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#4305684 - 10/23/16 01:29 PM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: flightsimer90s]  
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luckily I have 2 installs so I can play 3dfx or regular.

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#4321517 - 12/19/16 08:13 PM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: flightsimer90s]  
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After building a new PC and upgrading to Win10, I was on the verge of throwing away my old XP machine when I saw this thread. I decided to try to get Longbow Gold running in 3DFX one last time, after trying unsuccessfully several years ago. While Flyboy's installation in DOSBox worked perfectly the graphics were a little dated.

I'm happy to say that Longbow Gold is running almost perfectly in XP in 3DFX mode. Here's what I did:

1) Installed nGlide 1.05 (from Zeus Software)
2) Installed Longbow Gold from the CD, to the default directory. Do not install DirectX (it will fail if you try to do so).
3) Do not install Patch 1.04
4) Manually install Direct X from the DirectX directory on the CD after applying Windows 95 compatibility.
5) Install GoldFX patch after setting compatibility to Windows 98.
6) I also fixed the memory allocation problem with a program called Gamefixer by using this batch command
GameFixer "C:\JANES\LBGOLD\lbwin.exe" -memoryfix TotalPhys=33554432
7) For good measure I installed a Windows Compatibility fix from Zeus Software(lbgold_patch.zip)

FWIW, gameplay is great in 1920 X 1080 resolution, with no crashes, and I can play all missions & campaigns (at least so far). I can't view videos, and I have the annoying mouse click bug, but those are pretty niggling problems.

After the holidays, I will do some more testing and write a more detailed installation guide. It might be possible to create a downloadable version for others to try.

My setup:
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard
4 MB DDR Memory
Windows XP SP3 32bit
ATI X1950XTX videocard with Catalyst 10.2 drivers
AMD FX-55 single core processor at 2.6 GHz

Your mileage will most likely vary.

Last edited by BirdDogICT; 12/21/16 04:23 AM.

There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.

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#4321637 - 12/20/16 04:20 AM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: flightsimer90s]  
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That's excellent news. The install package you mentioned and further instructions would be awesome.

Eugene


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#4321764 - 12/20/16 05:10 PM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: Eugene]  
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Eugene,

I want to take some time to understand in more detail how some of the fixes I applies effected ca.ini and other files. My intent is to try the same approach in Windows 7 and see how things go. My high end and mid-level gaming PCs both have Windows 10 now, so I will try a Windows 7 installation on my old Pentium laptop. Haven't had any joy yet with Windows 10, so that is probably out of the question.

I'll get back with you after the holidays.


There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.

— Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff,1979.
#4332771 - 01/29/17 09:08 PM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: flightsimer90s]  
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I dont suppose anyone got an issue where if you try to run lbwin.exe crashes at start up.

#4333930 - 02/02/17 03:48 AM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: FlightJunkie]  
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Need more info (e.g., operating system, etc.). Longbow Gold only runs in Win98, SE, or maybe XP.


There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.

— Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff,1979.
#4446354 - 10/31/18 04:48 PM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: flightsimer90s]  
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I arrive on 3dfx splash screen and the I get an 'longbow encountered internal error'

Win 8,1 Longbow 1 from anthology patched with goldfxa

#4541160 - 10/17/20 12:08 PM Re: Jane's AH-64D Longbow Gold Patching [Re: flightsimer90s]  
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I can't get LBA to work either under Windows 8.1. With or without the 3dfx patch I keep getting this error.

Can't open .\error.iff!
- E:\lbANTH\dev\Lbgoldfx.prj\LIB\src\Ferror.c

Any idea what's causing this?

Thanks!

P.S Also does anyone have a working link to gamefixer. Googled it, but can't find it anywhere?


kindred
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