in dynamic mode, but not MoM as far as I know. There are other...

Forum: Games Discussion 18-12-2007, 05:12 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo First of all, use dynamic mode instead of normal... First of all, use dynamic mode instead of normal for core emulation.

Forum: Games Discussion 29-08-2007, 07:07 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo It's not that you email disturbs anyone, it's... It's not that you email disturbs anyone, it's that if you post it all over the Net you're likely to get more spam. ;) It sounds like a copy protection check. Sometimes it's not enough with "-t...

Forum: Games Discussion 29-08-2007, 08:31 AM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo You own the original CD, right? Have you used the... You own the original CD, right? Have you used the parameter "-t cdrom" when mounting it? What's the label of the CD?

Forum: Games Discussion 14-08-2007, 07:20 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo If you still have speed problems don't use... If you still have speed problems don't use scaling nor aspect correction and I think overlay should be the faster rendering method in Windows according to the DOSBox official FAQ.

Forum: Games Discussion 22-06-2007, 07:44 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo You could try later at a time with less trafic,... You could try later at a time with less trafic, replacementdocs lacks bandwidth but for me sometimes it doesn't work sometimes it works.

Forum: Games Discussion 21-04-2007, 01:07 AM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Anym @ Apr 20 2007,... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Anym @ Apr 20 2007, 11:23 PM) 287761</div> I'm pretty sure you're not missing anything. I hadn't notice anything whatsoever. Well coding linked lists in C is a pain in...

Forum: Games Discussion 22-02-2007, 01:02 AM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Those sound like two separate issues. Do you get... Those sound like two separate issues. Do you get sound interference only when playing fullscreen or always? And what do you mean exactly by "interference"? Some scratching sound like in a radio, or...

Forum: Games Discussion 21-02-2007, 08:27 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo However you run it you must configure your Sound... However you run it you must configure your Sound Card parameters executing INSTALL.EXE. DOSBox emulates by defect a Sound Blaster 16 (compatible with Sound Blaster Pro is there's no option for 16) at...

Forum: Games Discussion 03-11-2006, 01:54 AM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo I used to pick Warlord. Ultra Elite High Elven... I used to pick Warlord. Ultra Elite High Elven Longbowmen dude.

Forum: Games Discussion 14-10-2006, 03:51 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo Pirate copies of games (which includes... Pirate copies of games (which includes abandonware) are usually already installed so you don't need to go through another installation process. In order to configure the sound card run INSTALL...

Forum: Games Discussion 13-10-2006, 07:15 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo I was said once by a teacher, God knows if it's... I was said once by a teacher, God knows if it's true, that the new chips were named Pentium instead of 586 because in order to patent something it needs a name not made up entirely of numbers. So...

Forum: Games Discussion 13-10-2006, 12:24 PM

Replies: 891 Master of Magic Views: 318,116 Posted By Japo An important thing, for DOSBox or pure DOS or... An important thing, for DOSBox or pure DOS or whatever, you must enable EMS to play this game.

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