Blood and Mapedit - Windows XP related problems

Sir Seizhak · Post by **Sir Seizhak** » Jan 30th, 2007, 18:21

Shaggy wrote:i think that blood here is saying about RAM, not free space on hard drive. and by the way, try getting a newer version - 1.02 is still buggy i suppose.

Aaa aaa. Aslo is the problem with the space. I had this problem... and this was the reason that BLOOD needs more memory. But BLOOD ever needs more memory. Boht solutions can run. (puff, I think write well

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mouth · Post by **mouth** » Feb 1st, 2007, 00:13

uuummm.. right.
So, like I said, it's gotta be either the conventional or the extended memory. Since the message doesn't clear it up, I can only say that it sucks.

nataskapaus · Post by **nataskapaus** » Feb 1st, 2007, 00:15

Its probaly because i downloaded that shit....

Sir Seizhak · Post by **Sir Seizhak** » Feb 1st, 2007, 18:14

mouth wrote:uuummm.. right.
So, like I said, it's gotta be either the conventional or the extended memory. Since the message doesn't clear it up, I can only say that it sucks.

Yes.

Nathan Deringer · Post by **Nathan Deringer** » Jun 20th, 2007, 23:42

The game is not getting enough DPMI memory.

1. Right-click on Blood's shortcut.

2. Click on "Properties".

3. Click the "Memory" tab.

4. Set the "MS-DOS protected-mode (DPMI) memory" to "Auto".

5. Click "OK".

Umnir · Post by **Umnir** » Oct 25th, 2007, 13:11

I have been living a dream that I could get into level editing again.
I have couple of cool ideas just waiting to get to work with..

Do you think, could people be interested?

Shaggy · Post by **Shaggy** » Oct 25th, 2007, 16:11

be like nike - just do it.

Umnir · Post by **Umnir** » Nov 1st, 2007, 12:14

It seems that there are multiple map editor choices to pick from. Wich one should I use with one unit whole blood?

Post by **Daedalus** » Nov 1st, 2007, 12:54

mapedit.exe, 899kb

Post by **Daedolon** » Nov 1st, 2007, 21:12

There's really only one choice, the mapedit that's bundled with OUWB is the only one that will work for certain.

Overmind · Post by **Overmind** » Nov 29th, 2007, 20:30

Willis wrote:VDMSound works ok (not great, but better than nothing) if you use the BuildXP guide at http://www.deathmask.net/buildxp

A note: some people have trouble getting into setup and setting up audio correctly. A possible work-around for this is to copy the blood.vlp file (vdmsound laucher file) and open it with notepad and change the lauch application from blood.exe to setup.exe

If you need help beyond that, ask here, or there are often helpful tips on the BuildXP forum linked on the BuildXP page.

Ok...I followed all the steps.
When I launch the vlp, I get dosdrv.exe not found even in it's added to the path (env.var). If I console start it, I get the wrong IRQ crash. If I start blood without .vlp, it works but there's no music.

Overmind · Post by **Overmind** » Nov 29th, 2007, 20:55

It worked !
I found it very strange that I had to intentionally set the wrong IRQ for it to start. But it did !

RedFanatic · Post by **RedFanatic** » Nov 19th, 2008, 07:14

I've recently had to move to using Dosbox for Blood because of a Video card upgrade.

And i was wondering what the best settings for the Cycles and core in the dosbox conf is for smooth performance?

Could someone either upload their config file or tell me their settings?
Thanks

Post by **Dimebog** » Nov 19th, 2008, 13:46

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core=dynamic
cycles=max

Here's the config file I use for BLOOD. Just add the mounting and navigating commands at the end of the file for your convinience.

I would strongly recommend that you select "Sound Blaster" as your Sound FX Card, "Sound Blaster 2.0" as the sound card type. Default Dosbox Sound Blaster address is 0x220, the IRQ and the DMA's are respectively: 7, 1, 5. The further settings should be set up as follows: 16 Voices, 16 Bit mixing, Stereo Sound, 22 Khz (this is very important. if you have resources to spare, select 44 Khz).

Some of us have been experimenting and found that this combination simply works the best in Dosbox. Sound Blaster / SB 2.0 seems to be the least of a strain for Dosbox to process. Also remember that Mixing Rate impacts the performance. If you want to enjoy 44Khz sound, you will have to edit your .conf file, and change:

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rate=22050

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rate=44100

wangho · Post by **wangho** » Nov 20th, 2008, 23:38

I can only get Soundblaster midi to work for music and if I select 'General Midi' the music only works for a select few of the Blood midi's. I guess it has something to do with DOSBox.