GregDude Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 I notice FilePlanet has a XCom/UFO download called "X-COM UFO Defence Game Client DOS" which is apparently a windows version of the game. I won't post the link because of the forum sticky warning. I do have the original game on CD, but I tried this version hoping it would be a new windows version, perhaps with some windows related improvements. Anyway, when I run the game, the graphics appear, and the sound is audible, but the screen is corrupt. Its like every second line is wrapped around or such. Does anyone know how to get this version, or other version to work under Window XP? I havn't played the game in years, and wouldn't mind checking it out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Garbled graphics, eh? First, go get f0dders fix. You can find it here.Extract that into your UFO directory. Make sure you set the compatibility settins to run under Win95. To do this, right click on the fix icon and select Properties. Select the compatibility tab, than check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and make sure Windows 95 is visible. I have all the other boxes check-marked also. Hopefully, that should work. If not, you can always disable your video card completely. That's what it takes for me to run X-COM. Good luck! ---------- CoreStaff and/or Admins: Please move this thread to X-COM Support. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregDude Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Thank you! That fix did fix the garbled graphics. However, the game now freezes after about 2 minutes, even with Win95 Compatability set. This freeze doesn't even respond to ctrl-alt-del. I also noticed the game uses the 60-75hz low res refresh rates which hurt my head. Anyway, thank you for your quick help. I might experiment with it a bit more before giving up. I don't think DosBox will work with the original game, but I might try that also. Edit: Ah, I see there are some related posts in the X-COM Support forum you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hmmmm.... Try reading through the fix page over at www.xcomufo.com. Here is the link: FAQ's You might need the patch.dll file also depending on your version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Grenade Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Just run DosBox... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregDude Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Just run DosBox...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> After stuffing around with patches and windows versions, I did try DosBox. I installed my original game v1.3, patched it to 1.4 and it runs perfectly. The latest version of DoxBox is great, and my Athlon64 can emulate quite a few mhz now. I can view the game at 100hz (easy on the eyes), and so far, after trying a couple of missions, no issues have appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Oh they will. They will. The game is riddled with bugs - there is no X-Com player worth their salt that has not at least experience a bug of some kind with the game. But the most important thing is that you got the game running. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Grenade Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 gee good work mate... i think my pc is too slow to run xcom in dosbox.. pretty ironic ey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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