Falcon 3.0 & Windows 95 Configuration
Brent E. Kidwell
I just purchased Falcon 3.0 Gold and am trying to set it up on a computer
configured with Windows 95. Any suggestions about how to do this? I
tried a boot disk, but that didn't seem to allow the appropriate amount of
memory. Can't run it under Windows 95 either.
Any help would be appreciated.
Brent.
RLa...@slip.net
Hey Brent,
So whats up buddy?? Problems with Win 95 and Falcon 3.0?? No
problem...
I have F-3 Gold running just finew on my Pentium 75 with Win
95, and can help...
First question: Did it load OK??
Second Question: How much did you load? The Min, or the Max??
Third Question: Is the problem lack od CD-Rom drivers when you
boot to DOS?
Odds on, you need to adjust your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys.
Yes, Win 95 does use those, especially for DOS games...
Do this...
Start a reply message to me...
Open a DOS Window, and run Mem/c/p > Mem.txt
Paste Mem.txt to Message
Run Sysedit
Copy and Past the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files to
the message.
Send the reply to me.
I know that sounds like a real PIA, but then we can look at
what is using up your memory, and how your config files can be
modified to give you the memory you need..
Unluckily, while you can run Falcon under Win 95, the sound
sucks big time, and everything tends to freeze up when you get any
digital message, like "Way point..."
Just for grins, here are my numbers and files.. Run as of NOW!
** C:>Mem/c/p **
Modules using memory below 1 MB:
Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SYSTEM 15,824 (15K) 10,512 (10K) 5,312 (5K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
EMM386 4,320 (4K) 4,320 (4K) 0 (0K)
WIN 3,664 (4K) 3,664 (4K) 0 (0K)
vmm32 19,904 (19K) 848 (1K) 19,056 (19K)
COMMAND 7,472 (7K) 7,472 (7K) 0 (0K)
IFSHLP 2,864 (3K) 0 (0K) 2,864 (3K)
Free 627,072 (612K) 627,072 (612K) 0 (0K)
Memory Summary:
Type of Memory Total Used Free
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Conventional 655,360 28,288 627,072
Upper 27,232 27,232 0
Reserved 393,216 393,216 0
Extended (XMS) 7,312,800 202,144 7,110,656
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total memory 8,388,608 650,880 7,737,728
Press any key to continue . . .
Total under 1 MB 682,592 55,520 627,072
Total Expanded (EMS) 7,831,552 (7,648K)
Free Expanded (EMS) 7,831,552 (7,648K)
Largest executable program size 627,056 (612K)
Largest free upper memory block 0 (0K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
** Autoexec.bat **
@Echo Off
Prompt $P$G
SET PATH=C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\TEMP;C:\NORTON
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET SOUND=C:\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET BLASTER=A240 I7 D1 H7 P300 T6
** Config.sys **
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /VERBOSE
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE AUTO 3072 RAM VERBOSE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILESHIGH=30
BUFFERSHIGH=20
STACKSHIGH=8,256
LASTDRIVEHIGH=D
And that is how I get Falcon Gold to run like a champ. I will
say that i had enough HD space, so I just installed the whole damn
thing, except for FACT to the HD, but it works just fine. At start up,
i just hit F8, and then Command Prompt Only. With that, I get 624k
lower memory free, and everything works like a champ..
hope that gives you some ideas, and let me know how I can
help..
Deadman
A Smile is a terible thing to waste... :)
So use one every day on someone who needs it !
RLawer @ Slip.Net
pap...@ix.netcom.com
Run dont walk to www.microprose.com and look in the tech support area
for a file name FAL95.exe. It will make a bootdisk for you that will
solve your trouble, no muss, no fuss, no bother......
PAPA DOC
pap...@ix.netcom.com
Yes you may need to run a program called MO'SLO.COM availible from
cactus.org and also from ftp.microprose.com . This utility will slow
your puter down enough to make the sim play at a realistic 25 fps .
You can see this by pressing pause during flight then tab then press
the "d" key which will produce a column of numbers on the left hand
side. The bottom number is the Framerate. For a consistent number
select instant action with no details and no sams and also go at the
same time of day. (shift-t to switch times) Enter then pause then
unpause then repause this will stabilise the numbers. They usually
jump around between 78 and 24 the lower number is what your interested
in. Use moslo to adjust the FPS to 24fps.
PAPA DOC
>I just found Falcon 3.0 Gold for $14.00 at Sam's Club. Should I get this
>sim? I run WIN95
>on a Pentium 90. I suppose I'll need the following FAL95.exe. Do I need a
>special software
>to load before this "pre-pentuim" software to run?
>--
>Steve Dunbar
>WB: Ichi
>See WarBirds ScreenShots - http://www.forbin.com/~sdunbar
Steve Dunbar <ichi>
I just found Falcon 3.0 Gold for $14.00 at Sam's Club. Should I get this
sim? I run WIN95
on a Pentium 90. I suppose I'll need the following FAL95.exe. Do I need a
special software
to load before this "pre-pentuim" software to run?
--
Steve Dunbar
WB: Ichi
See WarBirds ScreenShots - http://www.forbin.com/~sdunbar
> pap...@ix.netcom.com wrote in article
<4t174t$a...@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>...
David Staines
pap...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Yes you may need to run a program called MO'SLO.COM availible from
> cactus.org and also from ftp.microprose.com . This utility will slow
> your puter down enough to make the sim play at a realistic 25 fps .
> You can see this by pressing pause during flight then tab then press
> the "d" key which will produce a column of numbers on the left hand
> side. The bottom number is the Framerate. For a consistent number
> select instant action with no details and no sams and also go at the
> same time of day. (shift-t to switch times) Enter then pause then
> unpause then repause this will stabilise the numbers. They usually
> jump around between 78 and 24 the lower number is what your interested
> in. Use moslo to adjust the FPS to 24fps.
> PAPA DOC
Is this a macro now Papa Doc? Someday, someone is going to change the
file location and you won't realize it until you've posted this 20 more
times. Just a heads up for you... oh, and thanks for all the help on
Falcon.
hmm...
I need a long tag-line
or something
pap...@ix.netcom.com
hehe I was thinking the same thing when I was writing that reply.<G>
May have to go back there and check.<VBG>
PAPA DOC....
No.19/SH
>>I just found Falcon 3.0 Gold for $14.00 at Sam's Club. Should I
get this sim? I run WIN95 on a Pentium 90. I suppose I'll need the
following FAL95.exe. Do I need a special software to load before
this "pre-pentuim" software to run?<<
Dear Mr. Dunbar:
The main thing you need to know to run Falcon 3.0 on a Windows 95
system is that you must run the game in MS-DOS mode in order to hear
the digitized sounds and that you need 602K of conventional memory.
Since the latter requirement is extremely tough to accomplish, I
recommend using a boot disk. Take a look for FAL95.EXE on our FTP
site at ftp.holobyte.com. Nope, you shouldn't need anything else
special.
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