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[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by dosraider

Seems you missed a point : after all it's a windows remake.
(or adapted to windows if that suits TC better)

but it uses dosbox and vdmsound for sound effects anyways so what's your point? o_O

[dosraider]

*sigh*
It plays in XP without dosbox or VDMSound

STARTING THE GAME ON WinXP (32bit)
Extracting the archive creates a folder named "SHOCK". Start the launcher SSP.exe inside.
SSP will inform you whether VDMSound is installed (red or green screen). You can play in any case. With VDMSound you get stereo SFX and an overall better sound quality.

VDMS or Dosbox is only required for Vista or XP64.
*sigh again*

[_r.u.s.s.]

i did test it both on vdmsound and dosbox, there are preconfigured sound settings for each of systems, i've checked. and all of them still had default midi-out option for music

sighing? getting old?=P

[dosraider]

Of course _r.u.s.s., if you have VDMS or dosbox installed on your PC the game autodetects them and will use VDMS/dosbox sound emulation.

The whole point is that if you do not have either installed you do not need to install them to play with sound.
And you will lose some -(or a lot if you want)- sound quality.

Again: If you don't have them you don't need them in XP 32.

[_r.u.s.s.]

yep, but even though if you have them the game music is still terrible

[red_avatar]

Oh yeah, System Shock's music was horrible. Just like Bloodnet, it tried to make it sound futuristic without pulling it off. It induces headaches so it's the first thing that you turn off. And the result is that it actually makes the spooky atmosphere BETTER.

I've worked on soundtrack CDs to play during certain games. Some older games used audio tracks for ambient sound and I made mix & match compilations and thanks to Dosbox and Winamp I can play the right track for the right situation.

[golan]

Best game ever!

Anyhow, you might want to add Ultima Underworld 1 and 2 to the "If you like this game, you will also like" part of the game's page. They were made by the same people and use essntially the same engine.

[AlumiuN]

Et voila! Although, just using the same engine doesn't make it a given that they will like it...

[golan]

Trust me, if you liked System Shock you'll like Ultima Underworld; gameplay is very similar to a fantasy version of System Shock, though the antagonist is less active than SHODAN.

[Simoneer]

Not for once did I think of Ultima Underworld while playing System Shock, nor vice-versa. Not once.