#Trying to get the game Journeys End (2001) working on PCs/VMs

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oblique heron
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There is a game I have been wanting to preserve online for a bit now called Journeys End. Every computer/VM I run this on has the same outcome of it lagging, sound crackling, intro not working and ultimately a black game screen if you can pass all that.

It's a game that has stumped a lot of people I have talked too about it. Can you please help? I can rip my CD if need be.

outer kettle
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Good thing we finally moved, currently having trouble with my Windows 98 SE VM connecting to anything 🙁 looks like I froze it time for good. The screenshot showed not a VM but 86Box which is an Emulator. Are you able to dump the CD? I only have the iso from abandonware which shows a No CD error message in my XP VM

oblique heron
outer kettle
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Oh my this game is borked, created a Windows ME VM install went smooth, game starts up with no error, but VM has no 3D support. Finally got it working in XP VM, crash when opening settings, audio looping even after leaving scene. Windows 98 SE in 86Box comdlg32 ocx too old. Only thing I haven't tested is Windows ME in 86Box

oblique pendant
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16.6 MB visual basic 5/6 executable ..... well thats unexpected

oblique heron
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Did ME work?

outer kettle
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I'll try cloning my 98 installation and upgrade to ME

oblique heron
outer kettle
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No and it is not finished yet

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oblique heron
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Ok, starting to create it now.

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DId ME go good?

outer kettle
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Looks like upgrading does not update comdlg32, I'll try installing the vb6 runtime modules now

oblique heron
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Ill stand by then until you know for sure what works

outer kettle
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That game is sooo broken, in my ME 86Box fire crackling sound is still looping outside the hut like in the Windows XP VM, in 98SE 86Box it does not, graphics are broken in 86Box for both 98 and ME, seems like a Voodoo 3 3000, 256 MB of RAM and a 233MHz PII is not enough to render outdoors smoothly and not loading all textures, but installing vb6 runtime definitely fixes the startup issue with comdlg32 version being too old.

oblique heron
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Is that just the way it is or is it a VM thing?

outer kettle
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It's like everywhere is something else broken, just booted the game in my VirtualBox XP VM and suddenly something else is broken (The other XP VM is VMware workstation)

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But the 3D part is now 100% working

oblique heron
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Thats the best its ever looked!

outer kettle
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It was working in an other VM xD

oblique heron
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Thats true

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Still seeing the intro at all is something

oblique heron
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Im standing by until you get the right VM

outer kettle
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Ok here's what I've discovered, this game needs a MAJOR FIX, I suggest opening a new discussion in #1287534568332857445 as well

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Install VirtualBox 7.1.8 and create a Windows 98 VM and set GPU to VBoxSVGA

oblique heron
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How do I do it? I dont seem to have that option

oblique heron
outer kettle
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Then either try some keys from archive or circumvent it

oblique heron
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Sorry I mean posting on #1353159273030357196

outer kettle
oblique heron
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Oh, I thought I saw discussion

outer kettle
oblique heron
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Ok good im not nuts :D!

outer kettle
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Continuation from above:
Install game from disc and update game to 1.34, check if game recognizes CD after, else uninstall updates 1.34, 1.33 and 1.32 first, then the game and reinstall

oblique heron
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Ok I added it

outer kettle
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Create new game, after the video, save game, exit to main menu and disable 3D hardware rendering

oblique heron
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Is this going to work as a portable thing too?

outer kettle
outer kettle
oblique heron
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Damn

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Im installing now, the VM really doesnt want to install anywhere else but the C drive

oblique heron
outer kettle
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Import with Add function in VirtualBox

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OS is German, it shows black for a while, press ok on the login screen (no password)

oblique heron
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Thank you

oblique heron
outer kettle
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No, changing OS language easy is still not properly implemented in Windows 11

oblique heron
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can I change it to english

outer kettle
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Usually a language change requires a complete reinstall

oblique heron
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Oh, well at least the game is in english

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amazing to see it working as good as it is, if only we could perfect it

oblique heron
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I came back to try it on the VM and it blue screened in the game after going outside the first door. Once again, this game is doing its best to not work lol

oblique heron
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Yep just dies

outer kettle
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What version of VirtualBox do you use?

oblique heron
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The one you said to use

outer kettle
oblique heron
oblique heron
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Im gonna see if I can beat it

oblique heron
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Sorry to say

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did it again while playing

outer kettle
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At least the error is no longer all 0

oblique heron
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Does that help? It feels weirdly like its on a timer becuase I blue screened last time in the forest

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and this time i blue screened in town

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But it was becuase I was just standing there

outer kettle
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seems to be a video card driver issue, for how long did you stand there?

oblique heron
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The forest was like 15 min, town was like 5

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I wasnt in town for long at all

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The forest I had to get up to do something