Cryptic Passage launcher

[VicemanUral]

How to launch Cryptic Passage addon via steam?

[RedEyes]

open Dosboxblood.conf in notepad and edit Blood.exe to Crytic.exe save and hit play, (2nd from last line.)

[Chemischer Kuckuck]

Seems they really forgot to include a launcher? Well, let's just build your own simple launcher in Doxbox!

- Go to the Blood directory in your Steam folder (In the library: Right click on Blood --> Properties --> Local files --> Browse local files)
- Edit the file "dosboxBlood.conf" with a text editor like Notepad
- Search for the line "blood.exe" at the very end of the file
- Replace the line "blood.exe" with the following text:

@ECHO 
@ECHO  1) Blood
@ECHO  2) Cryptic Passage
@ECHO  3) Exit
@ECHO 
@ECHO on 
@choice /c123 /s Choose game or exit [1-3]: /n

if errorlevel 3 goto exit
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood

:blood
cls
blood.exe
exit

:cryptic
cls
cryptic.exe
cls
exit

:exit
exit

- Save the file

From now, when clicking on the "play" button in Steam will run a simple launcher, where you can choose from Blood, Cryptic Passage or simply exit. RedEye's solution might also work, but it's more comfortable with this simple launcher.

[>M@tEo$<]

There's a Blood Launcher from a Duke4 member called Skulldog iirc, could be nice to try it out too

[Snake-XCIII]

Originally posted by El Wurmio:

Seems they really forgot to include a launcher? Well, let's just build your own simple launcher in Doxbox!

- Go to the Blood directory in your Steam folder (In the library: Right click on Blood --> Properties --> Local files --> Browse local files)
- Edit the file "dosboxBlood.conf" with a text editor like Notepad
- Search for the line "blood.exe" at the very end of the file
- Replace the line "blood.exe" with the following text:

@ECHO 
@ECHO  1) Blood
@ECHO  2) Cryptic Passage
@ECHO  3) Exit
@ECHO 
@ECHO on 
@choice /c123 /s Choose game or exit [1-3]: /n

if errorlevel 3 goto exit
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood

:blood
cls
blood.exe
exit

:cryptic
cls
cryptic.exe
cls
exit

:exit
exit

- Save the file

From now, when clicking on the "play" button in Steam will run a simple launcher, where you can choose from Blood, Cryptic Passage or simply exit. RedEye's solution might also work, but it's more comfortable with this simple launcher.

What sould I slip in there if I still want to use bmouse.exe?

[Snake-XCIII]

Never mind, I figured it out with the help of another guide.

EDIT: Cryptic passage has no sound for me/

[Obeed]

Could I use something similar to launch user maps?

[>M@tEo$<]

You can use -map mapname

See:
http://dukertcm.com/knowledge-base/documents-online/setup-command-line-duke3d.html

[Obeed]

Awesome!, Cheers for the link mate. I have taken up map making again and and needed to test out a few things in-game.. I have dug up a huge Single player map that I started building years ago the map is about 60% done, last edited in 1997! Can not wait to finish it and give it a play through :D

[>M@tEo$<]

Nice :)

You could talk about it to PostMortem peeps, one of the last still active Blood community:
http://www.the-postmortem.com/

[Obeed]

Awesome, cheers mate! I really got the blood bug bad again at the moment... I have even been building this map in my dreams. It is a shame Blood is sorta in limbo with no source code released but I am still loving this old girl, and hey the graphics are no worse than Minecraft.. and come with a whole lot more BLOOD! >:)

[Bob Beaky]

Just a bump for those using the GOG version of the game. This update to the conf works but you're actually looking for a file called:

dosboxBlood_single.conf

Open the above in a text editor and follow the OP's instructions. :)

[legion]

Originally posted by Chainworm666:

Seems they really forgot to include a launcher? Well, let's just build your own simple launcher in Doxbox!

- Go to the Blood directory in your Steam folder (In the library: Right click on Blood --> Properties --> Local files --> Browse local files)
- Edit the file "dosboxBlood.conf" with a text editor like Notepad
- Search for the line "blood.exe" at the very end of the file
- Replace the line "blood.exe" with the following text:

@ECHO 
@ECHO  1) Blood
@ECHO  2) Cryptic Passage
@ECHO  3) Exit
@ECHO 
@ECHO on 
@choice /c123 /s Choose game or exit [1-3]: /n

if errorlevel 3 goto exit
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood

:blood
cls
blood.exe
exit

:cryptic
cls
cryptic.exe
cls
exit

:exit
exit

- Save the file

From now, when clicking on the "play" button in Steam will run a simple launcher, where you can choose from Blood, Cryptic Passage or simply exit. RedEye's solution might also work, but it's more comfortable with this simple launcher.

thank you so much it works perfectly!

[-=SPZ=-47]

This worked perfectly on win7.
But now on win10 it flickers and has no sound.
Help!

[Pandersmack]

Originally posted by RedEyes:

open Dosboxblood.conf in notepad and edit Blood.exe to Crytic.exe save and hit play, (2nd from last line.)

Can't tell you how thankful I am that I can finally play this. Too bad the maps are kind of disappointing :/

[Tanek]

i have a question can i add one more line being 4 and having that set to exit and making 3 the mapeditor in my case im using xmapedit