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* [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7352 Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit] - advanced compatibility tweaking. | * [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7352 Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit] - advanced compatibility tweaking. | ||
* [http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Domino/8282/ _inmm.dll] - used to replace CD music playback with MP3s etc. | * [http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Domino/8282/ _inmm.dll] - used to replace CD music playback with MP3s etc. | ||
+ | * [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide] - 3dfx wrapper. Works with almost all known games (see [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide/compatibility compatibility list]). | ||
+ | * [https://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL DXGL] - OpenGL wrapper for DirectDraw/Direct3D version 1-7. Currently in alpha. | ||
===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== |
Revision as of 02:11, 28 November 2014
Stages
Version-specific issues
Useful programs/links
Videos
- The RAD Video Tools - generate blank Bink, Smacker and AVI videos (Bink 2 requires SDK license)
Monitoring/comparison
- Process Explorer - useful for investigating the DLLs and launch parameters a process is currently using.
- Process Monitor - useful for investigating the files and registry keys called by a process.
- Regshot - track registry changes made by a game or its installer.
- WinMerge - compare file/folder differences.
Compatibility
- Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit - advanced compatibility tweaking.
- _inmm.dll - used to replace CD music playback with MP3s etc.
- nGlide - 3dfx wrapper. Works with almost all known games (see compatibility list).
- DXGL - OpenGL wrapper for DirectDraw/Direct3D version 1-7. Currently in alpha.
Screenshots
- MSI Afterburner - highly compatible screenshot feature (works for games Fraps can't capture from).
Extraction
- QuickBMS - extraction for many formats
- Universal Extractor - extract most installer formats (innounp needs to be updated manually)
- Resource Hacker - view/extract data and images inside Windows executables and resource files.
- "Smart Install Maker" unpacker - extract Smart Install Maker installers
Formats
- DOS Game Modding Wiki - details on file formats (DOS only)
- REWiki - A centralized reverse-engineering documentation project - details on file formats
- Xentax Game File Format Central - details on file formats
Other sources
- Eli's Software Encyclopedia - cover scans and release details
- Luigi Auriemma - Research - advanced details on multiplayer behaviour, file formats, etc.