bladeraptor Jan 03, 2009 1:04 am
Subject: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

Hello

I have just started playing M.A.X again after finding this site - hugely frustrated that I could not seem to get the original game working under XP.

Thanks to everyone for their phenomenal efforts in the port tio M.A.X reloaded - it is awesome

I would like to combine playing the original game and at the same time M.A.X reloaded - I was wondering if anyone had any tips in terms of windows XP configuration to get the original M.A.X game working?

I have the original Game CD and have loaded it up - but I can't seem to get the DOS environment working and the game never launches - i have tried looking for tips on the forum but can't find any

Do you have any thoughts on how to the original M.A.X running under Windows XP?

Many thanks

beko Jan 03, 2009 1:13 am
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

you'll probably need "VDMSOUND" to run MAX on XP.

you can also give "dosbox" a try. It works nice on Windows.

I don't get what you mean with "playing Reloaded at the same time like MAX".

bladeraptor Jan 03, 2009 1:30 pm
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

Hi beko

Thanks for the tips - had a go with Dos box - literally dragging the maxrun.exe over the dos box shortcut and hey presto it works - however the patch 1.04 I downloaded off this site has made my MAX install select German as the language - whereas I go back to the MAX CD and its English - do you know how I can get the 1.04 patched version to revert to English?

What I meant by playing both MAX and MAXr was to have separate installations of the two so I could choose

Many thanks

beko Jan 03, 2009 6:44 pm
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

about patch: sorry, I don't have the englich version. Maybe "Sal" has it. You may PM him.

> What I meant by playing both MAX and MAXr was to have separate installations of the two so I could choose

Why not? Both are completly independent of each other. Sorry but you're asking me whether you can install firefox beside opera or something like that No comment

bladeraptor Jan 03, 2009 8:24 pm
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

Hi Beko

Thanks for the update - trawling around on the web I found this site - which kind of answered all my playing MAX on XP questions as well as giving me an English version of the patch

http://tauronr.forma-dz.hr/...bgeg6.html

Thanks for all your help

diego gr Jan 18, 2009 9:03 pm
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

You can MAX on Windows XP using VDMSound version 2.1.0 (this version has a easy-to-setup interface)
I'm looking for people to play the original MAX on the internet, but the IPX network prtocol turns everything harder.
How can I setup an IPX connection with other computer?

beko Jan 19, 2009 7:15 am
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

Dosbox can do that. There's a http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/m_a_x_m_a_x_2 offering MAX with dosbox and easy setup for 7$.

The support isn't however very stable from what I read.

Macil Feb 09, 2009 2:58 pm
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

I've had trouble getting the original M.A.X. game to run on ANY system using Windows XP that had a multi-core processor. Try running the game on an older computer if you're using a dual, tri or quad core processor.

Sorry I don't know anything about how the game works internally, but its the best I can contribute. =)

beko Feb 09, 2009 3:44 pm
Subject: Re: Playing M.A.X on Windows XP

try dosbox Wink

Edit: dosbox can handle dual core.