BENSTILL'S PROFILE

author=bulmabriefs144

author=RandyBonnette

author=bulmabriefs144
As this problem is likely to be increasingly common as time goes on, this is what I found.

None of the compatibility settings actually worked. Period. From research, I found that Windows 8 discontinued DirectDraw without offering a real replacement (really stupid idea, guys). They say you can real money and use Direct2D but there doesn't seem to be an understandable way of just downloading and it sounded like some of the stuff had issues. And OpenGL is garbage.

So what to do? When I found in windowed mode rather than fullscreen, it didn't seem to want to kill the screen, and in fact was able to run. Patch this, or use DynRPG to run in auto-patch. It runs, but rather sluggish. To make things run like before: Windows XP 3, Run as Admin, and if it still seems choppy, run in 8-bit color (since it uses 256 color anyway).

https://rpgmaker.net/media/content/users/3388/locker/AlwaysWindowed.zip

Hi,

Unfortunately, I cannot open the zip file you mentioned - I get security warning error. Could you please resend it via Dropbox? My antivirus is driving me mad - it's been happening with all files recently.
Thanks,
Randy

If you're unable to open things like Zip files, it could be that the thing is blocked. Rightclick, Properties, and if you see a Security section there tell it to unblock. This way you can virus scan it yourself and open in normally.

But honestly this program doesn't work well anyway. Because it requires you to install DynRPG.

Try this instead.

https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/

Download either 32 or 64 bit version. Drop this in the same folder as the game, and open this instead. The EasyRpg will play the game using its visual settings. No more worrying about Direct Draw.