Win98 Second Edition

The Old Man · 12-18-05, 07:44 PM

I found the game @ a use computer store for a little bit of nothing
"10 dollars" & was gonna save it till I could buy Win XP but one evening I install it because I was bored & it ran?????????
This is a win2000/WinXP game but it runs on win98? Anyway I have a gripe with it you can not cut the stupid graphone off in the radio room? Anybody else have this problem too?
Thanx
Roy

The Old Man · 12-18-05, 09:32 PM

Never Mind, I see the patch fixes it :-)

Reece · 12-19-05, 07:53 AM

I wonder who the biggest nut was, the guy who got rid of SH3 or the guy to sell it in his shop for $10.

:rotfl:

Hitman · 12-19-05, 10:27 AM

Hi Roy, yes it runs well in Win 98SE I had already experienced that on my second PC, the only problem being that the max amount of RAM is 524 and that is really too low for SH3

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Anyway I have a gripe with it you can not cut the stupid graphone off in the radio room? Anybody else have this problem too?

Are you using the 1.4 patch??

For version 1.0 simply disable ingame music in the options menu, you shouldn't then hear any more music when playing

Panama Red · 12-19-05, 03:18 PM

Hitman:
You really should not propagate a myth like that ,i.e. W98SE & 524 RAM.

If you read this web page (scroll to the bottom) you will see how to up your W98SE/ME RAM to 1 GB, as I have done with ZERO problems on my PC: http://www.thpc.info/ram/vcache98.html

The Old Man · 12-19-05, 11:26 PM

Hi Hitman long time no talk, I have the same amount of ram & yes the update fix it :-) good chating with you again & by the way I still play Pacific Aces :-) got to have an American theater too :-)
Roy

McBeck · 12-20-05, 01:51 AM

Hey Ol man! You still around?!?!

The Old Man · 12-20-05, 06:57 AM

good morning McBeck, yes sir, good to see you :-)
Roy

Hitman · 12-20-05, 08:35 AM

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Hitman:
You really should not propagate a myth like that ,i.e. W98SE & 524 RAM.

If you read this web page (scroll to the bottom) you will see how to up your W98SE/ME RAM to 1 GB, as I have done with ZERO problems on my PC: http://www.thpc.info/ram/vcache98.html

I didn't know about that...believe me I was not propagating any myth, I simple was not aware of that

But it sounds great...will give it a try as I was considering building a racing games dedicated PC from some of the old parts I had been placing apart after updgrading.

I think that an optimized game build of Win98SE on a Celeron 2.8 (P4 generation) I have with 1024 MB RAM @512MHz (FSB of the Celeron is also @512) plus a decent video card might be even faster for playing GPL and GTR than a P4 2.6 with FSB @ 333 with Win XP and 2GB memory...

Thanks

Panama Red · 12-20-05, 11:02 AM

Hitman:
To be honest, I believed this myth too until I started doing some research so I could use more RAM on my dual boot ME/XP computer. When I found this site, it answered a whole lot of questions and as a result, it is in my "favorites" file for future referance.

Because of this site, I have 2 GB in my dual boot PC with the ME side only seeing 1 GB while the XP side seeing the whole 2 GB. As a result, my SH3 with all the mods loads in 20 seconds flat compared to some of those other people who have 30 seconds or longer to load with 1 GB of RAM or less.

Hitman · 12-21-05, 01:19 AM

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As a result, my SH3 with all the mods loads in 20 seconds flat compared to some of those other people who have 30 seconds or longer to load with 1 GB of RAM or less.

So you can confirm that SH3 is faster in Win98SE with 1GB RAM than in XP with 2GB RAM?

Amazing.....does that also apply to playing (frames per second) or only to loading the game?

Panama Red · 12-22-05, 10:25 AM

Hitman:
I am sorry if I mislead you. I have SH3 on the XP side (that uses the 2 GB), not the ME side that uses the 1 GB.

