Here the OFFICIAL advices to play this game !!!!!
1) Please open the GOG GALAXY App, select the game and use the repair button which will be located next to the PLAY button (on the right) > Manage installation > Repair
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003930017-My-game-data-is-corrupt-How-can-I-repair-my-game-
2) Please install the June 2010 DirectX runtime package:
http://files.gog.com/support/Directx_Jun2010_redist.exe or
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 The following video might be helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LL8Hna3FIc 3) If you are using Nahimic, please could you disable this audio software or uninstall it completely as it has proven to be problematic with many games?
The article below might be helpful when it comes to disabling the Nahimic service:
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408556606237 4) Please go to the game installation folder:- If the game was installed via GALAXY, please select the game in GALAXY, click on the icon on the right side of the PLAY button -> Manage Installation -> Show Folder
- If the game was installed via offline installer, then you will have to manually navigate to the game installation folder, by default it's: C:\GOG Games\game-title\
Once in there find game's executable, right-click on it, and select Properties. In the properties window please switch to the Compatibility tab, and enable "Disable full screen optimization" and "Run as administrator".
Press Ok to apply settings, and try to run the game again using the executable file.
https://support.gog.com/hc/article_attachments/360019085197/FullscreenOptimizations.gif (You might want to close GALAXY before performing this step).
5) Please close all software that has an overlay
(this can include: Radeon Software, Rivatuner Statistics Server, MSI Afterburner, Discord, FRAPS, OBS, programs from Adobe Suite and similar software that may use overlay, or diagnostic tools).
6) Should the issues persist, please reinstall the game AND add it to your anti-virus/firewall software's exception/trusted list.
Please make sure that you install the game to a short path, for example:C:\GOG or C:\Games
7) Please reinstall both Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Packages:
x86:
https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x86.exe x64:
https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe 8) One thing that might be helpful would be to make sure that DirectPlay is activated. Hope the below might help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1c5opN5uG0 9) Please update your graphics drivers.
Here:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/drivers/
or here:
https://www.amd.com/en/support All the best,
Falran
GOG.COM | Technical Customer Support Specialist
Graphic Mode Setup
Direct Draw
hq3x
aspect ratio: yes
1920X1200
Full screen
Double Buffering: No
SND card: sblaster
IT IS NECESSARY THAT YOU CHANGE, IN FILE dosboxUBB OF THE GAME FOLDER, THE OPTION "TIMED" FROM "TRUE" TO "FALSE"