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Old 23-09-2009, 05:12 PM   #11
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Game does not work by typing START... it tells me to install... when i try to install i locks up? WTF?
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Old 23-09-2009, 05:20 PM   #12
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Game does not work by typing START... it tells me to install... when i try to install i locks up? WTF?
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The game seems to work only if you mount the game directory as your virtual drive.
mount c "x:\path\time paradox directory"
OR use a hex editor
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"paradox.exe" refers to a file called "paratime.inf". It expects to find it from the root c:. If you edit the "paradox.exe" the game should work without having to mount the game folder as c:.
So,
change the "c" at offset $63F to "a" (since the "start.bat" mounts the folder as a: ).
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Old 23-09-2009, 05:28 PM   #13
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Just copy that PARATIME.inf into your cdrive folder (where you unarchived the game folder) and rename the game folder to paratime. I'll add a new archive on site as soon as possible.
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Old 23-09-2009, 06:11 PM   #14
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*cough*
*cough*
And someone else will have to fix this archive, then.
But I downloaded it from here this morning, to check it, and it works fine.

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Game does not work by typing START... it tells me to install... when i try to install i locks up? WTF?
Don't try to install it. It's already pre-installed. Try making a shortcut for DosBox on your desktop. Now unzip the game, and drag START onto the DosBox icon.


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OR use a hex editor
No need for any hex editors.

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Just copy that PARATIME.inf into your cdrive folder (where you unarchived the game folder) and rename the game folder to paratime. I'll add a new archive on site as soon as possible.
I didn't copy anything, or rename anything. I just downloaded it, and used START to play the game.


I really don't understand why it works fine for me, but the rest of you are having so much bother.

Has *anyone* else got it to work?
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Old 23-09-2009, 06:22 PM   #15
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Because yu drag and drop. Everyone else does it the original way, by typing it.
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Old 23-09-2009, 06:26 PM   #16
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I really don't understand why it works fine for me, but the rest of you are having so much bother.

Has *anyone* else got it to work?
I got it to work, after umount my virtual C: drive and mounted the game dir as virtual C:

See, your drag drop doesn't work if you automount a virtual C in [autoexec]
You must umount that C: first.
And as only n00bs don't automount a virtual C: ..... *sigh*

[sarcasm]
Whos idea was it to name the game folder Time Paradox Game?
Why all that restrain?
Why not call it
This is the Time Paradox Game that I like so much, sure thing
that would be a nice game folder name, and certainly much more 'doslike' then the short Time Paradox Game.
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Old 23-09-2009, 07:14 PM   #17
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Loading games is much easier if you name them, like, "01 - second chapter"; "05 - pub"; "11 - travel 1", etc...

That way, they're in order (if backwards) making it easier to remember where you are.
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Old 23-09-2009, 07:22 PM   #18
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See, your drag drop doesn't work if you automount a virtual C in [autoexec]
You must umount that C: first.
And as only n00bs don't automount a virtual C: ..... *sigh*
At least my way works. So there's no need for your complaining.

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Whos idea was it to name the game folder Time Paradox Game?
Why all that restrain?
Why not call it
This is the Time Paradox Game that I like so much, sure thing
that would be a nice game folder name, and certainly much more 'doslike' then the short Time Paradox Game.
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What's wrong with calling it Time Paradox Game? That's what it is, after all. And it differentiates from review, walkthrough, and maps.


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Loading games is much easier if you name them, like, "01 - second chapter"; "05 - pub"; "11 - travel 1", etc...

That way, they're in order (if backwards) making it easier to remember where you are.
That's a good idea Saccade, thankyou.
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Old 23-09-2009, 07:30 PM   #19
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You're forgetting about the 8-character limit. In DOSBox, that directory name will appear as "Timepa~1".
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Old 23-09-2009, 07:30 PM   #20
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At least my way works. So there's no need for your complaining.
That's nice for you, but we have to find a universally valid way (or the nearest to it).


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What's wrong with calling it Time Paradox Game?
The 8.3 convention. [edit] ^ was faster. [/edit]
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