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Posted by CTG
- June 06, 2013, 01:29:46 PMQuote from: Duplode on April 22, 2009, 05:47:54 AMQuote from: zaqrack on April 20, 2009, 08:53:16 AM
a possible problem might be that your stunts root directory contains too many files. As I know DOS (and so Stunts) can only handle 255 files per directory, and you can easily reach that when saving too many tracks & replays in the main directory. Try to move some to subdirectories! I had a similar problem once and this solved it.
Thankfully I don't see myself at risk of having these issues. Here is my Stunts folder structure:
Eager-beaver.
Posted by Duplode
- April 22, 2009, 05:47:54 AMQuote from: zaqrack on April 20, 2009, 08:53:16 AM
a possible problem might be that your stunts root directory contains too many files. As I know DOS (and so Stunts) can only handle 255 files per directory, and you can easily reach that when saving too many tracks & replays in the main directory. Try to move some to subdirectories! I had a similar problem once and this solved it.
Thankfully I don't see myself at risk of having these issues. Here is my Stunts folder structure:
Posted by Chulk
- April 20, 2009, 02:45:48 PMQuote from: zaqrack on April 20, 2009, 01:38:17 PMWell, you just win something and get too ambitious... you should take it easy!
win-win
Posted by zaqrack
- April 20, 2009, 01:38:17 PMwin-win
Posted by Chulk
- April 20, 2009, 01:28:29 PMQuote from: zaqrack on April 20, 2009, 08:53:16 AMCorrect! You have just been awarded my participation in Cottage Cheese!
a possible problem might be that your stunts root directory contains too many files. As I know DOS (and so Stunts) can only handle 255 files per directory, and you can easily reach that when saving too many tracks & replays in the main directory. Try to move some to subdirectories! I had a similar problem once and this solved it.
Posted by CTG
- April 20, 2009, 09:36:57 AMQuote from: zaqrack on April 20, 2009, 08:53:16 AM
a possible problem might be that your stunts root directory contains too many files. As I know DOS (and so Stunts) can only handle 255 files per directory, and you can easily reach that when saving too many tracks & replays in the main directory. Try to move some to subdirectories! I had a similar problem once and this solved it.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn it's the archaic problem of Stunts! I also met this thing in 2002 (as far as I remember Roy or BJ warned me about it) but already forgot about it... Good to remember!
Posted by zaqrack
- April 20, 2009, 08:53:16 AMa possible problem might be that your stunts root directory contains too many files. As I know DOS (and so Stunts) can only handle 255 files per directory, and you can easily reach that when saving too many tracks & replays in the main directory. Try to move some to subdirectories! I had a similar problem once and this solved it.
Posted by Chulk
- April 20, 2009, 01:31:58 AMI'll try that. Maybe the corrupted file is not one of the ones I overwrote... Otherwise, I'll see if there was something installed or unistalled in the last few days my siblings didn't mention...
Posted by Duplode
- April 20, 2009, 01:00:35 AMThings you can try to identify the problem:
- Start DOSBox from a command prompt so you can read any possible error messages.
- Use a blank, new install of Stunts (as you mentioned you overwrote the previous one) and see if the problems remain.
This is very strange, I can't imagine why a Stunts install could suddenly break like this, unless some file that wasn't overwritten got corrupted somehow...
- Start DOSBox from a command prompt so you can read any possible error messages.
- Use a blank, new install of Stunts (as you mentioned you overwrote the previous one) and see if the problems remain.
This is very strange, I can't imagine why a Stunts install could suddenly break like this, unless some file that wasn't overwritten got corrupted somehow...
Posted by Chulk
- April 20, 2009, 12:22:15 AMHi guys, my stunts got corrupted or something. This is my problem. I start DOSBox, but when I try to run Stunts, it sends me back to desktop. Tried running the game directly from XP (it used to run with no sound) but nothing happens.
