DESCENT, DESCENT 2 trouble

Mike2 · Post by **Mike2** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 9:10 pm

Before I explain my problem, here are my specs:
Pentium 200MHZ processor
130,548 KB RAM
PC DOS 6.3

Error I get when trying to run the game, DESCENT and DESCENT 2:
DOS4GW Runtime protected mode................. general fault error 2001, and other weird codes...

I think I'm getting a runtime error. Anyway, Did I got a runtime error, or what exactly I might of got?

486 player · Post by **486 player** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:17 am

1. If it occurs in an additional level, reload game and avoid sitiuation where that happened. If it doesn't help, delete level/mission.
2. Disable expanded memory manager.
3. Get DXes Click game name and 'patches' and select suited one.

Mike2 · Post by **Mike2** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:28 pm

Which patch? I looked for DXes and they do not have it.
Although I did find a patch but I can't download the patch because the page won't load. The patch I tried to download is Descent 1.x to 1.4, but I'm not sures if that is DXes. which patch is DXes?

Post by **Wally** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:49 pm

Just checking .

Do you have Dos4gw in your decent directory?

Mike2 · Post by **Mike2** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:38 pm

No, I do not have Dos4gw in my directory, do I need dos4gw.exe or whatever the filename is?

Post by **Wally** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:43 pm

yeah you need it in the directory of the game to run it.

http://www.arcadeathome.com/dl.phtml?re ... 4gw.zip%7C

Mike2 · Post by **Mike2** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:53 pm

Sadly, DOS4GW does not work with DESCENT!

Here is the error I get...
"DOS/4GW fatal error <1008>: can't load executable file format for file DESCENT.BAT [1]" IS there anything else I can do?
(In case your going to ask (Do you have DESCENT.EXE, the answer is, no I do not have it.)

Mike2 · Post by **Mike2** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:43 pm

Wait a minute... I have the original Descent executable file DCNTSHR.EXE.
But I tried that with DOS4Gw, and I got the same error.

Mike2 · Post by **Mike2** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:42 pm

This is not a joke! I really need help!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:27 pm

Mike2 wrote:Sadly, DOS4GW does not work with DESCENT!

Here is the error I get...
"DOS/4GW fatal error <1008>: can't load executable file format for file ALADDIN.EXE [1]" IS there anything else I can do?
(In case your going to ask (Do you have DESCENT.EXE, the answer is, no I do not have it.)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:56 pm

i have installed Descent 1 and use Dosbox to play it. But i have a real problem... it runs very slow, not only when i shoot. it runs slowly all the time... what can i do ? i started the game like that:
mount c c:\games\dosbox <enter>
cd descent <enter>
descentr.exe <enter>
then the game starts. i start a new game, skip the intro and this is already very slow...

please help me, i want to play this very nice game...

Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:07 pm

Increase the CPU cycles, hold 'Ctrl' and press 'F12' a few times. DOSBox starts out at a default on 3000 CPU cycles, might I suggest kicking that up to around 20k, if it still runs slowly just go up higher.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:49 pm

http://www.planetdescent.com/

there is a section on the left called files... download patches from there.

Infragreen · Post by **Infragreen** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:04 pm

You want the patch to D1X (may have to patch to 1.40+ and then D1X).

If patch refuses due to nonsimilarity, use this command line:
patch -ignoremissing.
Forces patching. Took me awhile to find this feature on the net.

Sound may go weird.

You may get crashes; save often-ish.

Otherwise works neat AND fixes the darkness problem (brightness slider goes double length).

Infy

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