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[_r.u.s.s.]

weeel, use dosbox for the game. download it from the site, run the program and type 'intro', there is everything explained

after mounting the drive, run 'setsound.exe', select soundblaster pro or 100% compatible, save it, and run 'ascend.exe'

[The Fifth Horseman]

A Beginner's Guide to DOSBox should help you. That's about as simple as it can get.

[Shade]

a immortal classic this one! sat up all night with it.
and i bet it will get better if i can get the sound on

When I try to finish the install, the game tells me I don't have any sound drivers installed. I don't know what to do.. Doesn't DosBox use the sound drivers I already have installed? Can anyone help me?

[Mighty Midget]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest_LacyCat_* @ Jul 15 2007, 10:24 PM) [snapback]299549[/snapback]</div>

When I try to finish the install, the game tells me I don't have any sound drivers installed. I don't know what to do.. Doesn't DosBox use the sound drivers I already have installed? Can anyone help me?
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DOSBox emulates the (fake) soundcard specified in the DOSBox config file. Default is a Soundblaster 16 card with settings addresse=220 irq=7 dma=1 hdma=5. When setting up sound in the game's setup, you need to match the selected options there with the ones in the DOSBox config file.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mighty Midget @ Jul 15 2007, 09:28 PM) [snapback]299550[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest_LacyCat_* @ Jul 15 2007, 10:24 PM) [snapback]299549[/snapback]

When I try to finish the install, the game tells me I don't have any sound drivers installed. I don't know what to do.. Doesn't DosBox use the sound drivers I already have installed? Can anyone help me?
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DOSBox emulates the (fake) soundcard specified in the DOSBox config file. Default is a Soundblaster 16 card with settings addresse=220 irq=7 dma=1 hdma=5. When setting up sound in the game's setup, you need to match the selected options there with the ones in the DOSBox config file.
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Thank you for responding. Ascendancy doesn't let me get that far. I do understand that DOsBox usually emulates Soundblaster at the settings you mentioned , but when I type in "Setsound" at the prompt (I am in the Ascendancy directory) I get the Sound Configuration page with a message telling me there is an error.. no sound drivers were found. The game will not continue any further. I can't finish the install and I can't run the game , with or without sound. So why doesn't the game (or DosBox) know I really do have drivers and what can I do to convince the game (or DosBox) that they're there?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Sounds like a corrupted or incomplete copy of the game. Did you download it from Abandonia?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Jul 16 2007, 08:53 AM) [snapback]299610[/snapback]</div>

Sounds like a corrupted or incomplete copy of the game. Did you download it from Abandonia?
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Yes. I did. You think I should download it again?

[Mighty Midget]

Corrupted downloads happen sometimes, so yes: Try download it again.

Oh thank you guys for your help. I downloaded it again and this time the files all unzipped properly and i was able to complete the sound configuration and everything. I have no idea what happened the first time around but I'm glad you guys were here .