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[Ostfunker]

Ah, thanks very much for that - I was hoping it would be something straightforward like that and I'm glad the solution is easy too!

I'll have to experiment tonight when I get home from work (if there is time) or try tomorrow night. I'll let you know the results here.

Many thanks again!

[hialmar]

Using Dosbox 7.1 on a winXP machine, I keep getting the error - must have 610,000 kbs to run the game and 344,000 in ems or extended dos. I have played around with the memory requirements under the aoe.com and that has not helped.

[dosraider]

First of all update dosbox to 0.73 (Won't interfere with 0.71 if you want to keep that one around for some reason)
Game runs fine in it (default dosbox config, no need to change anything, eventually delete your AOE folder and start over again, in case you screwed up something in the game settings ....)
Run 'install' first and set sound to soundblaster (otherwise it will use the horrific pc speaker sounds).

* Why is the sound set to PC speaker in the archive? *

[hialmar]

Originally Posted by dosraider

First of all update dosbox to 0.73 (Won't interfere with 0.71 if you want to keep that one around for some reason)
Game runs fine in it (default dosbox config, no need to change anything, eventually delete your AOE folder and start over again, in case you screwed up something in the game settings ....)
Run 'install' first and set sound to soundblaster (otherwise it will use the horrific pc speaker sounds).

* Why is the sound set to PC speaker in the archive? *

Thanks!!!!!! That made all the difference!

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by dosraider

* Why is the sound set to PC speaker in the archive? *

replaced that

[fleabag]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Jeremiah: You just have to increase the framerate to around 10.000-12.000

I have been having the same type of a problem on my DOS-only computer, (it gets partly through the introduction. but it just kicks me right back into DOS). how do I change the framerate?

[dosraider]

http://moslo.info/basic.asp

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally Posted by fleabag

I have been having the same type of a problem on my DOS-only computer, (it gets partly through the introduction. but it just kicks me right back into DOS). how do I change the framerate?

You can't increase it - that's just not physically possible. You can only slow it down using the utility Dosraider linked to.

[nextinline]

someone NEEDS to post a list of controls, and yes i googled, i got 404'd
and that 'quick reference card' isn't even useful, it doesn't have anyone of the real controls you need to play the game

[Sarin]

arrow down-up
arrow up-down
arrow left-roll (turn) left
arrow right-roll (turn) right
, -rudder left
. -rudder right
1 to 9-throttle levels
+,- -increase/decrease throttle
space-fire guns
g -select guns
r -fire rockets (if available)
backspace-drop bombs (all of em, there is no key to drop just one)
d -drop external fuel tank
f -flaps settings
w -wheel brakes
b -air brakes
l (L not I)-landing gear
F1 to F8 -views
F10 -settings
alt+r -realism panel inflight
ctrl+b -bail out

I hope it's all correct, and I did not forget anything.