Windows 10 tips to run old games

There is some old games that can not load or run in Windows 10 and some people may already know by run the game in compatibility mode and run as admin but it do not fix the problem.

There is a simple fix... For old games to work on Windows 10 you need to (enable direct play) in windows features. This games Sudden Strike 3 and Commandos need this fix to run and load.

1. Click Start
2. Click Windows System > Control Panel (The win7 controlpanel)
3. Click Programs > Then Click "Turn Windows Features On Or Off"
4. Make Sure There Is A Check In Legacy Components
5. Click The + To Expand
6. Check The Box For DirectPlay
7. Reboot Computer

Air pollution

Reports and news say that Oslo and several other Norwegian cities have suffered from serious air pollution. Also Berlin in Germany and several French cities have been hit by severe air pollution

Air pollution affects both health and the environment. They can make people sick and shorten life expectancy. They also contribute to plant damage, corrosion, pollution, eutrophication, acidification and climate change.

This is really serious even China have large air pollution and it just about time every where get like this. Everything we do have consequence. The world is like a sinking ship doomed to fail and got badly corrupted.


Beijing air on a 2005-day after rain (left) and a smoggy day 2015 (right). Source Wiki

Left 4 Dead Dam It map by Turtle Rock Studios

The best selling and popular "Left 4 Dead" 4player Co-op game was developed by Turtle Rock Studios. Many years have passed and there is no official info from Valve if they want make new L4D3 game also Valve own the IP license to L4D games it's up to Valve if they want make a sequel but they don't do it.
Official Left 4 Dead Blog here is still up and alive.

Turtle Rock Studios made a campaign that was never finished, along with a couple survival maps that never shipped. Dam It stitches Dead Air and Blood Harvest together. Now you can download this map. You can find more info at pcgamer.com or  here.  Notice it has some bugs but still playable and there is some missing textures. "It's gray box, and some code features are missing, but it's playable from beginning to end," he wrote. "It also includes two standalone survival maps that never shipped."

Download: Install info: unzip .vpk file and copy to Left 4 Dead 'addons' folder. It will show up under Menu Extra addons.
Dam It map for L4D1 is 144MB
http://www.gamemaps.com/details/17529
Dam It map for L4D2 port:
http://www.gamemaps.com/details/17533

There was many map mods you could download for L4D games in the good old days at this mod websites but they are closed:
www.l4dmaps.com  Closed have moved to gamemaps.com
www.l4dmods.com  Closed

One last thing a new car simulator game "City Car Driving" have been released at steam it have got some good reviews see it here

Before the Flood NG Doc

A new documentary "Before the Flood" by National Geographic channels 1hr and 35min is out see it at Youtube Everyone should watch this because it is important many life are at stake and all earth and everything in it is at stake and many will suffer. Before the Flood with Leonardo DiCaprio as he explores the topic of climate change, and discovers what must be done today to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet.

If you want more  National Geographic Climate Change Documentary's:
- Six Degrees Could Change The World 2008
- The Year The Earth Went Wild 2011

BBC Climate Change Documentary's_
- David Attenborough 'Climate Change - Britain Under Threat' - YouTube
- David Attenborough The Truth About Climate Change (BBC)

"and don't forgot the Action  movie "On Deadly Ground (1994)"  by Steven Seagal shows how oil company's destroy earth."

GoldenEye: Source v5.0 Free Mod

GoldenEye: Source is a total conversion modification of Half-Life 2. It is a fan made  recreation, released for free, with a primary goal in mind; To bring the memories and experiences from the original classic N64 GoldenEye64 back to life using Source' Orange Box Technology. GoldenEye: Source is an online multiplayer arena first-person shooter that aims to provide a faithful recreation of the classic N64 title GoldenEye 007’s multiplayer with refined gameplay, high definition graphics and sound.

V5.0 have been released.
Website https://www.geshl2.com/
http://www.moddb.com/mods/goldeneye-source

Installation is easy just download (GoldenEye_Source_v5.0_full.exe) 2GB from it's website and it will install automatic under your Steam folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods\
"Source SDK Base 2007" will be installed by steam auto.
 Also MS Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package  here is needed too.
"This game requires that you own a Source engine game such as Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2, or Day of Defeat: Source."

Here is more Free Source mods the top best: (Made with Valve Source Engine by Fans)

• Fistful of Frags on Steam
• No More Room in Hell on Steam
• Zombie Panic! Source on Steam
• Tactical Intervention on Steam

The original classic "GoldenEye 007" for N64 was made in 2007 by dev "Rare Ltd" later "GoldenEye 007 Reloaded" was made by "Eurocom Entertainment"  for Wii in 2010 and in 2011 for PS3 and Xbox360

Real-time-rendered made in Unity engine

The Adam demo is a real-time-rendered short film created with the Unity engine. Very impressive. Looks like the Unity engine is becoming very populate for PC games and developers. More info here Many people have done a lot of work to make this...

Phoenix3D 360° photo-realistic pre render game engine

I did made a list of Most well known game engines here I did forgot to post one of the best old realistic game engines Phoenix3D Phoenix VR middleware, developed by 4X Technologies S.A, for 360° photo-realistic pre render click and point adventure games. Some of the best Dracula games whas made by this. You can buy the old Dracula games at GOG at reduced pries now. The company that made that engine is no longer around and closed maybe this can give some ideas for new game developers.

About 4X Technologies S.A
"4X Technologies was a French company founded in 1997 by Emmanuel Forsans and Jérôme Larrieu. 4X was located in Paris and employed about 50 people at its peak. It specialized in the creation of middleware tools and is especially known for it Phoenix3D engine, which later became the foundation for Kylotonn Entertainment's Kt engine. Other tools include 4X Movie (movie compression for Windows, Macintosh, Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance games), Phoenix VR (tools package for 360° photo-realistic environments immersion), and the X3D engine.The main company along with the divisions were closed in early 2003."


Games using a version of the Phoenix VR middleware, developed by 4X Technologies S.A, a tools package for 360° photo-realistic environments immersion.

• Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy  GOG 
• Dracula: The Last Sanctuary    GOG
• Dracula: The Resurrection    GOG
• The Omega Stone    GamersGate
• The Messenger