After finding that a later version of 4D boxing didn't have load.exe some things about stunts became possible.
- load.exe saves space on disk that made 2 disk release possible.
- load.exe uses more ram and is more demanding on the system.
- the restunts executable resembles those of 4D boxing
From this i deducted the following.
This is not hard fact. It's my believe it is true. But believing doesn't make it so.Load.exe is a post-production/marketing program to make it small enough to fit 2 diskettes (or 4 floppies)
Load.exe is not part of the actual game and hurts performance.
The restunts executable is a recreation of the actual executables as intended by the creators.
Lose executables per graphic mode is as was intended and preforms better on original hardware than the released version.
For the purist under us (and for future reference, the files as they would have been (including copy protection)
cracks wont work, so keep your answer ready. 8)
The 4 executables (hercules video mode may be added by llm later) are not very handy.
4D boxing has version 2.0 of setup and that generates a Batch file to start the game.
With the help op llm and CAS my plan is to create.
- A cracked version of the executables
- A v 2.0 setup for stunts, so one can set any video / sound combination they want
After this step, we have a fully working game again.
A creators' edition, so to speak. The game as the creators intended.
In setup.exe we can add things. It runs separately form the main game and therefor has no impact on performance,
Two things that have become useful are:
- a car manager. Change the in-game car list because there are more cars than the game supports
- a track manager. Sub folders are supported, but it's tedious to go through. Managing the tracks in the game directory saves time
Both are not necessary in-game, but can be seen as a way to 'set up' car and track preferences.
We've already moved a few steps forward with this :)
QuoteWe've already moved a few steps forward with this :)
Indeed.
- A cracked version of the executables
- A v 2.0 setup for stunts,
- DONE - install doesn't work yet