Difference between revisions of "Chasm: The Rift"
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Patches=== | ===Patches=== | ||
− | [http://web.archive.org/web/20090410053211/http://action-forms.com/games/chasm/chasm_files.htm Patch csmtcpip.exe] is the latest version. Place file in the install directory and run via | + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20090410053211/http://action-forms.com/games/chasm/chasm_files.htm Patch csmtcpip.exe] is the latest version. Place file in the install directory and run via DOSBox. This patch includes the bonus levels. |
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
===Technical Issues=== | ===Technical Issues=== | ||
− | {{ii}} This game must be run in | + | {{ii}} This game must be run in DOSBox as it is a DOS game. As it is a demanding 3D game within DOSBox, it requires modern processors to run at acceptable frame rates. |
{{ii}} Mouse movement may stop working on occasion. Save and restart the game to fix. | {{ii}} Mouse movement may stop working on occasion. Save and restart the game to fix. | ||
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#Replace the PS10.exe in the install directory with the fixed version | #Replace the PS10.exe in the install directory with the fixed version | ||
'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
− | {{ii}}Without this fix the game would crash if | + | {{ii}}Without this fix the game would crash if DOSBox was set to 'dynamic CPU' mode, and without that mode the game would run at an unacceptable FPS regardless of how powerful the processor was. This patch fixed that, allowing the game to be run at 640x480 resolutions at smoother framerates. |
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{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
{{Fixbox/fix|Music Fix|}} | {{Fixbox/fix|Music Fix|}} | ||
− | #Mount the CD in | + | #Mount the CD in DOSBox before launching the game (mount d d:\ -t cdrom) |
#[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28396#p225579 Download CTRLOOP.exe] and place it in the games install folder | #[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28396#p225579 Download CTRLOOP.exe] and place it in the games install folder | ||
− | #Run CTRLOOP.exe in | + | #Run CTRLOOP.exe in DOSBox right before launching the game in DOSBox |
'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
{{ii}}Without this fix the music would not loop within levels, playing only once. | {{ii}}Without this fix the music would not loop within levels, playing only once. |
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Developers | |
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Action Form Games | |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
WizardWorks Software | |
Megamedia Corp | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 30, 1997 |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch csmtcpip.exe is the latest version. Place file in the install directory and run via DOSBox. This patch includes the bonus levels.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Save game data location
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Technical Issues
- This game must be run in DOSBox as it is a DOS game. As it is a demanding 3D game within DOSBox, it requires modern processors to run at acceptable frame rates.
- Mouse movement may stop working on occasion. Save and restart the game to fix.
Performance Fix
Instructions |
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Music Fix
Instructions |
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References
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