tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post3667940186547116928..comments2024-03-28T14:34:40.554+00:00Comments on The Collection Chamber: DEFIANCEBiffman 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-1516839260149687182020-07-21T20:03:28.163+01:002020-07-21T20:03:28.163+01:00Depending on your personal level of despair, there...Depending on your personal level of despair, there's a last escape route you could take in case of doubt. One that may look a little bit cumbersome at first glance, but why not buying one of these (small) USB keyboards that are sold for peanuts? Which would come in handy not just for all sorts of applications where curse and a blessing depends on a certain key that's missing from your regular keyboard, but in the event of a PC related major emergency as well. In other words, when your installed keyboard (unexpectedly) bites the dust, you'll be glad to have a second one in reserve. :-)<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-89882723073724716612020-07-21T03:44:44.611+01:002020-07-21T03:44:44.611+01:00Thanks Biffman for this forgotten game! I still fo...Thanks Biffman for this forgotten game! I still fondly remember the initial tutorial level that ends with the alien attack. I've recently discovered your website and really appreciate the work you guys are doing here. Descent-like clones such as this one are a rare breed; if I might be so bold as to recommend a future game for your fine gents, might I suggest Terracide, another forgotten game in the same vein? Thanks again! ;)Isoldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-17447423590202319672020-07-20T19:44:50.262+01:002020-07-20T19:44:50.262+01:00I tried everything now, I'm giving up. It woul...I tried everything now, I'm giving up. It would be so easy if I could just get the game to accept windows commands (for example alt+enter) so that I could bring up the virtual keyboard in the game screen, press "Pause" and close it again. But this game is insanely stubborn and resists all attempts to window it, including changing the dgVodoo settings. The only game I ever encountered that was that stubborn was "Star Trek Generations". Well, I guess now there are two :DPatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-68246737559483147082020-07-20T12:00:29.308+01:002020-07-20T12:00:29.308+01:00dgVoodoo does have a 'Windowed' option in ...dgVoodoo does have a 'Windowed' option in its settings, but it doesn't work with all games. As a program, DxWnd is better at that but in my testing phase it broke a lot of the game.<br /><br />I did find this on Wikipedia about keyboards without the Pause/Break key.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_key#Keyboards_without_Break_keyBiffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-73693593419868800022020-07-19T21:25:14.117+01:002020-07-19T21:25:14.117+01:00I'm sorry to hear that, Patrick, but maybe it&...I'm sorry to hear that, Patrick, but maybe it'll work if you're running <i>SharpKeys</i> in Administrative Mode to be recognized by <i>Defiance</i>, eventually. Sometimes that does the trick, as I know from my experience with <i>XPadder</i> (which is a keyboard/mouse-to-joypad mapper) in combination with the one or other game.<br /><br />Another possible solution that I'd suggest is the use <b>Autohotkey</b>, a "free keyboard macro program", as it is described. What you can with that great tool is, as in your current case, to write a comparably simple script with any editor, then compile it with said <i>Autohotkey</i> into an .exe file, et voilĂ - your little remapped key program is ready to go.<br /><br />Just let me know if you need help with <i>Autohotkey</i> and/or a suitable script in relation to your little problem.<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-27126515890306069842020-07-19T20:15:55.219+01:002020-07-19T20:15:55.219+01:00Thanks, Thomas, but that was actually the first th...Thanks, Thomas, but that was actually the first thing I thought of and tried. The game doesn't recognise or react to the reampped "Break" key (I can't find an "Pause" one) no matter what I map it to :(Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-61987834230848362102020-07-19T19:34:17.403+01:002020-07-19T19:34:17.403+01:00If I'm not completely wrong, then you should b...If I'm not completely wrong, then you should be able to add the missing <i>Pause/Break</i> key by remapping it to an existing one on your keyboard with a free utility named <b>SharpKeys</b>, which you'll find here:<br /><br />https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys/releases<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-78843511540763330752020-07-19T16:14:59.402+01:002020-07-19T16:14:59.402+01:00I honestly don't want to be a nuisance, but th...I honestly don't want to be a nuisance, but that is exactly my big problem - and I've been trying for half an hour :( I simply don't seem to have that key on my Laptop keyboard (I also tried all sorts of combinations with the Fn key etc) and I also can't get the virtual keyboard (which I usually use for trainers etc that require Num-keys) to appear while the game is running either. Is there anyway to run it in windowed mode or do you have any suggestions for me?Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-47664297060289644672020-07-18T15:49:36.707+01:002020-07-18T15:49:36.707+01:00Yup. Press Pause/Break button then enter it. I onl...Yup. Press Pause/Break button then enter it. I only used it for the save anywhere option, which is a lifesaver for reviewing the thing. Then again, I'm a wuss and mostly played on easy. <br /><br />The most difficult aspect I found was actually finding the way forward. I spent ages wandering around one level before I realised you had to destroy a manhole cover. Biffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-75001548509358215382020-07-18T13:02:30.824+01:002020-07-18T13:02:30.824+01:00It's kind of rockhard though :( There's ch...It's kind of rockhard though :( There's cheats online sayning you can enter "IAMGOD" in the "pause" menu - obviously they don't mean the menu that pops up when you press "ESC" because I tried that. Any idea how I might be able to bring that pause menu up or use the cheat codes?Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-90157464556249213402020-07-17T21:55:35.967+01:002020-07-17T21:55:35.967+01:00It was in the pipeline :)
It was in the pipeline :)<br /><br />Biffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-23232793701120801642020-07-17T21:36:16.079+01:002020-07-17T21:36:16.079+01:00Wow, that was fast :) Thanks a lot!Wow, that was fast :) Thanks a lot!Patricknoreply@blogger.com