Monopoly Tycoon

Monopoly Tycoon

Developers
	Deep Red Games
Publishers
	Infogrames
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 2001

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Has problems running on Windows XP and above. See "Game crashes on startup" and "Issues unresolved".

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4 is the latest patch available for the game, it adds new scenarios, options, and bug fixes.

Game data

In-game general settings.

External advanced settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\profiles

Video settings

External video/audio settings.

In-game video settings.

Widescreen resolution

Modifying the config.cfg file[citation needed]
Go to the game installation folder. Open config.cfg with Notepad or other text editor. Change the lines with SysSetup width and SysSetup height to the width and height the game should run in (ex. SysSetup width 1680 and SysSetup height 1050 will run the game in 1680x1050 resolution). Save the file. Launch the game.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		6
Online play		6	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2310
UDP	2310

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

This is the default port used. It can be changed by the user via console commands. Full details can be found in the Patch v1.4 Readme file

Issues fixed

Game crashes on startup

In order for the game to play music, the Windows Media Source Filter must be re-installed on newer versions of Windows

Install the Windows Media Source Filter codec

Download the music fix here: Monopoly-Tycoon-Music-Fix.zip Right-click the .zip file, click "Extract All....", then click "Browse", select your Desktop, click "Select Folder", and click "Extract" Right-click the ApplyPatch.bat in the folder on your Desktop and select Run as administrator Launch the game and click on "Configuration" Untick the "No Music" box if it has already been ticked Click "Done" and then select "Play" Notes If the text in the console window is red, then the patch failed copying a .dll file or registering dxmasf.dll Your anti-virus might stop the file from executing, either turn it off, or put it into a passive mode

Manually register the Windows Media Source Filter codec

Download the patch: Monopoly Tycoon - Music Fix.zip Extract the contents from the .zip file you just downloaded Take ownership of the dxmasf.dll file in C:\Windows\SysWOW64 by changing the file permissions in the "Security" tab Delete the dxmasf.dll Copy drmclien.dll, strmdll.dll and dxmasf.dll from the .zip file to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 Register dxmasf.dll with the DirectShow Filter Manager; DSFMgr.exe Music can be enabled in the "Configuration" menu before clicking "Play" to launch the game Notes This modification does not affect Windows Media Player file playback adversely

Alternative Fixes & Workarounds

Game Crashes on startup/randomly

Disable music in the game launcher
Launch Monopoly Tycoon Go to "Configuration". Tick the "No Music" box. Click "Play" Notes This does not provide a fix for the music and is only a workaround

Issues unresolved

Music skipping/looping issues on Windows 2000 and later

Disabling audio hardware acceleration in Windows XP makes the game's music choppy and intermittent

The music tracks in the background skip/stutter randomly

Sometimes the music cuts out suddenly and the game is left with only sounds, even when hardware acceleration is enabled.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	95, 98, ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	90 MB	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible