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[The Fifth Horseman]

Do you think it would be easy to make a quickstart menu option to run dosbox IPX - enter ip number - and launch this game in multiplayer mode..?

Any command you can execute in DOSBox command line can be put into a batch file.
Where does the user enter the IP adress?

Also, is the game's multiplayer mode started using a command line switch, a separate executable or an option inside the main game menu?

[dosraider]

NETWORK GAME INI

Network Game INI file format.  Player to start the game uses -getopt,
all other players use -auto.  The other players just use the Service=
line, while the starting player reads the entire INI file and starts the
game according to the parameters.

The format is:

[options]
Online = commit
	Online service to use.  Use commit if service emulates commit.
GameType=1
	1 = Cooperative
	2 = Bloodbath
	3 = Teams
EpisodeID=0
	Episode.  Zero based
LevelID=0
	Level within episode.  Zero based
GameDifficulty=2
	0 = STILL KICKING
	1 = PINK ON THE INSIDE
	2 = LIGHTLY BROILED
	3 = WELL DONE
	4 = EXTRA CRISPY
MonsterSettings=0
	0 = None
	1 = Bring 'em on
	2 = Respawn
WeaponSettings=1
	0 = Do not Respawn
	1 = Are Permanent
	2 = Respawn
	3 = Respawn with Markers
ItemSettings=1
	0 = Do not Respawn
	1 = Respawn
	2 = Respawn with Markers
RespawnSettings=0
	0 = At Random Locations
	1 = Close to Weapons
	2 = Away from Enemies
UserMapName = mymap.map
	File name of user map to use
UserMap	= 1
	0 = Ignore user map
	1 = Use user Map.  Episode and Level are ignored.

More detailed instructions in the bloodhlp.txt if needed.

[zirkoni]

Originally Posted by Saccade

Do you think it would be easy to make a quickstart menu option to run dosbox IPX - enter ip number - and launch this game in multiplayer mode..?

So it's really easy to get playing online with hamachi?

It's possible, just edited my menu (added the multiplayer option) and connected two PC's/started Blood.
Here's what I did:
1. added these two entries to my menu.bat

:startserver
cls
ipx=true
ipxnet startserver
setup.exe
goto start

:connect
cls
ipx=true
echo Enter the IP address to connect to:
copy con ip.txt
copy /b ipxnet.txt+ip.txt ip.bat
call ip.bat
pause
setup.exe
goto start

2. added two .txt files in Blood directory, one more .bat file
-ip.txt only stores the ip address
-ipxnet.txt reads "ipxnet connect "
-ip.bat then executes "ipxnet connect <ip address>"

Maybe there are better (easier) ways to do this, this is only what I came up with. Like I said, I tested it, and only had to type the IP address and go through the setup.exe menus. Don't know if this works with Hamachi (never used). Also, when asked to type the IP address you can't see what you are typing (maybe there's some simple solution to this too).

@echo off
:start
cls
echo  ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo  º        Menu         º
echo  ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo  º 1. Blood            º
echo  º 2. Cryptic Passage  º
echo  º 3.+ MODS            º
echo  º 4.+ Multiplayer     º
echo  º 5.+ Editors         º
echo  º 6. Setup            º
echo  º 7. DOS Prompt       º
echo  º 8. Exit             º
echo  ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
choice /c12345678 /N Your choice:
if errorlevel 8 goto exit
if errorlevel 7 goto prompt
if errorlevel 6 goto setup
if errorlevel 5 goto editors
if errorlevel 4 goto multi
if errorlevel 3 goto mods
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood



:editors
cls
echo  ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo  º        Menu         º
echo  ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo  º 1. Blood            º
echo  º 2. Cryptic Passage  º
echo  º 3.+ MODS            º
echo  º 4.+ Multiplayer     º
echo  º 5.- Editors         º
echo  º    a. Art Editor    º
echo  º    b. Map Editor    º
echo  º                     º
echo  º 6. Setup            º
echo  º 7. DOS Prompt       º
echo  º 8. Exit             º
echo  ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
choice /c12345ab678 /N Your choice:
if errorlevel 10 goto exit
if errorlevel 9 goto prompt
if errorlevel 8 goto setup
if errorlevel 7 goto maps
if errorlevel 6 goto art
if errorlevel 5 goto start
if errorlevel 4 goto multi
if errorlevel 3 goto mods
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood


