EAWPRO v1.0 Basic DWnd Profile Settings Download

[MarkEAW]

Okay here's the first release of it.

I forgot to mention in the readme that its hooked for direct input and has a virtual joystick.

That will allow you to configure the game flight controls to keyboard and cam to mouse.
(I don't think the virtual Joystick if selected in game will work) Its best to stay with keyboard until you get a physical joystick.

 

EAWPRO DXWnd Profile
https://www.mediafire.com/file/sia0o8hby2r44tm/EAWPRO10_(Basic)-DXWnd.zip/file

 

For this Wrapper Program
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by MarkEAW
added wrapper link

[MarkEAW]

Oh,  since I posted this, I've updated the download, I have removed the Virtual Joystick option. If you still need it just re-enable it. :)

 

 

[VonBeerhofen]

Thanks Mark, hope it will help the few remaining players setting EAWPRO up. Things aren't as easy nowadays as it was in 1998!

VonBeerhofen

[MarkEAW]

NP

Its simple with the pre configured profile settings for the DxWnd Wrapper.

You place the wrapper folder near your game folder, and run the dxwnd.exe, import the settings and set the path to your game. click the icon or the eaw.exe while the wrapper is still open, and your all set :)

EAWPRO runs great, and its more fun like you would find in standard v1.2.

[MarkEAW]

Here's the newest of the profiles:

https://eaw.neocities.org/files-my-downloads.html

[MarkEAW]

Folks, how goes EAWPRO with the wrapper for you? 

Are you using the right version of the DxWnd wrapper with the profile i've provided?

I found that the programmer rearranges somethings in the users interface sometimes, so so settings may change or be removed when importing into a different version of the wrapper that I used to export the settings.

[MarkEAW]

EAWPRO v1.0 Basic DXWnd Profile Settings Download

okay a new more stable EAWPRO profile (pre set settings)
I did this for Windows 10 for the DXWnd Wrapper v2_06_10_fx_build

Get it at my sites page. 

https://eaw.neocities.org/files-my-downloads.html

Edited June 11 by MarkEAW
fix title

[VonBeerhofen]

It's self-evident that there is no need to change anything when your version of EAWPRO is running fine. Changing a patch may not necessarily improve things, i.e. IF IT AIN'T BROKEN, DON'T TRY TO FIX IT!

VonBeerhofen

[MarkEAW]

eh, I was having drops outs, CTD with no error message, had to debug it, the Wrapper and the new pre set profile.

Typically Win10 is still being updated and so is the Wrapper program, (and nothing changed in the EAWPRO itself since last time I updated the profiles . I just been following win10s updates and wrapper programming progress, and there where improves for EAW in General. I just jumped on those improvements and did them with EAWPRO first. So I'm just using less compatibility settings, and other ones, while removeing some others that have caused issues in recent updates. I waited until the wrapper was released with enough areas improved and bug fixed!

Anyhow, Its much more stable in current Win10 + Wrapper :)   no drop outs no more and a 50 to 64 Frames per second are there, thats for EAWPRO, 1.2x and most likly 1.2 by MPS (have not tested yet). GOG folks are still having new drop outs.

Edited June 11 by MarkEAW
makes more sense now! :)

[VonBeerhofen]

Thx for offering a new patch Mark but people must be aware that different computers and operating systems may require a different approach. This is particularly true for EAW.

I don't think we can assume that what happened with your computer will also happen to theirs or mine, as installed hardware and software can have a profound effect on the game.

Patching a game isn't an easy thing to do for most, patching more then once may cause conflicting instances in the registry and cause more problems which are very hard to solve. A patch should only be applied as a last resort and at a person's own risk.

VonBeerhofen

 

[MarkEAW]

Well I did my homework on this , took about 6 hours off and on. (there always room for improvement though, given the flux in OS and Wrapper revisions)

If using the DXWnd wrapper I highly recommend you use the updated wrapper version and this new profile to go with it.
The wrapper works back to WinXP, thats one of the updates I waited for in the wrapper, and there are Vista and on improvements for Win9x games.

Some of the old settings where crashing EAW, and matching settings where also crashing EAWPRO in the flight screen, flicker on the menu and slightly lower FPS where noticed. Among other technical things that the wrapper debug showed. I cleared the errors that where shown and got rid of some other settings that Win10 did not need anymore due to updates..etc. and bla bla.

Now a v1.2 and a EAWPRO profile are not the same, due to some VBH's upgrades in the FXEXE eaw.exe. So I had to add a few to your game and add a few for the 1.2 version seperatly. I will offer updated profiles on request and when I upload the new ones.

[VonBeerhofen]

Great 😃,

Thx for the effort, I hope it will improve people's experience with the game. As I said previously "We're here to help".

Good you mention that the patch is for a newer version of the DxWnd wrapper. I assume that the new patch won't work with older versions of the wrapper and that prior to applying the patch the old version must be removed (uninstalled) and the new version must be installed first?

VonBeerhofen

Edited June 11 by VonBeerhofen

[MarkEAW]

I don't know if you can import properly the the new profile in an old wrapper version. I wouldn't even bother trying, no use, just DL the same version as noted in my info text included in my profile archive.

 

You extract the new Wrapper in it's own folder, next to the game folder, for easy reference.

Run the new wrapper exe

Import the new EAWPRO Profile into the new wrapper.

You can Delete the old Wrapper folder or keep it for now for testing purposes.

This Help Document linked below explains the install steps much better.
https://eaw.neocities.org/troubleshoot-wrappers.html

 

Eh, BTW just got a new update to Win10 about 40 mins ago....lol. Hope they didn't break anything regarding running our games :)

Edited June 11 by MarkEAW
new win 10 update today....

[VonBeerhofen]

Yeah, that's precisely my point. I'm just not a great believer in updates and a one solution fits all. There's too much evidence that that is NOT how things work with computer games and a good reason for us to be here. So if anyone encounters any issues don't shy away from asking for help.

VonBeerhofen