The engine is something I'd love to work on more had I had the time, but right now it's running a bit stagnant, though it has been modified quite a bit since the version I linked to for the recent competition - I'd be more than happy to help you figure out dosBox, however. I'm using version 0.7 right now, and both ukm and pandora run like dreams.
Basically I used Wintermutes installer twice for both the games - first I chose the option of creating a dvd image from the game discs, then I installed the full game using the setup file inside the newly created dvd image. The image I mounted using daemon tools.
Both games I installed in my default games directory, C:/Games/Moon and C:/Games/Pandora
Then install dosBox 0.7 if you haven't already, and add the following to the end of the file 'dosBox.conf', which can be found in the dosBox installation folder:
~~~
[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount C C:\Games
mount D H:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
C:
config -set "cpu cycles=60000"
~~~
Now, whenever you start dosBox those lines above will be run automatically. The first line makes the default C directory in dosBox the Games folder on your hard drive. The second line mounts your cdrom into your dosBox. My cdrom letter is H - replace the H above with whatever your cdrom drive letter is. Now, you're not actually not using your cdrom since you've done a full install of the game, but you need to specify that there is a cdrom drive in dosbox or it'll get confused and neither of the tex games will run. The third line changes the beginning letter in dosBox from Z: to C:, and finally the last line simply simulates a faster computer so the games don't run so darn slow.
So now, all you have to do to run the games is start dosBox, type either 'cd moon' for ukm, or 'cd pandora' for pandora, where 'moon' and 'pandora' are the names I chose for the games' installation folders, and then once in the game directory to run the game, type 'tex4' for pandora, and 'tex197' for ukm.
This is how I do it anyway, and it runs brilliant - if you or anyone has any questions or corrections let me know. I know there are different versions of the games, so some of the information here may vary...
Hope this helps
Bests, Rockefeller
Basically I used Wintermutes installer twice for both the games - first I chose the option of creating a dvd image from the game discs, then I installed the full game using the setup file inside the newly created dvd image. The image I mounted using daemon tools.
Both games I installed in my default games directory, C:/Games/Moon and C:/Games/Pandora
Then install dosBox 0.7 if you haven't already, and add the following to the end of the file 'dosBox.conf', which can be found in the dosBox installation folder:
~~~
[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount C C:\Games
mount D H:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
C:
config -set "cpu cycles=60000"
~~~
Now, whenever you start dosBox those lines above will be run automatically. The first line makes the default C directory in dosBox the Games folder on your hard drive. The second line mounts your cdrom into your dosBox. My cdrom letter is H - replace the H above with whatever your cdrom drive letter is. Now, you're not actually not using your cdrom since you've done a full install of the game, but you need to specify that there is a cdrom drive in dosbox or it'll get confused and neither of the tex games will run. The third line changes the beginning letter in dosBox from Z: to C:, and finally the last line simply simulates a faster computer so the games don't run so darn slow.
So now, all you have to do to run the games is start dosBox, type either 'cd moon' for ukm, or 'cd pandora' for pandora, where 'moon' and 'pandora' are the names I chose for the games' installation folders, and then once in the game directory to run the game, type 'tex4' for pandora, and 'tex197' for ukm.
This is how I do it anyway, and it runs brilliant - if you or anyone has any questions or corrections let me know. I know there are different versions of the games, so some of the information here may vary...
Hope this helps
Bests, Rockefeller
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