Viper using "-safe" doesnt work

I believe it was Grant that found this out but I cant get '-safe' to work. Its suppose to give you some more laps some where in the demo, correct? This is exactly what is in my shortcut normally: "E:\SIERRA\Viper Racing Demo\Viper Racing Demo.exe" So where does the '-safe' go? These two dont work: "E:\SIERRA\Viper Racing Demo\Viper Racing Demo.exe" - safe "E:\SIERRA\Viper Racing Demo\Viper Racing Demo.exe" -safe Hell nothing seems to work. If I do this: "E:\SIERRA\Viper Racing Demo\Viper Racing Demo.exe -safe" Then the shortcut doesnt work at all. As far as I can tell '-safe' doesnt do squat. Am I doing something stupid here? Only one flying lap really sucks. Wish my pre-ordered copy would hurry up and get here. :) Thanks for any help.

Igot rid of the quotes and tried every combination I could think of and still can't get it to work. Anyone know how to do this? Doug.........Lifelong die hard Boston Bruins fan....Driving Sim racer....avid Sam Adams drinker....3 Stooges fan....Proud American !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no no i didn't find it, i just saw it mentioned at THe Pits when i went to download v2.2 demo. please place the credit over there :) yeah it allows you to pick more laps. (3, 8 or 20). this is what i used. BUT, i have only tried it with the v2.0 demo. the v2.2 demo may have been altered so that it no longer functions. hmmm. let me try it right now.... <trying> oh, it pops up with a message window saying "Our apologies, Can't start game." bummer!:)

Hi All, I got it to work with a simple .bat file I called "Viper.bat" I edited the .bat file to read as follows: Viper.exe -safe Note, that I had to rename the "Viper Racing Demo.exe to "Viper.exe" to satisfy the dos limitation to long file names. Just changed my desktop shortcut to the Viper.bat from the Viper.exe and it works great for me. You can run the track in reverse as well and get a preview of what tracks will come with the full release. Very nice. BTW, it works on the version 2.2 as well. Hope this helps

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>> I believe it was Grant that found this out but I cant get '-safe' to >> work. >no no i didn't find it, i just saw it mentioned at THe Pits when >i went to download v2.2 demo. please place the credit over there :) >> Its suppose to give you some more laps some where in the demo, >> correct? >yeah it allows you to pick more laps. (3, 8 or 20). >> "E:\SIERRA\Viper Racing Demo\Viper Racing Demo.exe" -safe >this is what i used. BUT, i have only tried it with the v2.0 >demo. the v2.2 demo may have been altered so that it no longer >functions. >hmmm. >let me try it right now.... ><trying> >oh, it pops up with a message window saying >"Our apologies, Can't start game." >bummer!:)

how did you make this .bat file?

i figured out how to make the bat file but i still get the apologies message :(

The 2.2 demo doesn't support the -safe flag. But you can edit the options.cfg to achieve the same effect. Dave Broske MGI

How in the hell?! I tryed your suggestion using a .bat file. It still doesnt work. Still comes up with a "Our Appoligies blah blah bin error" Also, does the force feedback work in this demo 2.2 or 2.0? I just got my Wingman force and I cant dont get any FF efx out of the game? I have checked the option in the Controls section.

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>Hi All, I got it to work with a simple .bat file I called "Viper.bat" I >edited the .bat file to read as follows: > Viper.exe -safe >Note, that I had to rename the "Viper Racing Demo.exe to "Viper.exe" to >satisfy the dos limitation to long file names. Just changed my desktop >shortcut to the Viper.bat from the Viper.exe and it works great for me. You >can run the track in reverse as well and get a preview of what tracks will >come with the full release. Very nice. BTW, it works on the version 2.2 as >well. >Hope this helps >>> I believe it was Grant that found this out but I cant get '-safe' to >>> work. >>no no i didn't find it, i just saw it mentioned at THe Pits when >>i went to download v2.2 demo. please place the credit over there :) >>> Its suppose to give you some more laps some where in the demo, >>> correct? >>yeah it allows you to pick more laps. (3, 8 or 20). >>> "E:\SIERRA\Viper Racing Demo\Viper Racing Demo.exe" -safe >>this is what i used. BUT, i have only tried it with the v2.0 >>demo. the v2.2 demo may have been altered so that it no longer >>functions. >>hmmm. >>let me try it right now.... >><trying> >>oh, it pops up with a message window saying >>"Our apologies, Can't start game." >>bummer!:)

Don't know that I did anything different than anyone would do to make the .bat file. I thought I was using the version 2.2 as I downloaded the new version (or so it said) from The Pits link. After reinstalling the demo I renamed the Viper Racing Demo.exe to Viper.exe and created a .bat file and edited it read: Viper.exe -safe I then executed it and recevied a black and white "viper racing" startup screen. I was then able to run up to 20 laps on Silverdale both forward and reverse. I could also see all the other tracks that will be available (not able to access them of course) in the full version. I'll have to check again to see if the new demo I downloaded from The Pits is the 2.2, sorry I just assumed it was. My apologies if this doesn't work for others, does for me. I'm running Windows98 with a Voodoo2 if that makes any difference.

