WHDLoad MantisBT - ChaosEngine
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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0003743ChaosEngine[All Projects] Generalpublic2017-11-20 16:502018-12-25 18:50
ReporterTjLaZer 
Assigned ToJOTD 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionwon't fix 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
MachineA1200
CPU68040
CPUSpeed7
ChipSetAGA
GFXCardNone
ChipMem2 MB
FastMem32
WorkbenchOS 3.9
KickROM40 - Kick 3.1
KickSoftNone
WHDLoad18.3
importedyes
Summary0003743: There has been some talk that this game employes a region check to make it only
DescriptionGameVersion: english,2 disks
SlaveVersion: 1.0 from 20.05.2000

There has been some talk that this game employes a region check to make it only run on PAL? The game on the CD32 will run on NTSC, but the AGA version only runs on PAL, even though the game does not use a PAL screen mode resolution. (Has a large black gap at the bottom of scree) Can this region code be edited to run on NTSC as well?
www.eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1200718#post1200718
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has duplicate 0000570closed JOTD Chaos Engine: Hello, This game runs fine, except it runs on a PAL screen only 
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(0006055)
JOTD   
2018-02-18 18:21   
you mean the AGA version forces PAL whereas the CD32 version allows NTSC?

this isn't region protection like Psygnosis used to set it their games.
(0006577)
JOTD   
2018-12-25 18:49   
I just tested and yes AGA with NTSC locks up, but it's not a region protection. It's just that it doesn't support NTSC.

workaround is to use CD32 version
(0006578)
JOTD   
2018-12-25 18:50   
sorry too much work, use CD32 version which is exactly the same, and better since patched to use fast memory & has more buttons

Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2017-11-20 16:50administratorNew Issue
2017-11-20 16:50administratorStatusnew => assigned
2017-11-20 16:50administratorAssigned To => JOTD
2018-02-18 18:21JOTDNote Added: 0006055
2018-12-25 18:49JOTDNote Added: 0006577
2018-12-25 18:50JOTDStatusassigned => closed
2018-12-25 18:50JOTDResolutionopen => won't fix
2018-12-25 18:50JOTDNote Added: 0006578
2018-12-26 11:35JOTDRelationship addedhas duplicate 0000570