It all started
here, but now I'm making it official!
Run 3D Movie Maker on Mac, Linux, and any version of Windows with zero Ogg Vorbis (or other) issues!
Virtual machine includes:
-3D Movie Maker
-All expansion packs
-v3DMM
-All 3DMM utilities included
in this thread
-No extra font packs since links are broken
Important:
3DMM is borderline unusable unless you Disable Mouse Pointer Integration*
Steps
1.
VM download.
2.
Download VirtualBox for your OS.
3. Install VirtualBox.
4. Import the VM into VirtualBox. Launch VirtualBox, then click File -> Import Appliance. Navigate to the downloaded file (.ova), and keep all settings default; just click Import.
5. Run the VM. In VirtualBox's machine manager, it's called
3DMMXP. Click Start and the VM pops up.
6. In the machine's window, click
Machine -> Disable Mouse Pointer Integration.
7. Click anywhere within the VM. The VM now has your mouse pointer.
To get back to your real machine's mouse pointer, press the Host Key: Right Ctrl on Windows, Left Command on Mac.
8. Launch 3DMM.
9. When you are done,
shut the damn thing down from the Start menu like you would a real computer.
Sharing files
1. Power the VM down if it isn't.
2. Right-click the VM in the manager and click "Settings".
3. Click "Shared Folders" down below.
4. Add a new shared folder by clicking the little button on the right. Select any folder on your local hard drive you wish to share with the VM. Give it a share name, don't make it read-only or auto-mount, and click OK.
5. Put files in it:
From host: The folder is already present on your local hard drive, simply put files in whatever folder you chose to share!
From VM: Go to the address bar of any explorer window (meaning, click My Computer or any other folder) and type in the following:
Code:
\\VBOXSVR\sharename
Replace
sharename with the name you gave the share, obviously, then press Enter. You can now copy files into it or out of it.
6. I recommend creating a
shortcut to your personal share within the VM. Right-click the desktop, New -> Shortcut. Type that same path in from above, Next, Finish. From then on it's just a matter of clicking the shortcut and you're instantly in the shared folder.
Full Screen
Full screen games usually don't work on most VMs. For full screen 3DMM, the closest workaround is to click
View -> Scale Mode. This makes it so when you resize the VM's window, it actually
stretches (scales) the image you're seeing, instead of the typical behavior which is to simply show more of the VM's OS. To get back, press
Host+C.
Report any issues in this thread.
*With mouse pointer integration enabled, it's near impossible to move 3DMM actors around. The unfortunate thing is that I can't find any way to permanently disable it (in a config file or whatever), so
you have to click Disable Mouse Pointer Integration every time you power on the VM. If someone finds a way, let me know and I'll edit this post.