Stargunner Released as Freeware - Page 2

Kev_Hectic · 06-24-2005, 03:18 AM

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jbailey said:
Make sure you're running the latest version of dosbox
(0.63 I think), I tried a earlier version, and stargunner
would not run properly, but with .63, it runs perfect!

I use a CVS build

As for stuttering, that will happen if you don't have enough cycles or if your machine can't handle it. I didn't know what this game needed so I gave it 34000 cycles to play with. Smooth as baby's arse.

Well, I'm using 0.63, and I have managed to smoothen out the sound quite a bit by playing around with the cpu cycles in the .conf file, but it's still not running perfect for me. There are still some hicups in the sound (although, it's not as bad as it was before), and some of the cut scenes, like the "Star Wars" styled word crawl, are pretty choppy.

It's probably because the processor in my PC isn't very good, it's currently using an AMD Duron 1.1 :\ .

Joe Siegler · 06-24-2005, 07:22 AM

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Gatinater said:
I was just thinking marketing. Most people want it to work right out of the box.

That is precisely the reason things get discontinued.

As for the compilation DVD.. Folks, don't forget, this has been discussed here many times, it's unworkable due to all the rights issues involved with all the folks and companies involved. As much as I'd love to release that, we can't.

I have made it though - I have a DVD with everything the company's ever done on it. There's only one game I don't have the full registered version of, and it's one of the ones we don't have anything to do with anymore - that being Star Trek TNG Trivia.

avatar_58 · 06-24-2005, 09:08 AM

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Joe3DR said:
I have made it though - I have a DVD with everything the company's ever done on it. There's only one game I don't have the full registered version of, and it's one of the ones we don't have anything to do with anymore - that being Star Trek TNG Trivia.

You shouldn't have said that.....now your going to get mugged on your way home from work one day and that DVD will mysteriously vanish....

What? No I don't mean me.....someone MIGHT do it...

Eddy Willson · 06-24-2005, 09:15 AM

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Joe3DR said:
I have made it though - I have a DVD with everything the company's ever done on it. There's only one game I don't have the full registered version of, and it's one of the ones we don't have anything to do with anymore - that being Star Trek TNG Trivia.

*h4X0rs Joes DVD drive*

Joe Siegler · 06-24-2005, 10:48 AM

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You shouldn't have said that..

I've said that before - it's no secret. I'm also the unofficial company archivist too, so I should be expected to have stuff like that.

laffer · 06-24-2005, 01:02 PM

Rub in in, why don't you

Argh, now I want it even more.

avatar_58 · 06-24-2005, 04:25 PM

I'm still working on my dos games DVD w/ dosbox and dfend. I'll have to make a fancy DVD cover and all.

Joe Siegler · 06-24-2005, 07:50 PM

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laffer said:
Rub in in, why don't you

Argh, now I want it even more.

/me thinks about taking a picture of the CD, and posting a directory dump of all the contest just to irritate laffer.

pjohnsonjr · 06-24-2005, 08:15 PM

Joe, you're gonna degect him by doing that, it's like locking a person out of the house and then laughing at them through the window.

ah hell, for all of our amusement post the pics anyways

.

avatar_58 · 06-24-2005, 09:55 PM

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Joe3DR said:
/me thinks about taking a picture of the CD, and posting a directory dump of all the contest just to irritate laffer.

Even the D:\JoeStuff\Porno directory?

Altered Reality · 06-25-2005, 01:13 AM

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Stargunner Released as Freeware

Downloading now...
Now please, pretty please with sugar on top, will you also release its source code?
(Mmhh... Stargunner high-resolution pack...

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Most of the art was developed on the Amiga using Deluxe Paint. In fact, the game was originally supposed to be an Amiga game with a PC version supposed to follow, but the PC version soon overtook and led development, and sadly the Amiga version was eventually dropped.

Hey, this is interesting. Has any Amiga code been done?

Frenkel · 06-25-2005, 01:48 PM

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Joe3DR said:

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laffer said:
Rub in in, why don't you

Argh, now I want it even more.

