Author Topic: How do I get Nightlong to start? (Read 4856 times)

Bifford · « **on:** May 12, 2004, 11:23:08 AM »

Hi

I have had Nightlong working on my old A4k and Mediator (no long use that, it works on my peg/mos too ;-)

There are certain files and libraries that you need to have installed for NL to work.

First a suggestion - Copy the entire cd to HD if you have enough room, and then in shell "Assign Q: Games:Nightlong/CD1" (with Games:Nightlong/cd1 wherever you put cd1). This will speed operations up no end.

Once you have finished CD one, erase that, then copy CD2 to the HD. DO NOT assign Q before loading NL when your on CD2 or 3!!!! You will need CD1 in the cd drive when you initially start NL now but after you have loaded NL, then make the Q assign, then load the saved game, and then the cd can be taken out again. Did that make sense?

As to the files needed its been a while since I had that problem. use snoopdos to pin it down. IIRC its the rtg.library and maybe one or two other rtg required files. If you have Clickbooms NAPALM then the necessary files are on that CD. (no idea why they arnt ont he NL cd).

Basically install rtg and it should work.

Hope that solves the problem.

Bifford

Bifford · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2004, 11:29:58 PM »

So does it work now?

BTW - do you have the oh so lovely dots around Joshua? I just ask cause I always did with the 4k and meditator but on my Pegasos I dont - Joshua appears beutifully non-dotty!

Biff

Bifford · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:52:19 PM »

I *did* have the ppc executable here somewhere but I'll be blowed if I can find it now - and clickboom have done somewhat with the portal - its just a page with "an exciting announcement is comeing soon" picture on it.

Would someone be able to throw the ppc exe back my way (clickboom recently made all updates freely available, but that page has now disappeared.

Indeed, clickboom have once again revamped their site - and miraculously it seems to have even less content than before! heheh.

Currently I am onto the third CD. (at least i am if the saved game ive just copied over is the same as the last one i played...and Im stuck inside the building (having got past the swamp) and am attemting to work out which is the corect cable to cut to turn power to the electric fence off. cant seem to work that one out yet tho....hmmm. no no! do NOT tell me! it might take me another year, but i'll work it out! ;-)

TTFN!
Bifford

Bifford · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2004, 03:42:47 PM »

Nightlong is a quirky SOB. It only runs on 15bit screenmodes (and possibly 16bit)

If you create some new 16bit ones it should automatically produce the 15bit screens NL needs. I cant however remember what size those screens need to be.

The sizes in my NL requestor show as the following:

16bit 640x512
16bit 640x480
15bit 640x512
15bit 640x480

It has the same set twice - once for picasso96 and once for cybergraphics. Naturally on the peg i choose a cgfx mode.
16bit works fine on my Radeon. Not sure if the Voodoo would need a 15bit mode.

We WILL get you up and running I swear it! :-)

And then the fun starts with many hours of puzzle working outs

Bifford

Bifford · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2004, 06:55:06 PM »

Well in my MOS cgfx prefs the 15bit modes are combined with the 16bit ones, shown as 15/16bit blahxblah

Bifford · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 11:32:58 AM »

Hi

You don't just replace the executable. Unless you want to get really confused.

You need to open up the Nightlong script (the one with the icon) with an editor - ED should work fine. You'll notice two lines in there, a Stack one (leave this alone) and a second line pointing to NL68k. Now fo course you could just rename the PPC exe's to NL68k but that would confuse you, and later you wouldnt know you had the PPC version! So change that line to read "NLppcBIG" or "NLppcSMALL" depending on which works best for you. Save that and then use it as normal.

jonssonj - you'r new to the Amiga scene, yes? In that case you probably won't know about our Amiga shortcuts!!! When you are on any screen you can press "LeftAmiga+N" to instantly jump back to the Workbench screen. And "LeftAmiga+M" to switch between screens - so if you have three screens open then LAmiga+M will go from Workbench to Nightlong to Wipeout (for example).

Don't feel silly though - it wasnt until I got hold of Nightlong and came across that problem that I found out about those two shortcuts myself!!!! ;-) heheh.

Oh, and I notice Thomas got thanked but not me...so I didnt give any helpful advice at all huh? ;-) hmmmm hehe.

Anyway, glad you have it working! Now you have the hard job of battling your way through the game! ;-)

TTFN
Bifford