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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    It's working great now. I've been playing it a lot (between classes and insane study sessions) for the last few days and havn't had any problems! :) Thanx again for all your help. you guyz ROCK :D
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    It's Not My Fault!!!!!! I got another error code! This time it's 403-FFFF. I didn't have invincibility on either. it happened this time, after i reinstalled the game.... i'll post my autoexec and config.sys again (sigh). <-- (haltie smacks himself, realizing that Johnl12 and Starkey...
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    Hey Starkey... i kinda failed the mission for the exploration company tward the end of Priv1, and saved before i found out... then she fired me and isn't in the bar no more...... :( will she ever come back?? I WANT MY STELTECK GUN!
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    The error message only poped up twice, and both times were like 30 seconds after i turned on invulnerablilty mode. I just stoped using it and the problem went away. I am using the autoexec and config.sys pair you and Starkey recomended for me. why'd you call me a liar??? Lastly, when i...
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    Here's a puzzler for ya!!! What's error code, 130?-FFFF Program halted by code the ? is a number i can't remember. (REALY short term memory) PS i got a joy and it works GREAT game speed is right and everything!!!!!!!!!!!! maby tha'll be relevant
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    One LAST (promise) thing. How do i check the number of posts i've made??? and the costome picture thingy under your name, you gota be a cirten rank before you can put one up right??? The joy can't be USB right??
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    Privateer, yet again......

    so let me get this straight. if one has windows ME for example... is there NO WAY to run Privateer AT ALL???
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT Thank you VERY VERY MUCH Starkey and Johnl12!!! I CAN PLAY PRIVATEER 1 NOW AND IT DOSN't CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SO HAPPY!!!!!!! :D :cool: ;) one last thing though...... DON;T PANIC GUYZ!!! i would like the game to run at full speed.... where...
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    Total newbie - help with Priv (original)

    Post your Autoexec.bat, Config.sys and tell me what sound card you have, and i'll be happy to help you as much as i can. There are other Amazingly helpfull people here who will also help you, but the requested files are a nesesity. Also, try going to the CD drive (ex d: ) and looking at the...
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    First Time Since i was 10 Wow, i did the whole running priv off the HD thing, and i just got done playing it for like an hour, and when i was done, i had to exit the game! ( meaning it didn't crash! ) i don't know if this is permanant but i'm hoping so!!! Feed back as to why this would help...
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    Does anyone have a joystick they KNOW will work in DOS?

    I have the same joy, and your right, it dosn't work in dos. It dosn't work in ANYTHING unless the game supports it, or you are runing the Logitech wingman Profiler (Which requires windows).
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    Where to begin.

    Sorry John but the hd thing interests me. How exactly would i put the game entirly on my HD and make the CD driver unnessessary? i've tryed some stuff but can't get it to work.
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    ok, so i followed those instructions and the sound initializes ok, but you know that test file they say returned an error?? the SBTEST one that gave the invalid SB16 I/O, well i ran that and i got the error, but here's the interesting part, the way i had it set up before, the test ran fine. it...
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    Just a few Q's Hey, just for the heck of it, i start up P1 without loading the sound drivers into DOS at all. P1 was GREAT the speed of the game was right too, it wasn't running slowly like it usualy dose. when i was going 500kps my ship actualy traveled 500 kilometers in 1 second! (timed it...
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    am i beyond help? Please check this out. http://www.hp.com/cposupport/manual_set/bph06255.pdf According to that, my card is totally compatable with dos and i can use MIDI! So why am i trying to get different drivers??
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    John???????? sndscape.ini wasn't included in that zip you had me download. and my soundcard won't initialize because it says canot read sndscape.ini
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    Re: Final Showdown with DOS i'll change the SB line and see if it helps.
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    Can Privateer run in a DOS box in windows?

    That's the same joy i have, and unfortunatly, it dosn't support dos. ( i thought it was wierd that the tech support guy said, "our joystick dosn't support dos" but whatever!)
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    which sb setting do i set the game to run with??? do i use it for both speach and music??? also, if i set music to anything except general MIDI or... something else i can't remember that i don't have and my sb can't emulate, the music get's all trashy.
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    Privateer (the first one) problems..... plz help.

    If i remove the set sndscape=c:\sound then the Error can't read sndscape.ini changes to ERROR sndscape environment variable not found also i don't have that set dircmd=/o/p do i need it???? my set blaster= line is WAY longer... it's SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J200 is that ok...
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