We will need to add a new extra drive here. Furthermore, you can allow automatic updates. I have fixed the untranslated menu items and have found a way to make shortcuts and message dialogs translateable. The installation is not trivial, though. Step 1 — Install D-Fend Reloaded Download the D-Fend software and install it.
The program has a lot of neat features, like the ability to browse your games using genre, publisher, year, language, emulation type and more; you will find these shortcuts in the file-explorer type left column. You should not next next next your way through. A list of all changes from the previous version can be found in the. Some of the meta fields will be populated automatically based on game detection, but if you're really keen on your nostalgia collection, you will spend time creating detailed, rich profiles. Because I have only a german Windows version I don't know how it looks like in an english version.
You should check their and search for the game you wish to play. Chuck Cartia gave us a nice walkthrough, using as an example: 1 - Create a folder to put your. For most games, you can just click on it and run. For additional help, you should ask your questions over the or the. This packages require an existing D-Fend Reloaded installation. Other frontend programs may use different shortcuts. Add a line to the dosbox.
For this tutorial, I unzipped the Mario Teaches Typing on the desktop, then moved the game folder to the Game Folder of D-Fend. Oldbie Posts: 1036 Joined: 2004-8-09 14:01 Hi Ronald, Why I have written D-Fend Reloaded Yes I know, there are some other very good frondends. Import games Importing games can be done using drag 'n' drop or going through the File menu. Or download the zip package from the section below. On its first run, D-Fend Reloaded will ask a few more questions. And if you want, you can run it in a portable mode. In this first version I just wanted to copy the D-Fend profile editor item by item.
More and better settings for modem and serial ports are already on top of my todo for the next version. Step 1 First, unzip the downloaded game somewhere. D-Fend Reloaded Wizard You may also use the game wizard in D-Fend Reloaded, it's simpler to add a game. Coming back to the Profile editor, we can see the executable file in the Program file field. Anyway, hope my testing helps. I have only added some records for the message dialogs and the hotkeys. Also, I couldn't help but notice that some minor items on the menus are still untranslated from German when using the English language setting.
But then, it was discontinued. Now, let's get to know it, know it. You may also select a setup program the same way, as shown in the video. In the center top pane, your games will be listed. You may also use the.
Untranslated menu items Neville: On a quick look I haven't found any untranslated menu items. Step 1 D-Fend will auto-detect the game sometimes, you may also select one in the list as shown in the screenshot. Definitely my favourite front end, and your version is already better! I am glad to have your permission to release D-Fend Reloaded with your language file. In the bottom pane, you will be able to preview game screenshots and videos, add notes, and more. By clicking Next, you get some additional information on the game, anyway, you can click Ok, the game will be listed in the main windows and ready to be played! Hopefully, some people were unhappy with this and created software to mimic the old computers operating system! Now I can make games installer packages directly from my D-Fend Reloaded games list. D-Fend Reloaded can also be installed as a portable application, so you can run it from a flash drive on any Windows computer by selecting User defined installation.
From its ashes rose D-Fend Reloaded, in possibly a not so subtle hint slash nod slash homage to the grossly Matrix trilogy, and this is the program we will discuss today. I'm very pleased with D-Fend Reloaded. Languages Thank you very much Neville for the language file and for testing D-Fend Reloaded. Edit to change the topic name of the thread. You all know what is. My main quip is with the Profile Editor, when you add a new game.
So it's not a good idea to change a language file while D-Fend Reloaded is running. You can already customize the program during the initial setup, since this can help you use your games more easily later on. For the rest of the options, you do not need to touch them. In the next version I will try to find a way to make the assistant easyer to find for beginners without forcing advanced users to use it. Assuming that you used the same folder name as I did. Useful for sound configuration most of the time. Additional steps and troubleshooting Amongst different problems we have run into, here are some additional tips.
I hope I will have enough time tomorrow to release a 0. But I am quite good in Delphi. You won't need to worry about losing your custom settings. For the next version I will think about a better way to arrange the config options. So I decided to write a new frontend which can read the D-Fend profiles, has all features of good old D-Fend and even looks like D-Fend. In the attachment you can find the current format for the language files.