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- From: jconklin@terapin.com (John Conklin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: New version of DM on HD? (Was: re: FTL)
- Message-ID: <jconklin.2v1u@terapin.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 04:45:11 GMT
- References: <1992Dec16.190428.10866@vax.oxford.ac.uk>
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- In article <1992Dec16.190428.10866@vax.oxford.ac.uk>, warda@vax.oxford.ac.uk
- writes:
- >>>Well, DungeonMaster was just recently re-released by Psygnosis. They took
- >>>the disk protection off (so you can install it on a hard drive!), and
- >>>spiced up some of the graphics in the game. I'm not sure whether FTL was
- >>>bought out by Psygnosis or if they just sold DM to them...
- >>>
- >>
- >> Hmmm... kind of makes you wonder.
- >>
- >> As far as DM... Psygnosis makes the game HD installable?
- >> You must be kidding! What could they have done to spice up the graphics?
- >> I thought the original game was fine.
- >>
- >
- >Yeah, well they took the protection off alright - the disks are normal DOS,
- >but I couldn't HD install it. The program has internal loading routines
- >hardwired for df0: If you run it from an HD, it requires that the master
- >disk be inserted in df0: The initial code loads OK from HD, but 90% of the
- >code gets loaded from the floppy, so it's a bit of a waste of time, really.
- >I tried the FREECOPY hack on it, but it wasn't having any of it :-(
- >
- >If I missed something obvious, and somebody knows how to get it running
- >from HD, that would be superb! Although I'm onto CSB now. I haven't
- >messed with this too much - perhaps a binary editor search and replace for
- >df0: in the executables?
- >
- >
- > Bill Bennett JANET: warda@uk.ac.oxford.vax
- > CRC Growth Factors Research Group Internet: warda%vax.oxford.ac.uk
- I have seen several PD hacks for Dungeon Master to make it HD installable, and
- a few for Chaos Strikes Back, and I KNOW of one of each that work... but they
- DO require the disk be in DF0: for protection checks or something... but the
- actual file access is from the HD.
-
- Also, the remark about Psygnosis actually making something HD installable is
- VERY true... until now!!! This tid-bit is as definite as it can be considering
- the game is question is still in development, but Lemmings II: The Tribes will
- be HD installable! Also, I didn't know that Psygnosis had gotten their hands on
- DM. Can anytone confirm this as fact?
-