To test the code I just re-compiled a 1.2X exe from a code folder which is as close as I could find to the original code that we received. Running it with the d3d windower fixed the 7217, and it ran well.
I tried multiplayer, but of course I could not actually launch a host-only game.
However, it reminded me of the really limited choices a player had in the early days of EAW
Groundstarted missions were just about impossible in real time
I just modified the code so that a host-only game could be launched
Take-off 9.40
Over target 10.55
That is 75 minutes in real time, but that is irrelevant as there was no way to set a groundstarted mission, other than perhaps the host flying a single mission that was groundstarted before the game.
Jel