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![]() Keeper of Lore Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() W00t! I still have a copy of this which I recently dug up off an old zip disk. So here it is:
http://www.scrollsoflore.com/warlock/ALPHA.zip Some instructions: First off, this *does* run in Windows XP. What you will have to check however is the sound settings (run "setup.exe"). It will not run if sound is improperly configured and because this is so old, newer cards with no SB Pro/16/etc emulation will not be able to run sound. If this is the case for you, just run setup.exe and choose no sound for SFX and music. Then the game will run even though you don't get sound. Second, if you want to run the map editor you need to extract the wing32.zip file into your Windows/system32 directory. If you already have this file you're good. Other than that, enjoy! I'll put this in a more permenant location on the site when all that stuff is up.
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![]() Site Staff - Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() That's awesome man! I haven't played war2 in ages, there is going to be serious nostalgia(sp?) here.
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![]() Demon Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() Well, it don't seem to work under windows 2000... or it's the config of my VDMsound...
Is there any difference speaking about graphics? |
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![]() Keeper of Lore Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() I tried it with VDMsound and had all kinds of problems. Try running setup and turning sound off completely. That might work.
And yeah, there are a few differences.. for one, you harvest Ore (by chopping mountains) as another resource ![]() http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...5055/alpha.htm Check out that page (my ancient ancient website on the game) for some details. And yes, I know the page is crap. It was like 1997 afterall.
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![]() Quote:
![]() Well, I could play it, but in this square and with warcraft1 controls, it's VERY hard :p And thank for the link too, I like this kind of site. For the info you put in it, not the look :p |
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![]() Keeper of Lore Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() Yeah, try running it from the DOS command prompt rather than launching the program from its War2.exe.. that might help.
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![]() Keeper of Lore Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() I forgot to mention, the speed might be off. It seems to start you off at one of the slowest play speeds (this has nothing to do with it being a DOS program). What you can do to fix this is use the + & - keys to adjust the speed up or down (note: it's the -/_ & +/= keys at the top of the keyboard like WoW uses for spells.. my keyboard also has +/- on the right side and these didn't seem to do anything).
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![]() Keeper of Lore Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() Ok, I have been meaning to upload these all night but my $@#!ing internet was jacked all night (right in the middle of LBRS too.. pissed me off.. I was getting like a 6000 ping and stuff would update about one second every 10 minutes -_-). Anyways, I played some Alpha and got some screenies. You can find them here:
http://www.scrollsoflore.com/gallery...s.php?album=48 There are a butt-load so enjoy ![]() I should point out that some of the graphics are different than what originally came with the game (and I've fixed the ZIP file I uploaded to how it should be too). What happened was way back when I actually modified the unused graphics for the hell of it. Essentially they were all WarCraft 1 sprites, but they were using the wrong palette and I fixed that. So they will look all pretty on the screenshots but they should look like shit in the real map editor.. my bad ![]() ![]() ![]() And btw, yes, player 3's color was PINK. Hot gay fusia pink. Player 8 was Brown too which should have been cool but it wasn't. It was all ugly lookin.. they changed that to yellow I guess ![]() ![]() P.S. - if you're wondering how I suddenly became rich in the second map, yes I cheated. The Alpha missions are gay as hell and have insanely limited resources. If you don't steal every gold mine in the map within like 10 minutes expect to run out of cash. Oh, and I was out of Oil. Alpha has this lovely little system. You see, Oil Tankers cost oil to make. What a brilliant %@#@ing idea! It's like trying to make peons without gold.. only gold is not some gay resource that is only found in water, and not just any water, special water... *sigh* P.S.S. - I still think Minelayer would have been a friggin' cool ship. I guess its use would have been too limited though (do you really build that many ships that you need to lay mines?)
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![]() Treant Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() z00t! First thing I'm downloading when I get back from work
![]() That's awesome, Warlock ![]() |
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![]() Critter Join Date: Sep 2005
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![]() ...sad..
I cant play it. I open and it says my OS is unable to run DOS.... /cry /hug (No target) /bite |
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What's your OS? It seems to work well with windows 2000 and XP... BTW, great job, Warlock, I love your World Edit screenies :p |
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![]() Hippogryph Rider Join Date: Sep 2005
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![]() Amazing , but isnt this pirating ?
![]() Thats is really really cool ! |
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![]() Druid of the Talon Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() Well technically the game was never released in this form
![]() And you know, those screenies on your site of the WC1 units in action make me think of gnomes! |
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![]() Site Staff - Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() I still remember the horrors of the final human mssion in war1. *shudders*
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![]() Chimaera Join Date: Oct 2005
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![]() i cant use it either, im running on Mac OSX. =(
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![]() wouldnt work for me
![]() but i still have all the original discs warcraft1 through WoW
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![]() Hey I can't try it out right now I'll try on older computer, but does it have the expansion with it too?
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![]() Well, this thread is pretty old, but I only saw it yesterday. After playing the alpha a bit, I was determined to play the retail version again since I have the disc still.
If any of you are on Windows XP and still have your Warcraft 2 discs, this site has a pretty painless method for being able to play it: http://www.doctort.org/adam/nerd-not...tep-guide.html I was playing again last night. Sweet nostalgia ![]() Sorry if this is old news! |
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![]() Elune Join Date: Aug 2009
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![]() Same as Rashid. What are the differences between this and the actual one released? Is there a page on here telling you the different units, missions, etc?
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![]() Site Staff - Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() Who dares post in the ALPHA THREAD!
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![]() Elune Join Date: Aug 2009
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![]() :points at Rashid:
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![]() NECROPOST
This no longer works... :<
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![]() I've tried but seems not work for me
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![]() Keeper of Lore Join Date: Aug 2005
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![]() Oh, at some point the file vanished... reuploaded - no guarantee it still runs right under newer Windows
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