T-800 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I run XCOM 1 and 2 on windows XP using DosBox, and it runs fine. However, there is a function with XComutil that allows Interceptors and Firestorms to carry troops, I tried using this function, but every time I went in with a Interceptor, it just crashed. Can anybody help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 DosBox crashed, or the game crashed? Did you get any error messages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki-tat Chung Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 hmm...i don't think he's coming back...in anycase, i recommend MS virtual pc. it's free now, the only thing you need is windows 95/98 cd to install an OS. I find this is much easier than running DosBox. It also runs more smoothly, because it is a virtualiser, not an emulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knan Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 hmm...i don't think he's coming back...in anycase, i recommend MS virtual pc. it's free now, the only thing you need is windows 95/98 cd to install an OS. I find this is much easier than running DosBox. It also runs more smoothly, because it is a virtualiser, not an emulator. Heh. I find running dosbox much more tolerable than a virtual pc + os install + argh. To each his own. (Incidentally, windows vista cheapest editions can't legally be run on a virtual pc, according to rumours.) Sound running fine? (That was my problem with Dune under the first vmware beta with original dos 6.22, *mumble* years ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaimoni Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Heh. I find running dosbox much more tolerable than a virtual pc + os install + argh.The latest versions of Virtual PC (after M$ bought out Connectix) allow connecting to a physical CD-ROM or floppy, which simplifies things quite a bit compared to the Connectix versions. Also, Virtual PC allows saving the total state of the virtual machine. I didn't quickly find any comparable functionality in VMWare's documentation, which sealed my choice (some of the classic game studies I do require saving the total machine state). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 I used VMWare for a little while, an older version. I'm pretty sure it allowed machine state saves, but I'll admit I'm not sure on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knan Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Heh. I find running dosbox much more tolerable than a virtual pc + os install + argh.The latest versions of Virtual PC (after M$ bought out Connectix) allow connecting to a physical CD-ROM or floppy, which simplifies things quite a bit compared to the Connectix versions. Also, Virtual PC allows saving the total state of the virtual machine. I didn't quickly find any comparable functionality in VMWare's documentation, which sealed my choice (some of the classic game studies I do require saving the total machine state). Save state in Vmware? Easy. Press the big "suspend" button! (or equivalent shortcut) And connecting to physical floppies and cdrom-drives have worked since the very first vmware beta. Dosbox mostly just works, though, which is good. And ... no MS Virtual PC on Linux. Which is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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