KQVGA in DOS?

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agent_js03 · #1 Post by **agent_js03** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:30 pm

The site says that KQVGA is supposed to run in dos. But every time I try to open the KQ1VGA installer within dos, it says "This program cannot be run in DOS mode." I tried installing it on a windows machine and then trying it in dos, but I get the same thing. What am I supposed to do? Is there a windows version AND a separate dos version? If so where is the dos version?

Thanks!

Pidgeot · #2 Post by **Pidgeot** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:13 pm

You need to go to the AGS website and download the DOS version of the interpreter. Then, from the command line, use the Windows executable as a parameter to ACDOS.

At least, I believe that's how it's done. Do note that this won't make the games run on a 486 (if that's what you're planning to do), and it's not really a supported way of running the game.

agent_js03 · #3 Post by **agent_js03** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:30 pm

Thanks.

Actually I'm not running it on a 486; I'm running it on a PowerMac G4 using DosBox.

Pidgeot · #4 Post by **Pidgeot** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:05 pm

For most intents and purposes, DOSBox *is* a 486 - or 386. I'm not even sure if it implements all the CPU instructions AGS needs, and it (likely) won't run at a playable speed.

If you have OS X 10.4, there's a beta on the AGS site you should be able to use to play the game.

agent_js03 · #5 Post by **agent_js03** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:33 pm

how do I run it? It's just an application. I try to open it, then I tried to drag the king's quest vga file onto it and I get a message:

Adventure Game Studio Error!

Main game file not found. This may be from a different AGS version, or the file may have got corrupted.

For your convenience, this message is saved in a file called 'agserror.txt' in the game directory.

It does the same thing whether I drag the app onto it or just try to open the app. I think I'm just doing something wrong. How do I open it?

Thanks!

agent_js03 · #6 Post by **agent_js03** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:38 pm

Never mind- I figured it out. Thanks.

BTW, for all who are interested, the AGS isn't just for 10.4 tiger. I am using 10.3 panther and it works just fine, just so you know.

Maybe somebody might want to update the system requirements?

#7 Post by **navynuke04** » Tue May 23, 2006 12:00 am

Out of curiosity, what specifically did you do to get the game to run on a Mac? It might be useful information for future people.