Maybe a stupid question but I'm quite a noob with dosbox. But after I insert the Stunts_k.exe code into dosbox it seems to start up Stunts normally. But after a few seconds it gives the following instruction:
Loading Stunts: Please insert disk 'B'. Press any key when ready...
Whatever I do I just can't seem te get right of this message. I've looked online and it seems that a few other people had this problem. Unfortunately they didn't have any solutions.
Also, I've played Stunts a bit on Boxer (a Mac based emulator) but here it had the problem that it couldn't save any tracks or replays. I've even tried to copy one of your tracks into the Stunts folder but even that one didn't appear in the game itself. It only showed the tracks that where already included in the base game. Other games had this problems to (the lost files of Sherlock Holmes for example) so I tried Dosbox but that gives the problem described above.
So I turn to you experts for help. Does anyone of you have any experience with one of the two problems above? And if so, how did you fix this?
Thanks in advance!
Hi there, sounds mysterious. I'm sure one of our Dosbox experts will drop by in the next few days at most, but let me take a stab at it first.
Quote from: Help Needed on February 20, 2024, 07:44:21 PMAlso, I've played Stunts a bit on Boxer (a Mac based emulator) but here it had the problem that it couldn't save any tracks or replays. I've even tried to copy one of your tracks into the Stunts folder but even that one didn't appear in the game itself. It only showed the tracks that where already included in the base game. Other games had this problems to (the lost files of Sherlock Holmes for example) so I tried Dosbox but that gives the problem described above.
I don't know Boxer, but if this happened on Dosbox it would be because you're placing the new track in the game while the emulator already has the game loaded. In Dosbox you'd fix that by exiting from the game, mounting a new virtual drive (the "mount K D:\wherever\stunts" part) and starting from that drive.
QuoteMaybe a stupid question but I'm quite a noob with dosbox. But after I insert the Stunts_k.exe code into dosbox it seems to start up Stunts normally. But after a few seconds it gives the following instruction:
Loading Stunts: Please insert disk 'B'. Press any key when ready...
Whatever I do I just can't seem te get right of this message. I've looked online and it seems that a few other people had this problem. Unfortunately they didn't have any solutions.
Hmmm, that does sound weird. Could you do me a favor and try to start Stunts_k without typing the .exe? I never type .anything in Dosbox, and I feel there might have been a reason for that. Also, which version of the game and which version of Dosbox are you using? You could try the Zakstunts edition (https://zak.stunts.hu/downloads). There's nothing weird in it, it's just version 1.1 with some extra cars and skidding sounds for dirt tracks (which the original game didn't have), but it's a version I know is clean and good because I (re)downloaded it just a few days ago.
If that helps: happy to help! If that didn't help: hold on, help is on the way!
You get the message when files are missing.
I have a list of files somewhere...
EDIT: found them. These are all the original files except the game itself. If you have a clean copy they should all be there.
