Puzzle Quest as External Application?

[keithdok]

Situation:

Game = Puzzle Quest. It's a standalone game, not a steam app. There's no CD to mount, and there's no separate launch executable. It's just puzzlequest.exe. I've even checked the system processes while the game is running to make sure it's not also launching some other executable, but it's not.

System=PC hooked up to a standard-def TV.

Game runs fine on the TV outside of GameEx, and is totally playable aside from the text being a bit tiny, but I never read that stuff in this game anyway (I came for the puzzles, not the story).

In GameEx when I try to launch it it just goes to black screen for half a second and then right back to the menu. I've tried the "Show Desktop" setting both possible ways, same result.

Any ideas? Anyone have this game? Is there a log where I can check out what's going on?

[Brian Hoffman]

  keithdok said:

Situation:

Game = Puzzle Quest. It's a standalone game, not a steam app. There's no CD to mount, and there's no separate launch executable. It's just puzzlequest.exe. I've even checked the system processes while the game is running to make sure it's not also launching some other executable, but it's not.

System=PC hooked up to a standard-def TV.

Game runs fine on the TV outside of GameEx, and is totally playable aside from the text being a bit tiny, but I never read that stuff in this game anyway (I came for the puzzles, not the story).

In GameEx when I try to launch it it just goes to black screen for half a second and then right back to the menu. I've tried the "Show Desktop" setting both possible ways, same result.

Any ideas? Anyone have this game? Is there a log where I can check out what's going on?

Post your config.

[bkenobi]

Try running "Run Last Game.bat" outside of GameEx. If it doesn't work, check that the command line seems appropriate. Either way, this is a good place to start.

[keithdok]

  Brian Hoffman said:

Post your config.

Alright, but there's not much to it.

Enabled_4=True
name_4=Puzzle Quest
path_4=C:\Program Files\Puzzle Quest
cmd_4=Puzzle Quest.exe
snap_4=
showdesktop_4=True
mapkeys_4=True
WaitBeforeKeys_4=
SendKeys_4=

[keithdok]

  bkenobi said:

Try running "Run Last Game.bat" outside of GameEx. If it doesn't work, check that the command line seems appropriate. Either way, this is a good place to start.

I don't seem to have this .bat file. Searched all .bat files on my hdd and couldn't find it.

[Tempest]

  keithdok said:

I don't seem to have this .bat file. Searched all .bat files on my hdd and couldn't find it.

It is located in C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\runitgame.bat

There should also be a shortcut in your Startmenu - Gameex - Run Last Game

[Brian Hoffman]

Try this

[Emulator_23]
Enabled=True
STARTPAGENAME=Puzzle Quest
TITLETEXT=Puzzle Quest
StartPageLogo=
ROMFilter=*.exe
RomPath=C:\Program Files\Puzzle Quest
SnapPath=
TitlePath=
BoxPath=
CartPath=
ManualPath=
ControlPanelPath=
InstructionsPath=
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files\Puzzle Quest
MapKeys=
WaitBeforeKeys=
SendKeys=
ReplaceDash=
ReplaceUnder=
Capitals=
RemoveBrackets=
ShowDesktop=TRUE
Debug=False
MAPFile=
AlsoLaunch=
Command="[rompath]/[romfile]"
OLDatZip=
LaunchBefore=
LaunchAfter=
configFile=
ExcludedFiles=
CustomBackground=
PlayMusic=
DontShowInfo=
PlaySelectionMusic=
SelectionMusicFolder=
PCGame=
DATABASE=
GamesIn7Zips=
PlayInScreenSaver=True
ShowMostPlayed=
RandomMostPlayed=
CDCheck=
CDCheckFile=
[GENERAL]
DumbyValue=

[keithdok]

  Brian Hoffman said:

Try this

[Emulator_23]
Enabled=True
STARTPAGENAME=Puzzle Quest
TITLETEXT=Puzzle Quest
StartPageLogo=
ROMFilter=*.exe
RomPath=C:\Program Files\Puzzle Quest
SnapPath=
TitlePath=
BoxPath=
CartPath=
ManualPath=
ControlPanelPath=
InstructionsPath=
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files\Puzzle Quest
MapKeys=
WaitBeforeKeys=
SendKeys=
ReplaceDash=
ReplaceUnder=
Capitals=
RemoveBrackets=
ShowDesktop=TRUE
Debug=False
MAPFile=
AlsoLaunch=
Command="[rompath]/[romfile]"
OLDatZip=
LaunchBefore=
LaunchAfter=
configFile=
ExcludedFiles=
CustomBackground=
PlayMusic=
DontShowInfo=
PlaySelectionMusic=
SelectionMusicFolder=
PCGame=
DATABASE=
GamesIn7Zips=
PlayInScreenSaver=True
ShowMostPlayed=
RandomMostPlayed=
CDCheck=
CDCheckFile=
[GENERAL]
DumbyValue=

I'm sad to report that this returned the same result. Black screen... back to menu.

[Brian Hoffman]

  keithdok said:

I'm sad to report that this returned the same result. Black screen... back to menu.

Hmm...

I have tons more ideas... Id like to see more whats going on.

[Tempest]

It should be:

="[rompath]\[romfile]"

Not:

="[rompath]/[romfile]"

Add that to my ratio Brian...

[keithdok]

  Tempest said:

It should be:

="[rompath]\[romfile]"

Not:

="[rompath]/[romfile]"

Add that to my ratio Brian...

Brian actually figured that out too in a private message. All fixed! Thanks guys.

[Tempest]

  keithdok said:

Brian actually figured that out too in a private message. All fixed! Thanks guys.

That's Nice...

Does that mean I don't get credit?

Brian gets all the love!

[Brian Hoffman]

  Tempest said:

That's Nice...

Does that mean I don't get credit?

Brian gets all the love!

Mua hahahahahahahahaha!

Actually it was that keith missed the Quotes somehow,

Im not 100% sure the forward slash would have had an adverse effect. Sometimes it does.