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[nismodan]

I put this in the troubleshooting thread, but I'm hoping someone here might have a different thought on it.
Please delete this posting if putting it in both places isnt allowed.
Thanks!!

I have a quick question, if anyone can help.
I've read through this whole thread and the other one under the Syndicate general discussion, but I haven't found anyone experiencing the same problem as I am.

I got the Syndicate file and everything unzipped fine.
Wouldnt play with sound in XP (duh.)
I installed VDMS and now the sound works for the intro, and the music works in-game, but for some reason i'm not getting the rest of the sound effects (the gunshots and stuff).

It seems to me, as a newb, that if the music is working, then its not my configuration that's messed up, maybe i'm missing the sound effect files?

Oh, I tried running dosbox but just got horribly confused.
The game runs perfectly with VDMS, for everything BUT the sound effects.

Thanks for any help!!!

I believe there are no sound effects in the game. I have a different version of Syndicate, not off this site, but I never had any sounds with it, nor on my old 486 nor in DosBox although I experimented a bit with the command-line parameters of the game.

[The Fifth Horseman]

There ARE sound effects in Syndicate. I have the old version that used to be here.

Here is Mr. Syndicate talking, I was remenbering games of my old days when I found this page about Syndicate Bullfrog Inc. the best game ever. as I saw some people having problems with the game I decided to help. About saving the game: The game does not has to be played on DOS mode so u can be able to save, it automataclly generates a save directory, the problem is, the directory is always on the C:/Program Files, and so if the game isn't in the same directory it does not saves the game you're playing.
The only bug i've ever seen on this game is that my multiplayer mode doesn't works and if you're playing on an old pc, with low performance/RAM memeory, the textures can fail sometimes.

By the way, some people said that the flamer(flamethrower) is the best gun ever. that's only until your enemy get an UZI or MINI-GUN and I won't even metion what would happen if it had an GAUSS GUN.

Best weapon ever is the MINI-GUn, thou the PERSUADERTRON works pretty well.

Mr. SyndcateNinja(Syndja)

Automated agents Rock!!!!

:guns: thou the Gunmans Roll!!!! :guns:

And the Gunners Wreck!!!!

"What doesn't kills you makes you stronger."
-Old Hellvish saying.
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Post Scriptum:The sound works better with ol' Creative Labs Sound Blaster 32 MB.
SoundBlaster in the Veins!!!!!!

[The Fifth Horseman]

Textures? Multiplayer?
We talking about the same game here?

[Quintopotere]

Was Internet existing when they made Syndicate? :blink:

[WaAn]

Yup. It existed. In 1993 the first browser was created

Yes it did exist already then, but with multiplayer mode is not meant the playing over internet. It's the modem-connection where two people can play against each other, I guess, or otherwise a LAN-connection. I'm aware that there actually is the possibility to play Syndicate in more than just singleplayer mode, but I never was able to find out how with my version of the game (downloaded version off the net 1998, hehe).

[Morrin]

Proud owner of the original and american revolt!

[Japo]

I own the CD (Syndicate + American Revolt) but I couldn't make it run. Then I read this thread, replaced DOS4GW.EXE and it works! :Brain: Thanks a lot pals!

So anybody who's got problems, the first thing you've got to try with this game is replacing DOS4GW.EXE with a newer version. The freeware 32-bit version linked here didn't work, but the one from X-Com - Terror from the Deep did the job.