AD15.DRV
ADENG1.VCE
ADSKIDMS.VCE
ALPINE.PVS
BERNIES.HIG
BERNIES.TRK
CARANSX.RES
CARAUDI.RES
CARCOUN.RES
CARFGTO.RES
CARJAGU.RES
CARLANC.RES
CARLM02.RES
CARP962.RES
CARPC04.RES
CARPMIN.RES
CARVETT.RES
CHERRIS.HIG
CHERRIS.TRK
CITY.PVS
COUNTRY.PVS
CRED.RES
DEFAULT.HIG
DEFAULT.RPL
DEFAULT.TRK
DESERT.PVS
FONTDEF.FNT
FONTLED.FNT
FONTN.FNT
GAME.PRE
GAME1.P3S
GAME2.P3S
GEENG.SFX
HELENS.HIG
HELENS.TRK
JOES.HIG
JOES.TRK
MAIN.RES
MISC.RES
MT15.DRV
MT32.PLB
MTENG1.VCE
MTSKIDMS.VCE
OPP1.PRE
OPP1LOSE.PVS
OPP1WIN.PVS
OPP2.PRE
OPP2LOSE.PVS
OPP2WIN.PVS
OPP3.PRE
OPP3LOSE.PVS
OPP3WIN.PVS
OPP4.PRE
OPP4LOSE.PVS
OPP4WIN.PVS
OPP5.PRE
OPP5LOSE.PVS
OPP5WIN.PVS
OPP6.PRE
OPP6LOSE.PVS
OPP6WIN.PVS
PC15.DRV
PCENG1.VCE
PCSKIDMS.VCE
README.INF
SDCRED.PES
SDCSEL.PVS
SDGAME.PVS
SDGAME2.PVS
SDMAIN.PVS
SDMSEL.PVS
SDOSEL.PVS
SDTEDIT.PES
SDTITL.PVS
SKIDOVER.KMS
SKIDS.HIG
SKIDS.TRK
SKIDSLCT.KMS
SKIDTITL.KMS
SKIDVICT.KMS
STANSX.P3S
STAUDI.P3S
STCOUN.P3S
STDAANSX.PVS
STDAAUDI.PVS
STDACOUN.PVS
STDAFGTO.PVS
STDAJAGU.PVS
STDALANC.PVS
STDALM02.PVS
STDAP962.PVS
STDAPC04.PVS
STDAPMIN.PVS
STDAVETT.PVS
STDBANSX.PVS
STDBAUDI.PVS
STDBCOUN.PVS
STDBFGTO.PVS
STDBJAGU.PVS
STDBLANC.PVS
STDBLM02.PVS
STDBP962.PVS
STDBPC04.PVS
STDBPMIN.PVS
STDBVETT.PVS
STFGTO.P3S
STJAGU.P3S
STLANC.P3S
STLM02.P3S
STP962.P3S
STPC04.P3S
STPMIN.P3S
STVETT.P3S
TD15.DRV
TDENG1.VCE
TDSKIDMS.VCE
TEDIT.PRE
TITLE.P3S
TROPICAL.PVS
Thanks for the quick answers guys!
I'll look into the the dosbox answer later. I did downloaded the Stunts game from your website (zakstunts 2024 edition) so it would be a bit strange if there would be files missing from that download.
But after re-installing Boxer it somehow does save the tracks and lap times. It still doesn't play the the imported tracks though. So I guess it (for some weird unknown reason) saves the tracks and times in a different folder than the Stunts folder. I've tried searching for them on my laptop but it can't seem to find them. So that will be the next mystery to solve.
Quote from: Help Needed on February 20, 2024, 08:38:36 PMI'll look into the the dosbox answer later. I did downloaded the Stunts game from your website (zakstunts 2024 edition) so it would be a bit strange if there would be files missing from that download.
I'm going to make a suggestion that's probably not it, but it happens to be what's on my mind. I reinstalled Stunts a few days ago because my hard drive crashed, and one of the first signs that it was going to crash, looking back on it, was problems with the installation and running of some programs because files had become corrupted, including Stunts. So that's probably not why you seem to be missing a file, but in that low odds scenario where that is why you seem to be missing files I don't want to not have suggested it. (I didn't get the same error you describe, I got the one you get when cars don't have all the right files available.)
A less frightening option is that some security program has blocked one of the files as suspicious, maybe a McAfee free trial or something, but reputable software sometimes does this too. i've never seen that happen with Stunts, but at this point I'm just guessing.
Can you configure the stunts directory as floppy drive? Dosbox (and i assume boxer) isolate the disk after starting. So new files are not seen by the game. But if loaded as floppy drive it acts as removable medium and you can take and drop files on the fly. (It is very useful for replay checking)
Thanks again guys!
Boxer indeed makes it own C:drive per game. Here are all my costum tracks and replays located. I tried to put the Zack track which is currently used in the competition in that drive and it showed up in the game.
So I guess, problem solved!
I'll go and play the game a little bit more. And maybe I'll even participate in a couple of races in the future. It sounds and looks pretty cool!
Hey! Nice you solved it. I was going to suggest other ideas. Hope we see you in the scoreboard soon! :)