Layer Section

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RAY
Layer Section	1997
RayStorm	2001
RayCrisis	2001
Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute	2022
Ray'z Arcade Chronology	2023

Key points

PC port of RayForce.

Port of the Saturn version, which has slightly downgraded graphics from the arcade version.

No options to play the game in a TATE orientation.

Installer will not open on 64-bit Windows. See Installing on modern versions of Windows for a fix.

Game does not like modern operating systems. See Increase Rendering Resolution for a fix.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Can run without the disc, but the music will be missing due to the music being CD audio.

This game is not available digitally.

System	Location
Windows

System	Location
Windows

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Due to the InstallShield program being 16-bit, it doesn't run on 64-bit Windows.

Make necessary changes

Copy the CD contents to a folder, skipping LAYENABEL.DAT and CD.IDX due to them being copy protection files.
Extract the InstallShield 3 32-bit Generic Installer into this folder.
Right click setup32.exe and choose Properties.
Go to the Compatibility tab.
Check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" box and choose Windows 95.
Run setup32.exe and follow the steps to install the game.

As a side effect to this fix, music will now play on cue 100% of the time due to it not having to access the CD.

How to use _inmm.dll

Download the _inmm.dll installer and extract it, then run the installer.
Open your game CD in any application that rips audio CDs, and rip the audio into an easy to find place, preferably into a folder in the game's installation directory.
Open _inmmcnf.exe, and on the "Method" tab, change the "default" option to DirectShow.
Select the "_inmm.dll" tab, then click "add".
Go to the folder you ripped the game's music into. Then select all of the "track" files.
Select "Save", go to the folder you installed Layer Section in, then save the .ini file.
Close _inmmcnf.exe, then drag LS.EXE onto the _inmmcnf.exe file itself. This will pop up a message asking if you want to patch the executable. Select "Ok".

This also fixes the game on modern Windows.

Play at resolutions other than 640x480

Download dgVoodoo.
Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe and dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>, where LS.EXE resides.
Open the MS folder in the dgVoodoo zip and extract DDraw.dll, D3DImm.dll, and D3D8.dll to <path-to-game>, again where LS.EXE resides.
Open dgVoodooCpl.exe.
Make sure the Config folder / Running instance is set to <path-to-game>, it may already be there by default.
In the General tab, set Adapter(s) to use / enable to your current graphics card, Appearance to Full Screen, and Scaling mode to either Stretched, keep Aspect Ratio or Stretched, 4:3 Aspect Ratio.
In the DirectX tab, make sure Disable and passthru to real DirectX is unchecked, and set Resolution to Max. You can uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark if you wish.
Click Apply and exit the program.