You can install 0.65 in parallel with 0.70. Then you can test if they work with 0.65.

Have just tested against DosBox 0.65 and they still don't work.

I must have been running the game a different way to get them to work. Also forgot how horrid the game ran under 0.65. (Has been a while since I have tried to play this game)

Still, at least with 0.70 it plays flawlessly on my XP Home Edition SP2 PC
It's just a shame about the cut scenes. I guess you have to have some compromise.

If anyone gets these working please let me know.

Thanks All

It's just a shame about the cut scenes.

Um you said it worked for you with 0.65 but now doesn't, that's not
a shame but simply bad configuration somewhere. Reinstall the
game within dosbox 0.70 and don't touch the .ini files. If it still
doesn't work have a look again at the contents of that .ini file,
maybe posting the content here.

Here's the full content of the Blood.ini.
(Modied with the specified file paths)

I tried running the game without a modified version and the scenes still didn't play.

;=====================================================================
; Blood Plasma Pack Initialization File
;
; Copyright (c)1997 Monolith Productions Inc.
; All Rights Reserved Worldwide
;
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; Syntax:
;
; [install]
; SourceDir= drive and path
;
; [Episode#]
; Title = episodeTitle
; BloodBathOnly = flag 0 or not present means multi and single
; any other number means multi play only
; CutSceneALevel = Level number to play Cut Scene A. Defaults to
; first level of episode.
;
; These are set to the file and path of the videos on the CD by
; the Blood install program.
; CutSceneA = File and Path of Smacker video to play at entry
; to specified (in CutSceneALevel) level.
; CutWavA = File and Path of WAV audio to play (during video)
; CutSceneB = File and Path of Smacker video to play at end of
; episode
; CutWavB = File and Path of WAV audio to play (during video)
;
; Map# = mapFile
;
; [mapFile]
; Title = title
; Author = author
; Song = songFile
; Track = redbookTrack#
; EndingA = map#
; EndingB = map#
; Fog = 0 | 1
; 0 == Fog disabled
; 1 == Fog enabled
; Message1 = message
; .. ..
; Message32 = message
;
;=====================================================================
[Install]
; source path will be set by the installation process
SourceDir=C:\

[Episode1]
CutSceneA=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs1.smk
CutWavA=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs1822m.wav
CutSceneB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs2.smk
CutWavB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs2822m.wav
Title = The Way of All Flesh
Map1 = e1m1
Map2 = e1m2
Map3 = e1m3
Map4 = e1m4
Map5 = e1m5
Map6 = e1m6
Map7 = e1m7
Map8 = e1m8

[Episode2]
CutSceneB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs3.smk
CutWavB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs3822m.wav
Title = Even Death May Die
Map1 = e2m1
Map2 = e2m2
Map3 = e2m3
Map4 = e2m4
Map5 = e2m5
Map6 = e2m6
Map7 = e2m7
Map8 = e2m8
Map9 = e2m9

[Episode3]
CutSceneB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs4.smk
CutWavB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs4822m.wav
Title = Farewell to Arms
Map1 = e3m1
Map2 = e3m2
Map3 = e3m3
Map4 = e3m4
Map5 = e3m5
Map6 = e3m6
Map7 = e3m7
Map8 = e3m8

[Episode4]
CutSceneA=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs5.smk
CutWavA=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs5822m.wav
CutSceneB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs6.smk
CutWavB=C:\OldGames\Blood\cs6822m.wav
Title = Dead Reckoning
CutSceneALevel=8
Map1 = e4m1
Map2 = e4m2
Map3 = e4m3
Map4 = e4m4
Map5 = e4m5
Map6 = e4m6
Map7 = e4m7
Map8 = e4m8
Map9 = e4m9

[Episode5]
Title = BloodBath
BloodBathOnly=1
Map1 = bb1
Map2 = bb2
Map3 = bb3
Map4 = bb4
Map5 = bb5
Map6 = bb6
Map7 = bb7
Map8 = bb8
Map9 = DM1
Map10 = DM2
Map11 = DM3

