Arctic Fox ADF doesnt work

Calo Nord · 07 April 2005, 00:07

We want to test Arctic Fox from Electronic Arts on WinUAE 0.9.92 but the game doesnt work. After loading, the game seems to be hanging during the Electronic Arts screen.
Is the ADF corrupt or WinUAE doesnt like the game

Does anyone have a workable version of the game?

HOL2001 · 07 April 2005, 00:15

Well, I've heard about it.
Even the "TOESC" shows only bad dumps or overdumped files.
What's going on with this game ?

If anyone owns a working adf or know why this game won't run with WinUAE, please let me know.

(No WHDload), please !

jmmijo · 07 April 2005, 00:48

Isn't that an old KS1.2 only title, runs with only 256K or 512K of chip ram AFAIK

I bet this would even run under KS1.1 with the same amount of chip ram only.

HOL2001 · 07 April 2005, 01:19

Hmmm, it seems to be hard to get a working adf.

There was a Thread in 2001 about it: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=465

Got anyone some news since then ?

@ Toni & everbody otta : Is it the emulator, the adf, the copy protection or what else matter, that this game won't work ?

icewizard2k5 · 07 April 2005, 02:31

i have an original copy.
its so old it doesnt even have hardware requirements on the box.

i got it running on my real amiga using relokick 1.3 and switching to my 68000

jmmijo · 07 April 2005, 04:51

Just trying this out with KS1.2 and 512K chip only, with the track LED's on I see that the first TOSEC entry hangs on cylinder 61, not sure which head however.

I'm going to try the next TOSEC entry listed as [rawread] and see what happens.

Well the three entries in TOSEC that I have all do the same thing, they all hang on cylinder 61.

They are listed as [b]; [b][rawread] and [o][b].

I may have an original around in a box someplace but not really accessible at the moment.

IFW · 07 April 2005, 07:56

The original is heavily protected.
Call that a conicidence

but if you make an adf of the original it loads bogus data and stops on cylinder 61.

Chuckles · 07 April 2005, 09:12

I've uploaded a rawread version to the Zone that does not hang when booting it in WinUAE, and it appears to be playable. It does exhibit a few graphics glitches prior to starting the game that could possibly be fixed by fiddling with the config file (included in the zip file). Some of the settings seem a bit odd, though at the time I first worked out the config they may have been necessary to get it to run. I've tried turning off "Fast Copper" in the misc chipset options, changing the CPU emulation speed to "match A500 speed" instead of being adjustable, and using Kickstart 1.2 instead of 1.1, and it still boots up. I don't have a lot of free time at the moment to see if I can eliminate the graphics glitches, so if any of you works out the perfect config for this one, please post it here.

HOL2001 · 07 April 2005, 13:47

@Chuckles: Thank you very much for this cool suff. I'll try this weekend if it works and then I'll give you a response.

jmmijo · 07 April 2005, 16:45

Thanks for the upload there Chuckles I'll check it out myself as well

@IFW, that makes sense, I figured it was still checking for copy protection hence the hanging on cylinder 61 bit.

DrBong · 08 April 2005, 17:58

I thought the config was already sussed in this thread:

"I used an OCS12 config with 512k chipmem only and set the CPU/Chipset slider to 8. I got it working the first time I tried it, so I don't know if there are other working configs (apart from using kick 1.1 like DPainter did)" ?

Calo Nord · 08 April 2005, 18:31

i tried Kick 1.3, OCS, 512kb chipram...

jmmijo · 08 April 2005, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calo Nord

i tried Kick 1.3, OCS, 512kb chipram...

Yeah, but there is a difference between KS1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 so this can make a difference in how certain games will behave while attempting to load them

HOL2001 · 09 April 2005, 11:10

Well, it looks like that it works !!!

I used the Config: OCS, Kick 1.1., 512k RAM.

@Chuckles: Many thanks for this really great stuff !

Calo Nord · 09 April 2005, 13:16

Nun, ich hab dafür gesorgt @Hol2001 dass du eine funktionierende Version bekommst. Umwas haben wir nochmal gewettet? :P

HOL2001 · 09 April 2005, 18:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calo Nord

Nun, ich hab dafür gesorgt @Hol2001 dass du eine funktionierende Version bekommst. Umwas haben wir nochmal gewettet? :P

Ich kann mich an nichts erinnern....

microslave · 23 May 2005, 11:07

Could any of you please upload the playable ArcticFox version to the zone again. I've been trying for ages to get this one run and until now no success. It would be nice to see this game running again.

Thanx in advance!

amigauser · 24 May 2005, 17:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by microslave

Could any of you please upload the playable ArcticFox version to the zone again. I've been trying for ages to get this one run and until now no success. It would be nice to see this game running again.

Thanx in advance!

Did anyone post a working ADF of Arctic Fox to the Zone please?

