Posted February 12, 2018
Of course i'll buy them here digitally (or Steam and then here) if the stars will align.
Post edited February 12, 2018 by Cadaver747
Cadaver747
Registered: Mar 2009
From Russian Federation
Of course i'll buy them here digitally (or Steam and then here) if the stars will align.
drmike
Why yes, I am a Major General
Registered: Jan 2012
From United States
Posted February 12, 2018
I don;t remember the issues that I had with the game. I just remember having them. I never could get anything done in it though. Loved the concept.
MartiusR
Eques Christi
Registered: Dec 2010
From Poland
Posted February 12, 2018
Of course i'll buy them here digitally (or Steam and then here) if the stars will align.
Cadaver747
Registered: Mar 2009
From Russian Federation
Posted February 12, 2018
There were two projects to sourceport it, only one project is more or less active called "PanzerChasm", latest version 0.3 (Google it if you are interested). It runs smoothly, about 120 FPS, a few files required from original game, music doesn't work, some intro speech is missing.
A few minor bugs here and there: gibs physics not accurate, level 15 can't be completed due to missing switch for raising platform, level 16 ending has no camera switch to the Time Judge, enemies shoot rockets with no auto aim seeking (they always fly straight), zombies can be killed without beheading and are much slower to react, Alien Captain shoot single blaster instead of rapid fire, Sphinx's sarcophagus destruction have issues (it will kill the player unless he escapes within a short period of time to teleporter), lastly OpenGL lighting maps are f@cked up (i prefer Software mode). Even on hard difficulty PanzerChasm is way too easy.
So if you know something about free release of Chasm: The Rift please do tell me.
As for the DOSBox the game is runnable on my old machine with 60 FPS (CPU = max cycles, UNIVBE 5.1). All you need to do is to patch it first, however for many users patches don't patch it properly (error 200) in that case you need to manually edit one file or you can download it already edited. If you are interested i can give you all info you need to run that game under DOSBox.
Post edited February 12, 2018 by Cadaver747
Embrigand
Spearman
Registered: Mar 2017
From Australia
Posted February 12, 2018
I have been longing to see Black and White on GOG. There is a community wishlist page for it with over 30K user votes.
(https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/black_white_5)
Would love to play it again on updated hardware, and maybe even in a more stable state. For the time being there is no way of knowing if or if not Black and White will become available on GOG any time soon. Best thing you can do is vote and see what happens next, sadly.
(https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/black_white_5)
Would love to play it again on updated hardware, and maybe even in a more stable state. For the time being there is no way of knowing if or if not Black and White will become available on GOG any time soon. Best thing you can do is vote and see what happens next, sadly.
drmike
Why yes, I am a Major General
Registered: Jan 2012
From United States
Posted February 12, 2018
(https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/black_white_5)
Would love to play it again on updated hardware, and maybe even in a more stable state. For the time being there is no way of knowing if or if not Black and White will become available on GOG any time soon. Best thing you can do is vote and see what happens next, sadly.
I;m kidding of course. We have large blocks of their IP space blocked for abuse for years now with dead silence from them on reports:
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/listings/microsoft.com
dnovraD
2023-08-14: Remember the Spaces!
Registered: Jul 2012
From United States
Posted February 12, 2018
I;m kidding of course. We have large blocks of their IP space blocked for abuse for years now with dead silence from them on reports:
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/listings/microsoft.com
As it's been quite a shock when suddenly Impossible Creatures or Close Combat suddenly shows up here. A pleasant shock, but a shock nonetheless.
MartiusR
Eques Christi
Registered: Dec 2010
From Poland
Posted February 13, 2018
There were two projects to sourceport it, only one project is more or less active called "PanzerChasm", latest version 0.3 (Google it if you are interested). It runs smoothly, about 120 FPS, a few files required from original game, music doesn't work, some intro speech is missing.
A few minor bugs here and there: gibs physics not accurate, level 15 can't be completed due to missing switch for raising platform, level 16 ending has no camera switch to the Time Judge, enemies shoot rockets with no auto aim seeking (they always fly straight), zombies can be killed without beheading and are much slower to react, Alien Captain shoot single blaster instead of rapid fire, Sphinx's sarcophagus destruction have issues (it will kill the player unless he escapes within a short period of time to teleporter), lastly OpenGL lighting maps are f@cked up (i prefer Software mode). Even on hard difficulty PanzerChasm is way too easy.
So if you know something about free release of Chasm: The Rift please do tell me.
As for the DOSBox the game is runnable on my old machine with 60 FPS (CPU = max cycles, UNIVBE 5.1). All you need to do is to patch it first, however for many users patches don't patch it properly (error 200) in that case you need to manually edit one file or you can download it already edited. If you are interested i can give you all info you need to run that game under DOSBox.
Sorry, for this false info, Chasm "Portable" was originally released on one "blog-esque" website (plus guy from readme had "slav" name & surname), which turned me into wrong assumption (such games as Lode Runner Online had their "freeware release" on various "blog-sites").
BTW - thanks a lot for info, I can use ready "tweaks" from Chasm Portable on my copy, but maybe I'll try your method with "vanilla" version of Chasm I own, but rather for curiosity.