Elasto Mania & Window 8
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Elasto Mania & Window 8
I just installed Windows 8 RTM (through DreamSpark premium) and it saddens me that elma has became unplayable. It....lags....like....hell.
I know I'm a bit early bird, but has anyone got a proconfig to make it work? I'm wrecked without my daily dose of super annoying pipes.
I know I'm a bit early bird, but has anyone got a proconfig to make it work? I'm wrecked without my daily dose of super annoying pipes.
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Use win7.
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Let's put it this way: please, write a post here if you manage to play elma with Windows 8.
To be more specific, my elma works, but the it's really, really choppy. In other words, unplayable.
To be more specific, my elma works, but the it's really, really choppy. In other words, unplayable.
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I ovearheard quite an interesting discussion today about Windows: that every second Windows is good and every second is bad (ME bad, XP good, vista bad, 7 good) and from the looks of it 8 is gonna bomb too
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Isn't Win 8 primarily for handheld shit anyway?
then again i don't know anything
maybe easier not to think abouut alöl things thought than not things thought ... or something..=?
maybe easier not to think abouut alöl things thought than not things thought ... or something..=?
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im stil waiting for windows 10
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well i won't upgrate to win 8 from win xp. i don't even know if i upgrade in 2030 :S
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I suppose a good case can be made for omitting it in that figure, since it's basically a version of Windows NT (and none of the other, previous NT versions are there either).CuLiNo wrote:you forgot win 2k, which is like weaker brother of win xp
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Sorta agree with SveinR. But he did miss out these in total: CE, NT, 2000, which are 3 operating systems. I guess they are sort of the same one, so I guess we have to let this slide into the anus of obscurity.
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Guys, moderators, could we please get back on topic. Thank you very much. *wet kisses*
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Meh, I just logged into my MSDN account and it seems my subscription expired. I must renew it or be verified again before I can download Windows 8.
Windows 95 shit? You are either trolling or you don't know what are you talking about. 3.1 wasn't that bad at its time, but 95 was vast improvement. I used them all on regular basis, expect Me and 8.Lousku wrote:
Isn't Win 8 primarily for handheld shit anyway?
You will upgrade around April/May 2014.CuLiNo wrote:well i won't upgrate to win 8 from win xp. i don't even know if i upgrade in 2030 :S
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Yeo, I don't remember raging over Win95 as a kid. I obviously didn't make that pic anyway, just responded to Thundr-.
then again i don't know anything
maybe easier not to think abouut alöl things thought than not things thought ... or something..=?
maybe easier not to think abouut alöl things thought than not things thought ... or something..=?
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Ok final update for now from me is that I never got it to work smoothly. But there's a chance that this was caused by my graphics chip driver - there were some reports of bad 2D behavior in Win 8 reported by other users as well with all the drivers up to the current one. It's the HD 3000 graphics from second generation of Intel Core processors.
So anyhow, as new laptops and tablets start to appear with Windows 8 preinstalled, if you remember, please share your experiences. Myself I'm sticking with Win7 on my desktop for other reasons.
So anyhow, as new laptops and tablets start to appear with Windows 8 preinstalled, if you remember, please share your experiences. Myself I'm sticking with Win7 on my desktop for other reasons.
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What I really don't like with new versions of windows is that is supposed to be more user friendly, but it always get harder to edit shit and fix simple problems. Worst was windows 2000 which was nothing but a big crash.
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i understand you dz, just installed it Windows 8 Pro and ill say like you:
elma has became unplayable. It....lags....like....hell.
good time to quit
elma has became unplayable. It....lags....like....hell.
good time to quit
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lol-pic, lousku. -- and there's actually some truth to that as well. (or more than just some truth.)
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I am under Linux and (good thing) same thing over here, lags much. (has tm in the same case?)
What has happened to you? Last time I checked you were under Linux...dz wrote:I just installed Windows 8 RTM.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I am under Linux and (good thing) same thing over here, lags much. (has tm in the same case?)
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Confirmed. Lags like hell ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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isn´t there some windows compatibility toolkit? with that i was able to run almost everything on win7.
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Just to update since many kuskis are wondering, yes, Elma runs perfectly smooth with Windows 8. The trick is to play in windowed mode. ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Can you tell us how exactly d3d windower and elma settings should look like, dz? I can't seem to run elma under this tool. Maybe share .ini or something. Please.
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This should be good enough: http://mopolauta.moposite.com/viewtopic ... 50#p229084
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I have elma running perfectly now. Put the D3d windower in the elma folder. You need to select the d3d dll file in settings within the program - also set the resolution. v/easy once you play around with it a bit.
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Nope, still not working. Even with compatibility and admin rights stuff. Feeling like a retard now.
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dz wrote:has anyone got a proconfig to make it work?
I installed Windows 8.1 today (along with an SSD drive). Without any special config, Elma fails to start (I get the SetDisplayMode error), but here's how I got it to work fairly well:5tr1k3r wrote:Nope, still not working. Even with compatibility and admin rights stuff. Feeling like a retard now.
