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MrMiyagi: /* Setup Guide. */

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Setup Guide.

MrMiyagi: /* Video Guide */

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Video Guide

McShufts at 10:39, 7 December 2022

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 |titleshot = edhunter_cover.jpg
 |gameplayshot = edhunter_gameplay.jpg
+|gamename = Ed Hunter
 |note = Requires patch
 }}

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 through various levels depicting the band's past album covers. The accompanying CDs have the group's most popular songs, as selected by fans on the band's official website.
-== Setup Guide. ==
+== Setup Guide ==
 Download the game ISO or rip your original game disk. A required Patch and an optional unlocker/trainer are also available for the game.
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 # Set 'EDHUNTER.EXE' to Windows XP Service Pack 2 compatibility
 # Run EDHUNTER.EXE = game on!
+== Sample AHK Script ==
+<syntaxhighlight lang="ahk">
+#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
+; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
+SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
+SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
+#SingleInstance Force
+Run, "D:\Ed Hunter\EDHUNTER.EXE"
+~Esc::
+    Process,Close,EDHUNTER.EXE
+    Run,taskkill /im "EDHUNTER.EXE" /F
+    sleep, 500
+    ExitApp
+return
+</syntaxhighlight>
 [[Category:Windows Games]]
 [[Category:Physical Media Games]]

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 # Set 'EDHUNTER.EXE' to Windows XP Service Pack 2 compatibility
 # Run EDHUNTER.EXE = game on!
+[[Category:Windows Games]]
+[[Category:Physical Media Games]]

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+{{infobox
-Ed Hunter is a greatest hits album and video game released in 1999 by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden and Synthetic Dimensions respectively. The game objective consists of following Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, through various levels depicting the band's past album covers. The accompanying CDs have the group's most popular songs, as selected by fans on the band's official website.
+|title = Ed Hunter
+|logo = edhunter_logo.gif
+|category = Windows Game
+|download = Abandonware.
+|license = Commercial
+|type = Rail shooter
+|developer =
+|release = 1999
+|players = 1 Player
+|titleshot = edhunter_cover.jpg
+|gameplayshot = edhunter_gameplay.jpg
+|note = Requires patch
+}}
+Ed Hunter is a greatest hits album and video game released in 1999 by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden and Synthetic Dimensions, respectively. The game objective consists of following Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie,
+through various levels depicting the band's past album covers. The accompanying CDs have the group's most popular songs, as selected by fans on the band's official website.
 == Setup Guide. ==
-Download the game ISO or rip your original game disk. There is also a required Patch and an optional unlocker/trainer available for the game.
+Download the game ISO or rip your original game disk. A required Patch and an optional unlocker/trainer are also available for the game.
 Download Daemon tools lite [https://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/dtLite HERE]

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 Load the Play disc ISO using Daemon tools and launch the Executable.
+==== '''Play 'Ed Hunter' without mounting a CD image...''' ====
+# Open the original .iso file with WinRAR, 7-Zip, or your preferred archive tool. There are two .iso files in it:- 'Ed Hunter Install Disc.iso' and 'Ed Hunter Play Disc.iso'
-'''Play 'Ed Hunter' without mounting a CD image...'''
+# Open 'Ed Hunter Install Disc.iso', and copy all files to a subfolder within your desired 'Ed Hunter' folder. E.g. I called my folder <nowiki>''</nowiki>Disc<nowiki>''</nowiki> (E:\Games\Sinden Games\Ed Hunter\Disc)
+# Go to your 'Disc' folder and run SETUP.EXE (I installed to E:\Games\Sinden Games\Ed Hunter)
-) Open the original .iso file with WinRAR, 7-Zip, or your preferred archive tool. There are two .iso files in it:- 'Ed Hunter Install Disc.iso' and 'Ed Hunter Play Disc.iso'
+# Back in 7-Zip, open the 'Ed Hunter Play Disc.iso', copy 'edhunter.jfs' into your <nowiki>''</nowiki>Disc<nowiki>''</nowiki> folder
+# Optional... Patch the game
-) Open 'Ed Hunter Install Disc.iso', and copy all files to a subfolder within your desired 'Ed Hunter' folder. E.g. I called my folder <nowiki>''</nowiki>Disc<nowiki>''</nowiki> (E:\Games\Sinden Games\Ed Hunter\Disc)
+# Set 'EDHUNTER.EXE' to Windows XP Service Pack 2 compatibility
+# Run EDHUNTER.EXE = game on!
-) Go to your 'Disc' folder and run SETUP.EXE (I installed to E:\Games\Sinden Games\Ed Hunter)
-) Back in 7-Zip, open the 'Ed Hunter Play Disc.iso', copy 'edhunter.jfs' into your <nowiki>''</nowiki>Disc<nowiki>''</nowiki> folder
-) Optional... Patch the game
-) Set 'EDHUNTER.EXE' to Windows XP Service Pack 2 compatibility
-) Run EDHUNTER.EXE = game on!

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 Ed Hunter is a greatest hits album and video game released in 1999 by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden and Synthetic Dimensions respectively. The game objective consists of following Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie, through various levels depicting the band's past album covers. The accompanying CDs have the group's most popular songs, as selected by fans on the band's official website.
 == Setup Guide. ==
-Download the game ISO or rip your original game disk. There is also a required Patch and a optional unlocker/trainer available for the game.
+Download the game ISO or rip your original game disk. There is also a required Patch and an optional unlocker/trainer available for the game.
 Download Daemon tools lite [https://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/dtLite HERE]
+[[How to use Daemon tools to mount your game ISOhttps://www.pcworld.com/article/477068/how_to_create_and_mount_an_iso_disc_image.html|How to use Daemon tools to mount your game ISO]].
-Install Daemon tools
+Install the Game as normal and then eject the ISO from Daemon Tools.
-Mount the Install ISO using Daemon Tools Light just double click on the ISO and it will mount it like a normal CD.
-Install the Game as normal.
-Next you need to eject the ISO, Right click the mounted drive in the file manage and press eject.
-Now load Daemon tools and eject the unused "drive" at the bottom by clicking the little X on the top corner of it.
-Next you need to apply the patch to do so simply open the zip file with it in and extract the exe file within and copy it to the games installed directory overwriting the existing file.
+To apply the patch open the zip file and extract the <code>.exe</code> to the folder where you have installed the game, overwriting the existing file.
-Now you need to set the game to compatibility settings if you are running on a more modern machine. To do this right click the exe file, Select Properties and then Compatibility from the Tab at the top.
+If you are running Windows 7 or newer, set the game compatibility settings: Right click the <code>.exe</code> file, Select Properties, and then Compatibility from the tab at the top.
-Put a tick in the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" box and then select Windows XP Service pack 2 from the box underneath.
+Check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" box and then select "Windows XP Service pack 2" in the dropdown menu.
 Now we are ready to play!

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 <youtube>https://youtu.be/V61dpkL4Jgg</youtube>
-Download Daemon tools lite HERE
+Download Daemon tools lite [https://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/dtLite HERE]
 '''To play 'Ed Hunter' without mounting a CD image...'''