Dangerous Waters on Windows 8 / 10 - Page 2

Micksp · 03-01-16, 03:31 AM

Hello Captain's,
I'm CaptMick, former DRD in GNSF community. I've abandoned the DW since 2011 but now it is a time to come back a board again. The last night I've installed the DW clean stock ver. patced to 1.4 on my home PC. The PC is running under Win7-64. The game started normaly, watched the intro without any graph troubles, but after that the Voice recognition program starts up and I can't bypass it. Have any ideas and recommendations how tou run the game properly under Win7-64?
Tank You in advance!

FPSchazly · 03-01-16, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Micksp

Hello Captain's,
I'm CaptMick, former DRD in GNSF community. I've abandoned the DW since 2011 but now it is a time to come back a board again. The last night I've installed the DW clean stock ver. patced to 1.4 on my home PC. The PC is running under Win7-64. The game started normaly, watched the intro without any graph troubles, but after that the Voice recognition program starts up and I can't bypass it. Have any ideas and recommendations how tou run the game properly under Win7-64?
Tank You in advance!

What starts up is an initializer to that speech recognition program. Just leave that running, speech recognition isn't turned on with that running, and proceed to play the game and enter options without the game minimizing to go back to that menu. I run the game in a window because it's easier for my purposes.

Micksp · 03-01-16, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by FPSchazly

What starts up is an initializer to that speech recognition program. Just leave that running, speech recognition isn't turned on with that running, and proceed to play the game and enter options without the game minimizing to go back to that menu. I run the game in a window because it's easier for my purposes.

Thanks! It was the same I was thinking about, now confirmed. I'll report here late this evening when I'm back home.

BTW, I'll start working at some new scenarios especialy for the stock game and will keep you updated.

CONN - SONAR - Have a new contact...

Aktungbby · 03-01-16, 09:49 AM

briane941!

keep us posted on window 10 upgrade stuff

Micksp · 03-02-16, 12:20 PM

Huh, the DW game still have a problem running properly on my home PC under Win7-the game menu is flashing for cople of seconds, about 10, and dissapear. I've tried to change the compability settings to run in Win XP SP3 mode, not effect. The other things are going well, the game runs stable, only have the menu issue. I'll be glad for some help hou to manage the game under Win 7-64? My own last experience finished with Win XP 5 years ago...

Berzerkly · 03-03-16, 02:37 PM

Thanks Komat!

Back on patrol on Windows 10 thanks to you, running beautifully. -Berzerkly

Aktungbby · 03-03-16, 06:20 PM

Berzerkly!

after a bit of a silent run!

tjwine · 05-15-16, 10:30 PM

i have DW and i use windows 10 and the patch still doesnt work it still goes to a black screen. PLS help

hachiman · 06-12-17, 11:49 AM

Hi Guys

Just reinstalled DW after an absence of several years.
I'm using W10 and have patched to 1.04 and installed the fix so runds on W10. I have also changed resolution in the .ini file to 1280x1024 although it would be great if I can beyond that. Also my Periscope and Radar screens are oval as opposed to round. Any help would be appreciate on this.

However in the 688i(Probably all as I have only tried the 688i) my radar can't pick up a fat cargo ship right in front of it or the active sonar. Passive sonar can. Any idea why not?

Thanks

Pirate · 06-12-17, 12:23 PM

Dangerous Waters only has 4:3 aspect ratio, so to fill up all of the screen your graphics card has to stretch the image.
I'm almost certain dw has resolutions greater than your 1280x1024.
If I recall correctly I have played it before with a resolution of 1600x1200.

As to the radar issue maybe the merchant has not enabled radar...

silent shadow · 06-10-16, 11:11 PM

Sorry I am not very computer literate.

When you say unpack to game directory; Where exactly is the game directory? Is it just the dangerous waters folder or a sub folder?

Thanks

p7p8 · 06-11-16, 04:48 AM

Dangerous waters folder

silent shadow · 06-11-16, 06:01 PM

Thank you p7 p8

silent shadow · 06-11-16, 06:13 PM

Thank you everyone involved. I just installed the mod and the game starts!!

Now I just need to get better at the game.

Trinidad · 09-03-16, 05:53 PM

Thanks a lot to keep this information online for so long.

Now I can play again DW...thanks to you.

