uzun@pnet01.cts.com (Roger Uzun) (10/30/90)
Is there any way to get Populous to run on a 3000?
I tried a patch called fixpop and it does allow it to run, but right after
you enter a world, it ends, and then locks up. It does let you
start playing for a few seconds though.
I heard project D can patch it to run on a 3000, is this true?
Is there a PD patch that allows populous to run on a 3000?
-Roger
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INET: uzun@pnet01.cts.comnad@tegra.COM (Nancy Durgin) (10/30/90)
In article <5346@crash.cts.com> uzun@pnet01.cts.com (Roger Uzun) writes: >Is there any way to get Populous to run on a 3000? >I tried a patch called fixpop and it does allow it to run, but right after >you enter a world, it ends, and then locks up. It does let you >start playing for a few seconds though. > >I heard project D can patch it to run on a 3000, is this true? >Is there a PD patch that allows populous to run on a 3000? > >-Roger > I used Project D to copy Populous, and the copied (and presumably unprotected) version does run on my 3000, I think under 1.3. However, it runs too fast, since they must have used CPU-based timing loops. For instance, on the beginning screen, you have very little time to click on the "play a game" button (whatever it's called) before it goes into demo mode. Then the game play itself is very fast. It was still possible to beat it on early levels, but I imagine things get ridiculous later on. Nancy -- ============================================================================== Nancy Durgin | (Usual disclaimers | Tegra-Varityper, Inc. tegra!nad@uunet.com | apply...) | Billerica, Massachusetts ==============================================================================
mndaily@ux.acs.umn.edu (Linda Seebach) (11/23/90)
Patches to make it work? What a concept... And here I was planning on converting my virtual Sun 3 (When I finish it...) into a virtual a500. Where would I get such nice patching programs? --SeebS--