AngelKnight: For what it's worth, the win32 build seems to function on Win7 64-bit. Two caveats:
- Need to make a copy of "DPLAYX.DLL" as "DPLAY.DLL" as per the previous post
- Either need to shutdown explorer.exe, or open the display properties (called "screen resolution" in the right-click menu on the desktop) and leave that window open when running the orion95.exe binary.
Main reason I prefer the win32 build is that sound lags when running the game in DOSBox.
I use the script below to automate this on my Alienware Win7 X64 system. You need to copy and rename the DPLAYX.DLL as stated above. Also be sure that line 2 points to your install location.
The script runs the game in full screen mode with no response lag. Note the /affinity setting in the 2nd line. This tells Windows to switch to single-threaded mode. Without it there can be issues with the games timing loops that cause the blink rate to be so high that it creates lag problems.
TASKKILL /F /IM "explorer.exe"
cd C:\"Program Files (x86)"\Microprose\Orion2
start /affinity 1 /w Orion95.exe
start C:\Windows\explorer.exe
I put the script in the game install directory, create a desktop sjortcut to it, and assign the Moo2 icon from Orion95.exe to it. Running the script will run the first 3 lines to start the game and let you play it. Ending the game will return to the script and restart exp;ored to restore your desktop. Note that I have not tested this for multiplayer games.
Two moe handy scripts I use are one to deleta all save games:
del C:\"Program Files (x86)"\Microprose\Orion2\SAVE*.GAM
And one to clear the Hall of Fame and reset it to as-shipped default.
del C:\"Program Files (x86)"\Microprose\Orion2\HOF.M2
Enjoy and Happy MOOing
