Enabling cinematics (TFTD) - Revision history

Bard: /* Gravis Ultrasound */

2017-02-24T19:50:31Z

Gravis Ultrasound

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	If you set TFTD's sound effect soundcard to the [[GUS Music in Dosbox\|Gravis Ultrasound (GUS)]] in TFTD's sound setup, the game will revert to the cutscene introduction even if the animations are enabled.		If you set TFTD's sound effect soundcard to the [[GUS Music in Dosbox\|Gravis Ultrasound (GUS)]] in TFTD's sound setup, the game will revert to the cutscene introduction even if the animations are enabled.

			Using Sound Blaster 16 for the sound effects and Gravis Ultrasound for the music will allow the cutscene to play.

	== Misc ==		== Misc ==

3371-Alpha: /* Gravis Ultrasound */

2017-01-20T23:18:16Z

Gravis Ultrasound

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	== Gravis Ultrasound ==		== Gravis Ultrasound ==

	If you set TFTD's sound effect soundcard to the Gravis Ultrasound (GUS) in TFTD's sound setup, the game will revert to the cutscene introduction even if the animations are enabled.		If you set TFTD's sound effect soundcard to the [[GUS Music in Dosbox\|Gravis Ultrasound (GUS)]] in TFTD's sound setup, the game will revert to the cutscene introduction even if the animations are enabled.

	== Misc ==		== Misc ==

NKF: /* Reverting to Cutscenes */ Added note about using GUS for sound effects

2013-08-22T06:31:14Z

Reverting to Cutscenes: Added note about using GUS for sound effects

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	== Reverting to Cutscenes ==		== Reverting to Cutscenes ==

	If for some reason you wish to revert to the cutscene introduction, simply delete or rename cdspeed.dat and make sure that the FLOP_INT folder with the slideshow images is present.		If for some reason you wish to revert to the cutscene introduction, simply delete or rename cdspeed.dat and make sure that the FLOP_INT folder with the slideshow images is present.

			== Gravis Ultrasound ==

			If you set TFTD's sound effect soundcard to the Gravis Ultrasound (GUS) in TFTD's sound setup, the game will revert to the cutscene introduction even if the animations are enabled.

	== Misc ==		== Misc ==

NKF at 08:42, 16 August 2013

2013-08-16T08:42:20Z

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	When the DOS version of [[Terror From the Deep]] was ~~first~~ introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and ~~ran its~~ files off the CD-ROM, ~~while the~~ full hard disk install installed all the game files~~. Unique~~ to the ~~partial install~~ were the ~~animated intro and~~ the ~~two (bad end) outros, while the full hard disk installation only got screencap slides~~ of the ~~animated intro~~.		When the DOS version of [[TFTD\|Terror From the Deep]] was introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and the rest of the files were read directly off the CD-ROM. Unique to this installation was that it had animated videos for the intro, failure and outro.

			The full hard disk install installed all the game files, but to conserve hard-drive space used screen captures from the videos with text narration.

			Today's hard drive space restrictions are much more lenient than they were during the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true ''Full Installation'' for the Dos version of the game is explained in this article.

	With today's hard drive space restrictions being much more lenient that the size of the animation files are minimal compared to what they were on hard drives during the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true ''Full Installation'' is a simple process.

	== Enabling the animations ==		== Enabling the animations ==

	'''NOTE:''' these instructions only relate to the DOS editions of TFTD. You can also use these steps with the STEAM release of the game if for some reason the Dos portion of it is not playing the animations.

	~~There two things~~ you ~~need to do~~ to ~~get~~ the ~~animations working~~.
			===Dos Hard Drive install===

			This assumes you are working with the full installation of the game, installed from the CD-ROM or Floppy Disks. You will require the CD-ROM or a copy of the Windows version of TFTD to obtain the animation files.

	# Copy the ANIMS\ folder from the CD-ROM into the game directory		# Copy the ANIMS\ folder from the CD-ROM into the game directory
	# A file called cdspeed.dat ~~''must'' be created~~ and ~~placed~~ in the SOUND\ directory.		# Create a file called cdspeed.dat and place it in the SOUND\ directory. See below for more information.

	The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.		'''NOTE:'''
			* The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.
			* These steps will also work for the Steam version of TFTD if you are having trouble running the animations from its Dos executable through Dosbox.


	== ~~Misc~~ ==		===CD Install===
			This assumes you started with the CD install to get the animation to run and now want to convert the game into a full install.

			# Copy all of the folders on the CD-ROM that were not copied over into the hard drive installation

	~~Though not necessary, you can also rename the FLOP_INT folder to FLOP_IN to hide it from the game. That is where all the slide-show images are stored~~.		'''NOTE:'''
			* Some steps may be missing at this time.

	You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the [[CDSPEED.DAT]] file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.

