I can't get Harlequin (D-Bug 39) to work on STeem 3.2

Kerr Avon · Post by **Kerr Avon** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:39 pm

I am using STeem 3.2 (latest version), and it's brilliant, but I might have
found a problem (or else it's my error, and I apologise).

Using D-Bug 39 (Harlequin), I cannot start the game. I load the .msa
file into STeem (drag and drop), the menu starts and I press [1] to load
the game. The manual protection pages loads, and I press [Joystick Fire
(actually a key, I haven't got a joystick plugged in)] and the Gremlin logo
appears, and I press [Joystick Fire] again, and the screen changes to
a picture of the tower with a hand pointing at it, with four hearts (one in
each corner of the screen) and the word "Chimerica" at the top of the
screen. Now, by pressing [Joystick Fire], the game *should* start, but
it does not. No matter what I do, I am stuck on this screen.

I am using TOS 1.04, 1MB ST memory, under Win98SE, 128MB RAM on
my laptop. I tried the same .msa file, with the same 1.04 TOS image
on Pacifist 0.46, and when Pacifist arrived at the tower screen I pressed
the [Joystick Fire] key and the game started, so presumably both the
.msa and the TOS files are OK.

I also tried TOS 1.62 on STeem, and the game still did not start.

Help!!! :cry:

Thanks for any answers.

Post by **Steem Authors** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:33 am

It seems to work with "Accurate Disk Access Times" turned on in the Disk
Manager options menu. There are so many options that can affect programs now, testing anything is a nightmare!

Russ

P.S I replied to your e-mail, did you get the message?

Kerr Avon · Post by **Kerr Avon** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:44 pm

Steem Authors wrote:It seems to work with "Accurate Disk Access Times" turned on in the Disk
Manager options menu. There are so many options that can affect programs now, testing anything is a nightmare!

Russ

Thanks, I'll try it tonight (if I get the chance) or tomorrow, and post the results here.

Steem Authors wrote:
P.S I replied to your e-mail, did you get the message?

No, but I've been having trouble recently with my spam-blocker, so I've uninstalled it and am now using Mail Washer instead, which seems far better. If you can, can you please resend the e-mail, and I can see if Mail Washer lets it past?

Thanks again for responding, and for STeem.

Kerr Avon · Post by **Kerr Avon** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:04 pm

Yes, that fixes the problem, thanks! It might be an idea to relocate that settings to the General options page, next to the "Auto fast forward on disk access" option, as many people (like me) probably wouldn't find it where it is currently.

By the way, did you resend that e-mail? I've just checked (5:02 pm), and there's no sign (I want to reassure myself that the old spam checker was the culprit).

prog99 · Post by **prog99** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:17 pm

Interesting, I would have thought that Lawrence or whoever packed it would have slapped in the usual disk loader they used on the other menus?

Showaddywaddy · Post by **Showaddywaddy** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:29 pm

Well I've tried Harlequin (D-Bug 39) with Steem 3.2, 512kb, 1.02 TOS and it works fine without Accurate Disk Times switched on. So maybe you've got a duff image.

Showaddywaddy

Cyrano Jones · Post by **Cyrano Jones** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:33 pm

Don't say that, he'll just say he got it from the DBug site

You're just making work for yourself hehehehe.

Grazey / PHF · Post by **Grazey / PHF** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:32 pm

You mean the D-Bug site which has been offline for 6 months ?

If I remember rightly practically all the D-Bug DMA loaders used Neil's loader code which works with 100% with emulators.

Grz

prog99 · Post by **prog99** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:54 pm

Grazey / PHF wrote:You mean the D-Bug site which has been offline for 6 months ?

If I remember rightly practically all the D-Bug DMA loaders used Neil's loader code which work 100% with emulators.

Shw

Or Andys I guess??

Meandering slightly off topic...
Which one depended on the sectors for a file being non fragmented? I'm sure there was at least one?

Kerr Avon · Post by **Kerr Avon** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:34 pm

Showaddywaddy / D-Bug wrote:Well I've tried Harlequin (D-Bug 39) with Steem 3.2, 512kb, 1.02 TOS and it works fine without Accurate Disk Times switched on. So maybe you've got a duff image.

Showaddywaddy

Sorry, I hadn't realised the thread had been updated, until the STeem authors e-mailed me. Anyway, where can I download the version you have, please? I don't know where I downloaded my version from, I've had it for ages.

Thanks.