How I got Gruntz working on Windows 10 64-bit (dgVoodoo 2)

[kamiledi15]

Also, remember that the game is not installed - I just copied files from cd, because Setup file doesn't work in Windows 10.

[GooRoo]

Jul 22, 2021 15:14:20 GMT -8 kamiledi15 said:

Also, remember that the game is not installed - I just copied files from cd, because Setup file doesn't work in Windows 10.

Doesn't matter. You can start Gruntz from File Explorer ... or better yet, create a desktop launch shortcut. If you copied everything into games/ (creating games/Gruntz/) and did all of the Windows 10 "fixes", you should be in business.

[kamiledi15]

Ok, I finally was able to find another resolution entry. Now it works perfectly, thanks for your help.

[swietymiki]

Jul 22, 2021 15:13:03 GMT -8 kamiledi15 said:

It's here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Monolith Productions\Gruntz\1.0

This is the same location that my game uses but I run the game as administrator. Without admin rights the settings would go to a different location (perhaps certain authorization is required to access some parts of the registry) - the game just has to store the information about its settings somewhere.

Jul 23, 2021 0:12:09 GMT -8 kamiledi15 said:

Ok, I finally was able to find another resolution entry. Now it works perfectly, thanks for your help.

Next time I recommend CTRL + F... That would make it clear whether there are any other places where Gruntz' resolution value is stored.

[GooRoo]

Somewhere (other than in this thread, where it belongs) there is a link to be able to download the latest version of dgVoodoo. The version I currently try to run under has severe limitations, such as (in the puzzle I am working on) preventing the movement of the opening Grunt from moving even ONE space to the right, or down! And if I move the screen up or to the left, I can no longer move to the right (or down) in order to do a partial screen grab. If I do a SAVE, then I have full freedom to move around ... but things may have changed from the initial design.

So if someone knows where the up-to-date link to the latest version of dgVoodoo is, please copy the link into this thread.

I certainly will appreciate it, and perhaps someelse has the same problem as I and will thank you for it as profusely as I will!

[swietymiki]

Mar 11, 2022 10:20:14 GMT -8 GooRoo said:

So if someone knows where the up-to-date link to the latest version of dgVoodoo is, please copy the link into this thread.

A link to the author's website is available in the first post: dege.freeweb.hu/

You can get the newest version of dgVoodoo in the "Downloads" page of this site, under "Latest stable version" (currently v2.78.1).

[GooRoo]

Mar 11, 2022 12:22:47 GMT -8 swietymiki said:

Mar 11, 2022 10:20:14 GMT -8 GooRoo said:

So if someone knows where the up-to-date link to the latest version of dgVoodoo is, please copy the link into this thread.

A link to the author's website is available in the first post: dege.freeweb.hu/

You can get the newest version of dgVoodoo in the "Downloads" page of this site, under "Latest stable version" (currently v2.78.1).

Downloaded the ZIPped file and extracted it. Tried to run the control panel, but Windows objected, saying it was unsafe (or something similar). Since I have NO IDEA what selections to make (General/Slide/whatever) I have not done whatever is necessary to use the "latest stable version". I have not been able to locate in the documentation any example of how to set it up for Gruntz.

Does the 2.78.1 version address the problems I indicated above?

[swietymiki]

Mar 11, 2022 13:02:02 GMT -8 GooRoo said:

Since I have NO IDEA what selections to make (General/Slide/whatever) I have not done whatever is necessary to use the "latest stable version".

It should work without changing the settings. Have you placed the DDraw.dll file in the game's directory?

Does the 2.78.1 version address the problems I indicated above?

It's possible that there was an error unique to the version you were previously using that is fixed now, because most people that are using dgVoodoo are not encountering this issue.

[GooRoo]

Mar 12, 2022 5:51:39 GMT -8 swietymiki said:

Mar 11, 2022 13:02:02 GMT -8 GooRoo said:

Since I have NO IDEA what selections to make (General/Slide/whatever) I have not done whatever is necessary to use the "latest stable version".

It should work without changing the settings. Have you placed the DDraw.dll file in the game's directory?

Does the 2.78.1 version address the problems I indicated above?

It's possible that there was an error unique to the version you were previously using that is fixed now, because most people that are using dgVoodoo are not encountering this issue.

There is a version date 3/11/2016 in the game drawer. I will check to see if the 2.78.1 version has a newer date and/or size and replace it if so.

[GooRoo]

I replaced the 80Kb version of DDraw.dll with the 219Kb version, and was able to roam the map without starting the game. That is the GOOD part. The BAD part is that the program does not clean up when it is closed. Left behind is a rearranged desktop in approximately 1/4 the screen's capability in the upper left corner. Since there is no task remaining that the "three finger salute" can remove, my only option was to do a restart. So my 'shortcut' to do a test was NOT the way to go. I will stick to my earlier plan from now on and edit the map on this Windows 10 laptop and 'SneakerNet' to do my testing on the XP laptop.

"New and improved" ... NOT! Microsoft products are designed to make existing programs that are NOT Microsoft obsolete. And they are very good at doing so.

A company with the best interests of its customers at the front of their minds would go overboard to ensure that their N&I version(s) were always backward compatible.