	2012-08-13 I've found you don't need to set it silent, you just need to set Sound output to something other than 'Gravis Ultrasound'. I presume the technical limitations (lack of direct DAC) that make this card useless in the modern era also prevent TFTD from playing it's cinematics. I've got the cinematics working in DOSBox with both SB16 sound/MT32 music and SB16 sound/GUS music.

	== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==		== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==
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	Under normal circumstances, this file is created by CDSPEED.EXE. CDSPEED.EXE is a program used by the partial install to gauge the speed of your CD-ROM Drive. The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.		Under normal circumstances, this file is created by CDSPEED.EXE. CDSPEED.EXE is a program used by the partial install to gauge the speed of your CD-ROM Drive. The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.

			To create this file, the easiest method is use any plain text editor and save a blank file as CDSPEED.DAT. Alternately, you can also copy a random file and rename it as CDSPEED.DAT.

			== Reverting to Cutscenes ==

			If for some reason you wish to revert to the cutscene introduction, simply delete or rename cdspeed.dat and make sure that the FLOP_INT folder with the slideshow images is present.


			== Misc ==

			Though not necessary, you can also rename the FLOP_INT folder to FLOP_IN to hide it from the game. That is where all the slide-show images are stored.

			You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the [[CDSPEED.DAT]] file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.

			2012-08-13 I've found you don't need to set it silent, you just need to set Sound output to something other than 'Gravis Ultrasound'. I presume the technical limitations (lack of direct DAC) that make this card useless in the modern era also prevent TFTD from playing it's cinematics. I've got the cinematics working in DOSBox with both SB16 sound/MT32 music and SB16 sound/GUS music.

	[[Category:TFTD]]		[[Category:TFTD]]

NKF at 08:13, 16 August 2013

2013-08-16T08:13:31Z

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	When the DOS version of [[Terror From the Deep]] was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and ran its files off the CD-ROM, while the full hard disk install installed all the game files. Unique to the partial install were the animated intro and the two (bad end) outros, while the full hard disk installation only got screencap slides of the animated intro.		When the DOS version of [[Terror From the Deep]] was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and ran its files off the CD-ROM, while the full hard disk install installed all the game files. Unique to the partial install were the animated intro and the two (bad end) outros, while the full hard disk installation only got screencap slides of the animated intro.

	With today's hard drive space restrictions being much more lenient that the animation files are ~~but a speck of dust~~ compared to what they were in the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true '~~full~~' ~~installation~~ is ~~quite~~ a simple process.		With today's hard drive space restrictions being much more lenient that the size of the animation files are minimal compared to what they were on hard drives during the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true ''Full Installation'' is a simple process.

	== Enabling the animations ==		== Enabling the animations ==

	'''NOTE:''' these instructions ~~currently~~ only relate to the DOS editions of TFTD.		'''NOTE:''' these instructions only relate to the DOS editions of TFTD. You can also use these steps with the STEAM release of the game if for some reason the Dos portion of it is not playing the animations.

	There two things you need to do to get the animations working.		There two things you need to do to get the animations working.
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	The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.		The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.


	== Misc ==		== Misc ==
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	== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==		== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==
	CDSPEED.DAT is 2 bytes in length and stores a value that represents the speed of your CD-ROM drive.		CDSPEED.DAT is 2 bytes in length and stores a 16-bit value that represents the speed of your CD-ROM drive.

	Under normal circumstances, this file is created by CDSPEED.EXE. CDSPEED.EXE is a program used by the partial install to ~~gauges~~ the speed of your CD-ROM Drive~~, and it stores this as a 16-bit value in CDSPEED.DAT~~.		Under normal circumstances, this file is created by CDSPEED.EXE. CDSPEED.EXE is a program used by the partial install to gauge the speed of your CD-ROM Drive. The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.

	The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.

	[[Category:TFTD]]		[[Category:TFTD]]

Winterheart at 21:23, 8 May 2013

2013-05-08T21:23:43Z

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	When the ~~Dos~~ version of Terror From the Deep was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and ran its files off the CD-ROM, while the full hard disk install installed all the game files. Unique to the partial install were the animated intro and the two (bad end) outros, while the full hard disk installation only got screencap slides of the animated intro.		When the DOS version of [[Terror From the Deep]] was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and ran its files off the CD-ROM, while the full hard disk install installed all the game files. Unique to the partial install were the animated intro and the two (bad end) outros, while the full hard disk installation only got screencap slides of the animated intro.

	With today's hard drive space restrictions being much more lenient that the animation files are but a speck of dust compared to what they were in the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true 'full' installation is quite a simple process.		With today's hard drive space restrictions being much more lenient that the animation files are but a speck of dust compared to what they were in the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true 'full' installation is quite a simple process.



	== Enabling the animations ==		== Enabling the animations ==
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	The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.		The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.


