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Old April 27th, 2002, 02:42 AM
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Default Re: Win XP compatability for various Shrapnel games?

Thanks Vampiric Dread,

I got XP Pro and my only problem was getting use to multiple Users Online on my system. I was doing the logout/switch user thing to check my other Users load ups and didn't realize it actually left them logged "Online". I downloaded the 4.6 Messenger update and although I killed the active Messenger on my "User" system I didn't on theirs and now I've got bugs in my Messenger. Fixed some but I can't do the selective uninstall/reinstall for Messenger.

I'm doing just fine except for staying up til 3AM too many mornings playing SE IV gold w/1.67 patch. No problems other than user head space & timing. (I wanted music but forgot to disable SE IV music so my CD conflicted with SEIV. Found it now CD music is fine not stuttering or playing in "round" with itself.)

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I wanted music but forgot to disable SE IV music so my CD conflicted with SEIV. Found it now CD music is fine not stuttering or playing in "round" with itself
I'm not running XP, but SE IV will play any music CD that happens to be in the CD drive, as long as it has at least as many tracks as the SE IV CD. (I get the stuttering when the CD has too few tracks.)

There are entries in Space Empires IV Gold\Data\Settings.txt that let you customize which tracks are played, also.
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seiv will run on xp.

i can play 1.41
and 1.67 on the xp machine.

so far i have tested seiv on all the nt flavours and win 9x flavours.

It also will work with linux kernal 2.2 and up with a good wine.

The SEIV design is simplistic for graphics and sound. This is a strenght in porting.

If you have any problems it may be with a conflict with a vga graphics service running in the back ground.

VGA PROBE that comes with ASUS Cards may give it problems on the installs

If it does just end that service.
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Thanks again guys!

I've had no problem except the noted conflict between MS Mediaplayer & SEIV Gold both trying to play my music CDs.

I figured it out (ie fixed 'my' headspace & timing for those familiar with the ol M2HB.)

I was just concerned before I bought SEIV Gold since I didn't see any (maybe I missed it) official Shrapnel "This game works with MS's XP."

Thanks for the repeated feedback ... and I'll probably play with SEIV for a while. Hopefully I'll have time to start to multiplayer & at least load/play some of the mods.


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