First post, by VirtuaIceMan
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NOTE: this guide assumes basic DOS knowledge of commands like cd, etc!
1. Install the game. Note where you install it for later...
2. Download the attached wrf_dosbox.zip file which contains various exe files from a hacked version of the game (which doesn't cause the "needs MSCDEX 2.1" error message). NOTE: I don't condone piracy so I haven't provided the whole game, just the key files needed to make an original CD-ROM version of the game work!
3. Unzip the wrf_dosbox.zip file (preserve folders etc if you're asked) and then move all the files in the wrf_dosbox folder to the WRF game folder, overwriting the original files in the WRF folder when asked.
4. Start up DOSBox using the following:
- Normal CPU emulation
- CPU cycles no higher than 18500 (over about this and the game won't boot - you can increase the cycles after the game has started with ctrl+F12)
- Soundblaster and Gravis Ultrasound emulation on (note the various address/IRQ settings for later...)
- You need to run the following (either when DOSBox has started or in the Auto execute section of Boxer if you use that):
mount c c:\ <- change c to the drive you installed WRF to!
mount d d:\ -t cdrom <- change d to the letter your CD-ROM drive is (with the WRF game CD in)
5. Run DOSBox. When it starts change to the directory that WRF is installed in. Type rally and press return to start the game
6. Enter the game Setup menu. If the game black screens here, close DOSBox and try it again. In Setup set the soundcard up using the Sound option. I recommend Gravis over Soundblaster as it breaks up less. You'll need the correct address/IRQ settings here. Choose Save to save the settings in the Setup menu.
7. Play the game!
NOTES:
- if you leave the intro running the game will exit after about a couple of demos
- a portion of the screen will flicker a lot. Not sure why.
- on my P4 3.2GHz Extreme Edition I find the optimal cycle setting to be around 25000-27000. Even then the game will slow down a little in places
- the CD-ROM will spin up to load data but sadly won't play any music... maybe that's what the original game used MSCDEX for...
- I haven't played the game through entirely as it's really hard! So it might crash on some tracks.
Any problems post them here!
Cheers,
Ice