	== Misc ==		== Misc ==

	Though not necessary, you can also rename the FLOP_INT folder to FLOP_IN to hide it from the game. That is where all the ~~slideshow~~ images are stored.		Though not necessary, you can also rename the FLOP_INT folder to FLOP_IN to hide it from the game. That is where all the slide-show images are stored.

	You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the ~~cdspeed~~.~~dat~~ file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.		You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the [[CDSPEED.DAT]] file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.

	2012-08-13 I've found you don't need to set it silent, you just need to set Sound output to something other than 'Gravis Ultrasound'. I presume the technical limitations (lack of direct DAC) that make this card useless in the modern era also prevent TFTD from playing it's cinematics. I've got the cinematics working in DOSBox with both SB16 sound/MT32 music and SB16 sound/GUS music.		2012-08-13 I've found you don't need to set it silent, you just need to set Sound output to something other than 'Gravis Ultrasound'. I presume the technical limitations (lack of direct DAC) that make this card useless in the modern era also prevent TFTD from playing it's cinematics. I've got the cinematics working in DOSBox with both SB16 sound/MT32 music and SB16 sound/GUS music.
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	The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.		The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.

			[[Category:TFTD]]

Skyhawk: /* Misc */

2012-08-13T13:47:37Z

Misc

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	== Misc ==		== Misc ==

	Though not necessary, you can also rename the ~~ANIMS_INT~~ folder to ~~ANIMS_IN~~ to hide it from the game. That is where all the slideshow images are stored.		Though not necessary, you can also rename the FLOP_INT folder to FLOP_IN to hide it from the game. That is where all the slideshow images are stored.

	You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the cdspeed.dat file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.		You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the cdspeed.dat file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.

			2012-08-13 I've found you don't need to set it silent, you just need to set Sound output to something other than 'Gravis Ultrasound'. I presume the technical limitations (lack of direct DAC) that make this card useless in the modern era also prevent TFTD from playing it's cinematics. I've got the cinematics working in DOSBox with both SB16 sound/MT32 music and SB16 sound/GUS music.

	== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==		== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==

NKF: Sound, not sounds

2010-05-18T06:10:06Z

Sound, not sounds

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	# Copy the ANIMS\ folder from the CD-ROM into the game directory		# Copy the ANIMS\ folder from the CD-ROM into the game directory
	# A file called cdspeed.dat ''must'' be created and placed in the ~~SOUNDS~~\ directory.		# A file called cdspeed.dat ''must'' be created and placed in the SOUND\ directory.

	The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.		The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.
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	You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the cdspeed.dat file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.		You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the cdspeed.dat file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.

	== ~~SOUNDS~~\CDSPEED.DAT ==		== SOUND\CDSPEED.DAT ==
	CDSPEED.DAT is 2 bytes in length and stores a value that represents the speed of your CD-ROM drive.		CDSPEED.DAT is 2 bytes in length and stores a value that represents the speed of your CD-ROM drive.

NKF: New page: When the Dos version of Terror From the Deep was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the...

2010-05-17T09:41:45Z

New page: When the Dos version of Terror From the Deep was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the...

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When the Dos version of Terror From the Deep was first introduced on CD-ROM, it offered two options to install the game. A partial or full install. The partial installed only installed the necessary files and ran its files off the CD-ROM, while the full hard disk install installed all the game files. Unique to the partial install were the animated intro and the two (bad end) outros, while the full hard disk installation only got screencap slides of the animated intro.

With today's hard drive space restrictions being much more lenient that the animation files are but a speck of dust compared to what they were in the dark ages of home computers. Creating a true 'full' installation is quite a simple process.

== Enabling the animations ==

'''NOTE:''' these instructions currently only relate to the DOS editions of TFTD.

There two things you need to do to get the animations working.

# Copy the ANIMS\ folder from the CD-ROM into the game directory
# A file called cdspeed.dat ''must'' be created and placed in the SOUNDS\ directory.

The second step is very important, otherwise it will continue to play the intro slides.

== Misc ==

Though not necessary, you can also rename the ANIMS_INT folder to ANIMS_IN to hide it from the game. That is where all the slideshow images are stored.

You also get the animations to play if you run the game's setup and set no sound to both SFX and Midi output. In this case, the cdspeed.dat file is not necessary. This method is not desirable unless you want to run a silent game.

== SOUNDS\CDSPEED.DAT ==
CDSPEED.DAT is 2 bytes in length and stores a value that represents the speed of your CD-ROM drive.

Under normal circumstances, this file is created by CDSPEED.EXE. CDSPEED.EXE is a program used by the partial install to gauges the speed of your CD-ROM Drive, and it stores this as a 16-bit value in CDSPEED.DAT.

The contents of this file however aren't really important for getting the hard disk installation working with the animations.