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waltc: I'll hope you're right ;)...it'd be nice to get the floppy version running properly...My config file is setup differently but I ran the floppy setup file (install.exe) and changed the game's settings to the way my settings are for the CD-ROM version:

IRQ 5
DMA 3
HDMA 7

But you may well be right in that even though the floppy game allows you to change the settings, it *really* wants the default settings no matter what...;) I'll get back with the results...thanks, guys, for the tips...!
When running games under DOSBox, things can get confusing because you can change settings in both the DOSBox configuration file, and by running the original DOS installer program for the game. I'd recommend making sure you have them both set the same.

Can someone tell me if the CD and floppy versions have separate DOSBox configuration files? I would guess that they do, but I'm not sure.
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Sarisio: If it will help, I had same problem with original WoX when I've run it on more modern OS, game locking up on some NPC's speech (and during intro if I didn't skip it). Didn't have problem with GOG version, I am not sure if I changed it manually, for me it is:...
Yes, thanks so much for the suggestions...;) I had simply forgotten how some DOS games are actually hard-coded to specific sound-blaster settings *even if* their setup files "allow" you to change them! I had changed them in the CD-ROM version and run the setup file and matched the settings in the CD-ROM .conf file--and that worked fine. But not so with the floppy...had to stick with the defaults or the game was just unplayable due to frequent lockups.

I use dosbox svn-daum instead of the standard dosbox gog ships and have an extensive dosbox.conf file for my DOS games, and use shaders to clean up the somewhat rough graphics of the period (part of svn-daum dosbox) and for performance, this version of dosbox also allows me to use a 64-bit version of dosbox...dosbox_x64.exe. I think it's the best dosbox package available for gaming. Thanks again for the thoughts...!...;)

I am amazed at how much entertainment value these old games still have for me!





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Waltorious: ...

Can someone tell me if the CD and floppy versions have separate DOSBox configuration files? I would guess that they do, but I'm not sure.
Yes, I use two separate dosbox.conf files. It's interesting the way Gog has put both of these versions together in the same physical directory--each version has its own configuration file, too (the game's own config files.) The CD-ROM version's is in the WORLD subfolder, and the floppy version's in the main directory--both are XEEN.CFG

So...you run the setup (install.exe) for each version separately, and your IRQ & Midi choices are written to the respective XEEN.CFG file.

I'm just delighted everything's running properly now...;) It's the simplest things sometimes...:D
Post edited October 16, 2014 by waltc