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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The game and expansions are no longer available for sale. Instead, they can be d
1. Get some software which can mount BIN/CUE CD images (such as PowerISO) and mount the Rogue Spear **BIN file**.
1. Copy the contents of the mounted disc to `C:\tmp`. If this is skipped, the installer will fail with an "insufficient memory" error.
1. Modify `C:\tmp\Setup.exe` to use `Windows 98` compatibility mode, and run it. **Install the game to `C:\Rogue Spear`**. When prompted by the game, **do not** install DirectX 6. When setup completes, you can delete `C:\tmp`.
1. Download the latest nonexperimental release of [`DDrawCompat`](https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases) and place `ddraw.dll` in `C:\Rogue Spear`. This will patch DirectDraw (used by DirectX 6 in-game) to work on modern systems.
1. Download the latest release of [`DDrawCompat`](https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases) and place `ddraw.dll` in `C:\Rogue Spear`. This will patch DirectDraw (used by DirectX 6 in-game) to work on modern systems. Since the latest version may change over time, there is a [known-working copy of `ddraw.dll`](ddraw.dll) in this repo as well.
1. Modify both `C:\Rogue Spear\RSConfig.exe` and `C:\Rogue Spear\RogueSpear.exe` to change compatibility settings:
1. Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 98 / Windows Me
1. Reduced color mode: 16-bit (65536) color