HOL2001 · 24 May 2005, 18:08

Just uploaded to the Zone.
Enjoy !

microslave · 24 May 2005, 19:11

Thanks a lot, HOL2001,

I will try this out at once :-)

Greetings

07 April 2005, 00:07	#1
Calo Nord Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Espoo / FIN Age: 44 Posts: 53	Arctic Fox ADF doesnt work We want to test Arctic Fox from Electronic Arts on WinUAE 0.9.92 but the game doesnt work. After loading, the game seems to be hanging during the Electronic Arts screen. Is the ADF corrupt or WinUAE doesnt like the game Does anyone have a workable version of the game?

07 April 2005, 04:51	#6
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Just trying this out with KS1.2 and 512K chip only, with the track LED's on I see that the first TOSEC entry hangs on cylinder 61, not sure which head however. I'm going to try the next TOSEC entry listed as [rawread] and see what happens. Well the three entries in TOSEC that I have all do the same thing, they all hang on cylinder 61. They are listed as [b]; [b][rawread] and [o][b]. I may have an original around in a box someplace but not really accessible at the moment. Last edited by jmmijo; 07 April 2005 at 05:01.

07 April 2005, 13:47	#9
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	@Chuckles: Thank you very much for this cool suff. I'll try this weekend if it works and then I'll give you a response. Last edited by HOL2001; 07 April 2005 at 13:59.

09 April 2005, 11:10	#14
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Well, it looks like that it works !!! I used the Config: OCS, Kick 1.1., 512k RAM. @Chuckles: Many thanks for this really great stuff ! Last edited by HOL2001; 09 April 2005 at 11:37.

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07 April 2005, 00:15	#2
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Well, I've heard about it. Even the "TOESC" shows only bad dumps or overdumped files. What's going on with this game ? If anyone owns a working adf or know why this game won't run with WinUAE, please let me know. (No WHDload), please !

07 April 2005, 00:48	#3
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Isn't that an old KS1.2 only title, runs with only 256K or 512K of chip ram AFAIK I bet this would even run under KS1.1 with the same amount of chip ram only.

07 April 2005, 01:19	#4
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Hmmm, it seems to be hard to get a working adf. There was a Thread in 2001 about it: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=465 Got anyone some news since then ? @ Toni & everbody otta : Is it the emulator, the adf, the copy protection or what else matter, that this game won't work ?

07 April 2005, 02:31	#5
icewizard2k5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Age: 38 Posts: 200	i have an original copy. its so old it doesnt even have hardware requirements on the box. i got it running on my real amiga using relokick 1.3 and switching to my 68000

07 April 2005, 07:56	#7
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	The original is heavily protected. Call that a conicidence but if you make an adf of the original it loads bogus data and stops on cylinder 61.

07 April 2005, 09:12	#8
Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 68 Posts: 685	I've uploaded a rawread version to the Zone that does not hang when booting it in WinUAE, and it appears to be playable. It does exhibit a few graphics glitches prior to starting the game that could possibly be fixed by fiddling with the config file (included in the zip file). Some of the settings seem a bit odd, though at the time I first worked out the config they may have been necessary to get it to run. I've tried turning off "Fast Copper" in the misc chipset options, changing the CPU emulation speed to "match A500 speed" instead of being adjustable, and using Kickstart 1.2 instead of 1.1, and it still boots up. I don't have a lot of free time at the moment to see if I can eliminate the graphics glitches, so if any of you works out the perfect config for this one, please post it here.

07 April 2005, 16:45	#10
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Thanks for the upload there Chuckles I'll check it out myself as well @IFW, that makes sense, I figured it was still checking for copy protection hence the hanging on cylinder 61 bit.

08 April 2005, 17:58	#11
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	I thought the config was already sussed in this thread: "I used an OCS12 config with 512k chipmem only and set the CPU/Chipset slider to 8. I got it working the first time I tried it, so I don't know if there are other working configs (apart from using kick 1.1 like DPainter did)" ?

08 April 2005, 18:31	#12
Calo Nord Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Espoo / FIN Age: 44 Posts: 53	i tried Kick 1.3, OCS, 512kb chipram...

09 April 2005, 13:16	#15
Calo Nord Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Espoo / FIN Age: 44 Posts: 53	Nun, ich hab dafür gesorgt @Hol2001 dass du eine funktionierende Version bekommst. Umwas haben wir nochmal gewettet? :P

23 May 2005, 11:07	#17
microslave Amiga 1000 [1986] Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mönchengladbach/Germany Age: 52 Posts: 62	Could any of you please upload the playable ArcticFox version to the zone again. I've been trying for ages to get this one run and until now no success. It would be nice to see this game running again. Thanx in advance!

24 May 2005, 18:08	#19
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Just uploaded to the Zone. Enjoy !

24 May 2005, 19:11	#20
microslave Amiga 1000 [1986] Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mönchengladbach/Germany Age: 52 Posts: 62	Thanks a lot, HOL2001, I will try this out at once :-) Greetings

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