[Episode6]
Title = Post Mortem
Map1 = e6m1
Map2 = e6m2
Map3 = e6m3
Map4 = e6m4
Map5 = e6m5
Map6 = e6m6
Map7 = e6m7
Map8 = e6m8
Map9 = e6m9

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;Episode 1
;The Way of All Flesh

[e1m1]
Title = Cradle to Grave
Author = James "Shade" Wilson
Song = UNHOLY
Track = 3
EndingA = 2
EndingB = 2
Message1 =
Message2 = Hit the switch to end the level.
Message3 = Slurp, slurp . . .
;Message4 =
Message5 = OUT! OUT! DAMN SPOT!
Message6 = They'll need more of these.
Message7 = Nevermore . . .
Message8 = Open for Business.
Message9 = I LIVE AGAIN!
Message11 = It is sealed shut.

[e1m2]
Title = Wrong Side of the Tracks
Author = Craig Hubbard [Croweater]
Song = cblood10
Track = 8
EndingA = 3
EndingB = 3
Message1 = This probably isn't a good idea.
Message2 = You really should consider turning back.
Message3 = Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

[e1m3]
Title = Phantom Express
Author = James Wilson
;Song = PESTIS
Track = 9
EndingA = 4
EndingB = 4
Message1 = I must stop this train!
Message2 = Safety clamps are in place. This switch is locked.
Message3 = Safety clamps disabled.
Message4 = Internal engine heat rising!
Message5 = Internal engine heat critical!

[e1m4]
Title = Dark Carnival
Author = Kevin Kilstrom & James Wilson
Song = cblood4
Track = 4
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 8
Message1 = This doesn't open from this side.
Message2 = Hit the switch to end the level.
Message3 = You're going to the secret level!
Message4 = Congrats! You win a cupie doll!

[e1m5]
Title = Hallowed Grounds
Author = Craig Hubbard, Nick Newhard, & Terry Hamel
EndingA = 6
EndingB = 6

[e1m6]
Title = The Great Temple
Author = James Wilson & Terry Hamel
Song = cblood5
Track = 5
EndingA = 7
EndingB = 7
Message3 = I can't believe you found this!
Message4 = Here, you can have it all.

[e1m7]
Title = Altar of Stone
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood7
Track = 8

[e1m8]
Title = House of Horrors
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood4
Track = 8
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 5
Message1 =

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;Episode 2
;Even Death May Die

[e2m1]
Title = Shipwrecked
Author = Craig Hubbard
Song = CBLOOD2
Track = 7
EndingA = 2
EndingB = 2
Message2 = The door is jammed shut.

[e2m2]
Title = The Lumber Mill
Author = Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood3
Track = 9
EndingA = 3
EndingB = 3

[e2m3]
Title = Rest for the Wicked
Authors = Kevin Kilstrom & Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood5
Track = 5
EndingA = 4
EndingB = 4
Message1 = You hear hedges rustling nearby.

[e2m4]
Title = The Overlooked Hotel
Author = Kevin Kilstrom & Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood1
Track = 9
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 9
Message2 = The secret level lies before you.

[e2m5]
Title = The Haunting
Author = James Wilson & Kevin Kilstrom
Song = cblood7
Track = 6
EndingA = 6
EndingB = 6

[e2m6]
Title = The Cold Rush
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood10
Track = 8
EndingA = 7
EndingB = 7

[e2m7]
Title = Bowels of the Earth
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood2
Track = 7
EndingA = 8
EndingB = 8

[e2m8]
Title = The Lair of Shial
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood6
Track = 6

[e2m9]
Title = Thin Ice
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood3
Track = 9
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 5

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;Episode 3
;Farewell to Arms

[e3m1]
Title = Ghost Town
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood8
Track = 6
EndingA = 2
EndingB = 2

[e3m2]
Title = The Siege
Author = Craig Hubbard & Terry Hamel
;Song = PESTIS
;Track = 2
EndingA = 3
EndingB = 3

[e3m3]
Title = Raw Sewage
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood10
Track = 8
EndingA = 4
EndingB = 4

[e3m4]
Title = The Sick Ward
Author = Craig Hubbard & James Wilson
Song = cblood9
Track = 7
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 8
Message1 = The secret level lies before you.

