Difference between revisions of "Jane's Longbow Gold"

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Jane's Longbow Gold	1997
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Key points

Combination of Jane's AH-64D Longbow and Jane's Longbow Flash Point Korea.

DOS version requires DOSBox to run on modern systems.

Windows version requires patching, but works on modern systems.

The Windows version of the game will run on low-end hardware.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Longbow Gold 3-CD set. Includes unpatched DOS and Windows.
Retail		Longbow Anthology 2-CD version. Includes patched Windows and no DOS executable.

Essential improvements

Longbow Gold for Windows Fixes

Both of these methods are similar, but have different installation methods. GoldFXA and GoldFX are not interchangeable and are exclusive to their separate versions.

Applying the GoldFX(A) patch will render the A variant of the Longbow unplayable, making only the AH-64D usable.

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Longbow Gold for DOS in DOSBox

This method is lengthier but will work on any operating system at the cost of looking and possibly performing worse with no proper joystick support.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	DOS	Windows 95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 66	Intel Pentium 120
System memory (RAM)	16MB	32MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70MB	150MB

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-{{cleanup}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = JCSLBG.jpg
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 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|June 30, 1997}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS and Windows|June 30, 1997}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 30, 1997}}
 |steam appid  =
 |gogcom page  =
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 '''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Combination of [[Jane's AH-64D Longbow]] and [[Jane's Longbow Flash Point Korea]].
+{{ii}} Combination of Jane's AH-64D Longbow and Jane's Longbow Flash Point Korea.
-{{ii}} DOS version requires [[DOSBox]] to run on modern systems.
+{{ii}} [[#Longbow Gold for DOS in DOSBox|DOS]] version requires [[DOSBox]] to run on modern systems.
-{{ii}} Windows version requires patching, but works on modern systems.
+{{ii}} [[#Longbow Gold for Windows Fixes|Windows]] version requires patching, but works on modern systems.
+{{++}} The Windows version of the game will run on low-end hardware.
 ==Availability==
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 ==Essential improvements==
-===Longbow Gold on Windows===
+===Longbow Gold for Windows Fixes===
 Both of these methods are similar, but have different installation methods. GoldFXA and GoldFX are not interchangeable and are exclusive to their separate versions.
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 . Right-click on Lbwin.exe and click "Properties." Go to the Compatibility tab.
-. Set the compatibility mode to "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)" and check the "Run as Administrator" box.
+. Set the compatibility mode to "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)" and check the "Run as Administrator" and "Run in 640x480 resolution" boxes.
 . Download nGlide 1.03, or whatever latest version is currently available, and install it.
-. Start Longbow Gold using LBWin.exe
+. Start Longbow Gold using LBWin.exe or a shortcut to LBWin.exe
 . Get to the main menu and press Alt+O to go to the options menu. Set everything to the maximum.
 . You're done!
+}}
+===Longbow Gold for DOS in DOSBox===
+This method is lengthier but will work on any operating system at the cost of looking and possibly performing worse with no proper joystick support.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Install and play in DOSBox.|}}
+. Use software such as [http://www.filehorse.com/download-imgburn/976/ ImgBurn] to rip your Longbow Gold CDs to ISO format. Name them "LBG1" for the first CD, "LBG2" for the second CD, and "LBG3" for the third CD. Put the ISOs in "C:\LBGISO" for easy reference.
+. Create a folder in your C:\ drive or wherever you would like to put Longbow Gold named "DOS."
+. Install DOSBox 0.74 if you don't already have it.
+. Start up DOSBox 0.74 and use these commands:
+<pre>mount c c:\dos
+imgmount d c:\LBGISO\LBG1.iso -t iso
+d:
+install</pre>
+. Use all the defaults in the installer and proceed to install. Select "High Detail Terrain" in the installer if it's not defaulted to that.
+. The installer will open the Sound Setup. Press Enter on "Select and configure digital audio driver"
+. Select "Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or AWE32" and "Attempt to configure device automatically." Press "OK" and then "DONE"
+. The setup will finish, but don't start Longbow yet. Get the [ftp://159.153.229.114/Pub/legacy_support/jane%27s/patch/Longbow_Gold/english/lbg104e.exe V1.04F] patch.
+. Open the lbg104e.exe archive in [http://www.7-zip.org/download.html 7zip] or some other application capable of opening archive .EXEs.
+. Extract the contents to where you installed Longbow Gold.
+. Type "PATCH.EXE" into DOSBox and press enter.
+. Let the 1.04F patch do its thing. It will finish eventually.
+. Longbow Gold will now start up in DOS and can be patched to GoldFX to play on Windows.
+. To skip mounting the ISOs manually every time, put this in your DOSBox configuration file after [autoexec] at the end:
+<pre>
+imgmount d "c:\LBG\LBG1.ISO" "c:\LBG\LBG2.ISO" "c:\LBG\LBG3.ISO" -t iso
+mount c c:\DOS\
+c:
+cd JANES\LBGOLD\
+LB.exe</pre>
+CRTL+F4 toggles what disc/ISO is currently active. Disc 1 is used for the main campaign, Disc 2 is used for the historical missions, and Disc 3 is used for the Korea campaign.
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 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = false
-|antialiasing notes         =
+|antialiasing notes         = nGlide has some antialiasing by default, but there are no in-game settings.
 |vsync                      = hackable
 |vsync notes                = Enable vSync in nGlide.
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 |oculus rift notes          =
 |high frame rate            = false
-|high frame rate notes      = Locked to 62 frames per second.
+|high frame rate notes      = Locked to 62 frames per second no matter the refresh rate.
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
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 |acceleration option notes = Mouse is only use for buttons on the cockpit and the main menu. No acceleration.
 |mouse menu                = true
-|mouse menu notes          =
+|mouse menu notes          = All menus are navigable with a mouse. nGlide causes left mouse clicking for selection to be broken, use the Enter key in place of a left click.
 |invert mouse y-axis       = false
-|invert mouse y-axis notes =
+|invert mouse y-axis notes = Mouse is only used for cockpit buttons, so an inverted y-axis is never needed.
 |controller support        = true
 |controller support notes  =

Developers

	Origin Systems
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS and Windows	This value is not permitted.