HARDRIVE GAMES. how?

brankulo · 30 December 2007, 07:24

could someone write tutorial or point me somewhere where i would be able to find help how to run games on hardrive. i have no problem with games that are on 2 or 3 discs but now i want to run waxworks, it has 10 discs. how do i run it. i noticed in uea there is hd option but i dont know how.

MickJT · 30 December 2007, 07:42

First thing first, do you have a Workbench installation, and is the game on AmigaDOS formatted discs or are they custom formatted?

formater · 30 December 2007, 11:18

look in the Zone!
Is a mini HDF with only minimun of lib's necessary for workbench start and a directory for the installed game. This work too in other games.
Need kickstart 3.1 and the particular configuration for each game

Belgarath · 30 December 2007, 11:34

Or download GameBase Amiga which is a frontend for WinUaE and also allows you to load KG's WHD collection without the need to setup a hd or workbench.

http://gbamiga.elowar.com
http://guildserver.co.uk/kgwhd/

edit

I'd wait until later today before downloading it though as we're releasing the new version later on.

brankulo · 01 January 2008, 17:51

belgarth i downloaded gamebase. waxworks is listed there but button play game is faded, not usable. do i need to link it to uae somehow? also i specified path to where all waxworks discs are saved but when i hit verify paths it doesnt find anything.

Belgarath · 01 January 2008, 18:33

Waxworks ADFs aren't in GameBase Amiga yet which is why the play game button is faded.

The WHDLoad version is supported though, and these appear under the Extras button.

As long as you've downloaded the KGWHD packs and have them in a folder called WHDLoad, and of course set the paths in GameBase correctly you shouldn't have any problems.

Read the helpfile that comes with GameBase Amiga for more detailed instructions.

brankulo · 01 January 2008, 19:04

what exactly is kgwhd pack? i have been using only adf files so far. whats the difference?

Belgarath · 01 January 2008, 19:11

For an explanation on WHD you should read this faq.

KGWHD is a collection of these WHD installed games that he's personally assembled and made available for everyone to download and enjoy and you can download them here.

edit:

If you just want to download individual WHD games you should download them from http://www.whdownload.com/

brankulo · 01 January 2008, 22:13

ok i downloaded waxworks whd, created folder whdload, extracted it there and set path for extras to this folder. when i verify it still tells me that no extras were found.

eLowar · 01 January 2008, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by brankulo

ok i downloaded waxworks whd, created folder whdload, extracted it there and set path for extras to this folder. when i verify it still tells me that no extras were found.

The Extras folder has to be the parent of the WHDLoad dir.

Extras <-- this is (one of) your GB Extras dir(s)
- WHDLoad
  - ...
  - Waxworks_v1.1_2274.zip
  - ...

brankulo · 01 January 2008, 22:22

there is no extras directory within my gamebase dir. should i create it? where? also where should extras path lead to? to whdload dir or to extracted waxworks dir?

eLowar · 01 January 2008, 22:26

Create it anywhere you like (it doesn't have to be called Extras either, e.g. you could use D:\GBAExtras\ or whatever you like), just make sure that your WHDLoad dir (with the KGWHD zips) is inside it and that you set it (the Extras dir) as an Extras path in GameBase.

brankulo · 01 January 2008, 23:00

guess i got it, but it wants kickstart 3.1 40.68 . i only have 3.0. where do i get this 3.1?

Belgarath · 01 January 2008, 23:04

kickstart roms are copyrighted so you aren't allowed to request them on here.

Graham Humphrey · 01 January 2008, 23:21

Kickstart ROMs are still copyrighted so legally, you need to buy them with Cloanto's Amiga Forever.

Retro-Nerd · 01 January 2008, 23:31

How about this crappy Amiga Classix collections? They include Kickstarts on this CD's too.

formater · 02 January 2008, 01:12

The WaxWorks minHDF who I uploaded for you in the Zone!, works perfectly with rom 3.0 and WinUAE.
Why dont use it?

Belgarath · 02 January 2008, 12:08

He's all set up to play waxworks now, and because he's using GameBase Amiga, so all he has to do in future to play whd games is download the kgwhd install and put the zip in the right directory

So re: gamebase amiga, why don't you use it?