:multi
cls
echo  ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo  º        Menu         º
echo  ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo  º 1. Blood            º
echo  º 2. Cryptic Passage  º
echo  º 3.+ MODS            º
echo  º 4.- Multiplayer     º
echo  º    a. Startserver   º
echo  º    b. Connect       º
echo  º                     º
echo  º 5.+ Editors         º
echo  º 6. Setup            º
echo  º 7. DOS Prompt       º
echo  º 8. Exit             º
echo  ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
choice /c1234ab5678 /N Your choice:
if errorlevel 10 goto exit
if errorlevel 9 goto prompt
if errorlevel 8 goto setup
if errorlevel 7 goto editors
if errorlevel 6 goto connect
if errorlevel 5 goto startserver
if errorlevel 4 goto start
if errorlevel 3 goto mods
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood

:mods
cls
echo  ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
echo  º        Menu         º
echo  ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
echo  º 1. Blood            º
echo  º 2. Cryptic Passage  º
echo  º 3.- MODS            º
echo  º    a. Beast Pack    º
echo  º    b. RATM Episode 1º
echo  º                     º
echo  º 4.+ Multiplayer     º
echo  º 5.+ Editors         º
echo  º 6. Setup            º
echo  º 7. DOS Prompt       º
echo  º 8. Exit             º
echo  ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
choice /c123ab45678 /N Your choice:
if errorlevel 10 goto exit
if errorlevel 9 goto prompt
if errorlevel 8 goto setup
if errorlevel 7 goto editors
if errorlevel 6 goto multi
if errorlevel 5 goto ratm1
if errorlevel 4 goto beast
if errorlevel 3 goto start
if errorlevel 2 goto cryptic
if errorlevel 1 goto blood

:blood
cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
choice Unmount CD (MIDI music & no cutscenes)?
if errorlevel 2 goto skip
echo.
mount -u d
:skip
blood.exe
goto start

:cryptic
cls
mount -u d
cryptic.exe
goto start

:beast
cls
ren TILES012.ART TILES012.BAK
ren BEASTPCK.ART TILES012.ART
blood.exe
ren TILES012.ART BEASTPCK.ART
ren TILES012.BAK TILES012.ART
goto start

:ratm1
mount -u d
cd ratm
ratm.com
cd..
goto start


:startserver
cls
ipx=true
ipxnet startserver
setup.exe
goto start

:connect
cls
ipx=true
echo Enter the host's IP address:
copy con ip.txt
cls
echo Connecting to
type ip.txt
choice Is this correct?
if errorlevel 2 goto connect
copy /b ipxnet.txt+ip.txt ip.bat
call ip.bat
setup.exe
goto start


:setup
cls
setup.exe
goto start

:art
cls
artedit.exe
goto start

:maps
cls
mapedit.exe
goto start

:exit
exit

:prompt
cls

Menu.bat

[TotalAnarchy]

From now on sold on GOG.

[TheChosen]

That took a while.

There goes another one of AB's classics. We salute you Blood!

[zirkoni]

Blood Dosbox Launcher :thumbs:





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http://forums.duke4.net/index.php?showtopic=1278

[Gorillaz911]

Hey guys I'm new to this forum and I could use some help. I run blood in dosbox and everything works fine. Starts up and every things cool. The problem is there are no sounds, music runs fine just no sounds . I ran the setup.exe and I tried every option but I get some error after all of them. Much help would be obliged. Thanks in advanced.

[_r.u.s.s.]

open up dosbox and look under [sblaster]

there are settings like
sbtype=sb16
sbbase=220
irq=7
...

now inside the setup set exactly the settings that are in the dosbox conf. and remember, sb16 is normal soundblaster then pick soundblaster 16 inside soundblaster configuration

[The Fifth Horseman]

Run the game's setup. Configure the game to use Sound Blaster, Interrupt 7, DMA 1, 16-bit DMA 5, Adress 220.

[Gorillaz911]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

Run the game's setup. Configure the game to use Sound Blaster, Interrupt 7, DMA 1, 16-bit DMA 5, Adress 220.

TY very much sir. Everything is working fine, I look forward to playing this game