Status Update ...I can only run in 800x600. I tried to change the value un ini file ModeID from 1 to 3...4...5 and nothing changes.
I've tried inside DW ignoring the speech recognition configuration steps...and then the game crashes...And after some tries the d3d8.dll stop working. Windows says something about the file not being a proper dll file...and then antivirus tries to block it...I have to uncompress the file again and start over and over the procedure with same results...

64 bits Win 8.1 here. Any tips???

03-01-16, 03:31 AM	#1
Micksp Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burgas, Bulgaria Posts: 50 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	DW and Win 7-64 Bit Hello Captain's, I'm CaptMick, former DRD in GNSF community. I've abandoned the DW since 2011 but now it is a time to come back a board again. The last night I've installed the DW clean stock ver. patced to 1.4 on my home PC. The PC is running under Win7-64. The game started normaly, watched the intro without any graph troubles, but after that the Voice recognition program starts up and I can't bypass it. Have any ideas and recommendations how tou run the game properly under Win7-64? Tank You in advance!

03-01-16, 09:49 AM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,909 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! briane941!keep us posted on window 10 upgrade stuff __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

03-03-16, 02:37 PM	#6
Berzerkly Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Los Angeles CA. Posts: 7 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	RE: DW Wrapper Thanks Komat! Back on patrol on Windows 10 thanks to you, running beautifully. -Berzerkly __________________

03-03-16, 06:20 PM	#7
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,909 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome back Berzerkly! after a bit of a silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

05-15-16, 10:30 PM	#8
tjwine Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 1 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	help i have DW and i use windows 10 and the patch still doesnt work it still goes to a black screen. PLS help

03-02-16, 12:20 PM	#5
Micksp Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burgas, Bulgaria Posts: 50 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Huh, the DW game still have a problem running properly on my home PC under Win7-the game menu is flashing for cople of seconds, about 10, and dissapear. I've tried to change the compability settings to run in Win XP SP3 mode, not effect. The other things are going well, the game runs stable, only have the menu issue. I'll be glad for some help hou to manage the game under Win 7-64? My own last experience finished with Win XP 5 years ago...

06-12-17, 11:49 AM	#9
hachiman Planesman Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Edinburgh Jockland Posts: 199 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Hi Guys Just reinstalled DW after an absence of several years. I'm using W10 and have patched to 1.04 and installed the fix so runds on W10. I have also changed resolution in the .ini file to 1280x1024 although it would be great if I can beyond that. Also my Periscope and Radar screens are oval as opposed to round. Any help would be appreciate on this. However in the 688i(Probably all as I have only tried the 688i) my radar can't pick up a fat cargo ship right in front of it or the active sonar. Passive sonar can. Any idea why not? Thanks __________________ Whats not to love about Submarines? Long'Hard and full of Seamen!!

06-12-17, 12:23 PM	#10
Pirate Lieutenant Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Oeiras, PORTUGAL Posts: 258 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Dangerous Waters only has 4:3 aspect ratio, so to fill up all of the screen your graphics card has to stretch the image. I'm almost certain dw has resolutions greater than your 1280x1024. If I recall correctly I have played it before with a resolution of 1600x1200. As to the radar issue maybe the merchant has not enabled radar... __________________

06-10-16, 11:11 PM	#11
silent shadow Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Sorry I am not very computer literate. When you say unpack to game directory; Where exactly is the game directory? Is it just the dangerous waters folder or a sub folder? Thanks

06-11-16, 04:48 AM	#12
p7p8 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 742 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 6	Dangerous waters folder

06-11-16, 06:01 PM	#13
silent shadow Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thank you p7 p8

06-11-16, 06:13 PM	#14
silent shadow Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thank you everyone involved. I just installed the mod and the game starts!! Now I just need to get better at the game.

09-03-16, 05:53 PM	#15
Trinidad Watch Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 19 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the thread and help!!!! Thanks a lot to keep this information online for so long. Now I can play again DW...thanks to you. Status Update ...I can only run in 800x600. I tried to change the value un ini file ModeID from 1 to 3...4...5 and nothing changes. I've tried inside DW ignoring the speech recognition configuration steps...and then the game crashes...And after some tries the d3d8.dll stop working. Windows says something about the file not being a proper dll file...and then antivirus tries to block it...I have to uncompress the file again and start over and over the procedure with same results... 64 bits Win 8.1 here. Any tips??? __________________ Santísima Trinidad 140 Guns. 1018 Sailors. 4950 Tons. 4 Decks. Last edited by Trinidad; 09-03-16 at 06:15 PM.