Any threads on getting Enigma:Rising Tide to work on W7? [Archive]

hunter301

03-03-14, 01:38 PM

Back on my old XP desktop computer I used to play it all the time.
Now on Win7 OS it won't run.
Are there any thread letting me know how to get past this hurdle with a laptop running Windows 7? I looked but couldn't find anything.

Red October1984

03-03-14, 02:00 PM

Are you running it from a disc or from a digital download? :hmmm:

hunter301

03-03-14, 02:17 PM

Are you running it from a disc or from a digital download? :hmmm:

I have the disk from the original version when it first came out.

Red October1984

03-03-14, 02:34 PM

I have the disk from the original version when it first came out.

Okay....I have a digital download version that I got online because supposedly it was released for free when the company went out of business.

Have you tried just copying all the files on the disc to the hard drive and running it?

hunter301

03-03-14, 02:39 PM

Okay....I have a digital download version that I got online because supposedly it was released for free when the company went out of business.

Have you tried just copying all the files on the disc to the hard drive and running it?
OUT OF BUSSINESS!!!:o:o:huh::huh:

No I have not. A couple of questions before I try that:
> Is it just a disc issue?
> Where would it be best to copy the files to?
>How would I start it up from the downloaded files?
I am at work right now but will try this when I get home.

Thanks ahead for any help.

Red October1984

03-03-14, 03:48 PM

No I have not. A couple of questions before I try that:
> Is it just a disc issue?
> Where would it be best to copy the files to?
>How would I start it up from the downloaded files?
I am at work right now but will try this when I get home.

Thanks ahead for any help.

I've found that with certain older games the disc won't run the setup but if you just copy all the disc's files to a folder on...say the desktop...it'll go just fine.

There should be a file along the lines of Setup or Autorun.

Just run that. Try it when you get home and let me know. :up:

hunter301

03-03-14, 05:56 PM

I've found that with certain older games the disc won't run the setup but if you just copy all the disc's files to a folder on...say the desktop...it'll go just fine.

There should be a file along the lines of Setup or Autorun.

Just run that. Try it when you get home and let me know. :up:

Tried that but I get the same thing I got when I tried to load the game up normally:
"You must reboot the computer to complete the installation of the enigma rising tide protection drivers."

I have done that several times but it keeps sending me back to the same screen.

akula65

03-03-14, 06:57 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=196180Which is to say you have been "Starforced," with no prospect of success.

See this thread (make sure to go to the end):

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=156626

hunter301

03-03-14, 07:06 PM

Which is to say you have been "Starforced," with no prospect of success.

See this thread (make sure to go to the end):

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=156626

Can I buy another version of the game that doesn't have this?
Thought I saw a post about it somewhere.

hunter301

03-03-14, 07:09 PM

Here's a thought. Can I do a restore point, pull starforce out of the files I copied onto my desktop and reinstall?

Red October1984

03-03-14, 07:12 PM

Can I buy another version of the game that doesn't have this?
Thought I saw a post about it somewhere.

Here is where I got it.

Enigma Rising Tide Full Client (http://games.on.net/file/29987/)

This is the free release that was put out when the company went down.

hunter301

03-03-14, 07:17 PM

Here is where I got it.

Enigma Rising Tide Full Client (http://games.on.net/file/29987/)

This is the free release that was put out when the company went down.

Is this a file site for the game download without "starforce"?

hunter301

03-03-14, 07:19 PM

Which is to say you have been "Starforced," with no prospect of success.

See this thread (make sure to go to the end):

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=156626

Why does starforce affect win7 upload but not when I had it on winXP?

hunter301

03-03-14, 07:22 PM

Why does starforce affect win7 upload but not when I had it on winXP?

Sorry if I'm slamming you with questions but my son and I love playing these games and for the time being this is the only one that lets us do ships.
He likes the bigger ships but I like going in with destroyers for torpedo attacks.

Red October1984

03-03-14, 07:43 PM

Is this a file site for the game download without "starforce"?

Yes.

I play it all the time. Haven't in a while...but I really really enjoy it.

akula65

03-03-14, 08:25 PM

This is the thread I was pointing to, but I swear my post was mangled:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=196180

It is possible to update Starforce for Win7, but in order for a particular game to work, the developer/publisher have to update the game as well. Given what happened with Tesseraction, that is impossible, so you have to go the DRM-free route on Win7.

hunter301

03-05-14, 08:48 PM

Here is where I got it.

Enigma Rising Tide Full Client (http://games.on.net/file/29987/)

This is the free release that was put out when the company went down.

I am trying to register on this site to download the file but it keeps asking me to answer some stupid question about the best internet service in Australia. No matter what I put in the box it keeps telling me I have given an invalid answer to the question.

hunter301

03-05-14, 09:08 PM

I am trying to register on this site to download the file but it keeps asking me to answer some stupid question about the best internet service in Australia. No matter what I put in the box it keeps telling me I have given an invalid answer to the question.

OMG if I get sent that site one more time...:Kaleun_Mad:
Every link I click on when I do a search for "Enigma Rising Tide Full Client" keeps sending me to this one site....which I can get on.

hunter301

03-05-14, 09:14 PM

OK here's a dumb question....Why don't we have this "free" file on Subsim for download. I looked and the only thing there is a patch.

Red October1984

03-06-14, 12:11 AM

OMG if I get sent that site one more time...:Kaleun_Mad:
Every link I click on when I do a search for "Enigma Rising Tide Full Client" keeps sending me to this one site....which I can get on.

