Jh316 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 So, I downloaded the CE versions UFO and TFTD a while back (Don't gripe at me, I own the DOS versions of both, but that doesn't help me much with XP) and on my old computer, an HP Pavillion, they ran perfectly fine. Now, however, I have a brand-new Gateway which also has XP, and when I try to load either of them up, I'm greeted with the music but with a black screen. Same if I use Xcomutil or VDMSound. Any idea what could cause it? New computer's got a Radeon X300 SE with 128 MB, a gig of DDR Ram, and a 3 GHZ P4. Then again, if this DOSbox program works, maybe I can use my CDs instead. Where can I go to get a patch for TFTD? I'm going to start on that since I've beaten UFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Don't suppose you tried that little graphical fix patch thingy? Usually you won't get a black screen if that's your problem, but ya never know. I'd try some other low res programs if I were you as well, it might be that the comp refuses to handle low res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jh316 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Y'mean f0dder? Yeah, it comes with the newest version of Util, but no luck. What other programs do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Have you tried playing with the Compatibility options in XP? Right click the executable for the game and set the options for it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jh316 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 'Twas the first thing I tried, no dice. Compatibility mode is consistently worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 UFO runs in 320x200 resolution. Try running other programs (games for example) which use this res, and see if they have the same black screen problem, was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jh316 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Well, what other games use that resolution? Those two are the only old games I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jh316 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 By the way, my monitor's a 17 inch flatscreen. Hey, is there a way to play UFO or TFTD in windowed mode? Maybe that could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jh316 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Hey, nevermind. I read at the Project Xenocide forum to set the monitor to 60hz, and that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Glad to hear you solved it. LCD should always be set to 60 Hz by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jh316 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Why's that? Mine was 75 when it shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I read on the Internet that unlike CRT monitors (the quicker they update the picture the better for your eyes, and Hz is what determines this) LCD monitors address each pixel separately and thus does not use Hz in the same way. Reason I found out this is that I was confused why Hz was never listed for LCD monitors. On CRT it would say "Supports 100 Hz in 1024*768, but it is never listed for LCD. Well, since they do not function the same way it is not important. But according to what I read on the Internet somewhere (can't remember where) it is best to keep it set to 60 Hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 I find if I set LCD screens to 60hz it burns my eyes out. Faster then if I use 60hz on a CRT monitor, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 On my laptop 60 is the only abailable option. But I'm no expert on this, so I guess it may vary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 I must admit I've never seen a laptop have more options then 60hz either. However, flatscreen LCD panels have more then that option, so I figured some laptops would too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIR-101 Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I F@CKING hate x-com on xp... All of them give trouble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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