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Author Topic: Stopping and restarting mala with Big Buck Hunter  (Read 2183 times)

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Stopping and restarting mala with Big Buck Hunter
« on: April 27, 2009, 07:19:00 pm »
I have posted under the software forum a thread about big buck hunter and lag. To free up more memory is there a way to close mala completely when calling this game then restarting it when you escape. As I understand it Mala is running in the background all the time?

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Re: Stopping and restarting mala with Big Buck Hunter
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2009, 07:27:10 pm »
I have posted under the software forum a thread about big buck hunter and lag. To free up more memory is there a way to close mala completely when calling this game then restarting it when you escape. As I understand it Mala is running in the background all the time?

You could try launching a batch file on mala exit. You can set mala to launch a program on exit

In th batch file you get it to Launch you game the Launch MaLa (which it won't do until the game exits)

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Re: Stopping and restarting mala with Big Buck Hunter
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2009, 07:59:36 pm »
thanks Loadman! I'll try it out.

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Re: Stopping and restarting mala with Big Buck Hunter
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 12:33:30 am »
Err used my head and ran BBH from windows with Mala off. Same issue. Should have thought of that first- DOH!

I am using a nocd version of the game- and I suspect that the modified .exe's used may be causing this as they are smaller than the originals. I have a genuine copy on the way on CD. I'm going to try making a backup copy with protection then mount the iso on a virtual drive. But I think the protection will stop a virtual drive. I really don't want a CD drive in the cab