- Download and install DXGL: https://www.dxgl.info/Downloads
- Add Elma's exe file to DXGL config. It should look like this:
- Make sure the checkbox "Support all color depths" is checked in "Global" tab (or Elma's tab).
- Make other adjustments if you want.
- Click "Apply" (and "OK").
- Launch Elma as you would normally.
EDIT: Updated the link to latest version of DXGL. It has the Alt+Tab bug fixed.
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cool smibu, wish i knew this before installing win7. wonder how is the lag tho
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Plain Elma - 20 fps
D3DWindower - 100 fps
DXGL - 250 fps
Best solution so far, thank you.
D3DWindower - 100 fps
DXGL - 250 fps
Best solution so far, thank you.
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Still can't run 2560x1440 resolution without crashing. Instead I am scaling 1920x1080 (pleb pixel resolution). Whenever I try to get into externals it crashes with 1440p.
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akb, have u tried with lower zoomed camera?
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Yes, but must squint at screen to play. Lame. Just make some 2x or 2.5x zoom work with 2560x1440 plz and thx.
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Does alttabbing EOL work in Win8 for you guys?
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Unfortunately not. Got any fixes?wjelo wrote:Does alttabbing EOL work in Win8 for you guys?
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Dunno if it's gonna help, but I used DXGL on Win7 to remedy screen falshing and it worked, but disabled alttabinng too. After uninstalling that tool, the fix's still there and switching windows is back. Might wanna try that, won't hurt for sure.
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Not with the latest version (0.5.6), but it has been fixed on SVN after I reported a bug about it: https://www.williamfeely.info/bugzilla/ ... .cgi?id=39wjelo wrote:Does alttabbing EOL work in Win8 for you guys?
Here is the installer for the latest SVN revision (578): http://users.jyu.fi/~mikkalle/Elma/DXGL ... -win32.exe
Uninstall the old version first. You probably need to remove and re-add Elma.exe in DXGL config too.
Btw: If the DXGL config window crashes (has happened to me sometimes), just delete the exe via regedit (search for DXGL and you'll find it).
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It would be good if someone could put info about the fix on EOL site and update EOL readme file. I think most of new players that use Windows 8 might not be able to find this thread. If the program fixes all issues it could be included in EOL installation files from EOL site too (at least version for Windows 8 users).
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I fixed the alt+tab bug (i prefer to use ctrl+esc) by installing a windows 7 like start menu. The 8.1 start menu was messing ctrl+esc in my case.
I installed the freeware StartW8.
Thanks for the other fixes. It worked at over 300 fps with d3d. Now I use DXGL and it works great in full screen.
Thanks for the fix!![Beer time :beer:](./images/smilies/icon_beer.gif)
I installed the freeware StartW8.
Thanks for the other fixes. It worked at over 300 fps with d3d. Now I use DXGL and it works great in full screen.
Thanks for the fix!
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Hello, by reading through fast here I see elma works in Win 8 after a few fixes.
Has anyone tried to run it on Windows 10?
As you may know, during the first introduction year Windows 10 is free to upgrade if you have a legit 7/8.1 Windows license.
From the last Windows Update patches came an icon beside the clock to upgrade for free to Windows 10.
I think I will upgrade soon, if anyone has it already or is planning to test it, tell if Elma works in it or not =)
I have Windows 7 Eng x64.
Microsoft has put lots of effort to the upgrade part, so that you will keep personal settings and stuff through Windows 10 if you install it. I haven't read about it, just heard from my colleagues.
Has anyone tried to run it on Windows 10?
As you may know, during the first introduction year Windows 10 is free to upgrade if you have a legit 7/8.1 Windows license.
From the last Windows Update patches came an icon beside the clock to upgrade for free to Windows 10.
I think I will upgrade soon, if anyone has it already or is planning to test it, tell if Elma works in it or not =)
I have Windows 7 Eng x64.
Microsoft has put lots of effort to the upgrade part, so that you will keep personal settings and stuff through Windows 10 if you install it. I haven't read about it, just heard from my colleagues.
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I can't wait to get that magnificent Windows 10! Wow! I'm already shaking with excitement. Wow! Only 44 days 4 hours 44 minutes 44 seconds and 444 milliseconds left until it's released! Wow! Start menu's going to be back! Wow! It's designed for [SPEED] and ease! Wow! It's got amazing new features! Wow! It's going to be the best Windows ever! Wow!
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Wow!
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Wow!
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Ready for Win 10. Very excited.
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Know a guy that tested it. He called it a hybrid of win 7 and 8
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Elma worked well on Windows 10 with the same fix as for Windows 8.
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My Elma seems to have survived the transition from Windows 8 to Windows 10 without any major injuries. I still have to use the ddraw.dll fix, which I can live with though. However, I'm not sure I can live with the fact that the taskbar is not transparent any more.
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D3DWindower works perfectly with W10 as well. ![Beer time :beer:](./images/smilies/icon_beer.gif)
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Where? Please tell me. It's so ugly.Ecchi wrote:You can change that somewhere madik))