[e3m5]
Title = Spare Parts
Author = James Wilson & Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood1
Track = 9
EndingA = 6
EndingB = 6
Message1 = Failsafes disabled.
Message2 = Disable failsafes first.

[e3m6]
Title = Monster Bait
Author = James Wilson & Terry Hamel
Song = cblood3
Track = 7
EndingA = 7
EndingB = 7

[e3m7]
Title = The Pit of Cerberus
Author = Craig Hubbard
Song = unholy
Track = 3

[e3m8]
Title = Catacombs
Author = James Wilson & Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood7
Track = 5
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 5

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;Episode 4
;Dead Reckoning

[e4m1]
Title = Butchery Loves Company
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood4
Track = 9
EndingA = 2
EndingB = 2

[e4m2]
Title = Breeding Grounds
Author = James Wilson, Craig Hubbard, and Terry Hamel
Song = cblood10
Track = 8
EndingA = 3
EndingB = 3

[e4m3]
Title = Charnel House
Author = Craig Hubbard & James Wilson
Song = cblood7
Track = 5
EndingA = 4
EndingB = 4

[e4m4]
Title = Crystal Lake
Author = Kevin Kilstrom & James Wilson
Song = cblood2
Track = 7
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 9

[e4m5]
Title = Fire and Brimstone
Author = James Wilson
;Song = cblood1
;Track = 3
EndingA = 6
EndingB = 6

[e4m6]
Title = The Ganglion Depths
Author = James Wilson & Terry Hamel
;Song = PESTIS
;Track = 2
EndingA = 7
EndingB = 7

[e4m7]
Title = In the Flesh
Author = Craig Hubbard & James Wilson
;Song = PESTIS
;Track = 2
EndingA = 8
EndingB = 8

[e4m8]
Title = The Hall of the Epiphany
Author = Craig Hubbard
Song = unholy
Track = 2

[e4m9]
Title = Mall of the Dead
Author = Craig Hubbard
;Song = unholy
;Track = 2
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 5

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;Episode 5
;BloodBath

[bb1]
Title = The Stronghold
Author = James Wilson
Song = unholy
Track = 3

[bb2]
Title = Winter Wonderland
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood2
Track = 5

[bb3]
Title = Bodies
Author = Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood7
Track = 6

[bb4]
Title = The Tower
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood9
Track = 7

[bb5]
Title = Click!
Author = Kevin Kilstrom & Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood10
Track = 8

[bb6]
Title = Twin Fortress
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood3
Track = 9

[bb7]
Title = Midgard
Author = Nick Newhard & Terry Hamel
Song = cblood6
Track = 6

[bb8]
Title = Fun With Heads
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood8
Track = 6

[dm1]
Title = Monolith Building 11
Author = Monolith Productions
Song = cblood8
Track = 6

[dm2]
Title = Power!
Author = Monolith Productions
Song = cblood8
Track = 6

[dm3]
Title = Area 15
Author = Monolith Productions
Song = cblood8
Track = 6

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;Episode 6
;Civilian Life

[e6m1]
Title = Welcome to Your Life
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood4
Track = 9
EndingA = 2
EndingB = 2

[e6m2]
Title = They Are Here
Author = Craig Hubbard
Song = cblood3
Track = 9
EndingA = 3
EndingB = 3

[e6m3]
Title = Public Storage
Author = James Wilson
Song = cblood5
Track = 5
EndingA = 4
EndingB = 4

[e6m4]
Title = Aqueducts
Author = James Wilson & Nick Newhard
Song = cblood1
Track = 9
EndingA = 5
EndingB = 5
Message1 = Power restored.

