So anyways, I downloaded Privateer from underdogs... and in trying to get it to work. Came here....
Got Dosbox... got dosbox running, mounted etc etc etc...
I managed to get past the NOEMS issue with scanning past posts regarding the game.
But now, since I fixed the EMS problem, OF COURSE, there's a new issue and I've no idea how to get around it, any help or suggestions would be great.
I type priv to start up the game, and see this after a brief memory check
"
Fatal error.
Error Code: D002-FFFF
Program halted by code.
Jemm unloaded.
"
Err. Error huh? What? Please help
Privateer I'm sure you're excited
Take a surf at:
http://www.wcnews.com/news/showupdate.php?id=5011
There you find "myjemm" a utility that allows you to play wc&priv under windows9X/ME,it works fine for me.It's public domain.
You haven't said what OS you running,i don't know if it's running well on Xp,i just can state it's OK for W98SE and provides me USBJoystick support.
If you under XP try it out with W95 compability,guess it could work.
http://www.wcnews.com/news/showupdate.php?id=5011
There you find "myjemm" a utility that allows you to play wc&priv under windows9X/ME,it works fine for me.It's public domain.
You haven't said what OS you running,i don't know if it's running well on Xp,i just can state it's OK for W98SE and provides me USBJoystick support.
If you under XP try it out with W95 compability,guess it could work.
wardrich wrote:The contrasts in personalities will deliver some SERIOUS lulz. I can't wait.
Found another fix to dosbox,the loadfix command,advise:try it out!
With a little bit of help, running the original Wing Commander games in Windows can be easy. DOSBox speed limits Wing Commander 1, allows Priv/Armada to execute in Windows and adds support for USB joysticks to the older games, among other things.
1. Download DOSBox 0.63
2. When you load the program, you're presented with a Z drive dos interface. If you have Wing Commander games already copied to a hard drive directory, type "mount c: c:\wingcommander" where c:\wingcommander is the directory of your game.
3. Typing in "c:" will now take you to a C prompt where you can type the name of the executable or install file for your game. You may need to go into the installation menu to setup sound and music. DOSBox defaults the sound card's IRQ to 7.
4. Some games will run just from there. USB joystick support is automatic and EMS support is on by default. Some games, such as Privateer and Armada, need EMS to be disabled. DOSBox will install a dosbox.conf file. You can open this up and change "ems=true" to false to turn off EMS.
5. Additionally, some games may need an additional entry to execute. Privateer and Armada run well with "loadfix -65" typed before the game's main executable (for example "loadfix -65 armada"). The -65 is optional and variable, but we've had best luck with that value.
6. Joystick and sound support may be glitchy depending on your hardware. In this case it can be difficult to get them to play smoothly. You can play with the CPU/frame rate options with Control+F7/F8 and Control+F11/F12. The game defaults to a 3000 cpu cycle speed. Games such as Armada will play best in the 6500 range (hit Control+F12 several times).
With a little bit of help, running the original Wing Commander games in Windows can be easy. DOSBox speed limits Wing Commander 1, allows Priv/Armada to execute in Windows and adds support for USB joysticks to the older games, among other things.
1. Download DOSBox 0.63
2. When you load the program, you're presented with a Z drive dos interface. If you have Wing Commander games already copied to a hard drive directory, type "mount c: c:\wingcommander" where c:\wingcommander is the directory of your game.
3. Typing in "c:" will now take you to a C prompt where you can type the name of the executable or install file for your game. You may need to go into the installation menu to setup sound and music. DOSBox defaults the sound card's IRQ to 7.
4. Some games will run just from there. USB joystick support is automatic and EMS support is on by default. Some games, such as Privateer and Armada, need EMS to be disabled. DOSBox will install a dosbox.conf file. You can open this up and change "ems=true" to false to turn off EMS.
5. Additionally, some games may need an additional entry to execute. Privateer and Armada run well with "loadfix -65" typed before the game's main executable (for example "loadfix -65 armada"). The -65 is optional and variable, but we've had best luck with that value.
6. Joystick and sound support may be glitchy depending on your hardware. In this case it can be difficult to get them to play smoothly. You can play with the CPU/frame rate options with Control+F7/F8 and Control+F11/F12. The game defaults to a 3000 cpu cycle speed. Games such as Armada will play best in the 6500 range (hit Control+F12 several times).
wardrich wrote:The contrasts in personalities will deliver some SERIOUS lulz. I can't wait.
This error message indicates that there is a problem with your sound card configuration. Run the INSTALL program again and select NO sound and NO music. Run the game again and see if you can get past the error message. If you can get past the error message with Sound and Music turned OFF, then you will need to run the install program again to set your sound up a second time. Be sure to know the proper address, IRQ and DMA values for your sound card before you install the game again. Incorrect IRQ values can cause this error message as well.
Same Problem
After following the instructions given here I was able to get it working a few times however i'm now getting the same error as the first poster. Even after setting my sound to none.
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You guys kick ass- especially Dosraider
Privateer is one of my all-time favorite games, at it's somehow gratifying to be able to run it on a system that, when the game was made, would have made Bill Gates kneel like a caveman worshipping fire. It's good to see that others out there have the same esoteric tastes that I do, and more importantly have worked out the kinks on how to make them actually work.
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!