Earthsiege 1 and UltraSound
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:32 pm
I was waiting a while for you to reopen registration so I could ask this question. I was attempting to figure out why Gravis MIDI wouldn't work on Earthsiege or Battledrome but then read in the manual that HMI didn't support it "yet". The latest HMI drivers found here (don't worry, they're freeware) definitely support GUS MIDI, so it seams Sierra planned on updating them eventually. Manually swapping them in place of the originals does in fact add GUS music but there are two problems I've found.
This first only affects Earthsiege. With GUS selected as the MIDI output, PLAYFLIC.EXE hangs when loading movies. You can work around this by using ESCD.EXE to start the game with the slides instead, but who would want to do that?
The second affects both games, presumably because they share the same engine. If you have GUS selected for both digital and MIDI the game hangs when exiting, forcing you to kill DOSBox manually. If GUS is selected for just MIDI or effects this does not happen.
If someone thinks they know a way to patch the executable(s) or know better workarounds that would be great! Earthsiege with Gravis synth tunes would be a dream come true.
This first only affects Earthsiege. With GUS selected as the MIDI output, PLAYFLIC.EXE hangs when loading movies. You can work around this by using ESCD.EXE to start the game with the slides instead, but who would want to do that?
The second affects both games, presumably because they share the same engine. If you have GUS selected for both digital and MIDI the game hangs when exiting, forcing you to kill DOSBox manually. If GUS is selected for just MIDI or effects this does not happen.
If someone thinks they know a way to patch the executable(s) or know better workarounds that would be great! Earthsiege with Gravis synth tunes would be a dream come true.