🚀 go-pugleaf

> when you've been around and dealt with a good deal
> of people as I have you'd be surprised at exactly how many of them >are
trying to get the game (or any any game, for that matter) for >nothing.

  Not surprising at all- I don't post much, but have been popping on and off
various game groups since, oh, 1995 or so, and I've seen plenty of "anybody
got a code?" or "where can I download?" posts.
  That's what I meant when I said "maybe you've just dealt with too many
immature eejits". <G>
  OTOH, I still find it rather baffling that you read that into what I
posted....

> Ah well, that actually makes more sense. I didn't realise (you never
> actually said?) you were trying to patch the game with the PPak.

  I referred to it a bit obliquely - I did say that my recollection was that
last time I'd tried to install Duke, something wouldn't, and I thought it
was the PPak. As previously mentioned, I was posting from work, and in a
hurry, so I wasn't as clear as I should have been.


>In which
> case the original game would *have* to be already installed for the patch
to
> do its work.

  Yep, and in order for the port to give me the Atomic version, I had to be
able to get the PATCH installed.... which is where I'd run into problems
last time I tried to install Duke.
  The other issue I had in the past was that my current computer setup
doesn't support DOS sound - which is why I was happy to hear about the port,
and of course also why I've subsequently gotten VDMSound.


> I've only ever bought v1.3d and the Atomic Edition, hence my natural
> assumption. JonoF's port works with just the GRP file from both of them -
> which is why I couldn't understand your difficulty.

  Gotcha.

 And while we're on the subject- I could figure this out for myself if need
be, but have you tried running any of the add-ons with the port?
  I've got Duke in DC, Duke Carribean, the silly Christmas one, and a
DukeZone addon... I think I also have Zero Hour somewhere.
  Will it work if I activate an addon, then exit and run the port?