Can't fix crashing on Colonization for DOS

[lumpthing]

I just bought Colonization for DOS, have installed the patch, and have been playing it happily with Windows XP, using the compataibility mode (via properties on the shortcut to the game). Unfortunately, the game keeps locking up at a particular point. There were a few lock-ups before, but I managed to get round them by switching the compatability option to the different operating system. But this time the game keeps freezing no matter what I do.

It's all very distressing as this is an excellent game which I got a craving to play this summer (having played it years ago on an older computer). So I was very much hoping that someone might be able to help continue playing.

I read in another thread that it was best to play Colonization for DOS on "straight DOS" rather than DOS within windows. If so, how do I go about getting to "straight DOS"???

 

[lumpthing]

I gave up and downloaded Colonization for Windows from the underdogs instead - so far its been working fine. Is it possible to edit the rules in Colz for Windows as it is for Colz for DOS? I find naval units to be excessively slow and appreciated being to increase their movement in the text files.


Nick