Dangerous Waters on Windows 8 / 10 - Page 9

opilein · 10-01-23, 03:55 PM

Did bought a copy from GOG. It worked also with the Steam variant.

Download Dgvoodo 2 from http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/.
Copy the content from the MS/x86 folder (4 .dll files) into the main directory of DG, let them overwrite existing files. Thats all.
You can also copy the Dgvoodoocpl.exe from that Dgvoodoo archive into the main dir of DG for individuell settings.

Aktungbby · 10-01-23, 08:42 PM

opilein!

finally on the surface after a 12-year 'silent run'!

Komat · 10-08-23, 06:26 AM

I just updated my wrapper to work around issues I encountered on W10. Namely a failure to initialize display mode if system is not enumerating any 16bit display mode and non-moving mouse cursor in the fullscreen mode. So if you have those issues, you might try it to see if it helps in your case.

Aktungbby · 10-08-23, 01:09 PM

Komat!...after an 8-year 'silent run'!

MrOlsen · 10-11-23, 08:24 AM

Hi all,
I need help getting dangerous waters to run on my windows 10 pc without the screen stretched to widescreen, i would like to play in 4:3. How do i do that?
And second: the contact data is not showing on the map screen, only when i switch to 3d view. HOw can i solve that? I saw, there is some kind of dgvoodoo-thing as a possible workaround, but i really don't understand, what to do there.
Also, my sound ist stuttering at times, what can i do with it?

Can someone give me a step by step idiot's guide for these 3 problems please?
RA mod 1,5 patch3 is installed, if that is of interest

Aktungbby · 10-11-23, 11:02 AM

MrOlsen!

Hinrich Schwab · 11-05-23, 03:51 PM

For those having trouble getting the game to work with the known DLL fix and the other workarounds, I have found that the D3d8.dll file in this utility works where the others do not. I tested this on the Steam release of Dangerous Waters. I have not yet tested it with the original Strategy First release or the GOG release. As with the other DLL fixes, just extract it from the archive and place it in the main game directory. This DLL did resolve the issue on the one computer I had problems with.

EDIT: Confirmed to work with the other installs of Dangerous Waters.

https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk.../tag/d8vk-v1.0

fitzcarraldo · 10-13-24, 09:29 AM

I tried all these patches anmd I can´t get to make work DW...

Windows 11, it seems the patches doesn´t work. Simply, CTD at the launch.

Some way to make work the game with W11?

Many thanks.

Fiztcarraldo

FPSchazly · 10-22-24, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzcarraldo

I tried all these patches anmd I can´t get to make work DW...

Windows 11, it seems the patches doesn´t work. Simply, CTD at the launch.

Some way to make work the game with W11?

Many thanks.

Fiztcarraldo

The latest version of the d3d8.dll patch (v0.04, I believe) works with Windows 11. Make sure you reset all of the game's video settings first (just to be safe) and DO NOT use any other helpers like dxwnd or dgvoodoo.

Jianaran · 02-08-25, 01:42 AM

Hi all,

I decided to take DW out for a run today for the first time in quite a while, and have been having a small but very annoying graphical issue on my Win11 laptop.
I've downloaded and added the latest d3d8.dll from Jiri Dvorak's website, and the game seems happy to launch and start missions. However, once I'm ingame I am unable to see any information in the contact info box (top left):

As I move the cursor around, the missing text will occasionally flash into view for a split second before vanishing. As far as I can tell this is the only graphical issue I'm having.

Has anyone encountered this before, and does anyone have a suggested solution?

Aktungbby · 02-08-25, 02:32 AM

Jianaran!

...a second post after a 15-year 'silent run'!

and both posts at 01:42 in the morning!??

10-01-23, 08:42 PM	#122
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! opilein! finally on the surface after a 12-year 'silent run'! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-08-23, 01:09 PM	#124
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Komat!...after an 8-year 'silent run'! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-11-23, 08:24 AM	#125
MrOlsen Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 1 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Help needed Hi all, I need help getting dangerous waters to run on my windows 10 pc without the screen stretched to widescreen, i would like to play in 4:3. How do i do that? And second: the contact data is not showing on the map screen, only when i switch to 3d view. HOw can i solve that? I saw, there is some kind of dgvoodoo-thing as a possible workaround, but i really don't understand, what to do there. Also, my sound ist stuttering at times, what can i do with it? Can someone give me a step by step idiot's guide for these 3 problems please? RA mod 1,5 patch3 is installed, if that is of interest Last edited by MrOlsen; 10-14-23 at 10:41 AM. Reason: EDIT: dgvoodoo helped with the contact data, 4:3 still not working, the mouse pointer gets misplaced.

10-11-23, 11:02 AM	#126
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! MrOlsen! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

11-05-23, 03:51 PM	#127
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	For those having trouble getting the game to work with the known DLL fix and the other workarounds, I have found that the D3d8.dll file in this utility works where the others do not. I tested this on the Steam release of Dangerous Waters. I have not yet tested it with the original Strategy First release or the GOG release. As with the other DLL fixes, just extract it from the archive and place it in the main game directory. This DLL did resolve the issue on the one computer I had problems with. EDIT: Confirmed to work with the other installs of Dangerous Waters. https://github.com/AlpyneDreams/d8vk.../tag/d8vk-v1.0 Last edited by Hinrich Schwab; 11-05-23 at 04:57 PM.

10-01-23, 03:55 PM	#121
opilein Nub Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Did bought a copy from GOG. It worked also with the Steam variant. Download Dgvoodo 2 from http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/. Copy the content from the MS/x86 folder (4 .dll files) into the main directory of DG, let them overwrite existing files. Thats all. You can also copy the Dgvoodoocpl.exe from that Dgvoodoo archive into the main dir of DG for individuell settings.

10-08-23, 06:26 AM	#123
Komat Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 5 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I just updated my wrapper to work around issues I encountered on W10. Namely a failure to initialize display mode if system is not enumerating any 16bit display mode and non-moving mouse cursor in the fullscreen mode. So if you have those issues, you might try it to see if it helps in your case.

10-13-24, 09:29 AM	#128
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,318 Downloads: 3345 Uploads: 0	I tried all these patches anmd I can´t get to make work DW... Windows 11, it seems the patches doesn´t work. Simply, CTD at the launch. Some way to make work the game with W11? Many thanks. Fiztcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

02-08-25, 01:42 AM	#130
Jianaran Nub Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hi all, I decided to take DW out for a run today for the first time in quite a while, and have been having a small but very annoying graphical issue on my Win11 laptop. I've downloaded and added the latest d3d8.dll from Jiri Dvorak's website, and the game seems happy to launch and start missions. However, once I'm ingame I am unable to see any information in the contact info box (top left): As I move the cursor around, the missing text will occasionally flash into view for a split second before vanishing. As far as I can tell this is the only graphical issue I'm having. Has anyone encountered this before, and does anyone have a suggested solution?

02-08-25, 02:32 AM	#131
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Jianaran!...a second post after a 15-year 'silent run'! and both posts at 01:42 in the morning!?? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!