MarkEAW

I was wondering if anyone uses IPX, the home LAN protocoal to play EAW connected via the internet, instead of TCP/IP? (I was just thinking about the possiability, as GOG-EAW lacks TCP/IP, but does have IPX support with a UDP wrapper included.) I figure it would work better that the built in TCP/IP as I assume that was tweaked for the old slow Dial-Up use. The IPX code may work for the faster connections of broadband, but I don't know if with IPX to UDP etc wrappers will slow it's worthyness down? There are the varaibles in the eaw.ini file, but again, not sure what protocol they are for....... Anyhow give it a try?

Says its windows 11 and has Intel. It does have external HDMI port, which might be a better gpu?? The amazon has a GPU of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060....

Just an update....I haven't really put too much more work in providing anymore profiles, I have updated the wrapper troubleshooting page, but it doesn't seem anyone needs them. If you do need a new and updated v1.2 profile, please post here! I'll make it a priority in your case. :)

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 :)

I went to a new version of the Wrapper now as the old version and the settings for EAW where crashing the game. Recent Win10 updates caused some instability and the DXWnd wrapper had some new Win9x game improvements added with bug fixes. I already updated EAWPRO profile, check out VBH's EAWPRO Club forum here at CombatACE to get it. I'm working on select versions of EAW now, if you have a request which version you need improved, let me know. I should get to most of the primary versions soon. I do not currently have 140 or 160 installed, but I do have 1.28 etc installed, should beable to come up with a working profile, but you'll have to double check it after I make it to see if 140 or 160 work properly.

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.

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.

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

Really for that monitor, it goes that high. I would go with the 1080 res and adjust the fonts and text size in Win11 accordingly. They also have in at leat Win10 has an eye strain setting, takes the blueish color away for ease on eyes. For a quick setting I think you hold the ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel to adjust the size of things. Place the cursor on the window you want to resize quick., like desktop or browser.

eh, WindowsOS allows you to set FONT / TEXT sizes, general size overall too. I would set your monitor to native resolution and adjust all the size settings afterward.

@Wrench, Not to distract from your last post, but... Wow that computer desk in your photo looks to be the same one I had back in the late 1980's. (Minus the condition of course) :)

oh, that. Yeah I have no shame, I'm more or less saying even though a lot of technical stuff comes sorta easy for me at times, this is an other area that's not racking my brain. Its a projected I was close to being able to do, up to a certain point, but the "short cut" is to have an experienced modeler edit and write up some new text. I'm a believer this can be documented correctly once and for all. I also think once its documented that it can be improved either through programming of the tools or game.....But documenting the methods and therefore the flaws needs to be done first to improve anything. A well, life's a bitch sometimes. :)

Your referring to the old tool version workarounds?, yup, no shame, just pointing it out.