After going through the readme file on the new AIL drivers, I noticed Bethesda uses these drivers. I immediately went to check if my favorite game - Wayne Gretzky Hckey 3 had these drivers. It did so I began to install the Gravis drivers.I copied gf1digi.adv over sbdig.adv, gf1midi.adv over sbfm.adv, and gf166.com over sblaster.com. I then started the game like I had a Soundblaster. The opening music was much better than a SB or SBOS had ever played it. The problems started when I played the game: the game sounded normal for about 5 seconds (skate noises and puck sounds) and then the sounds just stopped. From that point on, only very few sounds would play.
I knw these drivers are new but any ideas?
My only other complaint is that the ultramid file takes over 50k to load but that problem is being addressed.
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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1993 12:06:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: ccastge@prism.gatech.edu
Subject: AIL drivers + ROE2
Message-ID: <9306201606.AA09500@prism>
I tried the AIL drivers with Rules of Engagement 2 this past weekend, and
the midi portion seemed to work flawlessly. However, when the game gets
going, the digital sound will work for a few minutes, but then gets cut
off for the rest of the game. (and any you play subsequently, unless you
completely exit and restart).
I hope that the fix coming Monday will eliminate this problem, because when
I play using SBOS, not only do I not get the stunning MIDI sound in the intro
(which, btw, is INCREDIBLE, vastly superior to SBOS), but the digital sound
slows the game to a crawl every time a sound is played.
One other problem that occurs is when the game is first started. When you
start the game, it initializes the sound, xms memory, etc..., then brings
up the Impressions logo. When this logo comes up, you can click the mouse
or hit a key to bypass the intro (which takes about 3 minutes on my 386/20
to start up... no joke!), so I usually bypass it. All works well with SBOS
2.08, but when using the AIL drivers w/either mt32 sound or soundblaster
sound, I can't bypass it! This is more than a bit frustrating, since the
only solution is to turn animations off. And I don't think there is a way to
get that option to be saved either... so effectively there is NO way to
get by the intro.
Just wondering if maybe this could be caused by the AIL drivers, and how?
ccastge@prism.gatech.edu
a.k.a., Guy Elden, Jr.
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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 93 13:14:31 EDT
From: Stephen Ferguson <FERGUSOS@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Subject: EPAS
Message-ID: <9306201716.AA15222@orca.es.com>
I could not reach archive.epas.utoronto.ca. I decided to try, then,
the numerical address (ie. 128.100.160.36) and found that the FTP
address was actually klingon.epas.utoronto.ca. Perhaps you should
change the address at the bottom of the digest to reflect this.