/me thinks about taking a picture of the CD, and posting a directory dump of all the contest just to irritate laffer.

You got me crazy when you posted the directory dump of your old beta CD.

gungriffon geona · 06-26-2005, 12:14 AM

Okay, I get the game running, but I get no sound, and no music. it's irritating because I preffer hearing SOMETHING when I play a game, especially music. so what do I need to do to make it work? set the sound to sbpro1 in dosbox or something?

06-26-2005, 02:12 AM

Finally, I trade my original copy of StarGunner for 500bucks at EBAY!

Anyway, I'm assuming that the freeware version is already patched. By the way, good lukc trying to get it running on a PCI soundcard. Chances are it'll fart on your face and reboot your face. Until then enjoy!

laffer · 06-26-2005, 02:33 AM

Joe, you're a real tease! This is getting to me more than I had thought it would, I even had a weird dream about it

I dreamt that I downloaded all the games illegaly and I was really happy. Then, suddenly I felt very small (in Norwegian, feeling small means to feel guilty, I don't know if it's the same in English) for doing that, but I couldnt' bring myself to delete it again. Suddenly, I heard the door to my house being smashed and both Joe and Duke came into my room with VERY angry looks on their faces. Then Duke shot me with the shrinker and told me : "Now you can really feel small!".
This is not something I'm making up, it's 100% true. I can't believe this is getting into my head like that

GodBlitZor · 06-26-2005, 10:59 AM

^Thats a great post.

Joe Siegler · 06-26-2005, 12:34 PM

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Altered Reality said:

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Stargunner Released as Freeware

Downloading now...
Now please, pretty please with sugar on top, will you also release its source code?

We almost released the source code with the game. Part of the problem is locating one of the original programmers to get a legal release so we can do it. Plus Dave Pevreal said that he has to locate all of the work, I don't believe there's a functional full copy in his hands at the moment, another reason to find the other guy he was working on the game with.

It's something that's already being worked on, so PLEASE don't badger us with requests about it.

Once we realized that it would take some time to track that guy down and get the souce in a state where it could be released would take awhile, we decided to release the game now, and deal with the source code later.

Frenkel · 06-26-2005, 01:07 PM

When we get the source code we can finish the Amiga version

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Altered Reality · 06-26-2005, 01:17 PM

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It's something that's already being worked on, so PLEASE don't badger us with requests about it.

again!
I hope you will get a releaseable code soon!

laffer · 06-26-2005, 06:26 PM

I've been thinking that perhaps I shouldn't have posted that dream anyway.. it sounds too weird to be true

But it is

Anyway, Stargunner seems to be running too quickly in dosbox, if I lower the cycles it runs just as fast only choppy. Still I get the feeling the game is running too fast.

avatar_58 · 06-26-2005, 07:04 PM

I thought the same thing, but thats just the gameplay....I got used to it after awhile. It's hard as hell though....

06-26-2005, 07:34 PM

I remember the horror stories on how Accolade sued the developers of Outrun for recycling the sourcecode from Test Drive. VERY UGLY!

ixfd64 · 07-01-2005, 01:06 AM

Cool!

Althoough this page (http://www.apogee1.com/games.html) might need updating...

Frenkel · 07-01-2005, 04:43 AM

Why?

gungriffon geona · 07-03-2005, 01:24 AM

For crying out loud does anyone see me post?! I've been waiting for an answer as to HOW to get the sound working in DOSbox. I've tried every sound setting besides switching the Sound card emulation. and I still don't know what's wrong with the midi, that should work fine!

07-03-2005, 06:59 AM

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gungriffon geona said:
For crying out loud does anyone see me post?! I've been waiting for an answer as to HOW to get the sound working in DOSbox. I've tried every sound setting besides switching the Sound card emulation. and I still don't know what's wrong with the midi, that should work fine!

Stargunner uses dital audio....nothing wrong with your midi then!

avatar_58 · 07-03-2005, 09:59 AM

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gungriffon geona said:
For crying out loud does anyone see me post?! I've been waiting for an answer as to HOW to get the sound working in DOSbox. I've tried every sound setting besides switching the Sound card emulation. and I still don't know what's wrong with the midi, that should work fine!

