Members Ssnake Posted October 28, 2015 Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'd like to announce (as early as possible) that the next major release of SB Pro PE (scheduled for about June 2016) will no longer support 32 bit mode, but will be compiled exclusively for 64 bit.The new terrain engine, while being more efficient in memory handling, will still require more than 4 GByte of RAM in a number of situations that aren't entirely foreseeable for the user (or the mission designer), so they would be experienced as "random crashes".The only winning move is not to play, so we have to abandon 32 bit support by then. While we're at it, the officially supported Windows versions will be 7 and up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Thanks for the advance notice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotareneg Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Err, 2017? Is that a typo? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 28, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2015 Yes, it was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Thank you Ssnake, my heart stopped for 5 seconds :-/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Best start saving for a new computer then!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12Alfa Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Time to retire Win 98 then:mad3: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Good news. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Time to retire Win 98 then:mad3: Time TO... ? I thought Win98 was in museums alongs with skeletons of dinosaurs already? :heu: /KT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A lot of problems would be solved by having a DOS version IMHO. :clin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A lot of problems would be solved by having a DOS version IMHO. :clin:The you'll spend 30 mins running drivers before actually playing.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 29, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2015 Before the loading of drivers, the Redmond Gods have placed tinkering with the loading sequence in the autoexec.bat to free up those critical two extra kilobytes so the loader itself will fit into base memory.HIGHMEM and A20 Gate, how dearly I miss you - NOT! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleRider Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm ready now! Built the computer I'm using now mainly for SB Pro! Bring it on! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapper_511 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Before the loading of drivers, the Redmond Gods have placed tinkering with the loading sequence in the autoexec.bat to free up those critical two extra kilobytes so the loader itself will fit into base memory.HIGHMEM and A20 Gate, how dearly I miss you - NOT!Boot disks!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 29, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2015 5.25", single sided? Ccchhhhk-chk-chk-tak-tak-chk-chk...of 3.5" HD? Brrrp-tk-tk-trrrrk-trk-tk... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Get some time up.8" single sided, or for the descerning user - punch cards!When attention to detail is important. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maj.Hans Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 @ Ssnake -I've been using the x64 version for some time now, and given that the 32 and 64 bit versions are incompatible anyway, I think I can support your decision to move to 64 bit quite easily.To those still using 32 bit systems, now might be a good time to upgrade, and it might not even require a new computer. If your hardware can support it, you could partition your existing drive, or maybe add a new drive specifically for gaming, install a 64bit OS as a dual boot so you could switch between 32 and 64 as desired, and some extra RAM, and be good to go.My PC got a lot faster with just the extra RAM available with a 64 bit OS.Time TO... ? I thought Win98 was in museums alongs with skeletons of dinosaurs already? :heu:/KTIt still works. I still have it on a PC for certain things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 5.25", single sided? Ccchhhhk-chk-chk-tak-tak-chk-chk...of 3.5" HD? Brrrp-tk-tk-trrrrk-trk-tk... Pfft. Amateur. nOMX3deeW6Q 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Now that's some recycling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashdivay Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Any plans from Linux or Mac OS support ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 None worth talking about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well I still have a dedicated DOS machine at home, and STILL play it regulary (Armored Fist 2 etc) Dosbox is cool... but its just ain't the same! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Get some time up.8" single sided, or for the descerning user - punch cards!When attention to detail is important.8in single-sided was JUST before my time, but I remember Boot Disks, Autoexec.bat and Highmem.sys with great affection. In those days, simply getting the game to run was a real accomplishment. The general opinion at that time was that no game would ever be made to run under Windows as the OS hogged all the resources! Now where did I put my rose tinted glasses? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Time TO... ? I thought Win98 was in museums alongs with skeletons of dinosaurs already? :heu: /KT Just checked. My deployable laptop set (60 laptops) runs Win 98. Will need to arrange an OS upgrade, if they can take a 64 Bit OS, or see if we can replace the boxes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotareneg Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Wait, so my HP48GX can run SB, since it has 64 bit registers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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