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General discussion (archive)3D Realms Anthology and Re-launch(93 posts)(93 posts)
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Posted October 25, 2014
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DoctorGOGgles: Downloads work fine for me. Maybe you just clicked on the Game Details link instead of the Download. They're both highlighted with a yellow box when you hover your mouse over a game cover and it looks like it's only a single link, but there's the large upper part for game details and a narrow lower part for the download. You have to directly click the narrow lower part for the download to start.

If that's not your problem, try with a different browser.

Also, you need to confirm your e-mail address when you sign up for a new account before you can access the games. Maybe the confirmation e-mail is in your spam folder?
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NucaCola: I got the email. I looked in the my games page and all I have are the free games that came with my new account. No Anthology pack! If I don't get what I paid for in the next couple of days, I'm asking for a full refund, if I can post in the damn forums that is.
If the forum doesn't work for you (haven't tried myself, but I think you have to register separately), you could also try contacting 3D Realms via message on the contacts page or e-mail.

https://3drealms.com/contact/
Posted October 25, 2014
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NucaCola: I got the email. I looked in the my games page and all I have are the free games that came with my new account. No Anthology pack! If I don't get what I paid for in the next couple of days, I'm asking for a full refund, if I can post in the damn forums that is.
Also check your bank account to see if you were actually billed.

By they way, 5 minutes after buying this my bank contacted me and asked if I made the transaction myself or if my card was stolen. They do it sometimes usually when I buy airline tickets. The guy for the bank told me it's an automated system that flags some transactions as suspicious (especially if made abroad) and they have to call to verify.

Could something similar happen to you? Maybe the transaction was blocked?
Posted October 25, 2014
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Truehare: Too bad they won't let us filthy Brazilians buy this...

And here I was thinking we lived in globalized world... What's the deal with this stupid country restriction anyway?
How so? I just bought it without any issues, no proxy or anything.
Posted October 25, 2014
Seriously, what's the deal with Commander Keen 6 being relegated to ethereal oblivion, both there and on Steam?
Great package otherwise, but that pisses me off.
Posted October 25, 2014
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NucaCola: I got the email. I looked in the my games page and all I have are the free games that came with my new account. No Anthology pack! If I don't get what I paid for in the next couple of days, I'm asking for a full refund, if I can post in the damn forums that is.
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DoctorGOGgles: If the forum doesn't work for you (haven't tried myself, but I think you have to register separately), you could also try contacting 3D Realms via message on the contacts page or e-mail.

https://3drealms.com/contact/
The forums have different accounts.
Posted October 25, 2014
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twincast: Seriously, what's the deal with Commander Keen 6 being relegated to ethereal oblivion, both there and on Steam?
Great package otherwise, but that pisses me off.
The 6th Commander Keen was published by FormGen. Formgen themselves were later bought by GT Interactive and GT Interactive themselves, were bought by Infogrames, who later renamed themselves to Atari. Needless to say, just like Flat Rock Software had the rights to Keen Dreams till very recently, it's very probable that Atari still has the rights to the 6th Commander Keen. At any rate, it's a messy case.
Posted October 25, 2014
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twincast: Seriously, what's the deal with Commander Keen 6 being relegated to ethereal oblivion, both there and on Steam?
Great package otherwise, but that pisses me off.
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Grargar: The 6th Commander Keen was published by FormGen. Formgen themselves were later bought by GT Interactive and GT Interactive themselves, were bought by Infogrames, who later renamed themselves to Atari. Needless to say, just like Flat Rock Software had the rights to Keen Dreams till very recently, it's very probable that Atari still has the rights to the 6th Commander Keen. At any rate, it's a messy case.
Huh, knew about Keen Dreams, of course, but what a weird decision back when.
Posted October 25, 2014
In the FAQ they mention this package will be available on linux and mac later. I dont get what they mean since dosbox already runs on mac and linux, unless they are porting every game, which seems like a lot of work if the source code to them is even available.
Posted October 25, 2014
Maybe a glitch, but it seems like the discount's duration has been extended for 1 more day.
Post edited October 25, 2014 by Grargar
Posted October 26, 2014
OK, while the games run smoothly and without any problems, there is one thing I dislike. The dosbox conf file sets the resolution to a fixed value of 1280x800, which is a widescreen resolution.
While I imagine it was done since most users have widescreen monitors, it makes the game look stretched. Personally I prefer to maintain the aspect ratio of 4:3 and have black bars on side.

It might be a good idea to check the Dosbox conf file before playing. I do it even with GOG games.

Still it's nice that GOG gives you the ability to change some graphics options easily through the Graphics Mode Setup, for those not used to text config files. 3D Realms should learn from them...
Posted October 26, 2014
I really like their launcher, it would be nice if all of the games were on GOG, but either way, this is fantastic. Nice to finally be able to play Alien Carnage again.
Posted October 26, 2014
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Grargar: Maybe a glitch, but it seems like the discount's duration has been extended for 1 more day.
Nope, it's not a glitch. 3D Realms decided to extend the sale for another 24 hours:

https://twitter.com/3drealms/status/526029002755305472
Posted October 26, 2014
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RayRay13000: Nope, it's not a glitch. 3D Realms decided to extend the sale for another 24 hours:

https://twitter.com/3drealms/status/526029002755305472
Then, they did a poor job on their main page, as it still shows it as a 48 Hour sale there.
Posted October 26, 2014
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ZFR: OK, while the games run smoothly and without any problems, there is one thing I dislike. The dosbox conf file sets the resolution to a fixed value of 1280x800, which is a widescreen resolution.
That resolution looks perfect on CRT monitors since it's exactly 4x the native resolution of the DOS games. They were always in a widescreen ratio and meant to be stretched vertically. Other than that, I don't why they picked it instead of just leaving it at "original."

Does every game have its own .conf file? Also, is there only 1 instance of DOSBox or does every game have it in their directory?
Post edited October 26, 2014 by Exoanthrope
Posted October 26, 2014
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Exoanthrope: That resolution looks perfect on CRT monitors since it's exactly 4x the native resolution of the DOS games. They were always widescreen and meant to be stretched vertically.
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OK I see that you did write they were meant to stretch vertically.
But in order to see the image as it was meant to be seen on the CRT monitor, Aspect Ratio has to be enabled so the game maintains its 4:3 ratio. Which is not the case.

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Exoanthrope: Does every game have its own .conf file? Also, is there only 1 instance of DOSBox or does every game have it in their directory?
Each one has its own.
Post edited October 26, 2014 by ZFR
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