how to run the latest version of blockland on windows 2000 - the guidethanks mac workin for some help with thisnote: if you are using a kernel extension such as blackwingcat's (which is unrelated to kernelex, kernelex does nothing on an NT kernel) you dont need to follow this
explanationversions of blockland later than v13 do not run natively on windows 2000 as some of its libraries are outdated and are missing functions that the game requires in order to run. this can be resolved through the use of dll wrappers, and this guide will explain how to install those wrappers into the game. another method is to install an extended kernel which will allow windows 2000 to run xp applications, however this is a complicated process as there are several dependencies that need to be installed before installing the extended kernel and the whole process can become quite messy.
instructions1. ensure you are on service pack 4
- to verify, run the winver command and see if sp4 is listed
2. get the portable version of blockland and extract the files in it to a new folder (using blockland portable makes things easier)
3. download and extract the DLL wrapper tool from here:
https://mega.nz/#!pwlxjCbY!H8_lLXR6sGTZEDOmd4Udx-g2Z4A08cIneKp09GGU8e84. run
kdllinst.exe from the
kdw097bx folder
5. select
Cancel when the
Detected broken backup message appears
- you should see a menu similar to this appear:
6. select
Refer. next to
EzInstall: and choose the root of your blockland directory
7. select the buttons next to
User32 and
ws2_32 (they will change to say
Standby)
8. click the
Ez Install button and exit out of the program once the file copying is done
9. browse to the
bin\plus directory in the
kdw097bx folder
10. copy
iphlpapi.dll to the root of your blockland directory
11. run the
RunMe.bat and the game should work!!
questions/answersq: i get this error:
a: this is an issue with your graphics drivers, not blockland. if you are running the game in vmware or some other virtual machine program you may have this issue as there isn't adequate opengl 3d acceleration support in the vm's drivers
q: the console appears after the blockland launcher finishes but nothing happens
a: restarting the game should work
q: i see some white textures (can largely be noticed in the main menu)
a: your gpu does not have enough vram available for the textures, see if the vram amount can be adjusted in your graphics drivers or get a different graphics card with enough vram that supports windows 2000
q: as soon as i place a brick the game freezes and then an error pops up
a: this is the game crashing. this is likely due to your gpu not supporting a necessary opengl extension
q: does this work on r2000?
a: yes