Problem With Battle Chess - Page 3

Arnie · 25 April 2016, 23:33

HERE is an opportunity too good to miss.

Nightfox · 25 April 2016, 23:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnie

HERE is an opportunity too good to miss.

£7.99 plus an extra £9.00 shipping to Australia. All that for one floppy disk...

Arnie · 25 April 2016, 23:41

Try Xcopy with an IPF version? Does the Goatek play IPF's?

Superman · 25 April 2016, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnie

Try Xcopy with an IPF version? Does the Goatek play IPF's?

No just ADF's on Gotek with Cortex firmware.

Arnie · 25 April 2016, 23:48

What about with the HXC firmware?

Nightfox · 25 April 2016, 23:50

I don't know aboyt the HxC firmware but I am going to get that firmware soon. But anyway how is ADF different from IPF?

Superman · 25 April 2016, 23:58

I just made and ADF of my old floppy which does run on my A500 but suffers from the slowdowns and crackling. Not sure who cracked it as there is no cracktro or anything. I have attached it in case anyone wants to have a go with it.

Arnie · 26 April 2016, 00:05

Didn't Clenched do a crack?

Loads in AF but the sound is distorted and the pieces really are slow moving.

Superman · 26 April 2016, 00:10

I just tried mine in WinUAE on default A500 OCS setting and it ran fine. I then ran it on a setting identical to my A500 with ECS agnus and it suffered from the crackling sound and severe slowdowns (same as my real A500).

Interesting.

Arnie · 26 April 2016, 00:21

Bizzare!

DamienD · 26 April 2016, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnie

Bizzare!

Indeed...

...just made an .ADF out of the SPS file "Battle Chess (1988)(Interplay)[0263]" and it suffers from the exact same issue when using KS 1.2 / 1.3. Considering it was released in 1988

Now to try the SPS file "Battle Chess (1988)(Interplay)[a][2368]"

Arnie · 26 April 2016, 00:37

Made a blank adf in WinUAE.
Copied the files and bootblock from the IPF.
Installed the game to DH0:
Copied Battle Chess and Chesssaves, chessstuff from DH0: to DF0:
Game boots to protection screen.
Works after entering protection code.

Needs testing on real Amiga.

DamienD · 26 April 2016, 00:40

Bah; tried making an .ADF out of the IPF "Battle Chess (1988)(Interplay)[a][2368]" which is fine but when starting the same thing occurs...

As mentioned previously I use "Battle Chess (1988)(Interplay)[cr UA - WOW].adf" in WinUAE with a KS 3.1 ROM which works perfectly... and this looks identical to the alt IPF --> ADF I just made i.e. you also see the install icon along with the standard Battle Chess one.

Thing is; back in the day my A500 didn't have KS 3.1 (was certainly KS 1.3) and all worked fine with the "[cr UA - WOW].adf"...

Nightfox · 26 April 2016, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnie

Made a blank adf in WinUAE.
Copied the files and bootblock from the IPF.
Installed the game to DH0:
Copied Battle Chess and Chesssaves, chessstuff from DH0: to DF0:
Game boots to protection screen.
Works after entering protection code.

Needs testing on real Amiga.

I'll try right now. Thanks a lot

Nightfox · 26 April 2016, 00:47

The game boots fine so far. What is the protection code? The cracked versions didn't need one obviously.

Nightfox · 26 April 2016, 01:00

OK I just managed to find a reference with the codes. The game works fine! Thanks! But so annoying that I have to look up the code each time I play now

Arnie · 26 April 2016, 01:01

Download the manual from Hol. The protection codes are at the back. they are games played by certain people in a certain year, you have to type in the code for black or white moves.

The save, load, function works O.K too.

Arnie · 26 April 2016, 01:02

Tried to do the same with the cracked version but the install to dh0: doesn't work and the disk becomes unreadable if you copy files to it!!

Nightfox · 26 April 2016, 01:11

Why is this happening? This is nuts

Arnie · 26 April 2016, 01:12

This crack works in AF, 1.3. Try it on your A500.

25 April 2016, 23:58	#47
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 49 Posts: 1,335	I just made and ADF of my old floppy which does run on my A500 but suffers from the slowdowns and crackling. Not sure who cracked it as there is no cracktro or anything. I have attached it in case anyone wants to have a go with it. Last edited by Superman; 06 November 2021 at 13:42.

26 April 2016, 00:37	#52
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Made a blank adf in WinUAE. Copied the files and bootblock from the IPF. Installed the game to DH0: Copied Battle Chess and Chesssaves, chessstuff from DH0: to DF0: Game boots to protection screen. Works after entering protection code. Needs testing on real Amiga. Last edited by Arnie; 27 April 2016 at 15:40.

26 April 2016, 00:40	#53
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Bah; tried making an .ADF out of the IPF "Battle Chess (1988)(Interplay)[a][2368]" which is fine but when starting the same thing occurs... As mentioned previously I use "Battle Chess (1988)(Interplay)[cr UA - WOW].adf" in WinUAE with a KS 3.1 ROM which works perfectly... and this looks identical to the alt IPF --> ADF I just made i.e. you also see the install icon along with the standard Battle Chess one. Thing is; back in the day my A500 didn't have KS 3.1 (was certainly KS 1.3) and all worked fine with the "[cr UA - WOW].adf"... Last edited by DamienD; 26 April 2016 at 00:48.

26 April 2016, 01:12	#60
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	This crack works in AF, 1.3. Try it on your A500. Last edited by Arnie; 27 April 2016 at 15:40.

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25 April 2016, 23:33	#41
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	HERE is an opportunity too good to miss.

25 April 2016, 23:41	#43
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Try Xcopy with an IPF version? Does the Goatek play IPF's?

25 April 2016, 23:48	#45
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	What about with the HXC firmware?

25 April 2016, 23:50	#46
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 397	I don't know aboyt the HxC firmware but I am going to get that firmware soon. But anyway how is ADF different from IPF?

26 April 2016, 00:05	#48
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Didn't Clenched do a crack? Loads in AF but the sound is distorted and the pieces really are slow moving.

26 April 2016, 00:10	#49
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 49 Posts: 1,335	I just tried mine in WinUAE on default A500 OCS setting and it ran fine. I then ran it on a setting identical to my A500 with ECS agnus and it suffered from the crackling sound and severe slowdowns (same as my real A500). Interesting.

26 April 2016, 00:21	#50
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Bizzare!

26 April 2016, 00:47	#55
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 397	The game boots fine so far. What is the protection code? The cracked versions didn't need one obviously.

26 April 2016, 01:00	#56
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 397	OK I just managed to find a reference with the codes. The game works fine! Thanks! But so annoying that I have to look up the code each time I play now

26 April 2016, 01:01	#57
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Download the manual from Hol. The protection codes are at the back. they are games played by certain people in a certain year, you have to type in the code for black or white moves. The save, load, function works O.K too.

26 April 2016, 01:02	#58
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Tried to do the same with the cracked version but the install to dh0: doesn't work and the disk becomes unreadable if you copy files to it!!

26 April 2016, 01:11	#59
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 397	Why is this happening? This is nuts

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