Unfortunately, just like you were a little disappointed with the game vs depiction of things in the manual, I was also saddened to discover that a rather primitive terrain and perhaps simplistic gameplay gave me no deeper satisfaction I was hoping for in reviving this game.īy no means do I say this to discourage you from exploring this tank sim. I gladly share that with you or anyone interested. Sounds may be complicated but it is really not.īe as it may, I leave you to your old Aptiva as long as it works for you.Ībout M1TP2 in general: I have recently scoured the internet and recovered an entire wealth of old articles, tactical guides, and quite nifty modding tools. I run M1TP2 on Win10 64 on dgVoodo2 glide wrapper and with some help of DXWnd configuration program. I realize that 3dfx drivers for Voodoo cards gave some of the games very special flavor, but I am not sure if that is really the case or that was just that we were awestricken with then what you would consider better graphics or we simply did not know any better. Still, I am of the opinion that modern hardware with all the associated horse power gives the right environment to experience old games without worrying about FPS and all that performance stuff. Once I do, I might replay it on a harder setting.Īnd I too have very soft spot for some of the old simulations.Īlthough I prefer to try to work them on the modern systems (and sometimes that makes me want to cry!). I’ll let you guys know when I’ve beaten every mission. Gunship! and another Creative Voodoo2 card for SLI mode sounds like good Christmas presents for this retired soldier and the recently brought out of retirement Aptiva PC!!! That was stupid on my part because this sim is fantastic. I actually think the intimidating manual scared me away from giving the game a chance when I bought it 20 some odd years ago. The game is a lot simpler than the manual led me to believe. I’ve beaten 3 of the 5 M1TP2 campaigns on “Easy” setting. I do remember everybody being mad at Hasbro for canceling Tank! It doesn’t seem that long ago - boy, time flies. They would be smart to complete Tank! But, even if all we will ever have is M1TP2 and Gunship! That’s good enough for me. I have heard Microprose is being resurrected. We perhaps never know what was on their drafting boards when M1TP3 got canceled. and unless current MPS does something it was all for naught. Incidentally i did a reinstall and did setup with xp sp2 compat setting but still the game needs the D3DRM.…. ![]() (edit) i also find i cant run the tanksim.exe file unless i still the D3DRM.dll file in that release folder also - surely you have to do this too? I installed it and have it running in DXWND and it runs fast and smooth, however teh tank textures are a bit weird in that the seem to be come transparent and then you see the textures inside out - do have this issue with the game in DXWND - granted i didnt install it in compatibility mode, but would that really make a difference? I'm sure we all have fond memories.Ĭreate a DXWnd shortcut, change the name to Steel Beasts, change the icon, and you're all neat and tidy.Īttached is a screenshot of it running windowed.Īlthough i have SBpro pe 4.0, i really like old games and in particular the old SB, which i have the Strategy First version of. I play Pro PE, but Legacy is its own beast with its own feel. ![]() makes it all the more fun to play it after so long. Wish I had figured this out during the Win 7 and 8 days. I assume it meant in System32, but I just fired it into the game directory)ĭefault settings work, but you can modify the properties to run fullscreen, windowed, and a few other things. Install the gameĭon't set any compatibility settings with SBLoader.exe or tankSim.exeĭownload d3drm.dll and place it in the "release" folder (I had an error saying I needed it the first time I tried running the game. Set "setup.exe" to Win XP SP2 compatibility mode, and run as admin. Here's how I got it running on Windows 10 X64: Doubt that it matters, but worth mentioning. Thread isn't that old and I found a solution, so I don't feel bad resurrecting it.
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