catacomb 3d

honx · 26 March 2018, 16:30

haven't there been an amiga port of catacomb 3d games? i think i might have read about some time ago.
because today i finally purchased catacombs pack on gog, so i have the original files necessary to play.
now i'm searching for this catacombs 3d amiga port, but i can't find it on aminet or anywhere else.

is it possible to extract the necessary game files from gog installer, without having to install it on pc?

DamienD · 26 March 2018, 16:36

... [ongoing] Catacomb 3D series and Keen Dreams
... Catacomb 3D Amiga port, is anyone up for the challenge?

honx · 26 March 2018, 16:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

... [ongoing] Catacomb 3D series and Keen Dreams

thx, i downloaded all necessary amiga executables from first thread.

do you know, which files i need from gog version of catacombs pack?
how can i extract these files without installing the games on windows?

DamienD · 26 March 2018, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by honx

do you know, which files i need from gog version of catacombs pack?
how can i extract these files without installing the games on windows?

Sorry, I haven't tried this game out as yet so...

BSzili · 26 March 2018, 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by honx

thx, i downloaded all necessary amiga executables from first thread.

do you know, which files i need from gog version of catacombs pack?
how can i extract these files without installing the games on windows?

You need almost every file, which includes the original DOS executables, since they contain necessary embedded data.
I have no idea how to extract them without installing. You don't necessarily need Windows for it, GOG has installers for macOS as well, and I'm pretty sure the Windows ones will work under WINE.

honx · 27 March 2018, 00:06

thx, i managed to extract all files from installer, now i have following directories seen in attached screenshot.
which directories should i transfere for amiga version? there are for example catacomb and catacomb1989...
obviously i don't need anything dosbox related.

BSzili · 27 March 2018, 11:23

Cat3D, Abyss, Armageddon and Apocalypse are the one of interest to you. Just pop in the Amiga executables in these, transfer it to your Amiga, and you are good to go.

honx · 27 March 2018, 17:59

thx, all four are working. only one question remains: how do i activate music?

BSzili · 30 March 2018, 08:55

You can't. Only the first game had AdLib music, which was a 16 second loop so it can fit on a 360k floppy. I put it on the CD for the official release, but it's not available in the regular Amiga version, because it has no AdLib synth built-in. The rest had no music at all.

26 March 2018, 16:30	#1
honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,571	catacomb 3d haven't there been an amiga port of catacomb 3d games? i think i might have read about some time ago. because today i finally purchased catacombs pack on gog, so i have the original files necessary to play. now i'm searching for this catacombs 3d amiga port, but i can't find it on aminet or anywhere else. is it possible to extract the necessary game files from gog installer, without having to install it on pc?

27 March 2018, 00:06	#6
honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,571	thx, i managed to extract all files from installer, now i have following directories seen in attached screenshot. which directories should i transfere for amiga version? there are for example catacomb and catacomb1989... obviously i don't need anything dosbox related. Attached Thumbnails

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DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	... [ongoing] Catacomb 3D series and Keen Dreams ... Catacomb 3D Amiga port, is anyone up for the challenge?

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BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,300	Cat3D, Abyss, Armageddon and Apocalypse are the one of interest to you. Just pop in the Amiga executables in these, transfer it to your Amiga, and you are good to go.

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honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,571	thx, all four are working. only one question remains: how do i activate music?

30 March 2018, 08:55	#9
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,300	You can't. Only the first game had AdLib music, which was a 16 second loop so it can fit on a 360k floppy. I put it on the CD for the official release, but it's not available in the regular Amiga version, because it has no AdLib synth built-in. The rest had no music at all.

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