I was refering to another thread where people were complaining that it took 30 seconds or longer to load when they only had 1 GB of RAM. I was just trying to point out that 2 GB of RAM does decrease the loading time of SH3 by 10 seconds or more.

Sorry about that.

Crop-Duster · 12-29-05, 10:50 PM

The only problem with using Win98SE and patch 1.4b is that careers cannot be saved anymore. In patrols or in port

It worked fine in SH3 1.0

The Old Man · 12-30-05, 06:53 AM

Crop-Duster,
When I get back to port it saves but not while it's on patrol & I have 1.4b ver?

Crop-Duster · 12-30-05, 08:45 AM

Ya I just noticed that!

Thank you

12-18-05, 07:44 PM	#1
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Win98 Second Edition I found the game @ a use computer store for a little bit of nothing "10 dollars" & was gonna save it till I could buy Win XP but one evening I install it because I was bored & it ran????????? This is a win2000/WinXP game but it runs on win98? Anyway I have a gripe with it you can not cut the stupid graphone off in the radio room? Anybody else have this problem too? Thanx Roy

12-20-05, 01:51 AM	#7
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Hey Ol man! You still around?!?! __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

12-29-05, 10:50 PM	#13
Crop-Duster Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Up the line in Canada eh Posts: 162 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The only problem with using Win98SE and patch 1.4b is that careers cannot be saved anymore. In patrols or in port It worked fine in SH3 1.0 __________________ Sir! What was that noise? Ironically the Shorts Sunderland is code letter U of No. 461 Squadron, and the submarine is U-461.

12-30-05, 08:45 AM	#15
Crop-Duster Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Up the line in Canada eh Posts: 162 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ya I just noticed that! Thank you __________________ Sir! What was that noise? Ironically the Shorts Sunderland is code letter U of No. 461 Squadron, and the submarine is U-461.

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12-18-05, 09:32 PM	#2
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never Mind, I see the patch fixes it :-)

12-19-05, 07:53 AM	#3
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,696 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I wonder who the biggest nut was, the guy who got rid of SH3 or the guy to sell it in his shop for $10. :rotfl:

12-19-05, 03:18 PM	#5
Panama Red Ensign Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irmo, SC, USA Posts: 229 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Hitman: You really should not propagate a myth like that ,i.e. W98SE & 524 RAM. If you read this web page (scroll to the bottom) you will see how to up your W98SE/ME RAM to 1 GB, as I have done with ZERO problems on my PC: http://www.thpc.info/ram/vcache98.html

12-19-05, 11:26 PM	#6
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Hitman long time no talk, I have the same amount of ram & yes the update fix it :-) good chating with you again & by the way I still play Pacific Aces :-) got to have an American theater too :-) Roy

12-20-05, 06:57 AM	#8
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good morning McBeck, yes sir, good to see you :-) Roy

12-20-05, 11:02 AM	#10
Panama Red Ensign Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irmo, SC, USA Posts: 229 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Hitman: To be honest, I believed this myth too until I started doing some research so I could use more RAM on my dual boot ME/XP computer. When I found this site, it answered a whole lot of questions and as a result, it is in my "favorites" file for future referance. Because of this site, I have 2 GB in my dual boot PC with the ME side only seeing 1 GB while the XP side seeing the whole 2 GB. As a result, my SH3 with all the mods loads in 20 seconds flat compared to some of those other people who have 30 seconds or longer to load with 1 GB of RAM or less.

12-22-05, 10:25 AM	#12
Panama Red Ensign Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irmo, SC, USA Posts: 229 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Hitman: I am sorry if I mislead you. I have SH3 on the XP side (that uses the 2 GB), not the ME side that uses the 1 GB. I was refering to another thread where people were complaining that it took 30 seconds or longer to load when they only had 1 GB of RAM. I was just trying to point out that 2 GB of RAM does decrease the loading time of SH3 by 10 seconds or more. Sorry about that.

12-30-05, 06:53 AM	#14
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Crop-Duster, When I get back to port it saves but not while it's on patrol & I have 1.4b ver?