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**Xnitro67** · 10-08-2008, 01:08 PM

i have this game called Assault Rigs (if u dont know what it is google it). It is a Windows 95 game and all its needs to run is a ati3dcif.dll file and it should work, but i dont think it works because it is powered br 3D RAGE and sort of made by ATi and i have a AMD Processor. ive think ive tried everything to make this game run.
can someone help??

**GW2** · 10-11-2008, 01:31 PM

The only possibly way for a processor to make a game incompatible is to be way too old (which i doubt in this case) Or be a different architecture (which its not). The processor isnt the problem and neither is who made the game (and you do know AMD owns ATI right?

The problem is with your operating system. or rather the game is not compatible with your OS. do you need the .dll file or did you find it? give me a run down of your computer and ill see if i can help.

JEMdev · 10-11-2008, 02:41 PM

you could dual boot or emulate 95

**Xnitro67** · 10-11-2008, 06:32 PM

yea i can get the .dll just fine and this is all i can give you cause i really dont know what you need:
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2 (OS)

NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE (Graphics)

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Processor)

2.2GHz, 960 MB RAM

and how can i emulate 95. i know i can on a psp but not on a computer.
ive tried compatibility mode to.

**Kilo_Bravo** · 10-11-2008, 09:00 PM

Assault Rigs on Windows XP? Hmm...that's a lot of horsepower for a DOS game (according to Moby Games).

You could try Virtual PC 2007 from Microsoft. As far as anyone would know, that's a free product from the guys from Redmond. Download straight from the Microsoft Download Center. Here, for the download updated to Service Pack 1.

It emulates a Pentium II computer (though you can settle for a slower version here - chugs like a 486 DX100 with a 2.4 GHz PC) with ample RAM and hard drive space (you can specify how much RAM or drive space to give), and a S3 Trio 32 card (though for 2007, it's often detected as a S3 Virge 3D card if you give it only 4 MB VRAM to work with).

You can upgrade video memory up to 16 MB, and get complete SoundBlaster support with an emulated SB 16 engine.

That should be enough to get Assault Rigs running absolutely fine, but try to give your CPU some proper cooling. Virtual PC emulation tasks your PC a lot, multi-core or single-core.

**FreePlay** · 10-12-2008, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xnitro67

i dont think it works because it is powered br 3D RAGE and sort of made by ATi and i have a AMD Processor.

... that's not relevant.

**twelve** · 10-12-2008, 06:21 AM

You need an emulator such as Dosbox:
http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/index.html

And the game can be legally downloaded from the same site.
http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/a...ault_rigs.html

**Xnitro67** · 10-13-2008, 12:21 PM

i have the pc game cd and i tried running it under Dosbox and it said something about its a Windows NT program or something. Also virtual Machine and my normal computer had the same error "could not initilize 3D RAGE ERROR: 5000."
So now what?

**GW2** · 10-14-2008, 09:36 AM

Now you buy a new computer. alright well not really but the only thing i can think if is reinstall all your drivers.

**Xnitro67** · 11-28-2008, 10:17 AM

my friend saw that i actually dont even have graphics card at all. so im suprised that i can even some of the games that i have played

**GW2** · 12-04-2008, 07:39 AM

Well. onboard graphics can play a lot of games. i played san andreas on my old P4 with onboard graphics.

10-08-2008, 01:08 PM	#1
Xnitro67 Xnitro67 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Woodburn, IN Posts: 143 Trader Feedback: 0	Game not starting up? i have this game called Assault Rigs (if u dont know what it is google it). It is a Windows 95 game and all its needs to run is a ati3dcif.dll file and it should work, but i dont think it works because it is powered br 3D RAGE and sort of made by ATi and i have a AMD Processor. ive think ive tried everything to make this game run. can someone help??

10-11-2008, 01:31 PM	#2
GW2 The warrior is in! GW2 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In your mind Posts: 1,878 Trader Feedback: 0	The only possibly way for a processor to make a game incompatible is to be way too old (which i doubt in this case) Or be a different architecture (which its not). The processor isnt the problem and neither is who made the game (and you do know AMD owns ATI right? The problem is with your operating system. or rather the game is not compatible with your OS. do you need the .dll file or did you find it? give me a run down of your computer and ill see if i can help. __________________ http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v76/gundamwarrior2/Forza%20Cars/

10-11-2008, 02:41 PM	#3
JEMdev No longer a community member. Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 8 Trader Feedback: 0	you could dual boot or emulate 95

10-11-2008, 06:32 PM	#4
Xnitro67 Xnitro67 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Woodburn, IN Posts: 143 Trader Feedback: 0	yea i can get the .dll just fine and this is all i can give you cause i really dont know what you need: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2 (OS) NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE (Graphics) AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Processor) 2.2GHz, 960 MB RAM and how can i emulate 95. i know i can on a psp but not on a computer. ive tried compatibility mode to.

10-11-2008, 09:00 PM	#5
Kilo_Bravo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 65 Trader Feedback: 0	Assault Rigs on Windows XP? Hmm...that's a lot of horsepower for a DOS game (according to Moby Games). You could try Virtual PC 2007 from Microsoft. As far as anyone would know, that's a free product from the guys from Redmond. Download straight from the Microsoft Download Center. Here, for the download updated to Service Pack 1. It emulates a Pentium II computer (though you can settle for a slower version here - chugs like a 486 DX100 with a 2.4 GHz PC) with ample RAM and hard drive space (you can specify how much RAM or drive space to give), and a S3 Trio 32 card (though for 2007, it's often detected as a S3 Virge 3D card if you give it only 4 MB VRAM to work with). You can upgrade video memory up to 16 MB, and get complete SoundBlaster support with an emulated SB 16 engine. That should be enough to get Assault Rigs running absolutely fine, but try to give your CPU some proper cooling. Virtual PC emulation tasks your PC a lot, multi-core or single-core.

10-12-2008, 06:21 AM	#7
twelve Muffin Love n Lemon Join Date: Jul 2005 Real First Name: Phil Location: Surrey, UK Just Played: Why is this mandatory? Posts: 11,734 Trader Feedback: 0	You need an emulator such as Dosbox: http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/index.html And the game can be legally downloaded from the same site. http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/a...ault_rigs.html

10-13-2008, 12:21 PM	#8
Xnitro67 Xnitro67 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Woodburn, IN Posts: 143 Trader Feedback: 0	i have the pc game cd and i tried running it under Dosbox and it said something about its a Windows NT program or something. Also virtual Machine and my normal computer had the same error "could not initilize 3D RAGE ERROR: 5000." So now what?

10-14-2008, 09:36 AM	#9
GW2 The warrior is in! GW2 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In your mind Posts: 1,878 Trader Feedback: 0	Now you buy a new computer. alright well not really but the only thing i can think if is reinstall all your drivers.

11-28-2008, 10:17 AM	#10
Xnitro67 Xnitro67 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Woodburn, IN Posts: 143 Trader Feedback: 0	my friend saw that i actually dont even have graphics card at all. so im suprised that i can even some of the games that i have played

12-04-2008, 07:39 AM	#11
GW2 The warrior is in! GW2 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In your mind Posts: 1,878 Trader Feedback: 0	Well. onboard graphics can play a lot of games. i played san andreas on my old P4 with onboard graphics.

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