Ok, my directory tree looks something like this (using periods because the boards compress all whitespace):
D:\MPS\UFO\
....dos4gw.exe
....install.exe
....intro.exe
....mpscopy.exe
....setup.exe
....install.dat
....install.gif
....pkunzjr.com
....ufo.bat (this is the game startup dos batch file)
....readme.txt
....\runexe
........run.exe
....\ufo2exe
........tactical.exe
....\ufoexe
........black.exe
........geoscape.exe
....\game_1 (and 9 other save game dirs)
....\geodata (some .dat files in here)
....\geograph (graphics files in here)
....\maps (some .map files in here)
....\missdat
........dum.bin
....\routes (some .rmp files in here)
....\sound (some .cat files and....)
........sndend.exe
........sndstart.exe
........sound.cfg
........music.com
........sound.com
........soundrv.com
........vector.com
....\terrain (some graphics files)
....\ufograph (some more graphics files)
....\ufointro (some .lbm & .fli files)
....\units (some graphics files)
Ok, Before applying the patch, when I click the ufo.bat file, the intro plays through, the geoscape window opens and prompts for my first base. When I click to place the base, the program crashes with an error:
Quote
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction:
CS:0000 IP:0077 OP:f0 37 05 oe 02
After I extract the fodder patch to my D:\mps\ufo directory, I get three more directories and two more files:
....ldr_xcom1.exe
....musfix.dll
....\source (source code)
....\xcom1
........ldr_xcom1.exe
........musfix.dll
....\xcom2
........ldr_xcom2.exe
........musfix.dll
After applying the patch, when I click on the ldr_xcom1.exe that appears in the upper directory, I get a "cannot CreateProcess" error in a tiny window. I get the same error when I move the other two ldr_xcom.exe files from their directories to the main directory (D:\mps\ufo) and then click them.
In case you're interested, here is what is in the UFO.BAT file:
@echo off
cls
%1ufoexe\black
%1sound\sndstart
%1intro %1
%1ufoexe\black
%1ufoexe\geoscape "0" %1
if errorlevel 2 goto begin
goto end
:begin
%1ufoexe\black
%1ufo2exe\tactical "1" %1
:geo
%1ufoexe\black
%1ufoexe\geoscape "1" %1
if errorlevel 2 goto begin
:end
%1sound\sndend
I appreciate any help anyone can offer
Spyder