Have you run stargunner's setup program first? You have to do that and choose sound blaster in order to hear anything.

gungriffon geona · 07-03-2005, 12:43 PM

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avatar_58 said:Have you run stargunner's setup program first? You have to do that and choose sound blaster in order to hear anything.

That was the first thing I did. the fact is I can't get soundblaster settings in DOSbox to run sound at all.

avatar_58 · 07-03-2005, 04:08 PM

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gungriffon geona said:
That was the first thing I did. the fact is I can't get soundblaster settings in DOSbox to run sound at all.

You mean in any game? Thats odd. What are you sound settings for dosbox? Post your dosbox.conf if you want.

laffer · 07-03-2005, 05:06 PM

Do you have the newest version of Dosbox (sorry if you've already answered this) ?

Have you read all the docs that came with dosbox or faqs on their homepage? Perhaps the program has trouble with your soundcard and it is documented there?

07-03-2005, 07:11 PM

Guys I checked the version of the game and noticed it's version 1.0b NOT 1.1! So all of you need to patch the game by downloading the patches from the download section.

gungriffon geona · 07-04-2005, 12:51 AM

I'm absolutely sure that I'm running the latest DOSbox version. I haven't a clue if it's a problem with my sound card, since I'm using the one I got with my PC.

Travis · 07-20-2005, 04:13 AM

This game is really hard for me too. Even on easy. Oh well.

Edit: This game was made in Australia, I just read the info...that's cool. *feels pride for country*

Phayzon · 08-01-2005, 01:04 PM

So thats its name... I played the demo of this when i was little and afterwords always wondered what game it was. Sweet this game rox!

08-27-2005, 04:18 PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you! It's nice to know that at least one company still cherishes its (rabid, if you don't mind me saying so) fan base.

Eddy Willson · 09-08-2005, 10:02 AM

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wxpoet22 said:
Next, 3drealms can do the honorable step of also releasing the following games as freeware:

Xenophage
Alien Carnage
Bio Menace
Boppin
Halloween Harry
Kroz
Dark Ages
Major Stryker
Arctic Adventure
Monuments of Mars
Pharaoh's Tomb

NO EXCUSES !

Well, you can now cross Boppin' off the list

09-09-2005, 09:15 PM

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Travis said:
This game is really hard for me too. Even on easy. Oh well.

Edit: This game was made in Australia, I just read the info...that's cool. *feels pride for country*

That's the part I don't understand. Did all the programmers flew to Australia?

Joe Siegler · 09-09-2005, 09:23 PM

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That's the part I don't understand. Did all the programmers flew to Australia?

Huh? I don't understand your confusion.

They live there. I honestly don't understand why this is confusing you.

09-10-2005, 03:30 AM

So you guys have an Australian branch?

Joe Siegler · 09-10-2005, 09:54 AM

We don't have any "branches". Why would you think that?

06-26-2005, 02:12 AM	#54
Karthik Guest	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Finally, I trade my original copy of StarGunner for 500bucks at EBAY! Anyway, I'm assuming that the freeware version is already patched. By the way, good lukc trying to get it running on a PCI soundcard. Chances are it'll fart on your face and reboot your face. Until then enjoy!

06-26-2005, 07:34 PM	#62
Karthik Guest	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware I remember the horror stories on how Accolade sued the developers of Outrun for recycling the sourcecode from Test Drive. VERY UGLY!

07-03-2005, 07:11 PM	#71
Karthik Guest	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Guys I checked the version of the game and noticed it's version 1.0b NOT 1.1! So all of you need to patch the game by downloading the patches from the download section.

08-27-2005, 04:18 PM	#75
archagon Guest	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Thank you, thank you, thank you! It's nice to know that at least one company still cherishes its (rabid, if you don't mind me saying so) fan base.

09-10-2005, 03:30 AM	#79
Karthik Guest	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware So you guys have an Australian branch?

06-24-2005, 01:02 PM	#46
laffer	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Rub in in, why don't you Argh, now I want it even more.

