ElTipejoLoco
Spaceman
Hi all. I'm new here, and literally new to even trying to play Wing Commander on a PC. I unearthed a copy of one of the dual-sided DVD versions of Wing Commander IV, and I had some questions (after a mildly botched initial attempt to play it on Win 7 SP1 64-bit w/ Win 95 compatibility on):
- Does the DDraw Hack by Jari Komppa work with this version of WCIV? Are any other patches recommended for this particular version?
- Would an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller paired with a Wireless Receiver register as a compatible joystick for this version of WCIV, or would I need to go through an additional step?
- Are any of the peeps who bought this version in 2004 still around? Because they'd probably be the best candidates in answering these questions...
- What other steps should I take to make sure WCIV DVD Dual-Sided runs smoothly on Windows 7? Are the issues and attempted/successful solutions in this topic and this topic applicable to the Dual-Sided version?
- Inserted the DVD's Side A (WC4DVD_1) and allowed RUNSETUP.EXE to run.
- Performed what the program considered a complete install into drive D.
- Attempted to run WC4DVD.EXE from its location on drive D, received a "VirtualProtect() failed" error, which persists on Win XP SP3 compatibility, but lets up on Win 98 compatibility.
- Successfully ran WC4DVD.EXE, and received the SC_0010A.VOB not found error. A subtitle ("Straighten him out.") appears cropped at the top of the screen. Pressing Enter once will play the line. Pressing it again results in an SC_00010C.VOB not found error, at which point I pull up the Task Manager to end the process since I figure I won't be able to enjoy the game like this.
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