This did NOT work for me!

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>Hi All, I got it to work with a simple .bat file I called "Viper.bat" I >edited the .bat file to read as follows: > Viper.exe -safe >Note, that I had to rename the "Viper Racing Demo.exe to "Viper.exe" to >satisfy the dos limitation to long file names. Just changed my desktop >shortcut to the Viper.bat from the Viper.exe and it works great for me. You >can run the track in reverse as well and get a preview of what tracks will >come with the full release. Very nice. BTW, it works on the version 2.2 as >well. >Hope this helps

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Mr. Broske, at the risk of sounding insane, I must tell you that I have version 2.2. When I start the demo using just the Viper Racing Demo.exe I first receive a multi color screen with the picture of the Viper Car, then I get the main screen which reads "October Demo 2.2". Using just the .exe I get one track and only two laps. However, when I start the game using the aforementioned .bat file I made with the "safe" flag, I first receive a black and white logo with a snake's head which reads "viper" racing, then I get a main screen that reads as follows, "ALPHA 2, CONFIDENTIAL". I then get the three race length options 2,8, and 20 laps and a menu that allows me to view the screen previews of the other tracks. I've only the one .exe in the demo and it's the version 2.2. How do you explain my being able to access the lap options and the confidential screen by using the safe flag if it doesn't work with version 2.2. I'm sorry if it doesn't work with others, but it does for me. If anyone wants more information, I'd be glad to email them the .bat file, and compare version numbers of the .exe. > The 2.2 demo doesn't support the -safe flag. But you can edit the >options.cfg to achieve the same effect. > Dave Broske > MGI

Well, I think I've found the answer as to why I'm able to get the -safe flag to work with my version 2.2 demo. Thanks to information I've received from those who know more than I do about such things, it seems that when I installed the version 2.2, I did so over the top of the previous version. In doing so, I retained one file that was with the first version and not version 2.2, "debug.bin". Yes I'm running Version 2.2, but I've also have the debug.bin file still in the demo directory which, I'm told, allows the -safe flag to work. So, I'm not insane, or have some weird system, and it explains why others can't get it to work. Who knew!!! I learn something new everyday. >Some thing must be very different on your machine. You seem to be the >only one that can use the -safe switch with 2.2. <shrug> >>Mr. Broske, at the risk of sounding insane, I must tell you that I have >>version 2.2. When I start the demo using just the Viper Racing Demo.exe I >>first receive a multi color screen with the picture of the Viper Car, then I >>get the main screen which reads "October Demo 2.2". Using just the .exe I >>get one track and only two laps. However, when I start the game using the >>aforementioned .bat file I made with the "safe" flag, I first receive a >>black and white logo with a snake's head which reads "viper" racing, then I >>get a main screen that reads as follows, "ALPHA 2, CONFIDENTIAL". I then >>get the three race length options 2,8, and 20 laps and a menu that allows me >>to view the screen previews of the other tracks. I've only the one .exe in >>the demo and it's the version 2.2. How do you explain my being able to >>access the lap options and the confidential screen by using the safe flag if >>it doesn't work with version 2.2. >>I'm sorry if it doesn't work with others, but it does for me. If anyone >>wants more information, I'd be glad to email them the .bat file, and compare

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>>version numbers of the .exe. >>> The 2.2 demo doesn't support the -safe flag. But you can edit the >>>options.cfg to achieve the same effect. >>> Dave Broske >>> MGI

Some thing must be very different on your machine. You seem to be the only one that can use the -safe switch with 2.2. <shrug>

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>Mr. Broske, at the risk of sounding insane, I must tell you that I have >version 2.2. When I start the demo using just the Viper Racing Demo.exe I >first receive a multi color screen with the picture of the Viper Car, then I >get the main screen which reads "October Demo 2.2". Using just the .exe I >get one track and only two laps. However, when I start the game using the >aforementioned .bat file I made with the "safe" flag, I first receive a >black and white logo with a snake's head which reads "viper" racing, then I >get a main screen that reads as follows, "ALPHA 2, CONFIDENTIAL". I then >get the three race length options 2,8, and 20 laps and a menu that allows me >to view the screen previews of the other tracks. I've only the one .exe in >the demo and it's the version 2.2. How do you explain my being able to >access the lap options and the confidential screen by using the safe flag if >it doesn't work with version 2.2. >I'm sorry if it doesn't work with others, but it does for me. If anyone >wants more information, I'd be glad to email them the .bat file, and compare >version numbers of the .exe. >> The 2.2 demo doesn't support the -safe flag. But you can edit the >>options.cfg to achieve the same effect. >> Dave Broske >> MGI

Now we just need someone to send thier V2.0 debug.bin file to a website for posting :-)

Please send me the debug.bin or let me know I place where I can get it. BTW you don't need to rename the file, you can just refer to it by its DOS file name VIPERR~1.EXE. BTW2 you can always use the test mode off the garage to get 20 laps and they go on the best times as well. Paul