06-24-2005, 04:25 PM	#47
avatar_58	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware I'm still working on my dos games DVD w/ dosbox and dfend. I'll have to make a fancy DVD cover and all.

06-24-2005, 08:15 PM	#49
pjohnsonjr	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Joe, you're gonna degect him by doing that, it's like locking a person out of the house and then laughing at them through the window. ah hell, for all of our amusement post the pics anyways . __________________ Fear ~~Alexander~~ Carrot Top the Great!

06-26-2005, 12:14 AM	#53
gungriffon geona	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Okay, I get the game running, but I get no sound, and no music. it's irritating because I preffer hearing SOMETHING when I play a game, especially music. so what do I need to do to make it work? set the sound to sbpro1 in dosbox or something?

06-26-2005, 02:33 AM	#55
laffer	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Joe, you're a real tease! This is getting to me more than I had thought it would, I even had a weird dream about it I dreamt that I downloaded all the games illegaly and I was really happy. Then, suddenly I felt very small (in Norwegian, feeling small means to feel guilty, I don't know if it's the same in English) for doing that, but I couldnt' bring myself to delete it again. Suddenly, I heard the door to my house being smashed and both Joe and Duke came into my room with VERY angry looks on their faces. Then Duke shot me with the shrinker and told me : "Now you can really feel small!". This is not something I'm making up, it's 100% true. I can't believe this is getting into my head like that

06-26-2005, 10:59 AM	#56
GodBlitZor	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware ^Thats a great post.

06-26-2005, 01:07 PM	#58
Frenkel	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware When we get the source code we can finish the Amiga version . __________________ Groeten van Frenkel Visit us at the Official S&F Prod. Homepage

06-26-2005, 06:26 PM	#60
laffer	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware I've been thinking that perhaps I shouldn't have posted that dream anyway.. it sounds too weird to be true But it is Anyway, Stargunner seems to be running too quickly in dosbox, if I lower the cycles it runs just as fast only choppy. Still I get the feeling the game is running too fast.

06-26-2005, 07:04 PM	#61
avatar_58	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware I thought the same thing, but thats just the gameplay....I got used to it after awhile. It's hard as hell though....

07-01-2005, 01:06 AM	#63
ixfd64	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Cool! Althoough this page (http://www.apogee1.com/games.html) might need updating... __________________ fires Devastator at next poster Visit my forums!

07-01-2005, 04:43 AM	#64
Frenkel	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Why? __________________ Groeten van Frenkel Visit us at the Official S&F Prod. Homepage

07-03-2005, 01:24 AM	#65
gungriffon geona	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware For crying out loud does anyone see me post?! I've been waiting for an answer as to HOW to get the sound working in DOSbox. I've tried every sound setting besides switching the Sound card emulation. and I still don't know what's wrong with the midi, that should work fine!

07-03-2005, 05:06 PM	#70
laffer	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware Do you have the newest version of Dosbox (sorry if you've already answered this) ? Have you read all the docs that came with dosbox or faqs on their homepage? Perhaps the program has trouble with your soundcard and it is documented there?

07-04-2005, 12:51 AM	#72
gungriffon geona	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware I'm absolutely sure that I'm running the latest DOSbox version. I haven't a clue if it's a problem with my sound card, since I'm using the one I got with my PC.

07-20-2005, 04:13 AM	#73
Travis	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware This game is really hard for me too. Even on easy. Oh well. Edit: This game was made in Australia, I just read the info...that's cool. feels pride for country __________________ collarbones.

08-01-2005, 01:04 PM	#74
Phayzon	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware So thats its name... I played the demo of this when i was little and afterwords always wondered what game it was. Sweet this game rox! __________________ I made the first post on the VB! "So I guess the news here is that not only is Australia the last to get anything new in regard to videogames, they're also the first to get them taken away." - LeadBullet "We're part-time internet superheros." - Hudson

09-10-2005, 09:54 AM	#80
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: Stargunner Released as Freeware We don't have any "branches". Why would you think that? __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16