[e6m5]
Title = The Ruined Temple
Author = Kevin Kilstrom & James Wilson
Song = cblood7
Track = 6
EndingA = 6
EndingB = 6

[e6m6]
Title = Forbidden Rituals
Author = James Wilson & Kevin Kilstrom
Song = cblood10
Track = 8
EndingA = 7
EndingB = 9

[e6m7]
Title = The Dungeon
Author = James Wilson & Nick Newhard
Song = cblood2
Track = 7
EndingA = 8
EndingB = 8
Lockmessage = You must complete the sequence to open this door.
Message1 = Part one of three in the sequence has been completed.
Message2 = Part two of three in the sequence has been completed.
Message3 = Final part completed. A door has opened.

[e6m8]
Title = Beauty and the Beast
Author = Nick Neward & James Wilson
Song = cblood6
Track = 6

[e6m9]
Title = Forgotten Catacombs
Author = Nick Newhard & James Wilson
Song = cblood3
Track = 9
EndingA = 7
EndingB = 7

How do you mount the drives?

Through DosBox:

mount c c:\OldGames\Blood

The file paths in the .ini file are set automatically depending on where you install the game.

Initially, I let it install under the default C:\Blood.

I then copied the files into the “OldGames” folder from the default “Blood” folder and changed the .ini file paths. (As specified in the Games Readme)

Then I reinstalled the game changing the default path C:\Blood to C:\OldGames\Blood

The files are Smaker! Videos. Could this be the problem?

If you do a:

"mount c c:\oldgames\blood"

Then all of your blood files will be in the root of "C:\"

while your .ini is looking for the smk's in: \

"C:\OldGames\Blood\"

I can confirm that movies work for me under 0.70.

RogersST, you're mounting your C drive as C:\OldGame\Blood in DOSBox!. That means that to DOSBox, C:\OldGames\Blood IS your C: drive. As in, that directory is the root of C drive. Do you see the problem?

You did read the readme, right?. DOSBox acts completely independently of your OS and folder system. Here is the corrected INI file.

Make sure that you simply mount your C drive in DOSBox as C:\OldGames this time. Add the line to your conf file at the bottom so it mounts automatically.

Hello All...

I have this sorted now, thanks to DosFreak's response.

*********************
" If you do a:

"mount c c:\oldgames\blood"

Then all of your blood files will be in the root of "C:\"

while your .ini is looking for the smk's in: \

"C:\OldGames\Blood\" "
************************

It was midnight when I was trying to sort this so I was a bit slow on the uptake. 😉

I must have done this before, as I knew I had them running under 0.65, but it was a while ago.

Sorry I haven't updated this thread but I'm at work. 😢 (Currently on lunch - Time check 13:22pm)

Any how... Thanks for everyone’s help
😁

Captain Huggles wrote:

RogersST, you're mounting your C drive as C:\OldGame\Blood in DOSBox!. That means that to DOSBox, C:\OldGames\Blood IS your C: drive. As in, that directory is the root of C drive.

I sometime wonder, if the people that uses DOSBox, never go to the theather or never watches a movie. Many don't seem to understand that acting/emulating a thing means that what you see is faked.

When you see in the news how many times people confuse the actor with the person in the movie it is sometimes frightening. In summaries of movies you read very often the actor's names instead of the names of the person, like "Brad Pitt rescues Julie Roberts" or something similar. This is only amusing but it gets to another level when actors are adored or threatened because of things they "did" in a movie.
I remember that Malcom McDowell received murder threats because his fictional character killed "James T. Kirk", another fictional character in a Star Trek movie.

So now you don't wonder that the same happens here. 😉

Edit: Wow, this is my 100th post. Hooray! 😁