How do I get enough memory to run Ultima 7?
There are several points to remember. • 1. Assuming you’re using Windows, you will need to create custom versions of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to run the game. They can be either on a boot disk or set up as part of a customised shortcut. • 2. You absolutely cannot use EMM386 to run the game. The result is a crash back to Dos. Delete all references to it in your customised files. • 3. If you’re using Windows shortcuts, you need to use the line ‘DOS=NOAUTO’ in the CONFIG.SYS to stop it loading a whole bunch of unnecessary or conflicting drivers. • 4. You need to chuck out any drivers for stuff you don’t need to play the game, such as CD drives, printers and scanners. Delete their references from the AUTOEXEC.BAT you’re using to run the game. • 5. The installation guides recommend ‘FILES=25’ and ‘BUFFERs=25’ in the CONFIG.SYS, but the game setup works better with sound if you increase these values to 30 each. • 6. The best place to go for a far better explanation of all this i