I re-intalled DOSBox and overwrote stunts file and it worked, I raced 40 mins,save the rpl and closed DOSBox. Everythingf worked fine, but then I tried to race again, opened DOSBox, and when I wnated to run stunts, same thing that before. Maybe it has something to do with the saving feature... no idea. Can you help me?
I re-intalled DOSBox and overwrote stunts file and it worked, I raced 40 mins,save the rpl and closed DOSBox. Everythingf worked fine, but then I tried to race again, opened DOSBox, and when I wnated to run stunts, same thing that before. Maybe it has something to do with the saving feature... no idea. Can you help me?
Posted by Duplode
- November 09, 2008, 02:42:03 AMQuote from: BonzaiJoe on October 24, 2008, 01:02:13 PM
Okay, maybe DosBox is only a problem for me then. I race on XP with PC Speaker and perfect framerate, but if I try DosBox, the framerate is horrible, alternating between too slow and too fast.
So your issues with DOSBox still remain... you may wish to check the configuration files on the Wiki article. To use any of them, copy the file contents (on the "highlighted" boxes) to Notepad, replacing the folder comments for the actual location of your Stunts directory and a folder for videos and screenshots, and save the file somewhere (let's call the file xyz.conf). Then, open a MS-DOS command prompt, go to DOSBox folder and start it up with:
Code Select
dosbox -conf "path to your xyz.conf"Mark's configuration running with 9000 cycles looks particularly interesting, I'd suggest you to start with it
Posted by BonzaiJoe
- October 24, 2008, 01:02:13 PMQuote from: Duplode on October 24, 2008, 03:08:17 AMQuote from: BonzaiJoe on October 23, 2008, 09:10:33 PM
Does this mean you can only run Stunts through DosBox on Vista?
That is the death of Stunts. Unless Vista is quickly replaced by another operating system in which you can run it properly.
Well, XP can't run Stunts properly either (no sound without extra tools like VDMSound, which can slow the game quite a bit unless you have a fast computer). It's likely most contemporary newbies race on DOSBox already anyway... which is not so bad: technically, the emulation is almost perfect by now and, as computers get faster and DOSBox evolves, will tend to get even better. And that's not to speak of platform independence - Vista, Linux, Mac, you name it... The main issue, IMO, is to get newbies to be aware as quickly, easily and painlessly as possible of DOSBox usage with Stunts, for that is the future ahead of us.
Okay, maybe DosBox is only a problem for me then. I race on XP with PC Speaker and perfect framerate, but if I try DosBox, the framerate is horrible, alternating between too slow and too fast.
Posted by Eusebio
- October 24, 2008, 07:09:42 AMThanks for the help everyone. I'll look into this DOSBox thing you speak of.
Posted by Duplode
- October 24, 2008, 03:08:17 AMQuote from: BonzaiJoe on October 23, 2008, 09:10:33 PM
Does this mean you can only run Stunts through DosBox on Vista?
That is the death of Stunts. Unless Vista is quickly replaced by another operating system in which you can run it properly.
Well, XP can't run Stunts properly either (no sound without extra tools like VDMSound, which can slow the game quite a bit unless you have a fast computer). It's likely most contemporary newbies race on DOSBox already anyway... which is not so bad: technically, the emulation is almost perfect by now and, as computers get faster and DOSBox evolves, will tend to get even better. And that's not to speak of platform independence - Vista, Linux, Mac, you name it... The main issue, IMO, is to get newbies to be aware as quickly, easily and painlessly as possible of DOSBox usage with Stunts, for that is the future ahead of us.
Posted by Krys TOFF
- October 23, 2008, 09:37:39 PMQuote from: BonzaiJoe on October 23, 2008, 09:10:33 PMYes. All pure native DOS programs can't run directly with Vista.
Does this mean you can only run Stunts through DosBox on Vista?
Almost all Win9x to XP programs can run now with the proper compatibility selection, but before Win95 is an era forgotten by Micro$oft...
