Getting the game running

[David Klondike]

Does anyone know if its actually possibe to get this game running on windows 10 an easy way? I've seen different ways of how to get it run but it seems like such a hassle. What are the chances of an update on it to work on windows 10?

I've paid £7 for a game that won't work on my PC. It was late and I didn't read reviews or find out any information on it working on windows 10, but I'm very disappointed it doesn't work.

[Space Coward]

The LithTech engine is a pain with modern systems, especially with the later Jupiter version used in NOLF and Tron 2.0. Windows 8 also messed up compatibility bigtime by running old games in software emulation or something like that, which would explain the laggy menus, terrible performance, and frequent crashes. However, there's a solution for Windows 8 and 10 that works fairly well. I'm glad you brought it up, because I just checked and learned that a new version is available...

http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html

It's a newer 3DFX Glide emulator that happens to be more customizable (and in some cases more reliable) than nGlide, and also supports early DirectX. It's fixed a number of games for me that wouldn't cooperate even with nGlide installed.

Unfortunately, Chrome now likes to block the software. It's a compressed installer with DLLs that override DirectX (to convert it to modern DirectX 10/11) and it frequently gets picked up as a virus, but I've never had an issue using this software. The developer of dgVoodoo is aware of this detection already, apparently it's something about the Nullsoft installer (a popular installer middleware) compressing data.

Thread discussing it:
https://www.gog.com/forum/blood_series/concerns_about_dgvoodoo_2_for_blood_2

Pretty much every bit of searching I've done confirms the virus detection is a false positive, not that Chrome cares.

dgVoodoo works most of the time, but Outlaws, Rogue Squadron 3D, and this game gave me a little trouble setting up. If you tinker with the settings a bit, you can eventually get it to run at the resolution you want, and this will fix the performance issues/crashing.
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On my own setup, SHOGO ran at around 10 FPS the moment particle effects were on screen, and the menus were impossible to navigate as each new layer of menu would slow it down more. With dgVoodoo, I've got it emulating as a 256 MB Matrox Parhelia with Bilinear Blit Stretch disabled... it works perfectly in 1440p and 100 Hz, save for the mouse cursor occasionally appearing. There are also a few floor panels that end up completely unlit for no reason, it's a minor issue. Just mess with the settings and you should get it right soon enough, version 2.54 seems to play very well with this game. Even then, save often-- it can occasionally crash on loading a new level.

Just as a heads-up, I have the GOG version, so things might be a bit different for you.

[7zipyomomma]

anyone have any idea how to run this game in windowed mode?

[Tesp]

Originally posted by 7zipyomomma:

anyone have any idea how to run this game in windowed mode?

I just tried pressing ALT and Return and it switched perfectly to window mode.

[Forblaze]

i dont have any probles running this game on windows 10, just downloaded and play.

[Jacobella]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

i dont have any probles running this game on windows 10, just downloaded and play.

How very informative

[Takeshi Kinniku]

I'm having an issue too, It lauches once and second one quits. If theres a dedicated patch, paste it here.

[PenjaminButton]

Hey, just PM me and I'll help you out if needed.

[Enfermo]

Well, it was a pain run this game in WIN10 but here is the solution (need to donwload some DLL's and a Voodoo Emulator "dgvoodoo wrapper"). Just follow the these points

- extract the entire .rar inside the root folder of the game
- run dgVodooSetup.exe and apply the configs


Start the game, a launcher will come up, click on display, select:

Renderer: Lithtech Direct3D Renderer (d3d.ren)
Display: dgVoodoo DIrectX Wrapper
Resolution: Whichever you'd like, I used 1440x900x16 without any problem.

The game runs at fullscreen and no slowing problems.

Currently on an Alienware R4 m17x with 1080 on my Graphic Amplifier