Fighting Steel and Windows 7

[joea]

Anyone able to get this working? I really miss Fighting Steel and having my big BBs go at each other.

[fred8615]

Originally Posted by joea

Anyone able to get this working? I really miss Fighting Steel and having my big BBs go at each other.

I have. Running Win 7 64 bit too.

You will have to install the Fighting Steel Project add-on, as I don't think the game will run without that on newer versions of Windows. You can get it for free here:

http://forums.navalwarfare.net/forum...THUNDER-AT-SEA

You will need to register, but it's free, and they're good guys over there.

[joea]

Cool I actually am a member their already, not visited for a long time.

I ran the FSP addon-fantastic and it added years of play value to FS. Also had the TAS campaign overlay very fun.

Why can't anyone make a 21st century naval game of this type?

[brommer66]

Hi all

Installed the FSP addon, but still cannot get FS to work. Same thing happens as before installation of FSP. Screen switches to lower resolution, you hear some game noises and then nothing.
How do you start FS after installing FSP? Btw I have Win7 64bit.

Thanks for hints, advice etc.
Jos

[fred8615]

Try finding and downloading a copy of the d3drm.dll file and install it in the "windows\SYSWOW64" folder if you're using 64 bit Windows, or for 32 bit, install the DirectX that comes with FS, but tell it not to overwrite newer files.

FS requires the d3drm.dll file, which doesn't come with later versions of DirectX.

[WWII44]

I did all this and I get a purple screen with the intro sounds then nothing. how do I get it to run on windows 7 64 bit?

[ScottieQD]

I too am trying to get this to run on win 7, so far I've gotten a little farther than you, in as much as I can get the game up.....sort of. I've downloaded the nws fighting steel project 10.2, and the d3drm.dll file. I popped the file in the game folder (not sure that's right), and also in the windows\syswow64 folder. I've also turned water rendering off in the options mode to clear a mouse cursor issue.

The game works, except that every 3-D model (all the ships) won't render, which is to say the game doesn't work

[FightingSteel1]

Originally Posted by ScottieQD

I too am trying to get this to run on win 7, so far I've gotten a little farther than you, in as much as I can get the game up.....sort of. I've downloaded the nws fighting steel project 10.2, and the d3drm.dll file. I popped the file in the game folder (not sure that's right), and also in the windows\syswow64 folder. I've also turned water rendering off in the options mode to clear a mouse cursor issue.

The game works, except that every 3-D model (all the ships) won't render, which is to say the game doesn't work

I loved this game as well back in the day. I feel like I didn't enough time with it before tech rendered it "non working." The graphics never looked good, and are the main stumbling block to enjoying the game, but it has no equal since 1999.

I got as far as you did. Modern NVIDIA card/drivers on Windows 7... the game will start and play, but without rendering the ships. I wish I had the expertise to fix it or make a similar game.

I just installed Fighting Steel, and to my surprise, it worked in Windows7 64 bits . It's the first time that having a built-in graphic card (Intel) has been an advantage.

These are the steps I made to get it working:

1) Install the game from the original CD.

2) Install the Fighting Steel Project latest version (FSP v10.43).

3) Set fightingsteel.exe to run with compatibility mode in Windows98.

4) Followed Fred's tip and installed d3drm.dll in windows\SYSWOW64.

5) Edited DbzLib.ini in the INI game folder and changed Title, Intro and Playmovies to 0. Also changed the CDROM path to the one in the game.

And now it works...

alright

[Julian]

I have Fighting Steel installed on my old hard drive with other Dos and Windows 95, XP games. My Windows XP computer died on me a few years ago. But I had a friend save my old hard drive and my old games. I have it running as a secondary drive on my Windows 7 computer.
So, I still have access to playing some of the old Windows and Dos games.

The only problem I am having with Fighting Steel is that 3D battle screen comes up blotchy like paint flowing across the screen and the mouse leaves a trail of cursors behind it as it travels across the screen.

The title screen comes up, playing the opening theme.
Everything else, the bottom command screen, the video camera and views commands on the left side and the tabs at the top are clear along with the music and sound effects of water, gunfire, explosions are working fine. You hear all these sound effects and music.

On some screens you don't see the ships at all. Just see the trail wake behind them or see the gunfire from them or see the explosions or water rising from the salvos.

Can anyone suggest anything?? I tried the Compatibility tab. Didn't do anything to help. What's causing this blotchy look....

I have attached 2 thumbnail pictures for you to click on to view in large size format...

[Aktungbby]

ScottieQD & eon2k Belatedly; forgive our manners.

[Markus_1987]

Thnks it works on my PC.

But only with the VGA Intel Graphic Card. It doesn't work with my Nvidia GTX 670 :-(

thanks for the tipp!

[Tactical Wargamer]

Where these days do you find the d3drm.dll file?
Was just trying it with the demo......is there a link anywhere the full version is available? NWS doesn't have it anymore. Mine is long gone
Thanks so much!

[Markus_1987]

I Have the Small Hope, that the guys of GOG.com fixing this Old game or good modders do it.