System Shock 2

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:02 pm

Doesn't work on XP?? Went to install it after a long time, 'cause my cd-roms finally work again. I click setup and it tells me this program is not fit to run in ms-dos mode. Compatability mode doesn't even fix this issue. I hate XP, if I had a Win98 cd I'd partition 20 gigs and install that OS.

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:05 pm

If I can't install it, I can't patch it. Just wanted to play it for old times sake, plus I like screwing around with the guns.

Post by **Die** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:14 pm

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69958

That might help you.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:15 pm

Do you lurk TTLG as well Memph, or was that just a Google?

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:18 pm

Thanks for the thread referral, both of you. Although manually trying to force the setup.exe file by typing this in: "x:\setup.exe -lgntforce" won't work for me, I have no idea why. Gimme my hacking and shooting! Don't make me install Deus Ex biotch.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:48 pm

Get the 5.1 pumped up, turn off the lights, and enjoy.
Utter class that game.
:icon14:

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:57 pm

Memphis wrote:There's almost certainly a patch

Plus it's too old and looks too shit to be enjoyable now anyway

blasphemy!

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:59 pm

Oh yeah, and there's various mods for SS2 to improve visual quality, including new models & textures.

Post by **Foo** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:07 pm

Started playing dungeon keeper again recently. Quality stuff.

The graphics don't matter when you get into it again.

Post by **feedback** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:20 pm

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/etienne.aubert/ ... ebirth.htm

get rebirth, be sure to check the FAQ to get it to work on XP

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:05 pm

feedback wrote:http://perso.wanadoo.fr/etienne.aubert/sshock/sshock_rebirth.htm

get rebirth, be sure to check the FAQ to get it to work on XP

This man knows his SS2 stuff :icon14:

Post by **Fury** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:18 am

Memphis wrote:There's almost certainly a patch

Plus it's too old and looks too shit to be enjoyable now anyway

memph you're a terrible lier

Post by **feedback** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:41 am

Fury wrote:
Memphis wrote:There's almost certainly a patch

Plus it's too old and looks too shit to be enjoyable now anyway
memph you're a terrible lier

HE'S ALSO A FUCKING COCKSUCKER

Post by **o'dium** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:42 am

I tried it a while back on my rig... It works, but with no sound

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:51 am

get vdmsound then :icon14:
emulates dos legacy drivers for XP

Post by **Uaintseenme** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:35 am

I figured out how to get the game on my comp without the installation file. I can copy the folder from the cd to my h/d, only problem is it doesn't run videos or most sounds, only some sounds. I don't know if this is another xp problem or something that isn't in the folder when I copy it that I would recieve from the setup file.

Post by **blood.angel** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:21 pm

IIMMM SORRRRY

Post by **Die** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:49 pm

Odd. I have it running fine on XP without doing anything special (not running it in compatibility mode either). I just never had the installer issue because I installed it way back on some older OS and just kept the installed folder on my disk.

Have you applied the patch? That might fix it. You can easily check if you have the patched version by the way, because the original out of the box version didn't have multiplayer, that was added in the patch (and there was only ever one patch as far as I remember).