![]() There are some special functions that we mapped to the D-pad. Pressing Start will pause the game and pressing Back will take you back up from a menu. Spells are cast by pressing either A or B. The analogue triggers control acceleration, while the right analogue stick can also be used to speed up and slow down as well as strafe left and right. We found flying the carpet around with the analogue stick much easier than with the mouse, but your air-miles may vary. The left analogue stick is set to emulate the mouse. Below is a picture of our Xpadder profile for the game. Fortunately our old friend Xpadder comes to the rescue once again. This mode is basically 640×480 or 480p, far from what is considered high res by modern standards, but better than 1994’s idea of low res.į6 – Toggles the sky (clouds and other effects) on and off Configuring controllersĪlthough the games manual mentions joystick support, we could find no way of enabling joysticks while playing the game. First of all, start a game and then press the following keys:. There are one or two visual options you will want to enable when playing the game. To start the game in the future, do not try to open this folder, instead run the “CARPET.EXE” from the CD-ROM, exactly like you did when installing the game. Of course if you do so you will lose any saved games too. If you ever need to reinstall the game, you simply delete this folder. The installer actually copies data to a folder on your DOSBox virtual C drive called CARPET.CD. You may need to watch the intro just once, but in future pressing the spacebar should skip it. Once you have configured these settings the game should start. Choose the following options and everything should work just fine in DOSBox. This is a throwback to the DOS days when configuring sound hardware was extremely complicated. The installer will then ask you about sound settings. Choose your preferred language then click on the little blue globe icon near the bottom right of the screen (it looks like a bookmark sticking out of the book). The first thing you need to do is select a language. With DOSBox running, enter the following commands to install the game, pressing enter after each one.Īt this point the games installer should start in DOSBox. We will assume you have mounted the CD-ROM as drive letter D for this example. Start DOSBox with the CD-ROM mounted as per our guide. To install the game, place the Magic Carpet CD-ROM in your computers optical drive. If you want to avoid having to change this file every time you play, see our tutorial on custom DOSBox configuration files. Save the file and now you can move on to installation. Magic Carpet also has a simple stereo 3D mode, if you want to check out this mode then use “cycles=fixed 140000” instead, since this mode is more processor intensive.ĭon’t forget to change this value back to “cycles=auto” when you run your other games. ![]() Now, change the line that reads “cycles=auto” to read “cycles=fixed 70000” (do not copy the quotation marks). Search for “Dosbox Options” on the Start menu or Start screen, and the file will open in Notepad. Set up DOSBox with the SVGA configuration we detail on that page.īefore starting the game there’s a setting you need to change in your DOSBox options file. To prepare your PC to run this game, use our DOSBox guide here. While the game feels dauntingly complex initially, perseverance pays off and this often overlooked classic PC title is well worth a second look. Playing as an apprentice wizard in the great wizard war, you will need to fly around on your carpet fighting creatures, possessing villages and battling other wizards too. When Bullfrog Productions decided to make a game about flying on magic carpets, rather than just produce a simple shooting game, Molyneux’s team instead came out with this engrossing and innovative strategy title. Say what you like about games design guru Peter Molyneux, his games are nothing if not ambitious. Get this game pre-fixed, DRM free and ready to play from GoG.com. Genre: Flight Simulator, Real Time Strategy Release Year: 1994 Developer: Bullfrog Productions Publisher: Electronic Arts Age Rating: 5+ Playability Status: Perfect Tested On: Windows 8 圆4 Availability: Copyright retained - Still sold Don’t want the hassle?
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