I had no problems with it....2 years ago. Idk if it's changed by now.

OK here's a dumb question....Why don't we have this "free" file on Subsim for download. I looked and the only thing there is a patch.

I'm not exactly sure...AFAIK it's the only place where you can get it. If needed I can see about uploading it....

hunter301

03-06-14, 12:42 AM

I'm not exactly sure...AFAIK it's the only place where you can get it. If needed I can see about uploading it....

that would be great. Every time I try to access the site it ask me to answer some dumb question about what's the best internet site in Australia.
I put in all the site websites but nothing.

Red October1984

03-06-14, 02:48 AM

that would be great. Every time I try to access the site it ask me to answer some dumb question about what's the best internet site in Australia.
I put in all the site websites but nothing.

I will inquire about it. :salute:

hunter301

03-08-14, 04:21 PM

Any luck with getting this uploaded into the database for download ability?

If not than can somebody at least post whatever the answer to the question that is needed?
I have tried everything on the website page.
Thanks.

hunter301

03-08-14, 05:16 PM

I can't believe that this game is so hard to find online.
I have been looking for the last hour on weblinks and so far the only thing I keep getting are bogus web links that want you to download all kinds of spamware sites. Yeah they'll give you the game as long as they can load a bunch of crap into your computer thru an .exe file.

Red October1984

03-09-14, 04:21 PM

I was told that it is going to be uploaded tomorrow in the Downloads section.

So you'll be able to get it soon. :up:

hunter301

03-09-14, 04:33 PM

I was told that it is going to be uploaded tomorrow in the Downloads section.

So you'll be able to get it soon. :up:

Thank you!, thank you!, thank you!:yeah::yeah::yeah:
Thank you for ending a very frustrating endeavor.

hunter301

03-09-14, 04:36 PM

I was told that it is going to be uploaded tomorrow in the Downloads section.

So you'll be able to get it soon. :up:

Do you know were it will be uploaded?
Most of the download sites are for patches and mods.

Red October1984

03-09-14, 04:55 PM

Do you know were it will be uploaded?
Most of the download sites are for patches and mods.

It will most likely be HERE (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=cat&id=48)

Red October1984

03-10-14, 06:37 PM

The download is up!

Thanks to Neal the the Tesseraction Dev Team.

Enigma Rising Tide .iso on Subsim (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=4361)

:rock: :rock:

hunter301

03-11-14, 08:12 AM

My son and I used to love to play this game not for how realistic it is but because it's just plain FUN!! :yeah::yeah:
Not a lot of thought process just kick-ass fun.

The ships look really good. My son's favorite are the PT boats. He loves zig zagging in to attack the targets. For me it's the destroyers. The work horse of the navies. They are the coolest looking ships in this game IMO. I love watching them in a full speed hard over turn trying to avoid a torpedo attack or when they do their own attack with torpedo tubes. Nothing cooler than lining up an attack and watching those babies shoot out of the tubes and hit the water.
The controls are just arcade enough to make the game fun without having to go thru a lot of realistic steps to achieve a goal.
We used to play it on a 21" NEC monitor I bought a hundred years ago back when I had my desktop with XP.
Now that it's playable on my my win7 laptop we can't wait to hook it up using the HDMI cord to the 52" flat screen in the living room.
You can pretty much kiss that Saturday afternoon goodbye.
Oh well looks like I'll be in the doghouse again.

Red October1984

03-11-14, 05:20 PM

You can pretty much kiss that Saturday afternoon goodbye.
Oh well looks like I'll be in the doghouse again.

Glad I could help. :)

hunter301

03-11-14, 09:36 PM

has anybody tried burning the new download using the img-burn program that the editor is suggesting you use in the article neal posted the link for?
First my McAfee is telling me that it could have malicious files in them.
Then when I tried to install the Img-burn.exe file I get a install window that is trying to load up something called "speed up my computer".
Doesn't sound like an image burn program to me.
Is there another program that I can use that doesn't want to load a bunch of spam junk onto my system?

Red October1984

03-11-14, 10:36 PM

hunter301

03-12-14, 07:06 AM

Daemon Tools is supposed to be a good one. I have no experience with .iso files so I cannot help you with this one. All I know is that Daemon is a good one. :hmmm:

Got it working!:up:
Here's what I did instead of using the img_burn. I'm just not taking any chances with getting spam crap on my computer.
As long as you have a CD or DVD burner on your computer windows has a generic burner.
you go to windows start menu at the bottom right corner move over to the list of shortcuts on the right and go to computer which shows you your drives..find the .iso file on the C:/ drive and double click it. Instead of opening it window starts up its own very simple burn tool.
this was done in minutes and I was up and playing. :know:

hunter301

03-12-14, 07:09 AM

I have a question regarding display for the game.
Has this always been a 4:3 resolution format?
When I used to play it was on an older 21" NEC monitor.
But the menu windows and the play window are opening in a 4:3 format no matter how high I set the resolution.
Is there a way to do this game on 16:9?

hunter301

03-14-14, 08:20 AM

Anyone know why the Q & A keys don't work on the new E:RT version to zoom in and out on free view?
They work fine for periscope, binocular and gun turret views to zoom in and out but when I am doing free view and wanting to look around the outside of my ships I can't zoom out away from it to get a better expanded view.
This is especially annoying on the destroyer because the default view is so close you can't even see the entire ship.

Red October1984

03-14-14, 05:57 PM