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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0003743ChaosEngine[All Projects] Generalpublic2018-12-25 18:50
ReporterTjLaZer 
Assigned ToJOTDProject InfoChaos Engine (Bitmap Brothers)
http://www.whdload.de/games/ChaosEngine.html
 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionwon't fix 
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
TagsNo tags attached.
MachineA1200
CPU68040
CPUSpeed7
ChipSetAGA
GFXCardNone
ChipMem2 MB
FastMem32
WorkbenchOS 3.9
KickROM40 - Kick 3.1
KickSoftNone
WHDLoad18.3
importedyes
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has duplicate 0000570closedJOTD Chaos Engine: Hello, This game runs fine, except it runs on a PAL screen only 
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-Notes

note ~0006055

JOTD (developer)

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.

note ~0006577

JOTD (developer)

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

note ~0006578

JOTD (developer)

sorry too much work, use CD32 version which is exactly the same, and better since patched to use fast memory & has more buttons
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-Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2017-11-20 16:50 administrator New Issue
2017-11-20 16:50 administrator Status new => assigned
2017-11-20 16:50 administrator Assigned To => JOTD
2018-02-18 18:21 JOTD Note Added: 0006055
2018-12-25 18:49 JOTD Note Added: 0006577
2018-12-25 18:50 JOTD Status assigned => closed
2018-12-25 18:50 JOTD Resolution open => won't fix
2018-12-25 18:50 JOTD Note Added: 0006578
2018-12-26 11:35 JOTD Relationship added has duplicate 0000570
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