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{{infobox
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|cover          = Crimson Skies Coverart.jpg
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|developer      = [[Wikipedia:Zipper Interactive|Zipper Interactive]]
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|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]
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|engine        = Enhanced Zipper Interactive GameZ
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|release dates  = <sup>NA</sup> September 17, 2000<br/><sup>EU</sup> October 13, 2000
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}}
  
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Reddit User /u/WinterCharm and his unnamed friend created a fix to allow this game to work on Windows 7 with ATI and Nvidia hardware. The reddit post is transcribed below:
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Uses SafeDisc DRM
  
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1inr2w/does_anyone_here_remember_crimson_skies_i_just/
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.microsoft.com/games/crimsonskies/ Official game site]
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{{mm}} [http://www.montanaraiders.com/ MontanaRaiders.com] - A fan site for the Crimson Skies series
  
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>Does anyone remember the arcade type flight game crimson skies? It had an awesome campaign, and airplanes and zepplins, and of course, epic dogfights and great voice acting.  
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==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Skies-Pc/dp/B00004VP46 Amazon] | {{ID|Retail}} |}}
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}}
  
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I finally got it working on Windows 7, and if anyone wants, I can help you out to get it working again.  
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==Improvements==
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[[File:Crimson Skies General.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game general settings.]]
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===Patches===
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==== Patch 1.02 ====
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The latest patch can be downloaded from [http://www.microsoft.com/games/crimsonskies/downloads.aspx here].
  
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It's an oldie (uses direct x 6) but it's a damn good game.
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==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Crimson Skies\SavedGames}}
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}}
  
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**Edit:**
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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|steam_cloud            =
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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|origin                =
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|origin_notes          =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay_notes            =
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|gamesave_manager      =false
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|gamestow              =
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|gamestow_notes        =
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|synctocloud            =
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|synctocloud_notes      =
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|square_enix            =
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|square_enix_notes      =
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}}
  
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It's really late right now, but I promise you guys ill have the fix posted tomorrow morning.
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==Video settings==
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[[File:Crimson Skies Video.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game video settings.]]
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[[File:Crimson Skies External Video.png|290px|right|thumb|External video settings.]]
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{{Video Settings
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|wsgf_link                  =
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =
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|widescreen_resolution      =false
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor              =false
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|multimonitor_notes        =
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|windowed                  =false
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|windowed_notes            =
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|borderless_windowed        =false
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|borderless_windowed_notes  =
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|anisotropic                =false
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|anisotropic_notes          =
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|antialiasing              =false
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|vsync                      =false
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|vsync_notes                =
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}}
  
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What you need to do is:
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==Input settings==
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[[File:Crimson Skies Controls.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game general controls settings.]]
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[[File:Crimson Skies Remapping.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game key map settings.]]
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{{Input Settings
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =true
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|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|controller_support        =true
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
  
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1. Install the game
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==Audio settings==
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2. Patch to the 1.02 patch
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[[File:Crimson Skies Audio.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game audio settings.]]
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume            = true
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|separate volume notes      =
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|surround sound              = true
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|surround sound notes        =
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|subtitles                  = false
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|subtitles notes            =
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|closed captions            = false
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|closed captions notes      =
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|mute on focus lost          = true
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|mute on focus lost notes    =
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|eax support                =
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|eax support notes          =
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}}
  
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When I post the fix all you have to do us copy the .exe and the two ini files into the install directory.  
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==Issues fixed==
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===Modern hardware support===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Update the main .exe file|ref=<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1inr2w/does_anyone_here_remember_crimson_skies_i_just/ Does anyone here remember Crimson Skies? I just got it working on Windows 7 :D - Reddit /r/Games Subreddit]</ref>}}
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# Make sure the game is patched to 1.02. If not, see the [[#Patches|Patches]] section for a download link.
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# Download [https://copy.com/cRHniT0S8Pt7 this file]. ([https://mega.co.nz/#!5UkiTJYJ!LzrHOg71mnXjWUsv6YYz3gs9uNdHQeb6iVOG1MZma_c mirror])
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# Extract the contents of the .zip to the game directory.
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# Run the game.
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}}
  
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I'll be putting them up so you guys can download them in just a bit, or, first thing tomorrow.
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==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
  
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Sorry for the delays, everyone. I was really busy, and wasn't sure if there would be enough interest.
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|minOS  = Windows 95
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|minproc = Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
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|minmem  = 64 MB
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|minHD  = 925 MB
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|minGPU  = 8 MB DirectX 7 video card
  
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**Edit 2:** Here's the fix!
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|recOS  = Windows 98/Windows ME/Windows 2000/Windows XP
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|recGPU  = 16 MB DirectX 8 video card
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}}
  
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https://copy.com/cRHniT0S8Pt7 (1.1 MB)
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
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Download and extract it - There's a concise readme inside. :)
 
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**Edit 3:** Sorry about the hosting issues. I've hosted it on MEGA as requested.
 
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https://mega.co.nz/#!5UkiTJYJ!LzrHOg71mnXjWUsv6YYz3gs9uNdHQeb6iVOG1MZma_c (1.1 MB)
 
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Let me know if you guys have any more problems.
 
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When asked about what he did to fix the game, WinterCharm replied in a comment:  
 
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>A friend and I sat down and actually had to modify the .exe and change the way z-buffering was handled.
 
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Essentially, the issues arose from the game's z-buffers being written in an odd way that was no longer compatible with updated graphics drivers. Modern graphics card drivers contain z-buffer optimization that makes the assumption that 1.0 is the back of the buffer and 0.0 is the front, which is true for most games, but not Crimson Skies. Extra buffer Cleans had to be added to fix this.
 
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At the same time, part of the game was written in a way that assumed processors would never become faster than "x" where, if the game detected a processor faster than "x" it would actually give you an "error divide by zero" and crash, refusing to start up.
 
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At the same time Nvidia and ATI both removed Dithering support on their DX 10 drivers, and while this makes no difference to 32 bit render targets (which most every game uses) it does affect games that use 16 bit render targets, namely, Crimson Skies, BattleZone, etc.
 
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Now, to fix most of these issues, we implemented artificial caps for things like the processor speed, and limiting the game to only 1 thread. We also forced it to use 32 bit render targets.
 

Revision as of 13:33, 24 July 2013

Template:Infobox

Key points

Uses SafeDisc DRM

General information

Official game site
MontanaRaiders.com - A fan site for the Crimson Skies series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

In-game general settings.

Patches

Patch 1.02

The latest patch can be downloaded from here.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

In-game video settings.
External video settings.

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

In-game general controls settings.
In-game key map settings.

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Modern hardware support

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements


References