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Contents
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1. What you Need
2. Places to get what you need on the Internet
3. Making System Shock 1 work for you
4. Disclaimer
5. Contacts
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1. What you Need
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Obviously to get the game work correctly you need a copy of the game. I have
the System Shock 1 enhanced CD version of the game, but I'm assuming the same
steps would work if you have the disk version of the game. But as stated earlier
this FAQ's main focus is to run the game with full everything.
A. Copy of System Shock
B. Programs - NOLFB.exe
MOUSE2KV.exe
Dos4gw.exe (1_97)
VDMSound
Mok's modified System Shock XP patch
C. The ability to read and follow directions and a tad bit of patience.
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2. Places to get what you Need on the Internet
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Here is a list of of links to get what programs you need to make System Shock work.
Over time im sure the links would die out so if your going to do this download and
save all the stuff you need so incase you need a retro fix again you can have the
stuff you need =)
A. Copy of System Shock - go find it on the net or buy it, I reccomend you buy it,
it may be a dated game but a great one. Ebay typically has them all the time for
under $10 US.
B. Programs - NOLFB.exe ---->
http://www.advsys.net/ken/build.htm
Mouse2KV.exe-->
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/showthre...?threadid=1059
<> The program can be downloaded here just scroll and click the attachment file.
Dos4gw.exe---->
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/showthre...7&pagenumber=3
<> The program can be downloaded here just scroll and click the attachment file.
VDMSound --->
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=2071
Mok's Modified SS1 XP patch------->
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/showthread.php?threadid=726
<> The program can be downloaded here just scroll and click the attachment file.
Can also be got from sshock2.com here
Also, here are two good places to find stuff on the different programs and such just use the "SEARCH" function on the forums.
http://www.ttlg.com
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/index.php
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Making System Shock 1 work for you
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In this section I will try to symplify how to get SS to work and go into detail.
STEP 1: Take it for what its worth but....breath...calmdown (if your frustrated from trying
to get SS1 to work on your own).
STEP 2: Install VDMSound.
STEP 3: Install the game, I myself have the enhanced CD version.
MY COMPUTER---->SYSTEM SHOCK CD--->INST--->Right Click on INITIAL
and RUN WITH VDMS
STEP 4: A new window will open and from this menu you can select where you want
to install the game to and setup your sound system. I myself am using
Midi sound and for the digital sound using Soundblaster.
STEP 5: After you install the game to your desired directory folder and drive,
place the extracted nolfb.exe, mouse2kv.exe, mok's xp patch in the main
SSHOCK directory.
STEP 6: When you extract the Dos4gw application you downloaded you will see all
different versions of Dos4gw, the that I personally used was the one
that said 1_97. So, for the time being cut and paste 1_97 to your
desktop and rename it dos4gw.exe, then cut and paste the newly renamed
file to your SSHOCK main directory, the same directory you put the other
programs to. (NOTE: you can if you want play around with the different versions
of Dos4gw by simply renaming them to dos4gw.exe and placing them in you SSHOCK
main directory)
STEP 7: In your Main SSHOCK directory (the place you installed the game to where ever
that may be) Open the CDSHOCK.bat file in note pad and it should look something like this:
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@echo off
E:\Games\sshock\nolfb.exe
E:\Games\sshock\MOUSE2KV.EXE 640 480 8 8 E:\Games\SSHOCK\dos4gw.exe cdshock.exe
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Your .bat file should look something like this the only exception is the Drive letter and
where you installed the game to, everything else should look like the above with out the asteriks
above and below.
STEP 8: Here is where it gets somewhat complicated just remember to read and take your time.
Right click on CDSHOCK.bat and in the pop-out menu you should see "RUNS VDMS" and
"RUN VDMS - but with a musical note graphic infront of it". Click on the one that
has the musical note infront of it.
- Now a window that says VDMSound Configuration wizard should pop up. Select
SETUP A CUSTOM CONFIGURATION and click NEXT.
- Then CREATE A NEW CONFIGURATION FROM SCRATCH, then click NEXT
- Click NEXT again.
- If you like there is a box that says create a desktop shortcut, otherwise click NEXT.
- IT will most likely startup the game but exit because you arent done quite yet =P
STEP 9: Right-Click on the new Shortcut that was created in you SSHOCK main directory and click
Properties. The properties window will open up now and do the following:
- COMPATABILITY: make sure there is a "check" in all three boxes
- MIDI EMULATION: make sure this is "checked" and leave it on General MIDI (GM) or GS.
- Joystick Emulation: "uncheck" this box.
- "check" the box that says "close DOS window on exit", now click on "Advanced"
- In PROGRAM tab:
Program information:---> Program: E:\Games\SSHOCK\CDSHOCK.BAT (your directory maybe different.)
Arguments: (leave Blank)
Run in: E:\Games\SSHOCK (your directory maybe different)
- In Compatability tab:
Change the Expanded Memory (EMS) total to 16384 via the dropdown box.
- Click Apply then OK, then Click Apply then OK again.
STEP 10: Right-click on the CDSHOCK.exe (moks xp patch, the one you put in here earlier) and select
PROPERTIES
- Click on the Memory Tab and make sure you have the following set:
Conventional Memory:
Total: AUTO with protected "checked"
Initial Enviroment: 4086
Expanded (EMS) memory:
Total: 16384
Extended (XMS) memory:
Total: 16384 with USES HMA "checked"
MS-DOS protected-mode (DPMI) memory:
Total: 16384
- Click Apply then OK
STEP 11: Play the GAME!!!! To play the game just click on the CDSHOCK VDMSound shortcut
you created earlier. (The shortcut thats you do lots of configuring to in step 9)