30 December 2007, 07:24	#1
brankulo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: denver Posts: 11	HARDRIVE GAMES. how? could someone write tutorial or point me somewhere where i would be able to find help how to run games on hardrive. i have no problem with games that are on 2 or 3 discs but now i want to run waxworks, it has 10 discs. how do i run it. i noticed in uea there is hd option but i dont know how.

01 January 2008, 17:51	#5
brankulo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: denver Posts: 11	belgarth i downloaded gamebase. waxworks is listed there but button play game is faded, not usable. do i need to link it to uae somehow? also i specified path to where all waxworks discs are saved but when i hit verify paths it doesnt find anything. Last edited by brankulo; 01 January 2008 at 18:13.

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30 December 2007, 07:42	#2
MickJT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 189	First thing first, do you have a Workbench installation, and is the game on AmigaDOS formatted discs or are they custom formatted?

30 December 2007, 11:18	#3
formater Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alicante/Spain Posts: 192	look in the Zone! Is a mini HDF with only minimun of lib's necessary for workbench start and a directory for the installed game. This work too in other games. Need kickstart 3.1 and the particular configuration for each game

30 December 2007, 11:34	#4
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Or download GameBase Amiga which is a frontend for WinUaE and also allows you to load KG's WHD collection without the need to setup a hd or workbench. http://gbamiga.elowar.com http://guildserver.co.uk/kgwhd/ edit I'd wait until later today before downloading it though as we're releasing the new version later on.

01 January 2008, 18:33	#6
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Waxworks ADFs aren't in GameBase Amiga yet which is why the play game button is faded. The WHDLoad version is supported though, and these appear under the Extras button. As long as you've downloaded the KGWHD packs and have them in a folder called WHDLoad, and of course set the paths in GameBase correctly you shouldn't have any problems. Read the helpfile that comes with GameBase Amiga for more detailed instructions.

01 January 2008, 19:04	#7
brankulo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: denver Posts: 11	what exactly is kgwhd pack? i have been using only adf files so far. whats the difference?

01 January 2008, 19:11	#8
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	For an explanation on WHD you should read this faq. KGWHD is a collection of these WHD installed games that he's personally assembled and made available for everyone to download and enjoy and you can download them here. edit: If you just want to download individual WHD games you should download them from http://www.whdownload.com/

01 January 2008, 22:13	#9
brankulo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: denver Posts: 11	ok i downloaded waxworks whd, created folder whdload, extracted it there and set path for extras to this folder. when i verify it still tells me that no extras were found.

01 January 2008, 22:22	#11
brankulo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: denver Posts: 11	there is no extras directory within my gamebase dir. should i create it? where? also where should extras path lead to? to whdload dir or to extracted waxworks dir?

01 January 2008, 22:26	#12
eLowar Citizen of Elthesh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 949	Create it anywhere you like (it doesn't have to be called Extras either, e.g. you could use D:\GBAExtras\ or whatever you like), just make sure that your WHDLoad dir (with the KGWHD zips) is inside it and that you set it (the Extras dir) as an Extras path in GameBase.

01 January 2008, 23:00	#13
brankulo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: denver Posts: 11	guess i got it, but it wants kickstart 3.1 40.68 . i only have 3.0. where do i get this 3.1?

01 January 2008, 23:04	#14
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	kickstart roms are copyrighted so you aren't allowed to request them on here.

01 January 2008, 23:21	#15
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Kickstart ROMs are still copyrighted so legally, you need to buy them with Cloanto's Amiga Forever.

01 January 2008, 23:31	#16
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,438	How about this crappy Amiga Classix collections? They include Kickstarts on this CD's too.

02 January 2008, 01:12	#17
formater Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alicante/Spain Posts: 192	The WaxWorks minHDF who I uploaded for you in the Zone!, works perfectly with rom 3.0 and WinUAE. Why dont use it?

02 January 2008, 12:08	#18
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	He's all set up to play waxworks now, and because he's using GameBase Amiga, so all he has to do in future to play whd games is download the kgwhd install and put the zip in the right directory So re: gamebase amiga, why don't you use it?

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