Creatures (disk 2) Always a Black screen

Lewis · 28 July 2024, 22:21

Hi everyone,
I've been trying the Creatures game and the disc 2, the cracked version always goes black when loading, I've tried many versions of the ones in the package and even downloaded others and always the same.
Could it be that the extraction was bad and that's why it went bad?
I tried it in various configurations AGA, ECS, OCS

TCD · Yesterday, 08:06

When I use only one drive in WinUAE I get the black screen when loading stage 3-1. If I use two drives it works.

kremiso · Yesterday, 11:46

what a curious discover
strange nobody mentioned this back then

Don_Adan · Yesterday, 11:56

Can be bad cracked or game bug.
Check IPF version with one drive only.

TCD · Yesterday, 13:30

Works with the IPF and a single floppy drive.

Don_Adan · Yesterday, 13:38

Then bad crack.
Maybe exist 100% cracked version.

TCD · Yesterday, 14:37

In TOSEC is only the Crystal cracked version.

Lewis · Yesterday, 19:22

Thank you all for your responses.

Lewis · Yesterday, 20:46

Well... I've been trying and apparently everything indicates that it's the emulation of the WinUAE floppy drive, if you change the disk before it asks you, for example in the shop the game loads correctly and the game continues. What I understand is that something happens when it verifies the disk and then accesses the load, that's where it fails. I don't know about programming but that's what happens, the strange thing is that it doesn't happen in other games.

gimbal · Today, 02:21

Could be worth reporting in the support.winuae subforum; who knows, you might have discovered another case of software hitting the hardware in an unusual way that WinUAE does not cater for yet.

ransom1122 · Today, 02:39

I tried Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP].adf in WinUAE (Quickstart A500) 1 & 2 drives enabled game loads and plays fine

Which ADF is giving you problems?

Lewis · Today, 04:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

I tried Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP].adf in WinUAE (Quickstart A500) 1 & 2 drives enabled game loads and plays fine

Which ADF is giving you problems?

Hi, It's not the disk "Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP]", that works like a charm!
It's the disk "Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 2 of 2)[cr CSL]" at level 3.1 after torture 2, you can check it with the trainer by choosing 3.1, you go straight to the problem.
On another note, I inform you that the version of the disk "Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP][a]" is wrong and does not load a level, the Amiga 500 is reset leaving it in the blue hand 1.3, it is not important at all since the version that is not alternative (that does not contain the[a]) works correctly but I report it in case someone puts together a package with this Disk 1[a].adf and deletes the rest.

ransom1122 · Today, 04:52

Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP].adf
Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 2 of 2)[cr CSL].adf

Indeed with 1 disk drive you get a black screen when inserting disk 2 in df0

But if you have disk 2 in drive df1 or insert it in df1 when prompted it works

28 July 2024, 22:21	#1
Lewis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2024 Location: Uruguay Posts: 16	Creatures (disk 2) Always a Black screen Hi everyone, I've been trying the Creatures game and the disc 2, the cracked version always goes black when loading, I've tried many versions of the ones in the package and even downloaded others and always the same. Could it be that the extraction was bad and that's why it went bad? I tried it in various configurations AGA, ECS, OCS

Yesterday, 08:06	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 32,308	When I use only one drive in WinUAE I get the black screen when loading stage 3-1. If I use two drives it works. Last edited by TCD; Yesterday at 11:52.

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Yesterday, 11:46	#3
kremiso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Italy Posts: 1,990	what a curious discover strange nobody mentioned this back then

Yesterday, 11:56	#4
Don_Adan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 56 Posts: 2,077	Can be bad cracked or game bug. Check IPF version with one drive only.

Yesterday, 13:30	#5
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 32,308	Works with the IPF and a single floppy drive.

Yesterday, 13:38	#6
Don_Adan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 56 Posts: 2,077	Then bad crack. Maybe exist 100% cracked version.

Yesterday, 14:37	#7
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 32,308	In TOSEC is only the Crystal cracked version.

Yesterday, 19:22	#8
Lewis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2024 Location: Uruguay Posts: 16	Thank you all for your responses.

Yesterday, 20:46	#9
Lewis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2024 Location: Uruguay Posts: 16	Well... I've been trying and apparently everything indicates that it's the emulation of the WinUAE floppy drive, if you change the disk before it asks you, for example in the shop the game loads correctly and the game continues. What I understand is that something happens when it verifies the disk and then accesses the load, that's where it fails. I don't know about programming but that's what happens, the strange thing is that it doesn't happen in other games.

Today, 02:21	#10
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 7,027	Could be worth reporting in the support.winuae subforum; who knows, you might have discovered another case of software hitting the hardware in an unusual way that WinUAE does not cater for yet.

Today, 02:39	#11
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,956	I tried Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP].adf in WinUAE (Quickstart A500) 1 & 2 drives enabled game loads and plays fine Which ADF is giving you problems?

Today, 04:52	#13
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,956	Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr CSL][t +21 UP].adf Creatures (1993-02-08)(Thalamus)(Disk 2 of 2)[cr CSL].adf Indeed with 1 disk drive you get a black screen when inserting disk 2 in df0 But if you have disk 2 in drive df1 or insert it in df1 when prompted it works

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